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Rental > New Zealand > Comedy: 160 Films to Rent on DVD
- Bad Behaviour (2023)
- Dir. Alice Englert
Feat. Jennifer Connelly, Alice Englert, Ben Whishaw…
- Jennifer Connelly gives a committed performance as a former child actor who seeks enlightenment at a retreat in Oregon while navigating a…
- Red, White and Brass (2023)
- Dir. Damon Fepulea’i
Feat. John-Paul Foliaki, Haanz Fa’avae-Jackson, Dimitrius Schuster-Koloamatangi…
- John–Paul Foliaki leads a lovable ensemble cast in this joyous, uplifting comedy set in the Tongan community of Te…
- Uproar (2023)
- Dir. Paul Middleditch, Hamish Bennett
Feat. Julian Dennison, Rhys Darby, Minnie Driver…
- Set in Dunedin in 1981, a rugby–obsessed country is divided over the arrival of the South African Springboks team, sparking nationwide…
- Nude Tuesday (2022)
- Dir. Armagan Ballantyne
Feat. Jackie Van Beek, Damon Herriman, Jemaine Clement…
- A full–frontal body and sex–positive farce performed entirely in a made–up “gibberish” language (and then subtitled later by…
- Baby Done (2020)
- Dir. Curtis Vowell
Feat. Rose Matafeo, Matthew Lewis, Emily Barclay…
- Appealing Kiwi comedy with award–winning stand–up comedian Rose Matafeo playing a reluctant soon–to–be parent in a state of…
- This Town (2020)
- Dir. David White
Feat. Robyn Malcolm, Alice May Connolly, David White…
- Goofy small–town NZ rom–com about a socially awkward man (played by writer–director David White) who finds unlikely romance despite…
- Alien Addiction (2019)
- Dir. Shae Sterling
Feat. Jimi Jackson, JoJo Waaka, Thomas Sainsbury
- Goofball Kiwi comedy starring internet comedy sensations Tom Sainsbury and Jimi Jackson, the latter of whom plays a man from small town Waikato who…
- Bellbird (2019)
- Dir. Hamish Bennett
Feat. Marshall Napier, Cohen Holloway, Annie Whittle
- Charming and quietly restrained comedy drama set on a Northland NZ dairy farm, where a third generation farm owner struggles to cope with the loss of…
- Births, Deaths & Marriages (2019)
- Dir. Beatrice Joblin
Feat. Geraldine Brophy, Tess Jamieson-Karaha, Sophie Hambleton…
- A cancelled wedding in Upper Hutt in 1994 sets the scene for this chaotic yet surprisingly deft domestic farce made on a credit–card…
- Blue Moon (2019)
- Dir. Stefen Harris
Feat. Mark Hadlow, Jed Brophy, Olivia Hadlow
- Shot on entirely on an iphone in and around a Motueka petrol station, this twisty thriller from enterprising indie Mainlander Stefen Harris follows a…
- Brown Boys (2019)
- Dir. Hans Masoe
Feat. Hans Masoe, Lagi Farani
- A comedic coming–of–age film about six Samoan men (Peter the Player, Kiligi the Bad Influence, Magele the Tough Guy, Luka the Drunken…
- Daffodils (2019)
- Dir. David Stubbs
Feat. Rose McIver, George Mason, Kimbra
- Ambitious screen musical based on the stageplay of same name that threads a bittersweet romantic narrative over several decades through a setlist of…
- Killer Sofa (My Lover, My Lazy Boy) (2019)
- Dir. Bernardo Rao
Feat. Jed Brophy, jordan rivers, Nathalie Morris…
- Endearing Kiwi B–movie about a reclining chair that becomes smitten with a young woman and begins committing crimes of passion. It's up to a…
- Lowdown Dirty Criminals (2019)
- Dir. Paul Murphy
Feat. James Rolleston, Samuel Austin, Robbie Magasiva…
- Kiwi crime caper set in Wellington, with likeably formless best buddies Freddy (James Rolleston, THE BREAKER UPPERERS) and Marvin (newcomer Samuel…
- Take Home Pay (2019)
- Dir. Stallone Vaiaoga-Ioasa
- New Zealand–set Samoan action comedy from the director of THREE WISE COUSINS and HIBISCUS AND RUTHLESS, following a man who hires a wannabe…
- Breaker Upperers, The (2018)
- Dir. Madeleine Sami, Jackie Van Beek
Feat. Madeleine Sami, Jackie Van Beek, James Rolleston…
- Madeleine Sami and Jackie Van Beek write, direct and star in this frisky and flat–out hilarious Kiwi comedy as heart–burned pals who form…
- Guns Akimbo (2018)
