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List of New Zealand feature films |
| Cinema of New Zealand |
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| List of New Zealand films |
A chronology of feature films and feature-length telemovies produced or filmed in New Zealand ordered by year of release:
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| Title | Director | Genre | Notes | |||
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| 1913 | ||||||
| Hinemoa | Gaston Méliès | First NZ feature film 1 | ||||
| Loved by a Maori Chieftess | Gaston Méliès | 1 | ||||
| How Chief Te Ponga Won His Bride | Gaston Méliès | 1 | ||||
| 1914 | ||||||
| Hinemoa | George Tarr | Romance | First feature film with a NZ producer and director. 2 | |||
| 1916 | ||||||
| The Mutiny of the Bounty | ||||||
| Title | Director | Genre | Notes | |||
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| 1935 | ||||||
| Down on the Farm (film) | First New Zealand talkie feature. | |||||
| Primitive Passions | ||||||
| Hei Tiki | ||||||
| New Zealand's Charm: A Romantic Outpost of Empire | CJ Morton | Scenic | 4 | |||
| Magic Playgrounds in New Zealand's Geyserland | Scenic | 4 | ||||
| 1936 | ||||||
| Phar Lap's Son | ||||||
| The Wagon and the Star | ||||||
| On the Friendly Road | ||||||
| 1937 | ||||||
| New Zealand Review no.1, Holiday Sounds | Scenic | 4 | ||||
| 1938 | ||||||
| New Zealand Review no.5, Mountain Holiday | Scenic | 4 | ||||
| 1939 | ||||||
| Rewi's Last Stand (1939) | Rudall Hayward | 5 | ||||
| 1940 | ||||||
| One Hundred Crowded Years | Official Centennial film | |||||
| Title | Director | Genre | Notes | |||
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| 1949 | ||||||
| Sands of Iwo Jima | Allan Dwan | War | Location shooting for Hollywood film. 5 | |||
| Title | Director | Genre | Notes | |||
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| 1952 | ||||||
| Broken Barrier | John O'Shea | Drama | 5 | |||
| 1954 | ||||||
| The Seekers (1954 film) | Ken Annakin | Adventure | Location shooting for British film with NZ setting. 5 | |||
| 1957 | ||||||
| Until They Sail | Robert Wise | Wartime Romance | Location shooting at Sumner for Hollywood film set in NZ.5 | |||
| Title | Director | Genre | Notes | |||
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| 1964 | ||||||
| Runaway (1964 film) | John O'Shea | 5 | ||||
| 140 Days Under the World | Geoffrey Scott | Documentary | 1965 Academy Award Nominee: Documentary Short. 6 | |||
| 1969 | ||||||
| Young Guy on Mt. Cook (ja:Nyu jirando no wakadaishô) | Jun Fukuda | (Location shooting of Japanese film)5 | ||||
| Title | Director | Genre | Notes | |||
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| 1972 | ||||||
| To Love a Maori | Rudall Hayward | Shot on 16mm 5 | ||||
| 1973 | ||||||
| Rangi's Catch | Michael Forlong | 5 | ||||
| 1974 | ||||||
| Games '74 | John King, Sam Pillsbury, Paul Maunder, Arthur Everard | Sports documentary | ||||
| 1975 | ||||||
| Test Pictures:Eleven Vignettes from a Relationship † | Geoff Steven | shot on 16mm 5 | ||||
| Landfall (film) † | Paul Maunder | shot on 16mm 5 | ||||
| 1976 | ||||||
| Off the Edge † | Michael Firth | Skiing | 5 | |||
| The God Boy † | Murray Reece | Telemovie 5 | ||||
| 1977 | ||||||
| Wild Man (film) | Geoff Murphy | |||||
| Sleeping Dogs | Roger Donaldson | Drama/Action | First NZ film to open in the U.S.A | |||
| Solo (1977 film) | Tony Williams | |||||
| 1978 | ||||||
| Skin Deep * | Geoff Steven | Drama | 5 | |||
| Died in the Wool † | Brian McDuffie | whodunnit | telemovie | |||
| Colour Scheme † | Peter Sharp | whodunnit | telemovie | |||
| 1979 | ||||||
| Middle Age Spread*† | John Reid | Comedy | (shot on 16mm) | |||
| Jack Winter's Dream † | David Sims | telemovie | ||||
| Sons for the Return Home*† | Paul Maunder | |||||
| 1980 | ||||||
| Beyond Reasonable Doubt * | John Laing | docudrama | ||||
| Squeeze (film)† | Richard Turner | (shot on 16mm) | ||||
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