List of films set in New Zealand

This is a list of films filmed and set in New Zealand.

The earliest short films — 1898–1910

YearFilm Name
1898Opening of the Auckland Industrial and Mining Exhibition
1898The Auckland Cup race at Ellerslie
1900The Departure of the Second Contingent for the Boer War
1900The World's First Lady Mayor
1901Royal Visit of the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York to New Zealand
Waimangu Geyser in action
1903A Message from Mars
1908The Sea Coasts of New Zealand
1910Across the Mountain Passes of New Zealand

The early years — 1911–1940

YearFilm Name
1913Loved by a Maori Chieftess
1913Hinemoa
1913How Chief Te Ponga Won His Bride
1914Hinemoa
1916The Test
1916A Maori Maid's Love
1921The Betrayer
1922The Birth of New Zealand
1922My Lady of the Cave
1924Venus of the South Seas
1925Rewi's Last Stand
1925The Adventures of Algy
1927Carbine's Heritage
1927The Romance of Hine-Moa
1927Under the Southern Cross
1927The Te Kooti Trail
1928The Bush Cinderella
1929Under the Southern Cross
1935Down on the Farm
1935Hei Tiki
1936Phar Lap's Son
1936The Wagon and the Star
1936On the Friendly Road
1940Rewi's Last Stand

The quiet years — 1941–1975

YearFilm NameNotes
1947Green Dolphin StreetSet in, but not filmed in, New Zealand
1952Broken Barrier
1954The Seekers
1955 Battle Cry Partially set in, but not filmed in, New Zealand
1957 Until They Sail Set in, but not filmed in, New Zealand
1961 Two Loves Set in, but not filmed in, New Zealand
1962 In Search of the Castaways Partially set in, but not filmed in, New Zealand
1964Runaway
1966Don't Let it Get You
1972To Love a Maori
1973Rangi's Catch
1975Test Pictures: Eleven Vignettes From a Relationship

The early modern era — 1976–1985

YearFilm Name
1976The God Boy
1977Sleeping Dogs
1977Wild Man
1977Landfall
1977Off the Edge
1977Solo
1978Angel Mine
1978Skin Deep
1979Middle Age Spread
1979Sons for the Return Home
1980Beyond Reasonable Doubt
1980Goodbye Pork Pie
1980Squeeze
1980Nutcase
1981Bad Blood
1981Smash Palace
1981Wildcat
1981Pictures
1981Race for the Yankee Zephyr
1982The Scarecrow
1982Carry Me Back
1982Hang On a Minute, Mate!
1982Prisoners
1983Utu
1983Patu!
1983Strata
1983It's Lizzie to Those Close
1984Constance
1984Wild Horses
1984Death Warmed Up
1984Trial Run
1984Other Halves
1984Vigil
1984Heart of the Stag
1984Iris
1984Mesmerized
1984Should I be Good?
1985Came a Hot Friday
1985The Quiet Earth
1985The Lost Tribe
1985Kingpin
1985Sylvia
1985Shaker Run
1985Mr. Wrong
1985Restless

The international era — 1986–

YearFilm Name
1986Aces Go Places 4
1986Pallet on the Floor
1986Bridge to Nowhere
1986Dangerous Orphans
1986Arriving Tuesday
1986Queen City Rocker
1986Mark II
1987Bad Taste
1987Ngati
1987The Lie of the Land
1987Starlight Hotel
1987The Leading Edge
1987Among the Cinders
1988Illustrious Energy
1988The Navigator: A Medieval Odyssey
1988Mauri
1988Never Say Die
1988Send a Gorilla
1988Chill Factor
1988The Grasscutter
1989Zilch!
1989Mana Waka
1990User Friendly
1990An Angel at My Table
1990Ruby and Rata
1990The Returning
1991Te Rua
1991Old Scores
1991The End of the Golden Weather
1991Grampire
1991Undercover
1992Braindead
1992Crush
1992Alex
1993Absent Without Leave
1993Desperate Remedies
1993Bread and Roses
1993Jack be Nimble
1993The Piano
1994Once Were Warriors
1994Heavenly Creatures
1994The Last Tattoo
1994Cops and Robbers
1995War Stories: Our Mothers Never Told Us
1995Bonjour Timothy
1995Cinema of Unease
1996Chicken
1996Flight of the Albatross
1996Broken English
1996The Whole of the Moon
1996Someone Else's Country
1998The Poet
1999What Becomes of the Broken Hearted?
1999The Price of Milk
2001Crooked Earth
2002Princess-D
2003Two Cars, One Night
2003Whale Rider
2003The Locals
2003Perfect Strangers
2004Doraemon: Nobita in the Wan-Nyan Spacetime Odyssey
2004In My Father's Den
2005River Queen
2005The World's Fastest Indian
2006Sione's Wedding
2006Out of the Blue
2006Black Sheep
2007The Devil Dared Me To
2007The Tattooist
2007The Ferryman
2007Eagle vs. Shark
2007Down by the Riverside
2009Under The Mountain
2009The Strength of Water
2010Tracker
2010Matariki
2010Boy
2013Epic
2014Lexi
2014What We Do in the Shadows
2016Hunt for the Wilderpeople

See also

References

  • Martin, H., and Edwards, S. (1997) New Zealand film, 1912-1996. Auckland: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-558336-1
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