- Dir. Jason Lei Howden
Feat. Daniel Radcliffe, Samara Weaving, Ned Dennehy…
- Daniel Radcliffe plays a nerdy video game developer who tries to save his ex–girlfriend from kidnappers while competing in an illegal…
- Hibiscus & Ruthless (2018)
- Dir. Stallone Vaiaoga-Ioasa
Feat. Suivai Pilisipi Autagavaia, Anna-Maree Thomas
- A bolder but no less charming sophomore effort from the writer–director of THREE WISE COUSINS, following a young Samoan woman who is starting…
- Mega Time Squad (2018)
- Dir. Tim van Dammen
Feat. Anton Tennet, Jonathan Brugh, Milo Cawthorne…
- Ingenious low–budget sci–fi comedy set in the tiny North Island town of Thames, New Zealand in which a small–town criminal finds an…
- Wellington Paranormal (TV Series) (2018)
- Dir. Jemaine Clement, Jackie Van Beek
Feat. Karen O’Leary, Mike Minogue, Maaka Pohatu
- An inspired spin–off TV series from WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS that expands the role of lovably clueless police officers O'Leary and Minogue…
- Gary of the Pacific (2017)
- Dir. Jarrod Holt, Ryan Hutchings, Nigel McCulloch
Feat. Josh Thomson, Megan Stevenson
- Shot in Raratonga, a struggling real estate agent becomes the chief of his family's sinking Pacific Island, which complicates his plans to give his…
- Pork Pie (2017)
- Dir. Matt Murphy
Feat. Dean O'Gorman, James Rolleston, Ashleigh Cummings…
- Geoff Murphy's beloved and iconic New Zealand road movie is given a souped–up and delightfully witty make–over by his son, Matt Murphy,…
- Catch, The (2016)
- Dir. Simon Mark-Brown
Feat. Tainui Tukiwaho, David Capstick , Nicol Munro
- Based on a true story, this good–hearted eco–comedy celebrates fishing culture as fraud unfolds during an angling contest amidst the…
- Chronesthesia (2016)
- Dir. Hayden J. Weal
Feat. Hayden J. Weal, Michelle Ny, Cohen Holloway…
- Indie rom–com with a curious time–shifting twist in which a socially isolated young man's burgeoning romance with a science student is…
- Girl vs. Boy (TV Series) (2016)
- Feat. Will Robertson, Emma Draper, Courtney Abbot
- Kiwi romantic whodunit set in "The Bay", where an amateur detective takes it upon herself to solve the mystery behind the divisions in her tight knit…
- Hunt for the Wilderpeople (2016)
- Dir. Taika Waititi
Feat. Sam Neill, Julian Dennison, Rima Te Wiata…
- 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"…
- This Giant Papier-Mache Boulder Is Actually Really Heavy (This Giant Paper Mache Boulder Is Actually Really Heavy) (2016)
- Dir. Christian Nicolson
Feat. Christian Nicolson, Daniel Pujol
- Three nerds are inexplicably plunged into a B–grade sci–fi movie where they must comandeer a rickety old spaceship and find a way to…
- Three Wise Cousins (2016)
- Dir. Stallone Vaiaoga-Ioasa
Feat. Neil Amituanai, Gloria Blake, Vito Vito…
- Affable comedy about a young Samoan man who ventures to his motherland to try and impress his crush who claims she only likes "real" Pacific Island…
- 800 Words (TV Series) (2015)
- Feat. Erik Thomson, Michelle Langstone, Jonathan Brugh
- 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…
- Deathgasm (2015)
- Dir. Jason Lei Howden
Feat. Milo Cawthorne, Kimberley Crossman, James Blake…
- Bloody–minded Kiwi horror–comedy has two teenage metal fans stirring up trouble in small–town New Zealand when they accidentally…
- Life in the Dead Zone (2015)
- Dir. Peter Tonks
Feat. Des Morgon, Gabe Page, Chester Dextar…
- Shot in Christchurch following the 2011 earthquakes, this creative comedy–mockumentary presents a town overrun by zombies in the wave of a…
- Westside (TV Series) (2015-2019)
- Feat. Antonia Prebble, David de Lautour, Reef Ireland
- 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…
- Housebound (2014)
- Dir. Gerard Johnstone
Feat. Morgana O’Reilly, Rima Te Wiata, Glen-Paul Waru…
- A home detainee is forced to move back into her old family house where she grapples with her neurotic mother and supernatural disturbances.
