New Zealand – MovieLog

Coming Home In The Dark (2021)

Sat, 22 Oct 2022 12:59:33 +0000

A schoolteacher is forced to confront a brutal act from his past when a pair of ruthless drifters take his family and him on a nightmare road trip.

James Ashcroft

New Zealand

5.7

IMDb

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Antarctica: A Year On Ice (2013)

Sat, 22 Oct 2022 12:50:17 +0000

A visually stunning chronicle of what it is like to live in Antarctica for a full year, including winters isolated from the rest of the world, and enduring months of darkness in the coldest place on Earth.

Antarctica: A Year On Ice

Anthony Powell

New Zealand

7.6

IMDb

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Underworld: Rise Of The Lycans (2009)

Sat, 22 Oct 2022 11:23:08 +0000

The prequel story traces the origins of the centuries-old blood feud between the aristocratic vampires and their onetime slaves, the Lycans. In the Dark Ages, a young Lycan named Lucian emerges as a powerful leader who rallies the werewolves to rise up against Viktor, the cruel vampire king who has enslaved them. Lucian is joined by his secret lover, Sonja, in his battle against the Vampire army and his struggle for Lycan freedom.

Underworld: Rise Of The Lycans

Underworld 3: Rise of the Lycans

Every war has a beginning.

Patrick Tatopoulos

USA, New Zealand

6.5

IMDb

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District 9 (2009)

Sat, 22 Oct 2022 11:22:41 +0000

In 1982, a massive star ship bearing a bedraggled alien population, nicknamed The Prawns, appeared over Johannesburg, South Africa. Twenty-eight years later, the initial welcome by the human population has faded. The refugee camp where the aliens were located has deteriorated into a militarized ghetto called District 9, where they are confined and exploited in squalor.

District 9

MNU spreads lies.

Neill Blomkamp

USA, New Zealand, Canada, South Africa

8.1

IMDb

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Once Were Warriors (1994)

Sat, 22 Oct 2022 10:41:18 +0000

Set in urban Auckland (New Zealand) this movie tells the story of the Heke family. Jake Heke is a violent man who beats his wife frequently when drunk, and yet obviously loves both her and his family. The movie follows a period of several weeks in the family’s life showing Jake’s frequent outburst of violence and the effect that this has on his family. The youngest son is in trouble with the police and may be put into a foster home while the elder son is about to join a street gang. Jake’s daughter has her own serious problems which are a key element in the plot.

Once Were Warriors

A family in crisis, a life in chaos… Nothing is more powerful than a mother’s love.

Lee Tamahori

New Zealand

7.9

IMDb

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Ugly, The (1997)

Fri, 21 Oct 2022 13:59:47 +0000

Simon is a confessed serial killer who spent the last five years in a mental hospital because of his state. Dr.Karen Shoemaker wants to get through to him and starts visiting him in the hospital, and his previous life comes to us in flashbacks.—–Simon is a killer. Unfit to stand trial. He has been locked away for five years, watched by the sinister Dr Marlowe. Enter Karen, an enthusiastic but formidably intelligent psychologist. She will interview Simon – who wants to prove that he is cured. He seems sane. Seemingly incapable of ferocious acts of violence. He tells her of a terrifying force within him, which drives him to destroy those around him. He says this force has gone. Karen listens to his story. At first she trusts him, even believes him. But then her trust gives way to scepticism. His confession is replaced by deception. The interview unleashes demons from Simon’s strange internal world – threatening Karen’s previously stable sense of reality. She wants the truth. But she finds that truth can be the most terrifying thing of all.

Murder is in the eye of the beholder.

Scott Reynolds

New Zealand

IMDb

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Heavenly Creatures (1994)

Fri, 21 Oct 2022 13:39:53 +0000

Two girls have an intense fantasy life; their parents, concerned the fantasy is too intense, separate them, and the girls take revenge.

Heavenly Creatures

The true story of a crime that shocked a nation.

Peter Jackson

UK, Germany, New Zealand

7.6

IMDb

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Lord Of The Rings The Fellowship Of The Ring, The (2001)

Thu, 20 Oct 2022 08:34:35 +0000

In a small village in the Shire a young Hobbit named Frodo has been entrusted with an ancient Ring. Now he must embark on an Epic quest to the Cracks of Doom in order to destroy it.

Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship Of The Ring, The

The Legend Comes to Life

Peter Jackson

New Zealand, USA

8.8

IMDb

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Lord Of The Rings The Return Of The King, The (2003)

Thu, 20 Oct 2022 08:34:35 +0000

The former Fellowship of the Ring prepare for the final battle for Middle Earth, while Frodo & Sam approach Mount Doom to destroy the One Ring.

Lord Of The Rings: The Return Of The King, The

The eye of the enemy is moving.

Peter Jackson

USA, New Zealand, Germany

8.8

IMDb

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Lord Of The Rings The Two Towers, The (2002)

Thu, 20 Oct 2022 08:34:35 +0000

Frodo and Sam continue on to Mordor in their mission to destroy the One Ring. Whilst their former companions make new allies and launch an assault on Isengard.

Lord Of The Rings: The Two Towers, The

A New Power Is Rising.

Peter Jackson

USA, New Zealand, Germany

8.7

IMDb

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