Movies: Auckland

  • 1994
    Once Were Warriors

    Once Were Warriors (1994)

    Once Were Warriors

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    A drama about a Maori family living in Auckland, New Zealand. Lee Tamahori tells the story of Beth Heke’s strong will to keep her family together during times of unemployment and abuse from her violent and alcoholic husband....

    Once Were Warriors
  • 2014
    The Dark Horse

    The Dark Horse (2014)

    The Dark Horse

    6.22014HD

    One-time Maori speed-chess champ, Genesis Potini, lives with a bi-polar disorder and must overcome prejudice and violence in the battle to save his struggling chess club, his family and ultimately, himself....

    The Dark Horse
  • 2009
    Under the Mountain

    Under the Mountain (2009)

    Under the Mountain

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    Teenage twins battle dark forces hidden beneath Auckland's volcanoes....

    Under the Mountain
  • 1999
    What Becomes of the Broken Hearted?

    What Becomes of the Broken Hearted? (1999)

    What Becomes of the Broken Hearted?

    6.51999HD

    Five years have passed and Jake has turned his back on his family. He's still up to his usual tricks in McClutchy's Bar, unaware, as he downs his latest opponent, that his eldest son, Nig, has died in a gang fight. The uncomfortable family reunion at...

    What Becomes of the Broken Hearted?
  • 2018
    The Breaker Upperers

    The Breaker Upperers (2018)

    The Breaker Upperers

    5.22018HD

    Two women run a business breaking up couples for cash but when one develops a conscience their friendship unravels....

    The Breaker Upperers
  • 2010
    Tracker

    Tracker (2010)

    Tracker

    6.42010HD

    An ex-Boer war guerrilla in New Zealand is sent out to bring back a Maori accused of killing a British soldier. Gradually they grow to know and respect one another but a posse, led by the British Commanding officer is close behind and his sole intent...

    Tracker
  • 1996
    Broken English

    Broken English (1996)

    Broken English

    5.91996HD

    Ivan is the fierce patriarch of a family of Croatian refugees living in Auckland during the Yugoslav wars. Nina is his daughter, ready to live on her own, despite his angry objections. Eddie is the Maori she takes as her lover. Nina works at the rest...

    Broken English
  • 2006
    No. 2

    No. 2 (2006)

    No. 2

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    A matriarch organizes a feast with her family, in which she will name her successor. The heart has gone out of Nanna Maria's family. There are no parties — they don't even fight anymore......

    No. 2
  • 2016
    The Rehearsal

    The Rehearsal (2016)

    The Rehearsal

    5.42016HD

    First-year acting student Stanley mines his girlfriend's family scandal as material for the end-of-year show at drama school. The result is a moral minefield....

    The Rehearsal
  • 2015
    Born to Dance

    Born to Dance (2015)

    Born to Dance

    6.22015HD

    Coming of age tale told through the eyes of 'Tu', an ambitious young man from Auckland who dreams of being a professional hip-hop dancer....

    Born to Dance
  • 2006
    Sione's Wedding

    Sione's Wedding (2006)

    Sione's Wedding

    6.12006HD

    Meet best friends Michael, Albert, Stanley and Sefa; the ladies' man, the good boy, the weird one and the party boy. They're staring down the barrel of their thirtieth birthdays, but still act as if they're sixteen; they get drunk, they chase the wro...

    Sione's Wedding
  • 2013
    Mt. Zion

    Mt. Zion (2013)

    Mt. Zion

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    Turei, a talented young musician, dreams of his band winning the audition to be the support act for Bob Marley’s 1979 concert in Auckland. Part of a Māori family of contract potato pickers in Pukekohe, Turei’s desperate ambition clashes with his whan...

    Mt. Zion
  • 1981
    The Monster's Christmas

    The Monster's Christmas (1981)

    The Monster's Christmas

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    On Christmas Eve, a nameless little girl reads 'The Monster's Christmas' storybook to her teddy bear, as something sneaks around in the trees outside her window. She hears a noise in the other room, and thinking that it's Father Christmas, she goes t...

    The Monster's Christmas
  • 2020
    The Legend of Baron To'a

    The Legend of Baron To'a (2020)

    The Legend of Baron To'a

    6.82020HD

    ‘The Legend of Baron To’a’ tells the story of Fritz, a Tongan entrepreneur who returns to his old neighbourhood and inadvertently causes the theft of his late father’s valued pro wrestling title belt by some ruthless gangsters led by ‘man-mountain’ T...

    The Legend of Baron To'a
  • 1952
    Picturesque New Zealand

    Picturesque New Zealand (1952)

    Picturesque New Zealand

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    This Traveltalk series short visit to New Zealand starts in Auckland, a bustling, modern city. Next is Christchurch, home of Canterbury University, where rowing teams participate in a regatta. Nearby is Lake Wakatipu, which inspires artists to put th...

    Picturesque New Zealand
  • 1986
    Queen City Rocker

    Queen City Rocker (1986)

    Queen City Rocker

    51986HD

    In the turbulence of Auckland, Ska (Hunter) is a streetwise 19 year old, whose father is a drunkard and whose older sister works at a high-class massage parlour. When he decide to “rescue” her, he is thrown out. With some friends, he take revenge by ...

    Queen City Rocker
  • 1995
    Bonjour Timothy

    Bonjour Timothy (1995)

    Bonjour Timothy

    6.51995HD

    Timothy and his family is expecting a French-Canadian male exchange student, that turns out to be an attractive girl, to which Timothy proceeds to make a fool of himself, trying to impress. When Michelle becomes ill from drinking spiked punch at a ...

    Bonjour Timothy
  • 2024
    TIME

    TIME (2024)

    TIME

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    "Time" takes you through the city at night, capturing fleeting moments. With dynamic visuals and an atmospheric soundtrack, this short film explores the nature of existence and memory. Narrated by David Bowie, it invites you to reflect on the passage...

    TIME
  • 2012
    Ngā Tamatoa: 40 Years On

    Ngā Tamatoa: 40 Years On (2012)

    Ngā Tamatoa: 40 Years On

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    Actor Rawiri Paratene was 16 years old when he joined Māori activist group Ngā Tamatoa (Young Warriors) in the early 1970s. "Those years helped shape the rest of my life," says Paratene in this 2012 Māori TV documentary, directed by Kim Webby. The pr...

    Ngā Tamatoa: 40 Years On
  • 1996
    The Whole of the Moon

    The Whole of the Moon (1996)

    The Whole of the Moon

    61996HD

    When Kirk, a top roller-blader, discovers that he has bone cancer in his leg, his pleasant affluent life is shattered. Even though amputation provides the best chance for survival; to him, losing skating means the end of life. His friends cannot ...

    The Whole of the Moon