A…
- Short Poppies (TV Series) (2014)
- Feat. Rhys Darby, David Farrier, Josh Thomson
- Rhys Darby plays multiple characters in this mock–umentary series in which journalist David Farrier goes on a trek around small town New…
- Step Dave (TV Series) (2014)
- Feat. Sia Trokenheim, Jono Kenyon, Tania Nolan…
- Bright, punchy Kiwi sitcom about the up–and–down relationship between a 20–something slacker and the woman of his dreams – a…
- What We Do in the Shadows (2014)
- Dir. Taika Waititi, Jemaine Clement
Feat. Taika Waititi, Jemaine Clement, Jonathan Brugh…
- Follow the lives of Viago, Deacon, and Vladislav – three flatmates who are just trying to get by and overcome life’s obstacles, like being…
- Edwin: My Life as a Koont (2013)
- Dir. Jason Stutter
Feat. Bryce Campbell, Jessica Grace Smith, David Fane…
- Jason Stutter (TONGAN NINJA) directs this irreverant and frequently funny Kiwi comedy about a "koontz–syndrome" sufferer who attempts to stage…
- Fresh Meat (2012)
- Dir. Danny Mulheron
Feat. Temuera Morrison, Nicola Kawana, Hanna Tevita…
- A cannibal comedy with a Maori twist, this spirited romp throws various genres into its gory blender when a gang of criminals accidentally invade the…
- Golden (TV Series) (2012)
- Feat. Lucy Schmidt, Joel Tobeck, Jesse Griffin…
- The Olympic spirit makes for comedy gold in this Kiwi sitcom about a washed up former rowing world champion who's determined to make a comeback,…
- Good for Nothing (2012)
- Dir. Mike Wallis
Feat. Cohen Holloway, Inge Rademeyer, Jon Pheloung…
- A convincingly mounted 'Pavlova Western' homegrown in New Zealand but set in the traditional American west, about a nameless outlaw's misguided…
- Hounds (TV Series) (2012)
- Feat. Toby Sharpe, Susana Tang, Mick Innes…
- Quirky kiwi comedy concerns the mis–adventures of a lawyer who inherits both a twelve year old half–sister and a share in a racing…
- How to Meet Girls from a Distance (2012)
- Dir. Dean Hewison
Feat. Richard Falkner, Scarlet Hemingway, Jonathan Brugh…
- A "peeping–tom rom–com" with Richard Falkner surprisingly relatable as a well–intentioned stalker determined to woo the girl of his…
- Kiwi Flyer (2012)
- Dir. Tony Simpson
Feat. Edward Hall, Tikirau Hathaway, Tandi Wright…
- Amiable family fun follows twelve–year old Ben as he sets out to win Nelson's annual trolley derby, but he's up against some stiff Aussie…
- Politically Incorrect Guide to Grown Ups, The (2012)
- Psychologist Nigel Latta's third installment in his popular 'politically incorrect' series turns the spotlight on the adults and the complexities of…
- 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…
- 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 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…
- Curry Munchers (2011)
- Dir. Cristobal Araus Lobos
Feat. Aunanda Naaido, Alison Titulaer, Ben Mitchell
- Knockabout comedy has a young Indian immigrant struggling to catch the attention of kiwi girls.
- It's Rhys Darby Night! (2011)
- Feat. Rhys Darby
- Post–Concords Darby performs his latest standup act – a redux of his sold out Edinburgh Fringe Festival show about his experience in…
- Love Birds (2011)
- Dir. Paul Murphy
Feat. Rhys Darby, Sally Hawkins, Emily Barclay…
- Chirpy, engaging Kiwi comedy with Rhys Darby as a recently jilted council worker whose nursing of a wounded duck leads to unexpected romance with…
- My Wedding and Other Secrets (2011)
- Dir. Roseanne Liang
Feat. Michelle Ang, Matt Whelan, Kenneth Tsang…
- Dir. Roseanne Liang adapts her winning documentary (BANANA IN A NUTSHELL) on the struggle to get her traditional Chinese parents to accept her Kiwi…
- Night at the Classic (TV Series) (2011)
- Feat. Brendhan Lovegrove
- Caustic Kiwi comedian Brendhan Lovegrove fronts this clever send–up of the stand–up circuit, where various guests get the chance to…
- Nothing Trivial (TV Series) (2011)
- Feat. Shane Cortese, Tandi Wright, Blair Strang…
- An agreeable and endearingly performed 'singles' comedy by way of modern day Auckland, centred on the romantic hang ups of five friends who compete…
- Rest for the Wicked (2011)
- Dir. Simon Pattison
Feat. Tony Barry, John Bach, Irene Wood…
- Jolly late–life crime–caper with Tony Barry as a former cop who poses undercover as a resident of a retirement village in an effort to…
- Super City (TV Series) (2011)
- Dir. Taika Waititi
Feat. Madeleine Sami
- Award–winning comedy series directed by Taika Waititi and starring the brilliant Madeleine Sami, who alternates between multiple characters all…
- Boy (2010)
- Dir. Taika Waititi
Feat. Taika Waititi, James Rolleston, Te Aho Aho Eketone-Whitu…
- Taika Waititi continues his dream run as director with this fictionalised coming–of–age tale that draws on his own experience growing up…
- Hopes and Dreams of Gazza Snell, The (2010)
- Dir. Brendan Donovan
Feat. William McInnes, Robyn Malcolm, Mia Blake…
- Emotionally loaded kiwi comedy centres on a Peter Pan dad with political aspirations and a serious go–karting obsession.
