The Assistant

Stunning arthouse treatise inspired by the Harvey Weinstein case 

Bacarau

Polarizing yet singular stylised political thriller from Brazil NZIFF19

Bait

Bold experimental dazzler set in Cornwall

A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood

Inspirational biopic with Tom Hanks as children's TV legend Fred Rogers

Bellbird

(Quint-)essential rural Kiwi comedy charmer NZIFF19

The Biggest Little Farm

An inspirational, back-to-basics eco doc NZIFF19

Birds of Passage

Powerful Columbian saga about family and the narcotics trade NZIFF18

Columbus

Gorgeous drama with an attuned ear for philosophy and eye for architecture 

Come to Daddy 

Kiwi Ant Timpson's Incredibly Strange and wonderful directorial debut NZIFF19

The Day Shall Come Another smart political satire from the creator of FOUR LIONS NZIFF19

Dogman

Memorable Italian black comedy about village corruption NZIFF18

Eighth Grade

Stylish and authentic drama of a 13yo coming-of-age in the digital world

Emma

Satisfying, spanking new version of the Jane Austen perennial

For Sama

Devastating first-person account of Aleppo NZIFF19

The Gentlemen

Guy Ritchie returns with his best geezer comedy since LOCK, STOCK...

Honeyland

Sublime environmental documentary from Macedonia

In Fabric

British Gothic masterpiece about a haunted red dress NZIFF19

The Invisible Man

Bleak yet bold re-telling of HG Wells' classic from the creator of UPGRADE

JoJo Rabbit

Kiwi Taika Waititi's utterly delightful Nazi satire

Judy & Punch

Audacious feminist folk fairy-tale from Australia NZIFF19

The King of Staten Island 

A solid, satisfying & sincere post 9/11 comedy-drama

Knives Out!

Inventive, unpredictable modern whodunnit - a knockout! 

The Last Black Man in San Francisco

Powerful, topical housing crisis drama

The Lighthouse

Visionary black comedy from the genius behind THE WITCH

 Little Women

Resplendent modern version of the novel by Louisa May Alcott

Maiden

Amazing true story of the British women's around-the-world sailing NZIFF19

Marriage Story

Intelligent, detailed portrait of a break-up set in the entertainment biz

Monos

Stunningly immersive Columbia jungle drama NZIFF19

1917

Technically astounding WWI spectacle

Onward

Pixar's latest work of digital wonder

Parasite

Razor-sharp Korean thriller that won both Cannes & Oscar

A Personal History of David Copperfield

Subversive, concise telling of the Charles Dickens' novel

Portrait of a Lady on Fire

Gorgeously rendered French lesbian period drama NZIFF19

Queen & Slim

Remarkable and relevant road odyssey following two black fugitives

Ruben Brandt, Collector

Extraordinary Hungarian animated spy thriller in English! NZIFF19

She Dies Tomorrow

Prescient, elegant arthouse thriller about a psychological contagion

Shirley

Fictionalised literary thriller about writer Shirley Jackson, author of THE HAUNTING

Sorry We Missed You

Another riveting UK social statement from the dir. of I, Daniel Blake NZIFF19

Tenet

Another wildly ambitious uber-SciFi from Christopher Nolan

Uncut Gems

Intense, brilliant low-life crime thriller from the directors of GOOD TIME