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Best New Zealand Movies of All Time

This collection ranks 1,044 new zealand movies. The list is ranked using a weighted combination of audience ratings, vote volume and popularity data, so movies with only a handful of votes never outrank widely acclaimed films. At the top of the list is The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King.

1,044 qualifying moviesRanked using a weighted combination of ratings, vote volume and popularity data

  4. 4

    Jojo Rabbit

    2019· 1h 48m· en

    8.010.6K
  7. 7

    District 9

    2009· 1h 52m· en

    7.510.5K
  11. 11

    King Kong

    2005· 3h 8m· en

    6.98.7K
  13. 13

    The Piano

    1993· 2h 0m· en

    7.41.7K
  14. 14

    Braindead

    1992· 1h 43m· en

    7.41.9K
  23. 23

    Boy

    2010· 1h 28m· en

    7.3503
  25. 25

    Tickled

    2016· 1h 32m· en

    7.2445
  34. 34

    Slow West

    2015· 1h 24m· en

    6.71.1K
  41. 41

    Turbo Kid

    2015· 1h 35m· en

    6.5795
  46. 46

    Tinā

    2025· 2h 5m· en

    8.117
  49. 49

    Return

    2015· 15m· en

    6.5371
  50. 50

    Housebound

    2014· 1h 51m· en

    6.6930

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Frequently asked questions

How many qualifyingmovies are in this list?

1,044 movies with real rating data match this collection.

How are these movies ranked?

By a weighted score combining audience ratings, vote volume and popularity. Movies with very few votes are statistically shrunk toward the global average, so they cannot dominate the top of the list.

Which movie is ranked #1?

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King currently holds the top position in this collection.

How often is this list updated?

Rankings are recalculated whenever the underlying movie data changes.