Subgenre Sampler
Sales > New Zealand > Drama: 44 films to Buy
Convert, The (2024)
- A British lay preacher finds himself caught in the middle of a bloody war between Maori tribes in this vivid colonialist epic from dir. Lee Tamahori.
- DVD $29.95 | Blu-Ray $34.95
Ka Whawhai Tonu (Struggle Without End) (2024)
- A deeply felt and impressively rendered action–drama centred on two rangitahi caught in a crucial conflict between Maori and colonial soldiers…
- DVD $29.95 | Blu-Ray $34.95
Mountain, The (2024)
- A young girl, raised outside of her Maori culture, is determined to fulfil her mission of connecting with her mountain in the hope they can heal her…
- DVD $29.95
Tina (2024)
- Anapela Polataivao is superb in this local smash–hit tearjerker set in the wake of the Christchurch earthquake. She plays Mareta, a sassy but…
- DVD $29.95 | Blu-Ray $34.95
We Were Dangerous (2024)
- A striking Kiwi fable about three teenage girls who plot to escape an oppressive school for delinquents on an isolated island in the 1950s, it's the…
- DVD $29.95
Bad Behaviour (2023)
- Jennifer Connelly gives a committed performance as a former child actor who seeks enlightenment at a retreat in Oregon while navigating a…
- DVD $29.95
Uproar (2023)
- Set in Dunedin in 1981, a rugby–obsessed country is divided over the arrival of the South African Springboks team, sparking nationwide…
- DVD $29.95 | Blu-Ray $34.95
Justice of Bunny King, The (2021)
- A single mother takes on the bureaucracy of NZ social services in this hard hitting drama, an impressive feature debut of director Gaysorn…
- DVD $29.95
Poppy (2021)
- Endearing Kiwi drama about an ambitious teenager who aspires to be a car mechanic despite the hurdles – which include her protective brother…
- DVD $29.95
Savage (2020)
- Powerful drama inspired by the history of NZ's gangs, following a young boy in three different stages of life from the 1960's to the 1980's, as he…
- DVD $29.95 | Blu-Ray $34.95
Stray (2018)
- Moody, taciturn local drama in which two damaged strangers cross paths in mountainous Central Otago.
- DVD $29.95
Hunt for the Wilderpeople (2016)
- A feel–good comic misadventure in which a rebellious city kid and his reluctant foster uncle become subjects of a manhunt after they "go bush"…
- DVD $29.95 | Blu-Ray $34.95
800 Words (TV Series) (2015)
- From the writers of OUTRAGEOUS FORTUNE come this gentle dramedy that follows the travails of a widowed Sydney columnist as he up sticks for life in…
- DVD $49.95
Westside (TV Series) (2015-2019)
- A period prequel to OUTRAGEOUS FORTUNE. Legendary safe cracker and career criminal, Ted West and his first wife Rita Build their fortune in the slums…
- DVD $24.95, $29.95, $39.95, $44.95
When We Go To War (TV Mini-series) (2015)
- Historical saga that tells the story of six young men and women whose plans for the future are thwarted as New Zealand enters World War I. Events…
- Blu-Ray $34.95
Dark Horse, The (2014)
- Cliff Curtis turns in a magnificent performance in this accomplished and powerful story of speed chess champion Genesis Potini, his battles with…
- DVD
$20 $15
Hook, Line and Sinker (Hook, Line & Sinker) (2011)
- A blue–collar truck driver struggles to cope with his failing eyesight, despite the love and support of his family, in this grassroots gem from…
- DVD
$19.95 $14.95
Nothing Trivial (TV Series) (2011)
- An agreeable and endearingly performed 'singles' comedy by way of modern day Auckland, centred on the romantic hang ups of five friends who compete…
- DVD
$24.95 $18.70
Home By Christmas (2010)
- The director of WAR STORIES returns to the subject for this deeply personal yet affecting docu–drama focusing this time on a single story…
- DVD
$24.95 $18.70
Love Story (2010)
- Ebullient Kiwi filmmaker Florian Habicht creates his own 'New York Story' by turning his camera to a beautiful Russian model and his own creative…
- DVD
$19.95 $14.95
Nights in the Gardens of Spain (Kawa) (2010)
- Psychological drama of a family man coming to terms with his homosexuality and whose decision to come out plunges his family into crisis. Based on…
- DVD
$19.95 $14.95
Outrageous Fortune (TV Series) - Series 6 (2010)
- Explosive final season of the popular NZ series, set around a family of 'Westie' (West Auckland) criminals trying to go straight.
