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1. The Sopranos (1999–2007)
TV-MA | 60 min | Crime, Drama
New Jersey mob boss Tony Soprano deals with personal and professional issues in his home and business life that affect his mental state, leading him to seek professional psychiatric counseling.
Stars: James Gandolfini, Lorraine Bracco, Edie Falco, Michael Imperioli
Votes: 466,776
2. Die Another Day (2002)
PG-13 | 133 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller
James Bond is sent to investigate the connection between a North Korean terrorist and a diamond mogul, who is funding the development of an international space weapon.
Director: Lee Tamahori | Stars: Pierce Brosnan, Halle Berry, Rosamund Pike, Toby Stephens
Votes: 228,749 | Gross: $160.94M
3. Next (2007)
PG-13 | 96 min | Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
A Las Vegas magician who can see into the future is pursued by FBI agents seeking to use his abilities to prevent a nuclear terrorist attack.
Director: Lee Tamahori | Stars: Nicolas Cage, Julianne Moore, Jessica Biel, Thomas Kretschmann
Votes: 165,939 | Gross: $18.21M
4. Billions (2016–2023)
TV-MA | 60 min | Drama
New money means no mercy as Mike Prince takes the Axe Capital throne. Chuck Rhoades is convinced no one should have that much wealth - or power. As all the players seek out new alliances, only one thing's for certain - wealth means war.
Stars: Paul Giamatti, Damian Lewis, Maggie Siff, David Costabile
Votes: 109,021
5. Along Came a Spider (2001)
R | 104 min | Drama, Thriller
When a senator's daughter under Secret Service protection is kidnapped from a private school, detective Alex Cross investigates the case even though he's recovering from the loss of his partner.
Director: Lee Tamahori | Stars: Morgan Freeman, Michael Wincott, Monica Potter, Dylan Baker
Votes: 95,610 | Gross: $74.08M
6. The Edge (1997)
R | 117 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
An intellectual billionaire and two other men struggle to band together and survive after getting stranded in the Alaskan wilderness with a blood-thirsty Kodiak Bear hunting them down.
Director: Lee Tamahori | Stars: Anthony Hopkins, Alec Baldwin, Elle Macpherson, Harold Perrineau
Votes: 78,809 | Gross: $27.78M
7. xXx: State of the Union (2005)
PG-13 | 101 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
Darius Stone, a new agent in the xXx program, is sent to Washington, D.C. to stop a coup attempt against the President of the United States.
Director: Lee Tamahori | Stars: Ice Cube, Samuel L. Jackson, Willem Dafoe, Scott Speedman
Votes: 73,465 | Gross: $26.87M
8. The Devil's Double (2011)
R | 109 min | Biography, Drama, Thriller
A chilling vision of the house of Saddam. The world of Hussein comes to life through the eyes of the man who was given a choice; either be the double for Saddam's sadistic son, or die.
Director: Lee Tamahori | Stars: Dominic Cooper, Ludivine Sagnier, Raad Rawi, Philip Quast
Votes: 63,785 | Gross: $1.36M
9. Once Were Warriors (1994)
R | 102 min | Crime, Drama
A family descended from Maori warriors is bedeviled by a violent father and the societal problems of being treated as outcasts.
Director: Lee Tamahori | Stars: Rena Owen, Temuera Morrison, Mamaengaroa Kerr-Bell, Julian Arahanga
Votes: 36,727 | Gross: $2.20M
10. The Quiet Earth (1985)
R | 91 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
A scientist awakens to find himself alone in the world. In a desperate attempt to search for others, he finds only two who have their own agenda.
Director: Geoff Murphy | Stars: Bruno Lawrence, Alison Routledge, Pete Smith, Anzac Wallace
Votes: 27,545 | Gross: $2.12M
11. Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence (1983)
R | 123 min | Drama, War
During WWII, a British colonel tries to bridge the cultural divides between a British POW and the Japanese camp commander in order to avoid bloodshed.
Director: Nagisa Ôshima | Stars: David Bowie, Tom Conti, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Takeshi Kitano
Votes: 19,934 | Gross: $2.31M
12. Mulholland Falls (1996)
R | 107 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
In 1950's Los Angeles, a special crime squad of the LAPD investigates the murder of a young woman.
Director: Lee Tamahori | Stars: Nick Nolte, Melanie Griffith, Jennifer Connelly, Chazz Palminteri
Votes: 18,913 | Gross: $11.50M
13.
