Best New Zealand Movies
Browse 2,102 movies produced in New Zealand. Rankings combine audience ratings, vote volume and popularity into a single weighted score, and every list links to deeper New Zealand collections by genre and year.
Top New Zealand movies
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The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
2003(27.2K votes)
- 8.4
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
2001(28.2K votes)
- 8.4
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
2002(24.4K votes)
- 8.0
Jojo Rabbit
2019(10.6K votes)
- 7.6
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
2013(14.4K votes)
- 7.4
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
2012(20.0K votes)
- 7.5
District 9
2009(10.5K votes)
- 7.3
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
2014(15.6K votes)
- 7.6
Hunt for the Wilderpeople
2016(2.4K votes)
- 7.7
The World's Fastest Indian
2005(909 votes)
- 6.9
King Kong
2005(8.7K votes)
- 6.9
The Adventures of Tintin
2011(5.9K votes)
- 7.4
The Piano
1993(1.7K votes)
- 7.4
Braindead
1992(1.9K votes)
- 7.0
Evil Dead Rise
2023(3.9K votes)
- 7.5
What We Do in the Shadows
2014(4.0K votes)
- 7.8
They Shall Not Grow Old
2018(672 votes)
- 7.1
The Lovely Bones
2009(5.0K votes)
- 7.0
The Frighteners
1996(1.8K votes)
- 7.3
Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
1983(541 votes)
- 7.4
Once Were Warriors
1994(501 votes)
- 6.4
30 Days of Night
2007(3.1K votes)
- 7.3
Boy
2010(503 votes)
- 7.0
Whale Rider
2003(452 votes)
- 7.2
Tickled
2016(445 votes)
- 7.0
Heavenly Creatures
1994(1.0K votes)
- 6.4
Next Goal Wins
2023(597 votes)
- 6.5
The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim
2024(912 votes)
- 6.7
The Power of the Dog
2021(3.0K votes)
- 5.3
A Mother's Recall
2025(3 votes)
- 7.4
West of Memphis
2012(157 votes)
- 6.6
What Becomes of the Broken Hearted?
1999(58 votes)
- 7.0
An Angel at My Table
1990(190 votes)
- 6.7
Slow West
2015(1.1K votes)
- 6.8
The American
2023(98 votes)
- 7.2
The Volcano: Rescue from Whakaari
2022(170 votes)
- 7.2
Forgotten Silver
1997(128 votes)
- 7.0
Z-O-M-B-I-E-S 4: Dawn of the Vampires
2025(156 votes)
- 7.3
Antarctica: A Year on Ice
2013(78 votes)
- 8.8
The Making of 'The Fellowship of the Ring'
2006(12 votes)
- 6.5
Turbo Kid
2015(795 votes)
- 7.4
Dean Spanley
2008(68 votes)
- 7.2
Avatar: The Deep Dive - A Special Edition of 20/20
2022(97 votes)
- 6.2
Mortal Engines
2018(5.2K votes)
- 5.7
The Emigrants
2021(28 votes)
- 8.1
Tinā
2025(17 votes)
- 8.8
The Making of 'The Two Towers'
2006(10 votes)
- 8.0
The Beatles: Get Back - The Rooftop Concert
2022(44 votes)
- 6.5
Return
2015(371 votes)
- 6.6
Housebound
2014(930 votes)
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