- Hugh & Heke (Hugh and Heke) (2010)
- Dir. Reston Griffiths
Feat. Geoff Dolan, Pete Smith
- A jolly grassroots of comedy of dispute, in the tradition of THE WAIMATE CONSPIRACY, about a Pakeha family whose quiet holiday on an isolated beach…
- Insatiable Moon, The (2010)
- Dir. Rosemary Riddell
Feat. Rawiri Paratene, Sara Wiseman, Ian Mune…
- Heartfelt local feature has a self–proclaimed son of God setting out to save the world, save his boarding–house, and woo the Queen of…
- Leigh Hart's Mysterious Planet (TV Series) (2010)
- Comedian Leigh "That Guy" Hart fronts this irreverent, ham–fisted send–up of Arthur C Clarke's Mysterious World, visiting various corners…
- Outrageous Fortune (TV Series) - Series 6 (2010)
- Feat. Robyn Malcolm, Antony Starr, Antonia Prebble…
- Explosive final season of the popular NZ series, set around a family of 'Westie' (West Auckland) criminals trying to go straight.
- Politically Incorrect Guide to Teenagers, The (2010)
- The irreverent and provocative Nigel Latta returns with advice on how parents can navigate the pitfalls of raising teenagers.
- Predicament (2010)
- Dir. Jason Stutter
Feat. Jemaine Clement, Heath Franklin, Hayden Frost…
- A macabre comic adventure of murder and blackmail in rural Taranaki in the 30's, this follows CAME A HOT FRIDAY, THE SCARECROW and PALLET ON THE…
- Russian Snark (2010)
- Dir. Stephen Sinclair
Feat. Stephen Papps, Elena Stejko, Stephanie Tauevihi…
- A pair of Russian refugees settle in Auckland to make art and a new home in this eccentric yet accessible 'art comedy' from screenwriter and…
- Billy T & Me (2009)
- Feat. Billy T. James, Peter Rowley
- Peter Rowley looks back on the time he spent writing and performing with his mate, Billy T James.
- Billy T James - The Legend, The Man, The Cuz (2009)
- Feat. Billy T. James
- Latest compilation of the most popular sketches from irrepressible comedian Billy T James, including Te News, the Traffic Cop, the Hard Case, the…
- Bro' Town - Series 5 (TV Series) (2009)
- Final series of animated adventures set in South Auckland.
Series 5 episodes: The Summer Of Samson, To Sam With Love, A Vegetarian At My Table,…
- Dai Another Day (Dai Henwood) (2009)
- Feat. Dai Henwood
- Kiwi comedian Dai Henwood takes to the stage in the Sky City theatre in Auckland to perform best–of material in front of a live audience.
- Diagnosis: Death (Diagnosis Death) (2009)
- Dir. Jason Stutter
Feat. Raybon Kan, Jessica Grace Smith, Bret McKenzie…
- Stand–up comedian and writer Raybon Kan casts himself in this schlocky horror spoof as a terminal patient who becomes a human guinea pig at a…
- Diplomatic Immunity (TV Series) (2009)
- Feat. Dave Fane, Craig Parker, Lesley-Ann Brandt
- Mischievous Kiwi comedy series set on a small scattering of islands in the South Pacific ruled by a group of irreverent Pacific Islanders, who refuse…
- Go Girls (TV Series) (2009)
- Feat. Anna Hutchison, Bronwyn Turei, Alix Bushnell…
- A North Shore equivalent of OUTRAGEOUS FORTUNE perhaps, but with considerably less bite, this follows four middle–class 20–somethings as…
- No Petrol, No Diesel! (2009)
- Dir. Stefen Harris
Feat. Jim Moriarty, Helen Pearse-Otene, Mark Hadlow…
- Dir. Harris reunites the cast of THE WAIMATE CONSPIRACY for this spirited sequel of sorts, in which the people of Temuka find themselves battling a…
- Outrageous Fortune (TV Series) - Series 5 (2009)
- Feat. Robyn Malcolm, Charles Mesure, Antony Starr…
- Further outrageous episodes in the popular NZ series, set around a family of 'Westie' (West Auckland) criminals trying to go straight.
Series 5:…
- Politically Incorrect Parenting Show, The (2009)
- Feat. Nigel Latta
- Straight–shooting Clinical Psychologist Nigel Latta presents this series that teaches parents parenting tips in a hilariously frank manner…
- Separation City (2009)
- Dir. Paul Middleditch
Feat. Joel Edgerton, Rhona Mitra, Danielle Cormack…
- Kiwi comedy penned by satirical cartoonist Tom Scott , musing on the struggle of long–term relationships among a group of…
- Comic Genius of Billy T James, The - Legacy Edition (2008)
- Feat. Billy T. James
- Must–have DVD & CD collection of Billy T. James Greatest Hits. DVD includes over an hour of newly released material from the TVNZ vaults…
- Dean Spanley (2008)
- Dir. Toa Fraser
Feat. Jeremy Northam, Sam Neill, Peter O'Toole…
- This Kiwi–British production cross–breed is a charmingly eccentric, surprisingly moving 'drawing room' drama set in Edwardian Britain in…
- Flight of the Conchords - Season 2 (TV Series) (2008)
- Feat. Jemaine Clement, Bret McKenzie, Rhys Darby…
- Second series of the hit musical sitcom starring Kiwis Jermaine Clement and Bret McKenzie as they continue to haplessly chase success in New York…
- Jaquie Brown Diaries, The (TV Series) (The Jacquie Brown Odyssey) (2008)
- Feat. Jaquie Brown, Madeleine Sami
- Pert Kiwi satire series starring former 'Campbell Live' comic relief reporter Jaquie Brown as a self–centred TV reporter attempting to further…
- Laughing Samoans, The - Crack Me Off (2008)
- Feat. Eteuati Ete, Tofiga Fepulea'i
- Latest live recording from Samoan comedy duo Eteuati Ete and Tofiga Fepulea'i as they perform their 'Crack Me Off' show to a receptive Aussie…
- Outrageous Fortune (TV Series) - Series 4 (2008)
- Feat. Robyn Malcolm, Antony Starr, Antonia Prebble…
- Further outrageous episodes in the popular NZ series, set around a family of 'Westie' (West Auckland) criminals trying to go straight.
