New Zealand Film Commission Movie Trailers
Most Popular New Zealand Film Commission Trailers
Total trailers found: 171
A Death in the Family Trailer (1987)
11 September 1987
Andy’s friends confront both their own mortality and the deadly new disease stalking their community, while his conservative family grapples with never having come to terms with his sexuality.
Rustling Trailer (2022)
05 August 2022
In a family of sheep rustlers, a 15-year-old must go up against his domineering father to help his younger brother keep the lamb left orphaned by their latest slaughter.
The Difference Between Pipi & Pūpū Trailer (2022)
30 July 2022
When estranged son, Tai, is called home to Aotearoa to his father Putty's deathbed, he is forced to confront a painful past after years of avoiding it.
Wayne Trailer (2018)
06 September 2018
Wayne tells the exhilarating story of 1987 World Motorcycle Grand Prix Champion Wayne Gardner's triumphant, improbable journey from a 5-dollar dirt bike to the international summit of his sport.
Dangerous Orphans Trailer (1985)
01 January 1985
Three orphaned boys - O'Malley, Rossi and Moir - become blood brothers. When they grow up, they plot revenge on the crooks who got away with shooting O'Malley's father.
Trial Run Trailer (1985)
17 July 1985
Housewife Rosemary Edmonds leaves her family to take up residence in a remote cottage on the Otago coastline so that she can conduct a photographic essay on the yellow-eyed penguin.
Topless Women Talk About Their Lives Trailer (1997)
26 May 1997
Liz has missed an appointment to have an abortion. She has to keep her child, and neither her boyfriend Geoff nor child's father Neil are too happy about it.
50 Ways of Saying Fabulous Trailer (2005)
06 September 2005
Sweet, chubby, theatrical Billy was never cut out to be a farmer or a rugby player, but as the only son of a ‘good kiwi bloke’ he’s obliged to try.
Arriving Tuesday Trailer (1986)
24 September 1986
Monica arrives back from her big overseas experience to find her boyfriend Nick unchanged. Although Nick styles himself an artist, he is really something of a cultural redneck, and when the couple head up north for a break, and they meet up with Riki, a poet, who is rather less shallow and charming.
What Becomes of the Broken Hearted? Trailer (1999)
27 May 1999
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.
Magik & Rose Trailer (2000)
15 May 2000
As everyone in town gears up for the annual Hokitka Wild Foods Festival, Magik and Rose are locked in a poignant and funny off-beat tale of friendship and fertility.
Snakeskin Trailer (2001)
01 October 2001
A hitchhiker takes two kids on the ride of their dreams, but they soon learn that their newfound hero is just as capable of delivering nightmares.
The Lost Tribe Trailer (1983)
01 October 1983
Anthropologist Max Scarry mysteriously disappears while doing excavation/research of a lost New Zealand tribe on a remote island.
Saving Grace Trailer (1998)
18 October 1998
Grace is a homeless teenager. She befriends an unemployed carpenter and he invites her to share his flat.
Carry Me Back Trailer (1982)
01 June 1982
Two brothers take their father into the city for the weekend for a rugby game and a night on the town.
Braindead Trailer (1992)
13 August 1992
When a Sumatran rat-monkey bites Lionel Cosgrove's mother, she's transformed into a zombie and begins killing (and transforming) the entire town while Lionel races to keep things under control.
Tama Tū Trailer (2004)
21 October 2004
Six Māori Battalion soldiers camped in Italian ruins wait for night to fall. In the silence, the bros-in-arms distract themselves with jokes.
Flying Fox in a Freedom Tree Trailer (1990)
01 February 1990
Pepe is the son of a successful Samoan businessman, who rejects his father's world and his Christianity.
Dirty Creature Trailer (1995)
14 July 1995
A little girl and her dog impersonate a crocodile at the edge of a muddy bog and then go on a chaotic rampage through the suburbs of Wellington.