The Sopranos (1999–2007)
Episode:
Toodle-Fucking-Oo
(2000)
TV-MA | 51 min | Crime, Drama
Richie Aprile gets out after ten years in prison and starts reasserting his authority while unaware of the changes made in the crime family's archetype. Meadow gets in trouble after a party gets out of hand.
Director: Lee Tamahori | Stars: James Gandolfini, Lorraine Bracco, Edie Falco, Michael Imperioli
Votes: 7,353
14. While She Was Out (2008)
R | 86 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A woman out late for Christmas Eve shopping is soon terrorized by a small gang of troublemakers, and she must fight for her life.
Director: Susan Montford | Stars: Kim Basinger, Lukas Haas, Craig Sheffer, Jamie Starr
Votes: 7,268
15. Nate and Hayes (1983)
PG | 99 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
A swashbuckling adventure which takes place in the mid-1800's on the South Pacific islands where bloody raids and battles were once the rule of the day.
Director: Ferdinand Fairfax | Stars: Tommy Lee Jones, Michael O'Keefe, Max Phipps, Jenny Seagrove
Votes: 2,389 | Gross: $1.96M
16. Biography (1987– )
TV-14 | 60 min | Documentary, Biography, History
The life stories of various historical figures and celebrities are told.
Stars: Jack Perkins, Peter Graves, Harry Smith, Robert J. Thompson
Votes: 2,080
17. The Ray Bradbury Theater (1985–1992)
TV-14 | 23 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
"The Ray Bradbury Theater" was a Canadian-produced anthology series scripted by famed science-fiction author Ray Bradbury. Many of the teleplays were based upon Bradbury's novels and short stories.
Stars: Ray Bradbury, Michael Copeman, Frank Whitten, Desmond Kelly
Votes: 1,690
18. Battletruck (1982)
PG | 91 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Post World War III futuristic tale of collapsed governments & bankrupt countries heralding a new lawless age.
Director: Harley Cokeliss | Stars: Michael Beck, Annie McEnroe, James Wainwright, Bruno Lawrence
Votes: 1,524
19. Utu (1983)
Unrated | 104 min | Adventure, Drama, History
In 1870, a Maori warrior working with the British finds his village massacred, and vows revenge.
Director: Geoff Murphy | Stars: Anzac Wallace, Bruno Lawrence, Tim Elliott, Kelly Johnson
Votes: 1,320
20. Goodbye Pork Pie (1980)
R | 105 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
Dumped by his girlfriend, a man joins a reckless youth in a stolen yellow mini and they drive the length of New Zealand, attracting cops and media attention, determined to get to Invercargill.
Director: Geoff Murphy | Stars: Tony Barry, Kelly Johnson, Claire Oberman, Shirley Gruar
Votes: 1,313
21. Treasure of the Yankee Zephyr (1981)
PG | 91 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
A drunken deer hunter, his pilot colleague and his daughter compete with a treasure hunter to reach a lake in New Zealand and uncover a WWII-era plane wreck carrying a fortune in gold.
Director: David Hemmings | Stars: Ken Wahl, Lesley Ann Warren, Donald Pleasence, George Peppard
Votes: 1,138
22. The Patriarch (2016)
103 min | Drama
From the author of "The Whale Rider", a tale of family rivalry and reconciliation, set against the stunning backdrop of rural New Zealand in the 1960s.
Director: Lee Tamahori | Stars: Temuera Morrison, Akuhata Keefe, Nancy Brunning, Jim Moriarty
Votes: 1,017
23.
Billions (2016–2023)
Episode:
The Chris Rock Test
(2020)
TV-MA | 59 min | Drama
Axe chases a play at Mike Prince's conference. Chuck wrestles with his demons and chooses a new path. Wendy takes the lead as Axe Cap faces a threat. Taylor confronts a figure from their past.
Director: Lee Tamahori | Stars: Paul Giamatti, Damian Lewis, Maggie Siff, David Costabile
Votes: 927
24. This Morning (1988– )
150 min | Comedy, Drama, Game-Show
Magazine show featuring lifestyle, cookery, fashion and news segments, along with celebrity interviews and gossip.
Stars: Phillip Schofield, Holly Willoughby, Ruth Langsford, Eamonn Holmes
Votes: 888
25. Tell Them Who You Are (2004)
R | 95 min | Documentary, Biography
The son of acclaimed cinematographer Haskell Wexler confronts his complex father by turning the camera on him. What results is a portrait of a difficult genius and a son's path out of the shadow of a famous father.