Series…
- Rhys Darby Live - Imagine That! (2008)
- Feat. Rhys Darby
- Kiwi comedian Rhys Darby, from FLIGHT OF THE CONCHORDS fame, performs a stand–up comedy gig at LA's El Rey Theatre to an…
- Second-Hand Wedding (Secondhand Wedding) (2008)
- Dir. Paul Murphy
Feat. Holly Shanahan, Geraldine Brophy, Patrick Wilson…
- Sweet–natured Kiwi suburban rom–com that was a surprise hit at the local box office, with large audiences responding to a highly…
- Seven Periods with Mr Gormsby (TV Series) - Series 2 (2008)
- Dir. Danny Mulheron
Feat. David McPhail, Tandi Wright, Jason Hoyte…
- Second series of this un–PC yet tremendously popular Kiwi comedy series tracking the old fashioned teaching methods of Mr Gormsby and his…
- Show of Hands (2008)
- Dir. Anthony McCarten
Feat. Melanie Lynskey, Craig Hall, Stephen Lovatt
- Quaint but contrived Kiwi rom–dram set in New Plymouth in which a grab–bag of townsfolk compete for new 4–wheel drive by keeping…
- Sisterhood (2008)
- Dir. Richard Wellings-Thomas
Feat. Emily Corcoran, Isabelle Defaut, Graham McTavish…
- Ex–pat Kiwi Emily Corcoran wrote and stars in her own Brit–com, playing a Kiwi girl who travels to England to surprise her long lost…
- Bro' Town - Series 4 (TV Series) (2007)
- Further animated adventures from the excellent comedy series set in South Auckland.
Series 4 episodes: tba
- Devil Dared Me To, The (2007)
- Dir. Chris Stapp
Feat. Chris Stapp, Matt Heath
- A gleefully irresponsible petrolhead comedy that wears its oily rags on its sleeve, this feature debut from the crazy yet talented boys behind "Back…
- Eagle vs Shark (2007)
- Dir. Taika Waititi
Feat. Jemaine Clement, Loren Taylor (Horsley), Joel Tobeck…
- Wearing its Kiwi heart on its sleeve to delightful advantage, Taika Waititi's skewed romantic comedy managed to please a crowd both here and abroad,…
- Flight of the Conchords - Season 1 (TV Series) (2007)
- Feat. Jemaine Clement, Bret McKenzie, Rhys Darby…
- Local heroes Jemaine Clement and Bret McKenzie's unique two–man 'digi–folk' routine finds its way onto American screens in this applauded…
- Kiwi Tonguer (2007)
- A good keen stand–up comedy routine from Mark de Lacy (Newstalk ZB's regular satirist) as featured at the International Comedy Festival in…
- Laughing Samoans, The - Off Work (2007)
- Feat. Eteuati Ete, Tofiga Fepulea'i
- Comedy duo Tofiga Fepulea'i and Eteuati Ete present their latest show, 'Off Work', live from the 'Concert Hall of QPAC' in Brizzie.
They…
- Outrageous Fortune (TV Series) - Series 3 (2007)
- Feat. Robyn Malcolm, Grant Bowler, Frank Whitten…
- Further outrageous episodes in the popular NZ series, set around a family of 'Westie' (West Auckland) criminals trying to go straight.
Series…
- Pretender, The (TV Series) (2007)
- Feat. Bob MacLaren
- Acclaimed Kiwi mocko series centred on a self–serving New Zealand MP weaselling his way from the overlooked bank bench into second in charge of…
- Rude Awakenings (TV Series) (2007)
- Feat. Danielle Cormack, Patrick Wilson
- Polished, darkly tinged suburban satire between a grassroots Kiwi family and their new latte–slurping neighbours, who declare warfare in the…
- We're Here to Help (2007)
- Dir. Jonothan Cullinane
Feat. Erik Thomson, Miriama Smith, Michael Hurst…
- Hearty bureaucratic broadside with Australian Erik Thomson well cast as Kiwi property developer Dave Henderson, who became hounded and eventually…
- Amazing Extraordinary Friends (TV Series) (2006)
- Feat. Carl Dixon, Hannah Marshall, David McPhail…
- Lightweight, tongue–in–cheek Kiwi kids series focused around a young boy who gains heroic powers and goes on a quest to recruit other…
- Black Sheep (2006)
- Dir. Jonathan King
Feat. Nathan Meister, Danielle Mason, Peter Feeney…
- A slick splatter–comedy in the Kiwi tradition of BAD TASTE, about a herd of rabid, flesh–eating sheep run amok in rural New…
- Bro' Town - Series 3 (TV Series) (2006)
- Further animated adventures from the excellent comedy series set in South Auckland.
