Best new New-Zealand Movies in 2024 & 2023 (Netflix, Prime, Hulu & Cinema List)



List of the latest New-Zealand movies in 2024 and the best New-Zealand movies of 2023 & the 2010's. Top New-Zealand movies to watch on Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime, Disney+ & other Streaming services, out on DVD/Blu-ray or in cinema's right now.

New New-Zealand movies in 2024 in Cinema & on VOD

Top movies up for release in 2024 in cinema and on VOD


Best New-Zealand movies on Netflix, Amazon Prime, Hulu, Disney+ or DVD in 2024

2023, 2022, 2021, 2020 and the 2010's best rated New-Zealand movies out on DVD, Bluray or streaming on VOD (Netflix, Amazon Prime, Hulu, Disney+ & More).
  • Nude Tuesday

    DIRECTOR: Armagan Ballantyne
    CAST: Jackie van Beek, Damon Herriman & Jemaine Clement
    A suburban couple struggles to come to terms with their crumbling marriage. Seeking to revitalize their relationship, they decide to take part in a new-age retreat of finding better ways to connect with people. While trying to find themselves and each other, the couple soon find themselves tumbling down a ridiculous path of reflection and humiliation, leading to plenty of comical bits. Directed by Armagan Ballantyne (Hush, The Strength of Water) with a script co-written by screenwriter Jackie van Beek (What We Do In The Shadows), this comical romance with doses of drama stars Jackie van Beek, Damon Herriman, Jemaine Clement, Chelsie Preston Crayford, and Jodie Rimmer. Read more

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  • Muru

    DIRECTOR: Tearepa Kahi
    CAST: Cliff Curtis, Poroaki Merritt-McDonald & Tame Iti
    Based on a true story, Muru follows the story of the Police Sergeant 'Taffy' Tawharau. As the local law enforcement of the Ruatoki community, he devotes himself to serving the people. That devotion comes into question when his government is found to be acting unjustly amid an armed raid. Now at a crossroads, Taffy finds himself unsure about deciding whether or not to devote himself to his career or the people of his community. Directed and co-written by Tearepa Kahi (Taua, Hunt for the Wilderpeople), this thrilling and action-packed tale of crime and drama stars Cliff Curtis, Jay Ryan, and Manu Bennett. Read more

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  • Northspur

    DIRECTOR: Aaron Falvey
    CAST: Michael Hurst, Josh McKenzie & Marshall Napier
    The world has turned violent after enduring a crippling pandemic, transforming Earth into a rusted wasteland of dwindling resources. A man who has taken a vow against violence may find himself changing his stance when his wife falls ill and is in desperate need of drugs that could save her life. The only way to attain these drugs is to help an old man defend his cabin from dangerous men. Directed by Aaron Falvey, this dystopian action picture stars Michael Hurst, Josh McKenzie, and Marshall Napier. Read more

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  • The Justice of Bunny King

    DIRECTOR: Gaysorn Thavat
    CAST: Essie Davis, Thomasin McKenzie &
    Essie Davis (The Babadook) plays a mother who can’t stay out of trouble and is down on her luck for being stuck with a job cleaning cars. All hope seems lost until her niece (Thomasin McKenzie) comes to stay with her, giving the mother a newfound purpose as her niece seeks valuable advice. Written by Sophie Henderson (Fantail), this stirring melodrama of one woman overcoming adversity and rising from the depths of her troubles is the directorial debut of Gaysorn Thavat. Read more

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  • Coming Home in the Dark

    DIRECTOR: James Ashcroft
    CAST: Daniel Gillies, Erik Thomson & Miriama McDowell
    Alan and Jill take their teenage boys on a hike but don't count on their family being surrounded by mysterious figures. Violence soon follows and the family now find themselves in a dangerous situation where they fear for their lives. Not only does this incident place them in a scenario where it appears as though there’s no escape but some dark secrets of their past may come back to bite them in this intense crime thriller from director James Ashcroft. Read more

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  • Bellbird

    DIRECTOR: Hamish Bennett
    CAST: Marshall Napier, Annie Whittle & Rachel House
    A dairy farmer finds himself at a difficult point in his life after the death of his wife. Not sure how to deal with this grief, the rural community comes together to help him with the farm and form a meaningful bond. Through plenty of farm work, from working the fields to tending to the cows, the farmer learns he’s not alone and finds that others can share his joy and pain in this touching slice-of-life drama.
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  • Jojo Rabbit