Director: Mark Wexler | Stars: Haskell Wexler, Mark Wexler, Billy Crystal, Norman Jewison
Votes: 554 | Gross: $0.04M
26. Me and Will (1999)
R | 101 min | Drama
Two L.A. women break out of rehab and take to the highway in search of Peter Fonda's legendary chopper from Easy Rider (1969). Their journey becomes a quest of self-discovery and rebirth, and test of their resolve and friendship.
Directors: Melissa Behr, Sherrie Rose | Stars: Sherrie Rose, Jason Hall, Bret Domrose, Patrick Dempsey
Votes: 528
27. Bad Blood (1981)
Not Rated | 105 min | Drama, Thriller
During World War 2, a farmer in New Zealand murders seven people, and the police, along with local Maori trackers, hunt him in the bush country.
Director: Mike Newell | Stars: Jack Thompson, Carol Burns, Denis Lill, Donna Akersten
Votes: 420
28. Bridge to Nowhere (1986)
86 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller
Kids on an outing in the forest come up against a mysterious hermit who lives on the other side of a bridge, and he is definitely not happy to see them.
Director: Ian Mune | Stars: Matthew Hunter, Margaret Umbers, Shelly Luxford, Stephen Judd
Votes: 286
29. Came a Hot Friday (1985)
PG | 101 min | Adventure, Comedy
This eccentric rural New Zealand tale follows two con men as they attempt to trick a small town into their illegal gambling scheme.
Director: Ian Mune | Stars: Peter Bland, Phillip Gordon, Michael Lawrence, Billy T. James
Votes: 224 | Gross: $0.01M
30. Beyond Reasonable Doubt (1980)
129 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A docu-drama covering one of the most famous murder cases in New Zealand history. Did Arthur Thomas kill Jeannette and Harvey Crewe at their Pukekawa farm house? Arthur was sure that ... See full summary »
Director: John Laing | Stars: David Hemmings, John Hargreaves, Tony Barry, Martyn Sanderson
Votes: 196
31.
Biography (1987– )
Episode:
Anthony Hopkins
(2007)
TV-14 | Documentary, Biography, History
Anthony Hopkins turn his back on theater to do film career and earn fame at the early '90s and the present.
Stars: Anthony Hopkins, Brad Pitt, Julianne Moore, James Woods
Votes: 148
32.
The Ray Bradbury Theater (1985–1992)
Episode:
Usher II
(1990)
G | 23 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
After fantasy and horror books were banned, librarian William Stendahl builds a replica of Edgar Allan Poe's "House of Usher" and populates it with androids set to murder government officials.
Director: Lee Tamahori | Stars: Patrick Macnee, Ian Mune, Stuart Devenie, Desmond Kelly
Votes: 145
33. The Silent One (1984)
PG | 95 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
A mythological children's tale about the friendship between a deaf mute boy, Jonasi, and a rare white turtle.
Director: Yvonne Mackay | Stars: George Henare, Pat Evison, Teraki Tokorangi, Turi Tama
Votes: 140
34. Inside 'Die Another Day' (2003 Video)
Not Rated | 76 min | Documentary, Short
The making of the 20th James Bond film that marked the 40th anniversary of the 007 movies, and offered the most modern, high-tech world seen yet.
Director: Charles de Lauzirika | Stars: G.A. Aguilar, Vic Armstrong, David Arnold, Terry Bamber
Votes: 121
35.
The Ray Bradbury Theater (1985–1992)
Episode:
The Long Rain
(1992)
TV-14 | 23 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
When an army spaceship crash lands on a world where it never stops raining, the four survivors try to reach the Sundome that has been erected on the planet and provides the only shelter. But exhaustion hits and predatory plants await.
Director: Lee Tamahori | Stars: Marc Singer, Michael Hurst, Brian Sergent, Mark Raffety
Votes: 118
36. The Convert (2023)
119 min | Action, Drama
A lay preacher who arrives at a British settlement in 1830s. His violent past is soon drawn into question and his faith put to the test, as he finds himself caught in the middle of a bloody war between Maori tribes.