Series 3 episodes: tba
- No. 2 (Number 2) (2006)
- Dir. Toa Fraser
Feat. Ruby Dee, Mia Blake, Emile Taungaroa…
- Playwright Toa Fraser adapts his acclaimed stageplay about a hard–bitten matriarch determined to bring her grandchildren together for a…
- Outrageous Fortune (TV Series) - Series 2 (2006)
- Feat. Robyn Malcolm, Grant Bowler, Frank Whitten…
- Further outrageous episodes in the popular NZ series, set around a family of 'Westie' (West Auckland) criminals trying to go straight.
Series Two:…
- Sione's Wedding (2006)
- Dir. Chris Graham
Feat. Oscar Kightley, Robbie Magasiva, Madeleine Sami…
- Highly engaging local comedy set among the Auckland Samoan community which charts the misbehaving antics of four laddish buddies (Knightly, Lelisi,…
- Waimate Conspiracy, The (2006)
- Dir. Stefen Harris
Feat. Jim Moriarty, David McPhail, Mark Hadlow
- With good jest, this disarming rural mock–unmentary unravels the story of a group of local Waimate Maori contesting the ownership of tribal…
- Best of Laughing With Samoans, The (2005)
- The first live–comedy show by Samoan New Zealand comedy duo Eteuati Ete and Tofiga Fepulea'i has an impressive verbal and physical energy, as…
- Billy Connolly - World Tour of New Zealand (TV Series) (2005)
- Feat. Billy Connolly
- The special New Zealand segment of comedian Billy Connolly's 2004 world tour, which has the crazed Scot covering the length of the country over eight…
- Bro' Town - Series 2 (TV Series) (2005)
- Further animated adventures from the excellent comedy series set in South Auckland.
Series 2 episodes: Zeelander, Survival of the Fattest, Honky…
- Insiders Guide to Love, The (TV Series) (2005)
- Feat. Kate Elliot, Will Hall, Ryan O' Kane…
- Adopting the whimsical style of series forerunner INSIDERS GUIDE TO HAPPINESS, this spiffy companion–piece assembles an entirely new set of…
- Laughing Samoans - Old School (2005)
- Comedy team Eteuati Ete and Tofiga Fepulea'i return for another humourous look at New Zealand–Samoan life, recycling a few sketches but also…
- Outrageous Fortune (TV Series) - Series 1 (2005)
- Feat. Robyn Malcolm, Grant Bowler, Frank Whitten…
- Mining similar territory to the feature–film SAVAGE HONEYMOON, this is a considerably more successful attempt at capturing the customs, mores…
- Quiet Night In (2005)
- Dir. Christopher Banks
Feat. Nicolette Kenny
- Odd low–budget Kiwi comedy that chronicles a series of unfortunate events over one evening, where a would–be–novelist ends up…
- Seven Periods with Mr Gormsby (TV Series) - Series 1 (2005)
- Dir. Danny Mulheron
Feat. David McPhail, Jason Hoyte, Tandi Wright…
- Gleefully un–PC series stars David McPhail as an aggressively behind the times 'relief teacher' in a small New Zealand secondary school, whose…
- Tyrannical Love (2005)
- Dir. Scott Boswell
Feat. Stephen Jorgensen, Marcus Maclean
- A homegrown low–budget comedy that follows the romantic manouverings amongst a group of young adults in Pakuranga, Auckland just before the…
- Bro' Town - Series 1 (TV Series) (2004)
- An instant hit with local audiences, this 'Simpsons of the South Pacific', catches a humourous and authentic South Auckland vibe, with its teenage…
- Facelift (TV Series) (2004-2006)
- A genuinely hilarious, Kiwi–centric sketch satire spoofing many of New Zealand’s best known ‘faces’, with various masked actors…
- Futile Attraction (2004)
- Dir. Mark Prebble
Feat. Michelle Ang, Alistair Browning
- Set around a 'Reality TV' show, whose attempt to follow a couple from arranged date through to consummation is frustrated when the selected twosome…
- Insiders Guide to Happiness, The (TV Series) (2004)
- Feat. Fasitua Amosa, Ben Barrington, Fraser Brown…
- An ambitious, stylish TV series (made on our doorstep) which shows the life–tracks of various contemporary urbanites and suburbanites meshing…
- Small Samoan Wedding, A (2004)
- Filmed at the Wellington Opera House, this live show is the latest offering from the Laughing Samoans comedy duo.
