Subgenre Sampler
Rental > New Zealand: 791 Films to Rent
Saving Grace (1997)
- Dir. Costa Botes
Feat. Kirsty Hamilton, Jim Moriarty
- A kind of Jesus of Upper Cuba Street, this adaptation of Duncan Sarkies' stageplay ambitiously hammers a drama of poverty in inner–city…
Telly Laughs (TV Series) (1997-1998)
- A spin–off of SKITZ, this irreverent Kiwi comedy hour parodies a variety of popular television shows, movies and commercials.
DVD features…
Topless Women Talk About Their Lives (1997)
- Dir. Harry Sinclair
Feat. Danielle Cormack, Joel Tobeck, Ian Hughes…
- The local sensation of the '97 year that far too few Kiwis saw on the big screen, this fresh and assured comic tableau sees various appealing…
Topp Twins, The (TV Series) (1997)
- Feat. Jools Topp, Lynda Topp
- Choice episodes from Lynda and Jools' brazenly Kiwi hit comedy series, with Camp Mother and Leader, Ken and Ken and other beloved character pairings…
Ugly, The (1997)
- Dir. Scott Reynolds
Feat. Paolo Rotondo, Rebecca Hobbs, Jennifer Ward-Lealand
- A local portrait of a serial killer – Auckland lad Scott Reynolds' transcends his derivative script with an audacious visual style that'll…
Whole of the Moon, The (1997)
- Dir. Ian Mune
Feat. Toby Fisher, Nikki Si'Ulepa, Pascale Bussieres…
- Heartfelt yet uplifting story of two disparate teenage cancer patients who find strength in their misfortune. Dir. Ian Mune's talent for coaxing…
Betrayal, The (1996)
- Dir. John Anderson
Feat. Allen O'Leary
- A dynamic mix of documentary, rare achive footage, and vivid dramatic recreations tells the extraordinary adventures of Kiwi Ron Jeffrey in wartime…
Bonjour Timothy (1996)
- Dir. Wayne Tourell
Feat. Dean O'Gorman, Sabine Karsenti, Angela Bloomfield
- Dean O'Gorman and Sabine Karsenti get a dose of culture shock as international exchange students in this Kiwi–French Canadian…
Broken English (1996)
- Dir. Gregor Nicholas
Feat. Rade Serbedzija, Aleksandra Vujcic, Julian Arahanga
- Racial angst and insecurities afflict an immigrant Serbian family living in the Auckland suburbs.
Impassioned drama stars Slavic superstar Rade…
Chicken (1996)
- Dir. Grant Lahood
Feat. Cliff Curtis, Bryan Marshall, Martyn Sanderson…
- Blackly comic farce about an middle–aged ex–pop–star–turned–fast–food–proprietor who is being stalked by a…