Mr. Wrong Trailer (1986)
02 May 1986
A small town woman, fresh to the city, buys a used Jaguar haunted by the ghost of a woman who was slain in it.
Channelling Baby Trailer (1999)
18 November 1999
Destined to be lovers, Bunnie and Geoff are wildly happy together in the 1970's, until something terrible happens to drive them apart.
Cinema of Unease: A Personal Journey by Sam Neill Trailer (1995)
10 October 1995
Actor Sam Neill discusses New Zealand film and his own experiences within and without.
Delf Trailer (1997)
01 January 1997
Two tadpole-like creatures with enormous eyes chase each other around, to a driving techno soundtrack.
When Love Comes Trailer (1998)
16 September 1998
Between getting trashed, tripping, blowing guys off and writing songs, Mark falls for Stephen. Fig and Sally put perform Marks songs between casual sex with anyone and everyone.
The Weight of Elephants Trailer (2013)
14 February 2013
Adrian is a classic outsider. His playful, dreamy imagination distracts him from everyday life, for the reality he lives in could not be more different.
The Returning Trailer (1990)
10 December 1990
A successful city lawyer abandons his practice and heads out to the country. There he comes upon a stately, but neglected, homestead.
Alex Trailer (1993)
07 May 1993
It is New Zealand 1959. Teen swimmer Alex Archer has to battle set backs, intense rivalry and personal tragedy in her bid to win selection for the 1960 Olympic Games in Rome.
Dark Stories: Tales from Beyond the Grave Trailer (2001)
13 March 2001
Witness a dinner party with a diabolical main course - obsession is put to the limit when a scorned and demonic woman traps the man of her dreams, submission has never been so terrifying!!! - a grizzly murderer is forced to cover his trail without losing his mind.
Broken English Trailer (1996)
09 September 1996
Ivan is the fierce patriarch of a family of Croatian refugees living in Auckland during the Yugoslav wars.
Jack Brown: Genius Trailer (1996)
11 November 1996
A thousand years ago, in England, the crazy monk Elmer wears a pair of wings and tries to fly from a high tower.
Illustrious Energy Trailer (1988)
01 November 1988
Chan and his older mate Kim prospect for gold in 1890s Otago. Marooned until they can pay off their debts and return to China; they’ve been fruitlessly working their claim for 12 and 27 years respectively.
Take 3 Trailer (2008)
13 February 2008
Ingeniously unfolding three tales in unison, Take 3 follows a trio of young asian-Kiwi actors on one horrifying day of auditions.
The World's Fastest Indian Trailer (2005)
12 October 2005
The life story of New Zealander Burt Munro, who spent years building a 1920 Indian motorcycle—a bike which helped him set the land-speed world record at Utah's Bonneville Salt Flats in 1967.
No. 2 Trailer (2006)
16 February 2006
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.
What We Do in the Shadows Trailer (2014)
19 June 2014
Vampire housemates try to cope with the complexities of modern life and show a newly turned hipster some of the perks of being undead.
Slow West Trailer (2015)
15 May 2015
In the Old West, a 17-year-old Scottish boy teams up with a mysterious gunman to find the woman with whom he is infatuated.
Black Sheep Trailer (2006)
10 September 2006
After a childhood prank by his brother Angus causes Henry to develop a phobia of sheep, he must step up to the onslaught of a genetically-mutated man-eating flock with the help of his friend and a young environmentalist.
The Imploding Self: A Journey Through the Life of Fergus mcLafferty Trailer (1995)
01 January 1995
A journey through the life of Fergus McLafferty. Fergus needs a role model. He chooses a fish with four legs - an axolotl.
Scarfies Trailer (1999)
05 August 1999
This dark comedy is set in Dunedin, New Zealand. A university student finds an old "abandoned" house and proceeds to invite other students to share.
The Locals Trailer (2003)
17 October 2003
Two best friends, Grant and Paul, hita country road for a night of fun, but unfortunately take a short cut to their fate.
