★★★★ "A gem of a movie" - Stuff.  Filmmaker Elia Suleiman escapes from Palestine seeking an alternative homeland, only to find that Palestine is trailing behind him. The promise of a new life turns into a comedy of errors: however far he travels,…

★★★★½ "This lovingly crafted Kiwi drama demands your attention" - Stuff.co.nz.  Mata, Missy and Makareta. Three cousins. Three lives. Separated by circumstances, yet bound together by blood. Orphaned Mata believes she has no whānau and lives out…

- 2 x OSCAR WINNER -  ★★★★★ "[Hopkins] is simply stunning" - Stuff.co.nz.  Anthony is 80, mischievous, living defiantly alone and rejecting the carers that his daughter, Anne, encouragingly introduces. Yet help is also becoming a necessity for…

"This Kāpiti-dramedy is, at its heart, a celebration of the region and its leading lady... Libby Hunsdale and Ari Boyland deliver terrific performances. Poppy is a nuanced, vibrant and comedic tour-de-force" - Stuff.co.nz.  A young woman with Down…

★★★★ "a sweet delight" "charming" "hilarious" - Stuff.co.nz.  The Inbetweeners star Simon Bird's directorial debut is a funny, charming and wince-inducingly accurate adaptation of Joff Winterhart's graphic novel, with a soundtrack by Belle &…

★★★★ "A deceptively insightful comedy" - Stuff.co.nz.   An Official Selection of the 2020 Cannes International Film Festival, writer/director Caroline Vignal’s hilarious and life-affirming romantic comedy stars the wonderful Laure Calamy (Call My…

If you’ve never seen Breathless, now is the time. If you have, then you’ve never seen it like this: newly restored in 4K and projected on the big screen in all its ground-breaking brilliance. Sensual, thrilling and effortlessly…

★★★½ "A perfect midwinter treat for lovers of French farce." - Stuff.co.nz.   The sparkling new comedy from César-winner Martin Provost (The Midwife, Seraphine). It’s 1967. The immaculate and morally upright Paulette Van Der Beck (the…

★★★★ "a breathless, hilarious couple of hours at the cinema." - Stuff.co.nz.   In Twentieth Century Studios epic adventure-comedy “Free Guy,” a bank teller who discovers he is actually a background player in an open-world video game, decides to…

★★★★/4 "Audiences will come away feeling like they've really been somewhere, that they were moved by the people they met and expanded by the experience. You can't ask more from a movie." (San Francisco Chronicle)  From the acclaimed director of…

★★★½ - "An undemanding, near-silent, delightful slice of escapism" - Stuff.co.nz.   The Man In The Hat sets off from Marseilles in a small Fiat 500. On the seat beside him is a framed photograph of an unknown woman. Behind him is a 2CV into which is…

★★★★ "Respect” has everything you could hope for in a musical biopic." - San Francisco Chronicle.  Her voice changed everything. Jennifer Hudson is Aretha Franklin in the new movie, RESPECT – only in cinemas August 19. Following the rise of Aretha…

★★★★★ "colourful, candid and compelling look at a musical and cultural celebration" - Stuff.co.nz.  A hundred miles south of Woodstock, some of the biggest names in blues, gospel and soul – including Nina Simone, Stevie Wonder, BB King and Mahalia…

★★★★ "An electrifying fusion of convincing characters and breathtaking CGI" - Observer.  Marvel Studios’ Shang-Chi and The Legend of The Ten Rings stars Simu Liu as Shang-Chi, who must confront the past he thought he left behind when he is drawn…

★★★★★ "A thrilling, propulsive and provocative examination" - The Times.   THE LOST LEONARDO tells the inside story behind the Salvator Mundi, the most expensive painting ever sold at $450 million, claimed to be a long-lost masterpiece by Leonardo…

★★★★ "A brisk, exciting and likeable tale" - STUFF.  The iconic Eiffel Tower proudly stands on the Champ de Mars in the heart of Paris as a beacon of French artistry and ingenuity. But what do we know of Gustave Eiffel, the engineering genius to…

★★★★★ "Pig is a stone-cold poetic delight" - Stuff.co.nz.  A truffle hunter who lives alone in the Oregonian wilderness must return to his past in Portland in search of his beloved foraging pig after she is kidnapped. 97% - Rotten Tomatoes  …

The King of the Waltz has handpicked his all-time favourite show tunes, operatic arias and dance numbers from stages around the world - featuring many performances never seen before on the big screen.  André brings together performers from all over…

ALL TICKETS AT KIDS RPICES!  In THE BOSS BABY: FAMILY BUSINESS, BabyCorp faces a new threat. New Boss Baby Tina must convince brothers Tim and Ted Templeton to drink a magical formula to “grow down” into babies and work together to save the family…

Twenty years ago, Billy Elliot showed us that boys can dance and now Miss will win hearts as it proves that boys can compete in beauty pageants. The new film by Ruben Alves (The Gilded Cage) is a feel-good story about overcoming hardship and…

