Subgenre Sampler
Rental > New Zealand > Suspense/Crime: 11 Films to Rent on VHS
- Back River Rd (2003)
- Dir. Peter Tait
- A roughly–hewn thriller set in the backroads of northern New Zealand, where various characters in the dope–growing scene vie for success.…
- Channeling Baby (1999)
- Dir. Christine Parker
Feat. Danielle Cormack, Kevin Smith
- 'First sight' romance between a blind pacifist and a shell–shocked soldier in the 70s ended in heartbreak after the tragic 'disappearance' of…
- Lost Valley (1997)
- Dir. Dale G Bradley
Feat. Andrea Thompson, Meg Foster, Mandie Gillette…
- Straight–to–video local thriller concerning two backpackers (Meg Foster and Andrea Thompson) and their daughters (Mandie Gillette and…
- Last Tattoo, The (1995)
- Dir. John Reid
Feat. Kerry Fox, Rod Steiger, Robert Loggia…
- Kerry Fox stars in this American–Kiwi co–produced WW2 drama as a public health nurse who uncovers a murder mystery and conspiracy…
- Returning, The (1991)
- Dir. John Day
Feat. Phillip Gordon, Alison Routledge, Max Cullen
- An enigmatic thriller following the fortunes of a high–strung attorney who inherits a rural homestead and finds himself drawn into an obsessive…
- Undercover (1990)
- Dir. Yvonne MacKay
Feat. William Brandt
- Telemovie depiction of the lifestyle of an undercover detective in NZ's drug underworld. A bit rough around the edges, but perhaps worth a look.
- Kitchen Sink (1989)
- Dir. Alison Maclean
Feat. Theresa Healy, Peter Tait, Anagretta Christian
- Three shorts from director Alison Maclean. Her 1989 award–winning Gothic horror is here paired with two earlier works, TALKBACK (1987), and the…
- Grasscutter, The (1988)
- Dir. Ian Mune
Feat. Terence Cooper, Joel Tobeck, Martin Maguire
- A new life and identity in Dunedin proves to be no escape for a former IRA gunman who gave evidence that put 23 fellow terrorists behind bars.…
- Short Takes: Dark Tales (1988-1994)
- Dir. Scott Reynolds, Simon Bare, Don McGlashan
- A choice selection of short and shady New Zealand films:
Game With No Rules (Dir. Scott Reynolds) 17m.
Eau De La Vie (Dir. Simon Bare) 13m.
The…
- Bridge to Nowhere (1986)
- Dir. Ian Mune
Feat. Bruno Lawrence
- Young backpackers go bush and find themselves in a conflict of survival with bad–egg Bruno Lawrence.