Top 100 New Zealand Movies/TV Shows

31 titles that travel well across time — a personal watchlist for top 100 new zealand movies/tv shows.

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1 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King(2003)
Movie | Adventure, Drama | New Zealand, USA | English, Quenya
2 The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring(2001)
Movie | Adventure, Drama | New Zealand, USA | English, Sindarin
3 The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers(2002)
Movie | Adventure, Drama | New Zealand, USA | English, Sindarin
4 The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey(2012)
Movie | Adventure, Fantasy | New Zealand, USA | English
5 The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug(2013)
Movie | Adventure, Fantasy | New Zealand, USA | English
6 The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies(2014)
Movie | Adventure, Fantasy | New Zealand, USA | English
7 The Piano(1993)
Movie | Drama, Music | New Zealand, Australia | English, British Sign
8 What We Do in the Shadows(2014)
Movie | Comedy, Horror | New Zealand, USA | English, German
9 Hunt for the Wilderpeople(2016)
Movie | Adventure, Comedy | New Zealand | English
10 Braindeadaka Dead Alive(1992)
Movie | Comedy, Fantasy | New Zealand | English, Spanish
11 The Power of the Dog(2021)
Movie | Drama, Western | New Zealand, UK | English, Shoshoni
12 The World's Fastest Indian(2005)
Movie | Biography, Drama | New Zealand, Japan | English
13 Heavenly Creatures(1994)
Movie | Biography, Crime | New Zealand, Germany | English, French
14 The Adventures of Tintin(2011)
Movie | Animation, Action | New Zealand, USA | English
15 Once Were Warriors(1994)
Movie | Crime, Drama | New Zealand | English, Maori
16 Ash vs Evil Dead(2015)
TV | Action, Comedy | New Zealand, USA | English
17 Whale Rider(2002)
Movie | Drama, Family | New Zealand, Germany | English, Maori
18 Pearl(2022)
Movie | Drama, Horror | New Zealand, USA | English, German
19 What Dreams May Come(1998)
Movie | Drama, Fantasy | New Zealand, USA | English
20 Bad Taste(1987)
Movie | Comedy, Horror | New Zealand | English, Maori
21 The Frighteners(1996)
Movie | Comedy, Drama | New Zealand, USA | English
22 The Quiet Earth(1985)
Movie | Drama, Mystery | New Zealand | English, Maori
23 Meet the Feebles(1989)
Movie | Comedy, Fantasy | New Zealand | English
24 Boy(2010)
Movie | Comedy, Drama | New Zealand | English, Maori
25 Tickled(2016)
Movie | Documentary, Crime | New Zealand | English
26 West of Memphis(2012)
Movie | Documentary, Crime | New Zealand, USA | English
27 Housebound(2014)
Movie | Comedy, Horror | New Zealand | English
28 Eagle vs Shark(2007)
Movie | Comedy, Romance | New Zealand | English
29 The Navigator: A Medieval Odyssey(1988)
Movie | Action, Adventure | New Zealand, Australia | English
30 Black Sheep(2006)
Movie | Comedy, Horror | New Zealand, South Korea | English
31 In My Father's Den(2004)
Movie | Drama, Mystery | New Zealand, UK | English

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Updated November 29, 2025 · FlickRatings