★★★★★ "It's bonkers and totally brilliant." - London Evening Standard.  Los Angeles, today. Henry (Adam Driver) is a stand-up comedian with a fierce sense of humor who falls in love with Ann (Marion Cotillard), a world-renowned opera singer. Under…

★★★★★ "It's better than good. It's magnificent" - The Times.  In No Time To Die, Bond (Daniel Craig) has left active service and is enjoying a tranquil life in Jamaica. His peace is short-lived when his old friend Felix Leiter from the CIA turns up…

"A formulaic slice of French fun with just a touch of added grit.  Funny, charming, breezy and skilfully performed" (Stuff)  The magnificent Catherine Frot (Marguerite) takes centre stage as Eve, a world-renowned rose farmer dealing with hard times.…

- SHOW ME SHORTS FILM FESTIVAL: 9-20 OCT 2021 -  It’s safe to say the entire world is going through a modern identity crisis. Identities shift like the wind. They make us take a good look in the mirror or, sometimes, into the cosmos. The films here…

- SHOW ME SHORTS FILM FESTIVAL: 9-20 OCT 2021 -  The short films collected here reflect our deep desire for human connection. Sometimes this comes at a heavy cost, and sometimes things simply go awry. Whatever the outcome, we delve deeply as we join…

- SHOW ME SHORTS FILM FESTIVAL: 9-20 OCT 2021 -  Sit back and enjoy some of the best and most vibrant short films from Aotearoa New Zealand and around the world. This collection provides a great way to sample what Show Me Shorts is all about.…

- SHOW ME SHORTS FILM FESTIVAL: 9-20 OCT 2021 -  Children love short films! Let the magic of cinema inspire and fire their imaginations! This collection of films is suitable for the whole family. Journey with a space traveller to a desolate dwarf…

- SHOW ME SHORTS FILM FESTIVAL 2021 -  Sometimes it pays to hold our assumptions lightly, lest we step off the ledge of misunderstanding, into the great unknown. These stories illustrate friendships put to the test, a dystopian medical misadventure,…

- SHOW ME SHORTS FILM FESTIVAL: 9-20 OCT 2021 -  We have a lot in common with our neighbours across the ditch. We also have many things that divide us and make us distinct. Australia is a country that includes one of the oldest cultures in the…

- SHOW ME SHORTS FILM FESTIVAL: 9-20 OCT 2021 -  Interested in learning more about short film making? Hear from three top filmmakers as they each screen one of their films and discuss how they made it, in a facilitated Q&A.  Monday 11th October at…

★★★★ "a hugely compelling, highly original Holocaust drama" - Daily Mail (UK)   1942. Gilles, a young Belgian man, is arrested by the SS alongside other Jews and sent to a concentration camp in Germany. He narrowly avoids execution by swearing to…

★★★★ -  "a cleverly crafted rural Icelandic tale" - Stuff.co.nz.   Icelandic couple, María (Noomi Rapace) and Ingvar (Hilmir Snaer Gudnason) live with their herd of sheep on a beautiful but remote farm. When they discover a mysterious newborn on…

A stunning new exploration of the life and work of Van Gogh, through the eyes of his most devoted admirer and owner of the largest private collection of his artworks. Gain unprecedented access to legendary artistic treasures, experience the rare…

Documentary that chronicles the life of Julia Child. ‘JULIA’ tells the story of the legendary cookbook author and television superstar who changed the way Americans think about food, television, and even about women. Using never-before-seen archival…

From Twentieth Century Studios and visionary filmmaker Ridley Scott comes The Last Duel, a gripping tale of betrayal and vengeance set against the brutality and female oppression of 14th century France. The historical epic, which is based on actual…

A look at the life, passions, achievements and tragedies surrounding the famous explorer and environmentalist Jacques Cousteau, featuring an archive of his newly restored footage. Adventurer, filmmaker, inventor, author, unlikely celebrity and…

Sam (George Ferrier) a self-destructive 17-year-old, returns home from boarding school to discover his UK-based grandmother Ruth (Charlotte Rampling) has moved in. Sam soon finds himself confronted by Ruth’s love for the bottle, acerbic wit and lust…

20th Century Studios and Locksmith Animation’s Ron’s Gone Wrong is the story of Barney, a socially awkward middle-schooler and Ron, his new walking, talking, digitally-connected device, which is supposed to be his “Best Friend out of the Box.” Ron’s…

The New Zealand Opera presents Handel's Semele.  Attend the wedding of the year, filmed at the Holy Trinity Cathedral in October 2020. Drawn from Ovid’s Metamorphoses, the sensual story explores a love triangle between Jupiter, King of the Gods, his…

Marvel Studios’ Eternals follows a group of heroes from beyond the stars who had protected the Earth since the dawn of man. When monstrous creatures called the Deviants, long thought lost to history, mysteriously return, the Eternals are forced to…