- Gupta Vs Gordon (2003)
- Dir. Jitendra Pal
Feat. Jitendra Pal
- Sincere Kiwi comedy, set in the Hawkes Bay, portrays the struggles of Indian immigrants attempting to settle into the New Zealand lifestyle. Centred…
- Toy Love (2003)
- Dir. Harry Sinclair
Feat. Dean O'Gorman, Kate Elliot
- Under–rated "bedroom comedy" from writer–director Harry Sinclair about the unruly love games played by a circle of flaky, impetuous…
- Moon TV (TV Series) (Moon Television) (2002-2006)
- After making a name for himself as the deadpan bloke "That Guy" on "Sports Cafe", Leigh Hart produced this absurd low–budget skit show for TVNZ…
- Strip, The (TV Series) (2002)
- Feat. Luanne Gordon, Renée Ellwood, Jodie Rimmer…
- A highly strung corporate lawyer finds her life in disarray upon discovering her husband in bed with another man, so naturally she chucks in her job…
- Tongan Ninja (2002)
- Dir. Jason Stutter
Feat. Jemaine Clement, Sam Manu, Linda Tseng
- An engagingly cheesy martial–arts parody that derives freshness from its unique South Pacific flavour and the comic ingenuity of its star and…
- Back of the Y - Masterpiece Television (TV Series) (2001)
- Dir. Chris Stapp
Feat. Matt Heath, Chris Stapp, Phil Brough
- Masterfully original TV–trash that follows in the tradition of BAD TASTE, this enacts a satirical reality–TV show of…
- Being Eve (TV Series) (2001)
- Feat. Fleur Saville
- Spunky, good–natured Kiwi comedy essays the angsty teenage years of girl philosopher Eve Baxter, whose unconventional outlook on life is…
- This is Not a Love Story (2001)
- Dir. Keith Hill
Feat. Stephen Lovatt, Sarah Smuts-Kennedy
- Exploring the dynamics of a love–triangle between a soap–opera actor and two women, this local 'DV drama' from debuting dir. Hill catches…
- 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…
- Price of Milk, The (2000)
- Dir. Harry Sinclair
Feat. Danielle Cormack, Karl Urban, Willa O'Neill…
- For young–marrieds Danielle Cormack and Karl Urban, the cost of farming their 117 cows is a strange exile in the NZ backblocks...
Milking…
- Savage Honeymoon (2000)
- Dir. Mark Beesley
Feat. Nicholas Eadie, Perry Piercy, Elizabeth Hawthorne…
- Uncomplicated domestic comedy about a family of 'Westies' – leather clad, bike–straddling, booze–swilling fun–lovers living…
- Stickmen (2000)
- Dir. Hamish Rothwell
Feat. Robbie Magasiva, Scott Wills, Simone Kessell…
- A crowd–pleasing and assured sports–fetish movie, this doesn't shy from being dubbed 'Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Pool Cues', with its…
- Scarfies (1999)
- Dir. Robert Sarkies
Feat. Neill Rea, Taika Waititi, Willa O'Neill…
- Kiwi icons – Dunedin, rugby, Flying Nun music, student life – upholster a formula but well–executed crime plot in which five…
- I'll Make You Happy (1998)
- Dir. Athina Tsoulis
Feat. Jodie Rimmer, Michael Hurst
- A comical hotchpotch set among Auckland's K–Road denizens, featuring Jodie Rimmer as a peppy prositute who plots to rip–off pimp Michael…
- Via Satellite (1998)
- Dir. Anthony McCarten
Feat. Danielle Cormack, Timothy Balme, Rima Te Wiata…
- Surprise hit on its cinema release, Anthony McCarten's (writer of hit stageplay "Ladies Night") small–scale comedy contrasts the kitsch…
- Telly Laughs (TV Series) (1997-1998)
- A spin–off of SKITZ, this irreverent Kiwi comedy hour parodies a variety of popular television shows, movies and commercials.
