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Top New Zealand Movies / TV

by tizaki • Created 2 years ago • Modified 2 weeks ago
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  • My Life Is Murder (2019)

    1. My Life Is Murder

    2019– 39 epsTV-14TV Series
    7.5 (6.4K)
    My Life is Murder follows the adventures of fearless private investigator Alexa Crowe, who solves the most baffling crimes as well as coping with the frustrations of everyday life.
    CreatorsClaire TonkinRick MaierStarsLucy LawlessEbony VagulansRawiri Jobe
  • 2. Jono & Ben: Good Sports

    2021– 6 epsTV Series
    Infamous comedy duo Jono and Ben are on the hunt for Aotearoa's most unique sports.
    StarsJono PryorBen Boyce
  • The Monocled Mutineer (1986)

    3. Sunday Premiere

    Episode: 

    The Monocled Mutineer

    (1986)
    1986–19885h 10mTV Episode
    8.2 (401)
    During World War I, Percy Toplis, a deserter from the British Army, plays a major role in the Étaples Mutiny in September 1917.
    StarPaul McGann
  • Jeremy Wells, Sieni Leo'o Olo, Paul Williams, Dai Henwood, Karen O'Leary, Melanie Bracewell, and Ray O'Leary in Taskmaster NZ (2020)

    4. Taskmaster NZ

    2020– 50 epsTV Series
    8.3 (1.1K)
    Jeremy Wells acts as Taskmaster in this New Zealand edition of Taskmaster (2015), with Paul Williams acting as his assistant.
    StarsJeremy WellsPaul WilliamsSieni Leo'o Olo
  • Anna Hutchison and Josh McKenzie in Destination Love (2021)

    5. Destination Love

    20211h 30mTV Movie
    6.1 (225)
    A woman teams up with a vineyard owner to create the perfect wedding for her friends.
    DirectorAidee WalkerStarsAnna HutchisonJosh McKenzieJen Van Epps
  • James Fox in Oceans Apart: Art and the Pacific with James Fox (2018)

    6. Oceans Apart: Art and the Pacific with James Fox

    Episode: 

    New Zealand

    (2018)
    201859mTV Episode
    7.5 (10)
    Art historian Dr. James Fox traces the momentous impact of the West's contact with New Zealand in this episode. The Maori people arrived about 8 thousand years ago. In the 2nd half of the 18 th century James Cook and his crew travelled there.
    DirectorBen HardingStarsJames FoxTe Aturangi Nepia-ClampCharlotte Gibson
  • Griff Rhys Jones in Griff's Great Kiwi Road Trip (2019)

    7. Griff's Great Kiwi Road Trip

    2019–20204 epsTV Series
    7.4 (85)
    The British comedian and travel enthusiast journeys off the beaten track from the top of New Zealand's North Island to the bottom of the South Island, all the while avoiding the well-trodden path of State Highway 1.
    StarGriff Rhys Jones
  • Bruno Lawrence in The Quiet Earth (1985)

    8. The Quiet Earth

    19851h 31mR
    6.7 (29K)
    A scientist awakens to find himself alone in the world. In a desperate attempt to search for others, he finds only two who have their own agenda.
    DirectorGeoff MurphyStarsBruno LawrenceAlison RoutledgePete Smith
  • Goodbye Pork Pie (1980)

    9. Goodbye Pork Pie

    19801h 45mR
    6.8 (1.4K)
    Dumped by his girlfriend, a man joins a reckless youth in a stolen yellow mini and they drive the length of New Zealand, attracting cops and media attention, determined to get to Invercargill.
    DirectorGeoff MurphyStarsTony BarryKelly JohnsonClaire Oberman
  • Smash Palace (1981)

    10. Smash Palace

    19811h 48mNot Rated
    7.0 (1.3K)
    After the breakup of his marriage, a racing driver sets out to get his daughter back--at any cost.
    DirectorRoger DonaldsonStarsBruno LawrenceAnna Maria MonticelliGreer Robson-Kirk
  • Utu (1983)

    11. Utu

    19831h 44mR
    6.9 (1.5K)
    In 1870, a Maori warrior working with the British finds his village massacred, and vows revenge.
    DirectorGeoff MurphyStarsAnzac WallaceBruno LawrenceTim Elliott
  • Jay Laga'aia in Lost for Words (2021)

    12. Lost for Words

    2021–20226 epsTV Mini Series
    8.7 (26)
    Eight Australians embark on transformative nine-week adult literacy program. Hosted by Jay Laga'aia, empowering documentary confronting nation's low literacy rates.
    StarsJay Laga'aiaMarcus GrahamMark Olive
  • McLaren (2017)