The Many Saints of Newark is the much-anticipated feature film prequel to the groundbreaking, award-winning HBO drama series The Sopranos. The film is set in the explosive 1960s in the era of the Newark riots, when the African- American and Italian…

A poetic blending of the personal and political, Skies of Lebanon combines live action with animation to create a vivid picture of Lebanon, inspired by the family history of filmmaker Chloé Mazlo. Using stories told to her by her grandmother of life…

Charismatic rancher Phil Burbank inspires fear and awe in those around him. When his brother brings home a new wife and her son, Phil torments them until he finds himself exposed to the possibility of love. Written and directed by Jane Campion,…

A psychological thriller about a young girl, passionate in fashion design, who is mysteriously able to enter the 1960s where she encounters her idol, a dazzling wannabe singer. But 1960s London is not what it appears, and time seems to fall apart…

BREAKING BREAD follows Arab and Jewish chefs in Haifa, Israel as they collaborate in the kitchen. Connected through a shared love of food, the chefs unite to celebrate their cultures  and the food of their region free from political and religious…

The Rescue chronicles the enthralling, against-all-odds story that transfixed the world in 2018: the daring rescue of twelve boys and their coach from deep inside a flooded cave in Northern Thailand. Academy Award®-winning directors and producers E.…

The origin story of Father Christmas is re-imagined in Gil Kenan’s live action A Boy Called Christmas. An ordinary young boy called Nikolas sets out on an extraordinary adventure into the snowy north in search of his father who is on a quest to…

8-year-old Nelly has just lost her beloved grandmother and is helping her parents clean out her mother’s childhood home. She explores the house and the surrounding woods where her mom, Marion, used to play and built the treehouse she’s heard so much…

A sensational trove. A great discovery. A cinematographic tour through 4 stunning exhibitions. 70 years on from Hitler’s declaration of war on “degenerate” art, this event film reveals secrets of the Fuhrer's treasure. Picasso, Matisse, Renoir and…

In Imperial Rome led by Crassus, Spartacus and his wife Phrygia are reduced to slavery and are separated by slave dealers. His love for her and his desire for freedom lead him to revolt against the Roman army with the help of the other captives. But…

Oscar nominee Denis Villeneuve (Arrival, Blade Runner 2049) directs Dune, the big-screen adaptation of Frank Herbert’s seminal bestselling book.  A mythic and emotionally charged hero’s journey, Dune tells the story of Paul Atreides, a brilliant…

Wes Anderson’s The French Dispatch is a love letter to journalists set in an outpost of an American magazine in a fictional 20th-century French city and brings to life a collection of stories published in The French Dispatch.  Written and directed…

On Christmas eve, Marie and her whole family are gathered around the tree in celebration of the holiday. She receives a magical gift from her godfather Drosselmeyer and soon enough this Christmas eve will take an unexpected turn for her. Marie's new…

House of Gucci is inspired by the shocking true story of the family empire behind the Italian fashion house of Gucci. Spanning three decades of love, betrayal, decadence, revenge, and ultimately murder, we see what a name means, what it’s worth, and…

As a collection of history’s worst tyrants and criminal masterminds gather to plot a war to wipe out millions, one man must race against time to stop them. Discover the origins of the very first independent intelligence agency in The King’s Man,…

Written and directed by Academy Award® nominee Branagh, BELFAST is a poignant story of love, laughter and loss in one boy’s childhood, amid the music and social tumult of the late 1960s. The cast stars Golden Globe nominee Caitriona Balfe, Academy…

Lured to the banks of a mysterious lake by his alter-ego, the Evil Genius, Prince Siegfried encounters the most beautiful swan Odette and swears his love to her. At the castle, prospective brides try to entertain the distracted Prince, but it is the…

Belgian sleuth Hercule Poirot’s Egyptian vacation aboard a glamorous river steamer turns into a terrifying search for a murderer when a picture-perfect couple’s idyllic honeymoon is tragically cut short. Set against an epic landscape of sweeping…

It’s July 29, 1981. In the majestic St Paul’s Cathedral in London, Lady Diana Spencer marries Prince Charles. The same day, another celebration takes place in the canteen of a Norwegian small-town factory. It’s the newly-weds LIV and TERJE’S wedding…

Emeralds for the elegance and sophistication of Paris, rubies for the speed and modernity of New York, and diamonds for an imperial St. Petersburg. Three sparkling scenes accompanied by the music of three essential composers, feature the styles of…

While traveling in Egypt, Lord Wilson is caught in a sandstorm and finds refuge in the nearest pyramid where Aspicia, the daughter of one of Egypt’s most powerful pharaohs, lies entombed. When he falls asleep, lulled by the haze of opium, Aspicia…

After more than thirty years of service as one of the Navy’s top aviators, Pete “Maverick” Mitchell (Tom Cruise) is where he belongs, pushing the envelope as a courageous test pilot and dodging the advancement in rank that would ground him. When he…