DVD features…
- Topless Women Talk About Their Lives (1997)
- Dir. Harry Sinclair
Feat. Danielle Cormack, Joel Tobeck, Ian Hughes…
- The local sensation of the '97 year that far too few Kiwis saw on the big screen, this fresh and assured comic tableau sees various appealing…
- Topp Twins, The (TV Series) (1997)
- Feat. Jools Topp, Lynda Topp
- Choice episodes from Lynda and Jools' brazenly Kiwi hit comedy series, with Camp Mother and Leader, Ken and Ken and other beloved character pairings…
- Bonjour Timothy (1996)
- Dir. Wayne Tourell
Feat. Dean O'Gorman, Sabine Karsenti, Angela Bloomfield
- Dean O'Gorman and Sabine Karsenti get a dose of culture shock as international exchange students in this Kiwi–French Canadian…
- Frighteners, The (1996)
- Dir. Peter Jackson
Feat. Michael J. Fox, Trini Alvarado, Peter Dobson…
- A big–budget Hollywood hootenanny made in Miramar and starring Lyttleton harbour, this is a must–see for any self–respecting…
- Forgotten Silver (1995)
- Dir. Costa Botes, Peter Jackson
- Costa Botes and Peter Jackson's elaborate and hilarious hoax on the groundbreaking exploits of Kiwi film–making 'legend', Colin MacKenkie.…
- Jack Brown Genius (1994)
- Dir. Tony Hiles
Feat. Timothy Balme, Lisa Chappell, Edward Campbell…
- A forgotten turkey from Peter Jackson’s ‘Wingnut Films’, this goofily offbeam tale concerns a modern–day inventor of contraptions,…
- Desperate Remedies (1993)
- Dir. Peter Wells, Stewart Main
Feat. Michael Hurst, Cliff Curtis, Kevin Smith…
- An audacious, decadent soap–opera which proudly flaunts its contempt for traditional local film–making with drugs, kinky sex,…
- Braindead (Dead Alive) (1992)
- Dir. Peter Jackson
Feat. Timothy Balme, Diana Penalver, Elizabeth Moody
- Local prodigy's magnum opus may well be the last word in zombie film. What begins as a nervous romance for naive young Lionel soon turns into a…
- Old Scores (1991)
- Dir. Alan Clayton
Feat. John Bach, Tony Barry, Roy Billing
- Affectionate comedy about an expatriate Welsh sporting hero who is roped in to a replay of a controversial 1966 test match against the All Blacks…
- Billy T Live (1990)
- Feat. Billy T. James
- A posthumous performance from the vaults by one of New Zealand's most distinguished comic talents.
Featuring one of Billy T's best live…
- Meet the Feebles (1990)
- Dir. Peter Jackson
Feat. Donna Akesten, Stuart Devenie, Mark Hadlow
- "The Muppets meets Blue Velvet in hell" was Fangoria's accurate description of this perversely funny satire featuring an all–puppet cast. From…
- Ruby and Rata (1990)
- Dir. Gaylene Preston
Feat. Yvonne Lawley, Simon Barnett
- A cantankerous landlord, a would–be rock singer and a delinquent child have more in common than they realise when they unwittingly share the…
- User Friendly (1990)
- Dir. Gregor Nicholas
Feat. William Brandt, Alison Bruce, Judith Gibson
- An exuberant comic jaunt in which a mysterious kanine statuette becomes the object of hot pursuit for a number of crackpots, each keen to exploit its…
- Billy T James Show, The (TV Series) (CUZ FM) (1989)
- Feat. Billy T. James, Ilona Rogers, Mark Hadlow…
- Episodes from the hit sitcom "CUZ FM", centred around the unique persona of NZ's best loved entertainer.
Billy plays a radio personality who…
- Send a Gorilla (1989)
- Dir. Melanie Read
Feat. Carmel McGlone, Katherine McRae, Perry Piercy
- Valentine's Day spells chaos for three women who run a singing telegram company. A whimsical comedy set and filmed on location here in Wellington.
- Bad Taste (1987)
- Dir. Peter Jackson
Feat. Peter Jackson
- New Zealand's entry into the splatter comedy genre, shot on consecutive Sundays over a four year period, is among the best ever made. Outrageously…
- Funny Business (TV Series) (1987-1989)
- Feat. Dean Butler, Willy de Wit, Ian Harcourt…
- Popular yet smart Kiwi comedy show from the 80's, based on a sketch format and starring some of New Zealand's favourite comics.
- Pallet On the Floor (1986)
- Dir. Lynton Butler
Feat. Bruce Spence, Peter McCauley
- A black comedy of errors ensues when a fallen aristocrat and mate cause the accidental death of a notorious criminal.
- Came a Hot Friday (1985)
- Dir. Ian Mune
Feat. Billy T. James
- Billy T. James stars in this comic yarn about a pair of inept bookmakers whose greed leads them to losing (and trying to recoup) their…
- Carry Me Back (1982)
- Dir. John Reid
Feat. Grant Tilly, Kelly Johnson
- Spirited silliness ensues when plans for a trio of South Island farmers go awry when one of them carks it en route to a Wellington rugby match. Worth…
- Goodbye Pork Pie (1981)
- Dir. Geoff Murphy
Feat. Tony Barry, Kelly Johnson, Claire Oberman…
- This little beauty was the first Kiwi film to make international inroads. An amoral tale about a gang of misfits who travel the length of the country…
- Middle Age Spread (1979)
- Dir. John Reid
Feat. Grant Tilly, Dorothy McKegg, Peter Sumner…
- Grant Tilly is priceless as the philandering high–school deputy who reluctantly hosts a dinner party for six. Based on the play by Roger Hall,…
- Kiwi Gold (feat. Letter to Blanchy, Gliding On, Pete & Pio, A Week of It, More Issues, Rabbiter's Rest, Radio Times Theatre) (1977-1994)
- Feat. David McPhail, Jon Gadsby, Pio Terei…
- Three tasty samplers of Kiwi television sitcoms and current affairs skit shows featuring some of our best known comic talents.
VOLUME 1 contains…
- Fred Dagg - All Purpose (1974-2006)
- Feat. John Clarke
- Fred Dagg finally makes it to DVD in this “Authorised Daggography” from legendary Kiwi comic (and now honorary Australian) John Clarke, collating…