    13. McLaren

    20171h 32mNot Rated
    7.3 (2.9K)
    The story of Bruce McLaren, the New Zealander who founded the McLaren Motor Racing team. A man who showed the world that a man of humble beginnings could take on the elite of motor racing and win.
    DirectorRoger DonaldsonStarsChris AmonJim AndertonMario Andretti
  • My Year with Helen (2017)

    14. My Year with Helen

    20171h 33m
    7.4 (82)
    Travels alongside former New Zealand PM Helen Clark as she campaigns for UN Secretary-General and staying in daily contact with her 94-year-old father back home. A behind-the-scenes human view of the inner workings of global power.
    DirectorGaylene PrestonStarHelen Clark
  • Flight of the Conchords (2007)

    15. Flight of the Conchords

    2007–200922 epsTV-MATV Series
    8.5 (69K)
    Bret and Jemaine are Flight of the Conchords, a folk-rock band from New Zealand living in New York City in search of stardom.
    CreatorsJames BobinJemaine ClementBret McKenzieStarsJemaine ClementBret McKenzieRhys Darby
  • The Dead Lands (2014)

    16. The Dead Lands

    20141h 47mR59Metascore
    6.3 (5.4K)
    After his tribe is slaughtered through an act of treachery, the teenage son of a slain Maori chieftain looks to avenge his father's murder and bring peace and honor to the souls of his loved ones.
    DirectorToa FraserStarsJames RollestonLawrence MakoareTe Kohe Tuhaka
  • Lamorne Morris, Blake Anderson, Sasheer Zamata, and T. Murph in Woke (2020)

    17. Woke

    2020–202216 epsTV-MATV Series
    6.7 (3.8K)
    Keef is an African-American cartoonist on the verge of mainstream success when an unexpected incident changes his life.
    CreatorsKeith KnightMarshall ToddStarsLamorne MorrisBlake AndersonT. Murph
  • Kate Elliott and Ido Drent in The Gulf (2019)

    18. The Gulf

    2019–202114 epsTV Series
    6.8 (1.7K)
    A detective's personal and professional life start to unravel when she is involved in a fatal car accident and begins to lose her memory.
    StarsKate ElliottIdo DrentTimmie Cameron
  • Sam Neill and Julian Dennison in Hunt for the Wilderpeople (2016)

    19. Hunt for the Wilderpeople

    20161h 41mPG-1381Metascore
    7.8 (149K)
    A national manhunt is ordered for a rebellious kid and his foster uncle who go missing in the wild New Zealand bush.
    DirectorTaika WaititiStarsSam NeillJulian DennisonRima Te Wiata
  • Antonia Prebble, David de Lautour, Daniel Musgrove, Esther Stephens, and Pana Hema Taylor in Westside (2015)

    20. Westside

    2015– 52 epsTV-MATV Series
    8.0 (824)
    Tales of crime and passion in Auckland, New Zealand, spanning from 1974 through to 1990.
    StarsAntonia PrebbleDavid de LautourDaniel Musgrove
  • Mike Minogue and Karen O'Leary in Wellington Paranormal (2018)

    21. Wellington Paranormal

    2018–202225 epsTV-14TV Series
    7.6 (8.8K)
    Sergeant Maaka, and Officers Minogue and O'Leary, are members of the Wellington, New Zealand, police. Their job is to investigate paranormal phenomena.
    CreatorsJemaine ClementTaika WaititiStarsMike MinogueKaren O'LearyMaaka Pohatu
  • Outrageous Fortune (2005)

    22. Outrageous Fortune

    2005–2010107 epsTV-MATV Series
    8.4 (2.5K)
    When career criminal Wolfgang West gets put away for four years, his wife Cheryl decides it's time for her family to go straight. But can the Wests change the habits of a lifetime?
    CreatorsRachel LangJames GriffinStarsRobyn MalcolmAntony StarrSiobhan Marshall
  • In My Father's Den (2004)

    23. In My Father's Den

    20042h 7mR
    7.4 (8K)
    A disillusioned war journalist's return home is blighted when he becomes implicated in the mysterious disappearance of a teenage girl he has befriended.
    DirectorBrad McGannStarsMatthew MacfadyenMiranda OttoEmily Barclay
  • Waru (2017)

    24. Waru

    20171h 26m
    6.6 (358)
    A powerful, challenging story surrounding the tangi (funeral) of a small Waru boy who dies at the hands of his caregiver and how his death impacts the community.
    DirectorsAinsley GardinerCasey KaaRenae MaihiStarsTanea HekeRoimata FoxNgapaki Moetara
  • Kate Elliott in Jean (2016)

    25. Jean

    20161h 34mTV Movie
    6.3 (62)
    The story of Jean Batten: New Zealand's greatest flier, heroine, celebrity - and mystery.
    DirectorRobert SarkiesStarsKate ElliottMiranda HarcourtMichael Whalley

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