Subgenre Sampler
Rental > New Zealand: 789 Films to Rent
Titless Wonders (2001)
- Dir. Gaylene Preston
- “An upfront exploration of the emotional discoveries of women with breast cancer”, this bravely and valuably documents a subject most people…
Trio at the Top (2001)
- Dir. John Milligan
- Playful Kiwi doco telling the story of the 'golden age' of New Zealand motor sport in the 60s, when Bruce McLauren, Denny Hulme and Chris Amon were…
Truth About Demons, The (The Irrefutable Truth About Demons) (2001)
- Dir. Glenn Standring
Feat. Karl Urban, Katie Wolfe, Jonathan Hendry…
- A sceptical occult investigator (Karl Urban) can't shake off the increasingly grotesque visions that are seemingly the handywork of a vengeful…
Vector File, The (2001)
- Dir. Eliot Christopher
Feat. Casper Van Dien, Catherine Oxenberg
- A scientific–political thriller concerning a mutant strain of smallpox virus sought after by Russian bio–terrorists. B–grade…
When Strangers Appear (Shearer's Breakfast) (2001)
- Dir. Scott Reynolds
Feat. Radha Mitchell, Barry Watson, Kevin Anderson…
- A piquant little thriller set at a lonely country rest–stop – Foxton standing in for Oregon – with dir. Reynold’s (HEAVEN, THE…
Exposure (2000)
- Dir. David Blyth
Feat. Ron Silver, Alexandra Paul, Paul Gittins…
- Moody thriller about a former war photographer, now washed up doing nude shots in New Zealand, who becomes embroiled in a murder…
Hopeless (2000)
- Dir. Stephen Hickey
Feat. Philip Pinner, Scott Wills, Adam Gardiner
- Charming enough to have inspired a 26–episode TV series, this rookie Kiwi comedy boasts a genuine low–budget verve, a charismatic cast of…
Jubilee (2000)
- Dir. Michael Hurst
Feat. Theresa Healey, Hori Ahipene, Cliff Curtis…
- Down–at–heel family man Cliff Curtis gets roped into organising the 75th jubilee party for his one–horse town, stretching his…
Kombi Nation (2000)
- Dir. Grant Lahood
Feat. Gentiane Lupi, Jason Whyte, Loren Taylor (Horsley)…
- Four young Kiwis embark on a troubled comic road trip around Europe in the iconic Kombi van.
Lupi plays a beer–swilling lass who, fresh from…
Magik and Rose (2000)
- Dir. Vanessa Alexander
Feat. Alison Bruce, Nicola Murphy, Oliver Driver…
- Uplifting comic melodrama set during the Hokitika Wild Food Festival that rises above its familiar story of two women who, in different ways, have…