Highest Rated New Zealand Movies
Every movie below carries New Zealand as a production country, scored the same way as every other MEANRANK list — averaged across every platform that rates it, ranked with a confidence weighting so a handful of votes can't jump the queue.
1
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
A+
90
2
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
A
89
3
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
A
89
4
Once Were Warriors
A
81
5
What We Do in the Shadows
A
81
6
Hunt for the Wilderpeople
A
81
7
District 9
A
80
8
The Piano
B
79
9
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
B
79
10
Jojo Rabbit
B
78
11
Boy
B
78
12
The World's Fastest Indian
B
77
13
Whale Rider
B
77
14
In My Father's Den
B
76
15
Heavenly Creatures
B
75
16
Braindead
B
75
17
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
B
75
18
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
B
74
19
The Adventures of Tintin
B
73
20
King Kong
B
72
21
The Power of the Dog
B
71
22
Housebound
B
71
23
Turbo Kid
B
70
24
Slow West
B
70
25
The Frighteners
C
69
26
Evil Dead Rise
C
65
27
Deathgasm
C
64
28
The Quiet Earth
C
64
29
Bad Taste
C
63
30
Next Goal Wins
C
63
31
Zombies 4: Dawn of the Vampires
C
62
32
The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim
C
62
33
Come to Daddy
C
61
34
30 Days of Night
C
60
35
The Lovely Bones
C
60
36
Guns Akimbo
D
59
37
6 Days
D
57
38
The Warrior's Way
D
57
39
Z for Zachariah
D
57
40
Avalon High
D
56
41
The Big White
D
54
42
Mortal Engines
D
54
43
Ash
D
50
44
Shadow in the Cloud
F
47
45
Yogi Bear
F
42
46
The ABCs of Death
F
40
47
Boogeyman
F
39
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
A+
90
2
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
A
89
3
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
A
89
4
Once Were Warriors
A
81
5
What We Do in the Shadows
A
81
6
Hunt for the Wilderpeople
A
81
7
District 9
A
80
8
The Piano
B
79
9
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
B
79
10
Jojo Rabbit
B
78
11
Boy
B
78
12
The World's Fastest Indian
B
77
13
Whale Rider
B
77
14
In My Father's Den
B
76
15
Heavenly Creatures
B
75
16
Braindead
B
75
17
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
B
75
18
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
B
74
19
The Adventures of Tintin
B
73
20
King Kong
B
72
21
The Power of the Dog
B
71
22
Housebound
B
71
23
Turbo Kid
B
70
24
Slow West
B
70
25
The Frighteners
C
69
26
Evil Dead Rise
C
65
27
Deathgasm
C
64
28
The Quiet Earth
C
64
29
Bad Taste
C
63
30
Next Goal Wins
C
63
31
Zombies 4: Dawn of the Vampires
C
62
32
The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim
C
62
33
Come to Daddy
C
61
34
30 Days of Night
C
60
35
The Lovely Bones
C
60
36
Guns Akimbo
D
59
37
6 Days
D
57
38
The Warrior's Way
D
57
39
Z for Zachariah
D
57
40
Avalon High
D
56
41
The Big White
D
54
42
Mortal Engines
D
54
43
Ash
D
50
44
Shadow in the Cloud
F
47
45
Yogi Bear
F
42
46
The ABCs of Death
F
40
47
Boogeyman
F
39