Best award winning movies with superb pace from New Zealand

Check out today’s highest ranked movies with superb pace from New Zealand! Looking for the greatest movies of all times? Here is the list of the best movies with superb pace from New Zealand, based on the crowd's interest and popular searches from the country.

1 Jojo Rabbit (2019)

A World War II satire that follows a lonely German boy whose world view is turned upside down when he discovers his single mother is hiding a young Jewish girl in their attic. Aided only by his idiotic imaginary friend, Adolf Hitler, Jojo must confront his blind nationalism.

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2019-10-18 | Comedy / War

Cast

Roman Griffin Davis, Thomasin McKenzie

Rating

rating icon 8.026
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    tragicomic
  2. Ranked #1 for
    semi-serious
  3. Ranked #1 for
    serious drama

Trailer

Jojo Rabbit trailer
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2 The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014)

Immediately after the events of The Desolation of Smaug, Bilbo and the dwarves try to defend Erebor's mountain of treasure from others who claim it: the men of the ruined Laketown and the elves of Mirkwood. Meanwhile an army of Orcs led by Azog the Defiler is marching on Erebor, fueled by the rise of the dark lord Sauron. Dwarves, elves and men must unite, and the hope for Middle-Earth falls into Bilbo's hands.

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2014-12-10 | Action / Adventure

Cast

Ian McKellen, Martin Freeman

Rating

rating icon 7.316
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #80 for
    bloated
  2. Ranked #91 for
    arthurian
  3. Ranked #165 for
    action-packed finale

Trailer

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies trailer
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3 Deathgasm (2015)

Two teenage boys unwittingly summon an ancient evil entity known as The Blind One by delving into black magic while trying to escape their mundane lives.

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2015-08-28 | Comedy / Horror

Cast

Milo Cawthorne, Kimberley Crossman

Rating

rating icon 6.299
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #70 for
    Splatter Movie
  2. Ranked #111 for
    boppy
  3. Ranked #131 for
    bloodsoaked

Trailer

Deathgasm trailer
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4 The Dark Horse (2014)

One-time Maori speed-chess champ, Genesis Potini, lives with a bi-polar disorder and must overcome prejudice and violence in the battle to save his struggling chess club, his family and ultimately, himself.

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2014-07-17 | Drama / History

Cast

Cliff Curtis, James Rolleston

Rating

rating icon 6.207
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #61 for
    lowbrow
  2. Ranked #132 for
    teaching tool
  3. Ranked #169 for
    underdog

Trailer

The Dark Horse trailer
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5 Coming Home in the Dark (2021)

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

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2021-08-12 | Mystery / Thriller

Cast

Daniel Gillies, Erik Thomson

Rating

rating icon 5.696
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    most intense
  2. Ranked #1 for
    creating tension
  3. Ranked #1 for
    interesting dynamic

Trailer

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6 The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013)

The Dwarves, Bilbo and Gandalf have successfully escaped the Misty Mountains, and Bilbo has gained the One Ring. They all continue their journey to get their gold back from the Dragon, Smaug.

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2013-12-11 | Fantasy / Adventure

Cast

Martin Freeman, Richard Armitage

Rating

rating icon 7.573
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #89 for
    arthurian
  2. Ranked #93 for
    stopgap
  3. Ranked #95 for
    bloated

Trailer

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug trailer
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7 Housebound (2014)

When Kylie Bucknell is sentenced to home detention, she's forced to come to terms with her unsociable behaviour, her blabbering mother and a hostile spirit who seems less than happy about the new living arrangement.

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2014-09-04 | Horror / Comedy

Cast

Morgana O'Reilly, Rima Te Wiata

Rating

rating icon 6.589
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #37 for
    wayward
  2. Ranked #91 for
    like Mr. Brooks
  3. Ranked #98 for
    like Knives Out

Trailer

Housebound trailer
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8 Shadow in the Cloud (2020)

A WWII pilot traveling with top secret documents on a B-17 Flying Fortress encounters an evil presence on board the flight.

Info

2020-12-31 | Horror / Action

Cast

Chloë Grace Moretz, Nick Robinson

Rating

rating icon 5.834
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    sounding ridiculous
  2. Ranked #1 for
    gender-bending
  3. Ranked #2 for
    ridiculously over the top

Trailer

Shadow in the Cloud trailer
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9 District 9 (2009)

Thirty years ago, aliens arrive on Earth. Not to conquer or give aid, but to find refuge from their dying planet. Separated from humans in a South African area called District 9, the aliens are managed by Multi-National United, which is unconcerned with the aliens' welfare but will do anything to master their advanced technology. When a company field agent contracts a mysterious virus that begins to alter his DNA, there is only one place he can hide: District 9.

Info

2009-08-05 | Science Fiction

Cast

Sharlto Copley, Jason Cope

Rating

rating icon 7.436
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #41 for
    cinema verite
  2. Ranked #47 for
    Mockumentary
  3. Ranked #92 for
    interplanetary

Trailer

District 9 trailer
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10 What We Do in the Shadows (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.

Info

2014-06-19 | Comedy / Horror

Cast

Taika Waititi, Jemaine Clement

Rating

rating icon 7.6
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #11 for
    Mockumentary
  2. Ranked #56 for
    ad lib
  3. Ranked #136 for
    cinema verite

Trailer

What We Do in the Shadows trailer
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