The Power of the Dog Trailer (2021)
25 October 2021
A domineering but charismatic rancher wages a war of intimidation on his brother's new wife and her teen son, until long-hidden secrets come to light.
Sleeping Dogs Trailer (1977)
06 October 1977
Recluse Smith is drawn into a revolutionary struggle between guerrillas and right-wingers in New Zealand.
After the Waterfall Trailer (2010)
04 November 2010
A forest ranger is haunted by the disappearance of his four-year-old daughter, and the subsequent breakup of his marriage.
Dean Spanley Trailer (2008)
12 December 2008
Set in Edwardian England where upper lips are always stiff and men from the Colonies are not entirely to be trusted, Fisk Senior has little time or affection for his son, but when the pair visit an eccentric Indian, they start a strange journey that eventually allows the old man to find his heart.
Heavenly Creatures Trailer (1994)
12 September 1994
Precocious teenager Juliet moves to New Zealand with her family and soon befriends the quiet, brooding Pauline through their shared love of fantasy and literature.
Guns Akimbo Trailer (2020)
27 February 2020
An ordinary guy suddenly finds himself forced to fight a gladiator-like battle for a dark website that streams the violence for viewers.
Once Were Warriors Trailer (1994)
02 September 1994
In a violent relationship, it takes a mother’s strength to save herself and her children from the man she loved.
Crush Trailer (1992)
15 September 1992
A car crash blazes a destructive trail trough the lives of three women – an awkward adolescent, a malevolent femme fatale, and a wheelchair-ridden critic.
Holy Days Trailer (2026)
26 February 2026
When young Brian discovers plans to close a convent of delightfully eccentric nuns, he sets off with them on a wild road trip across New Zealand to save their home.
Bread & Roses Trailer (1993)
18 July 1993
Based upon the life of activist and trade unionist (and later MP) Sonja Davies. The film covers her life up to 1956, when, at age 33, she was elected to the Nelson Hospital Board.
Whale Rider Trailer (2003)
30 January 2003
A contemporary story of love, rejection, and triumph as a young Māori girl fights to fulfill a destiny her grandfather refuses to recognize.
The Assumption Trailer (1993)
25 March 1993
An animated homage to some surprising lesbian icons. Eve embarks on a journey beyond the garden gates; the Virgin, Venus and Mona Lisa are waiting.
The American Trailer (2023)
02 November 2023
American ballet dancer Joy Womack is accepted into Moscow's infamously tough Bolshoi Ballet Academy, with the dream of becoming a great ballerina.
Boy Trailer (2010)
25 March 2010
Boy, an 11-year-old child and devout Michael Jackson fan who lives on the east coast of New Zealand in 1984, gets a chance to know his absentee criminal father, who has returned to find a bag of money he buried years ago.
Beyond Gravity Trailer (1989)
09 September 1989
Richard, an astronomy-obsessed worrier spends his time fantasizing about outer-space and the cosmos, an activity which antagonizes friends and family.
The Convert Trailer (2024)
14 March 2024
Munro, a soldier turned lay preacher, comes to New Zealand to minister to the first British colonists, but he is converted by the powerful chief Maianui to serve a different purpose.
Pecking Order Trailer (2017)
18 May 2017
A documentary that follows the lives of multiple chicken enthusiasts as they prepare for the New Zealand national Chicken competition.
Juniper Trailer (2021)
26 August 2021
When a self-destructive teenager is suspended from school and asked to look after his feisty alcoholic grandmother as a punishment, the crazy time they spend together turns his life around.
Among the Cinders Trailer (1984)
06 July 1984
A teenage boy, Nick, has difficulty coping with the death of a friend. When Nick's grandmother also dies, his grandfather, thinking that the boy will not be able to handle another loss, conceals her death and takes Nick on a journey into the countryside.
Bad Taste Trailer (1987)
11 December 1987
A team from the intergalactic fast food chain Crumb's Crunchy Delights descends on Earth, planning to make human flesh the newest taste sensation.