- DVD $24.95
Stolen (2010)
- TV thriller based on the real life 2002 kidnapping of Baby Kahu Durie, which saturated NZ media at the time. Held for $3 million ransom, the child…
- DVD $19.95
Outrageous Fortune (TV Series) - Series 5 (2009)
- Further outrageous episodes in the popular NZ series, set around a family of 'Westie' (West Auckland) criminals trying to go straight.
Series 5:…
- DVD $24.95
Separation City (2009)
- Kiwi comedy penned by satirical cartoonist Tom Scott , musing on the struggle of long–term relationships among a group of…
- DVD
$19.95 $14.95
Second-Hand Wedding (Secondhand Wedding) (2008)
- Sweet–natured Kiwi suburban rom–com that was a surprise hit at the local box office, with large audiences responding to a highly…
- DVD
$24.95 $18.70
Kissy Kissy (2007)
- Aro Valley–made DV drama concerns the intersecting lives of a cast and crew on a low budget movie, and the all–too–familiar…
- DVD
$25 $18.75
We're Here to Help (2007)
- Hearty bureaucratic broadside with Australian Erik Thomson well cast as Kiwi property developer Dave Henderson, who became hounded and eventually…
- DVD
$24.95 $18.70
No. 2 (Number 2) (2006)
- Playwright Toa Fraser adapts his acclaimed stageplay about a hard–bitten matriarch determined to bring her grandchildren together for a…
- DVD
$25 $18.75
World's Fastest Indian, The (2005)
- Feelgood drama with a core of goodhearted Kiwi common sense and realism, this relates the true story of Invercargill legend Burt Munro (Hopkins), who…
- DVD
$20 $15
1 Nite (2004)
- A successfully dramatic foray into the night–worlds of half–a–dozen characters frequenting Auckland's K' Road: a Sikh…
- DVD
$20 $15
Fracture (2004)
- An impressively staged adaptation of Maurice Gee's novel "Crime Story", set around two equally fractured families who enter each other's orbit after…
- DVD
$19.95 $14.95
Memories of Tomorrow (2004)
- An artful psychological thriller set around a man's (Thompson) frustrating amnesia of a past which seemingly involves commando training and…
- DVD
$25 $18.75
Christmas (2003)
- Structured around a grueling family Christmas in suburban New Zealand, this stark and uncompromising drama is one of the best low–budget…
- DVD
$29.95 $22.45
Whale Rider (2003)
- A stirring, widely–acclaimed adaptation of Witi Ihimaera’s novel about a young girl’s struggle to win the approval of her patriarchal…
- DVD
$24.95 $18.70
Her Majesty (2001)
- A little–known, but sincerely crafted tale is set in 1950s New Zealand around a young girl's (Andrews) infatuation with Queen Elizabeth II,…
- DVD
$19.95 $14.95
Rain (2001)
- Adapted from the acclaimed novel by Kirsty Gunn, this visually crafted evocation of a seaside holiday in the 1970s – bach, suntan lotion, whiskey…
- DVD $24.95
When Love Comes (1999)
- Earnest tableaux of straight, gay, lesbian and platonic relationships underscored by a music motif and sombre themes of compromise and loss.…
- DVD
$30 $20
Memory and Desire (1998)
- Director Niki Caro pulls out the art–house stops for her feature debut: a love–story about a mismatched Japanese couple whose honeymoon…
- DVD
$25 $18.75
Heavenly Creatures (1994)
- Peter Jackson follows his zombie trilogy with this Oscar–nominated tour–de–force based on the Parker–Hulme murders of the…
- DVD
$25 $18.75
Once Were Warriors (1994)
- As sensational as it is important, Lee Tamahori's adaptation managed to transform Alan Duff's relentlessly down–beat novel about domestic…
- DVD
$20 $15
Constance (1983)
- Donogh Rees gives a restrained performance in this post–war period drama as a school–teacher whose fanciful dreams are realised and then…
- DVD
$24.95 $18.70
Utu - Redux (1983-2013)
- With lavish technical enhancement and narrative streamlining, this 'Redux' version of the 1983 epic restores its rightful place in the canon of great…
- DVD
$24.95 $14.95, $39.95 $24.95 | Blu-Ray $39.95 $34.95
Children of Fire Mountain (TV Mini-Series) (1979)
- Fondly–remembered Kiwi period drama set in 1900 New Zealand, depicting the conflict between Maori and British settlers from the point of view…
- DVD
$45 $33.75