Subgenre Sampler
Rental > New Zealand: 787 Films to Rent
Shihad: Beautiful Machine (2012)
- Dir. Sam Peacocke
- A dignified and highly satisfying chronicle of the iconic Kiwi rockers, brimming with revealing anecdotes about the band's fight with fame, the…
Siege (2012)
- Feat. Mark Mitchinson, Joel Tobeck, Kirk Torrance
- Napier's recent siege crisis in which small–time cannabis grower Jan Molenaar barricaded himself in his home after shooting a Senior Constable…
Sione's 2: Unfinished Business (2012)
- Dir. Simon Bennett
Feat. Oscar Kightley, Robbie Magasiva, Shimpal Lelisi…
- The Samonan larrikins of SIONE'S WEDDING return for this laddish sequel where one of their own goes missing.
Two Little Boys (2012)
- Dir. Robert Sarkies
Feat. Bret McKenzie, Hamish Blake, Maaka Pohatu…
- Set in the early 90's, this Kiwi "mullet" comedy follows the arrested development of two 'bogan' mates whose situation and relationship goes…
West of Memphis (2012)
- Dir. Amy Berg
- Documentarian Amy Berg, with crucial the backing of Peter Jackson, investigates the crime, arrest, and long legal campaign to free the ‘West…
What Really Happened: Votes for Women (2012)
- Feat. Sara Wiseman, Craig Hall, Stephen Lovatt
- Another edifying take on a key turning point in New Zealand history (following What Really Happened: Waitangi), this Sunday Theatre commission…
Adventures of Tintin: Secret of the Unicorn (2011)
- Dir. Steven Spielberg
Feat. Jamie Bell, Andy Serkis, Daniel Craig…
- Wellington's Weta Digital work their magic on this rollicking first installment of Steven Spielberg and Peter Jackson's 3D animated trilogy of…
Almighty Johnsons, The (TV Series) (2011)
- Feat. Timothy Balme, Dean O'Gorman, Ben Barrington…
- From the creators of Outrageous Fortune, this fantastical series follows the misadventures of four brothers who happen to be the living incarnations…
Billy (2011)
- Dir. Peter Burger
Feat. Tainui Tukiwaho, Morgana O’Reilly
- A sound, praiseworthy biopic of New Zealand's greatest ever comedian, played here by Tainui Tukiwaho with equal parts sobriety and jolly…
Billy T - Te Movie (2011)
- Dir. Ian Mune
Feat. Billy T. James
- Infectious, long overdue documentary celebration of comedy legend Billy T James' career in TV, sketch, and film, and his enduring influence on Kiwi…