Director: Lee Tamahori | Stars: Guy Pearce, Tioreore Ngatai-Melbourne, Antonio Te Maioha, Jacqueline McKenzie
Votes: 112
37. At Sundance (1995)
Not Rated | 71 min | Documentary
A group portrait of filmmakers attend the 1995 Sundance Film Festival. Featuring Matthew Harrison, Richard Linklater, Ethan Hawke, Todd Haynes, Greg Araki, Abel Ferrara, Atom Egoyan, James ... See full summary »
Directors: Michael Almereyda, Amy Hobby | Stars: Michael Almereyda, Gregg Araki, Danny Boyle, Edward Burns
Votes: 105
38. James Bond: A BAFTA Tribute (2002 TV Special)
85 min
Michael Parkinson hosts a celebration of forty years of the most successful movie series ever. Tribute is paid to the talent behind the stunts, gadgets, music and design, while Pierce ... See full summary »
Director: Stuart McDonald | Stars: Michael Parkinson, Shirley Bassey, Ken Adam, Maud Adams
Votes: 104
39.
The Ray Bradbury Theater (1985–1992)
Episode:
Silent Towns
(1992)
TV-14 | 22 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
A technician accidentally stranded on Mars by a sudden evacuation searches desperately for another human being on the desolate world. When he finds an equally lonely woman, she is not what he was expecting.
Director: Lee Tamahori | Stars: John Glover, Monica Parker, Ray Bradbury
Votes: 103
40. Premiere Bond: Die Another Day (2002 TV Movie)
48 min | Documentary
This TV special covers the London premiere of the 20th James Bond movie, Die Another Day, and the 40th anniversary Bond celebration that coincided with it.
Director: Emma Reynolds | Stars: Julia Bradbury, Pierce Brosnan, Roger Moore, Timothy Dalton
Votes: 90
41. Die Another Day: Shaken and Stirred on Ice (2002 Video)
24 min | Documentary, Short
Director: Rob Done | Stars: Samantha Bond, Vic Armstrong, Halle Berry, Alex Bicknell
Votes: 72
42. Die Another Day: From Script to Screen (2002 Video)
52 min
Director: Rob Done | Stars: Robert Carlyle, G.A. Aguilar, Bob Anderson, Vic Armstrong
Votes: 64
43. Among the Cinders (1984)
R | 104 min | Drama
Teen Nick is estranged from his family, and blaming himself for his Maori mate's climbing death. He runs away to his straight talking grandfather - who takes him bush - and loses his virginity to Sally.
Director: Rolf Hädrich | Stars: Paul O'Shea, Derek Hardwick, Yvonne Lawley, Rebecca Gibney
Votes: 60
44. Carry Me Back (1982)
102 min | Comedy, Drama
Two brothers take their father into the city for the weekend for a rugby game and a night on the town. However, the old man dies in their hotel and the boys need to smuggle his body back to... See full summary »
Director: John Reid | Stars: Grant Tilly, Kelly Johnson, Dorothy McKegg, Derek Hardwick
Votes: 60
45. Die Another Day: Just Another Day (2002 TV Movie)
23 min | Documentary
Promotional documentary television special predominantly filmed outside Buckingham Palace and Green Park in London for the parachute sequence of the James Bond movie Die Another Day (2002).
Director: Roger Penny | Stars: Colin Burrows, Halle Berry, Pierce Brosnan, Gerry Gavigan
Votes: 54
46. Skin Deep (1978)
110 min | Drama
In small-town New Zealand, the gung-ho town council decides that what the town needs to put it on the map is a massage parlour. To this end they bring masseuse, Sandra to town. Her presence... See full summary »
Director: Geoff Steven | Stars: Ken Blackburn, Deryn Cooper, Alan Jervis Wilks, Grant Tilly
Votes: 50
47. The Making of 'Along Came a Spider' (2001 Video)
Not Rated | 14 min | Documentary, Short
A look at the making of 'Along Came a Spider'.
Director: Kevin Gorman | Stars: Morgan Freeman, James Patterson, Dylan Baker, Monica Potter
Votes: 49
48. Trespasses (1984)
101 min | Drama
A puritanical widower is outraged when his daughter runs away to join a free-loving commune.
Director: Peter Sharp | Stars: Emma Piper, Andy Anderson, Patrick McGoohan, Sean Duffy
Votes: 37
49. Middle Age Spread (1979)
98 min | Comedy, Drama
A deputy principal of a high school, who has taken up jogging, to combat a spreading waistline, gradually enters into an affair with a co-worker's wife, as his wife is losing interest in him.
Director: John Reid | Stars: Grant Tilly, Dorothy McKegg, Peter Sumner, Bridget Armstrong
Votes: 37
50. Location Scouting with Peter Lamont: Die Another Day (2006 Video)
13 min | Documentary, Short
Director: John Cork | Stars: Vic Armstrong, Barbara Broccoli, Peter Lamont, Lee Tamahori
Votes: 36