    DIRECTOR: Taika Waititi
    CAST: Roman Griffin Davis, Thomasin McKenzie & Taika Waititi
    Roman Griffith David topbills the American comedy-drama Jojo Rabbit, under the direction of Taika Waititi. Waititi writes, co-produces, and stars in the film as well.... Read more

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  • Daffodils

    DIRECTOR: David Stubbs
    CAST: Rose McIver, George Mason &
    A romantic movie, written on the basis of New Zealand's most beloved pop songs. Read more

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  • The Weight of Elephants

    DIRECTOR: Daniel Borgman
    CAST: Demos Murphy Angelina Cottrell Catherine Wilkin
    A lonely boy lives with his Grandmother and sick uncle as his mother abandoned him at a very early age; he develops a fond friendship with a girl who might actually be a... Read more

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    RATING: 66/100

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  • Boy

    DIRECTOR: Taika Waititi
    CAST: James Rolleston Taika Waititi Moerangi Tihore
    The story is set in 1984 against the beautiful backdrop of east coast of New Zealand; a young boy who is a big fan of Michael Jackson gets to spend some time with his... Read more

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    RATING: 75/100

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  • Hunt for the Wilderpeople

    DIRECTOR: Taika Waititi
    CAST: Sam Neill Julian Dennison Rima Te Wiata
    Veteran actor Sam Neill teams up with brilliant newcomer Julian Dennison in this very original buddy movie about a grumpy ex-convict and a juvenile delinquent hiding in the New Zeeland bush for an evil Child Care Officer. Beautifully shot and darkly comical, this little gem reminded us of Wes Anderson's best work. Read more

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    RATING: 7.9/100

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  • Mahana

    DIRECTOR: Lee Tamahori
    CAST: Temuera Morrison Akuhata Keefe Nancy Brunning
    Director Lee Tamahori (Once We Warriors) returns to his native New Zealand with this great drama film about two rivaling shepherd families in the 1960's. Based on the 1994 novel 'Bulibasha: King of the Gypsies' by Witi Ihimaera, who wrote the classic 'The Whale Rider'. Read more

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    RATING: 7.3/100

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  • The Dark Horse

    DIRECTOR: James Napier Robertson
    CAST: Cliff Curtis James Rolleston Kirk Torrance
    A very talented chess champion who has lost his cause finds purpose in training underprivileged children about the ways of life and the rules of the game. Read more

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    RATING: 7.3/100

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  • What We Do in the Shadows

    DIRECTOR: Jemaine Clement, Taika Waititi
    CAST: Jemaine Clement, aika Waititi Cori Gonzalez-Macuer
    A very funny, rib tickling concept; a documentary team visits a vampire fraternity that shares an apartment in Wellington and what they film there is the everyday life of... Read more

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    RATING: 7.6/100

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  • The Dead Lands

    DIRECTOR: Toa Fraser
    CAST: James Rolleston Lawrence Makoare Te Kohe Tuhaka
    A teenager who belongs to a Maori tribe that lost to the enemies because of an act of deceit; now, he has to avenge his tribe's honour and the death of his slain... Read more

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    RATING: 6.3/100

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  • Pork Pie

    DIRECTOR: Matt Murphy
    CAST: Dean O'Gorman James Rolleston Ashleigh Cummings
    A remake of the classic 1981 comedy 'Goodbye Pork Pie'. Three outlaws (in a yellow mini cooper) are on the run for the authorities. Might even be better than the oiginal! Read more

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    RATING: 84/100

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  • Mortal Engines

    DIRECTOR: Christian Rivers
    CAST: Hugo Weaving Stephen Lang Robert Sheehan |
    In a dystopian future, city states fight each other over natural resources. Read more

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    RATING: 84/100

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  • The Worlds’ Fastest Indian

    DIRECTOR: Roger Donaldson
    CAST: Anthony Hopkins Diane Ladd Iain Rea
    The story of a speed enthusiast from New Zealand who spent years rebuilding a 1920 Indian motorcycle that helped him break the land speed record at Bonneville Salt... Read more

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    RATING: 79/100

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