Alistair Browning

Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence (1983)

Island of Java, 1942, during World War II. British Major Jack Celliers arrives at a Japanese prison camp, run by the strict Captain Yonoi. Colonel John Lawrence, who has a profound knowledge of Japanese culture, and Sergeant Hara, brutal and simpleton, will witness ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nagisa Ōshima
CAST:  David Bowie  •  Tom Conti  •  Ryuichi Sakamoto  •  Takeshi Kitano

Island of Java, 1942, during World War II. British Major Jack Celliers arrives at a Japanese prison camp, run by the strict Captain Yonoi. Colonel John Lawrence, who has a profound knowledge of Japanese culture, and Sergeant Hara, brutal and simpleton, will witness ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nagisa Ōshima
CAST:  David Bowie  •  Tom Conti  •  Ryuichi Sakamoto  •  Takeshi Kitano

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)

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Aragorn is revealed as the heir to the ancient kings as he, Gandalf and the other members of the broken fellowship struggle to save Gondor from Sauron's forces. Meanwhile, Frodo and Sam take the ring closer to the heart of Mordor, the dark lord's realm.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Peter Jackson
CAST:  Elijah Wood  •  Ian McKellen  •  Viggo Mortensen  •  Sean Astin

Aragorn is revealed as the heir to the ancient kings as he, Gandalf and the other members of the broken fellowship struggle to save Gondor from Sauron's forces. Meanwhile, Frodo and Sam take the ring closer to the heart of Mordor, the dark lord's realm.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Peter Jackson
CAST:  Elijah Wood  •  Ian McKellen  •  Viggo Mortensen  •  Sean Astin

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)

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Frodo and Sam are trekking to Mordor to destroy the One Ring of Power while Gimli, Legolas and Aragorn search for the orc-captured Merry and Pippin. All along, nefarious wizard Saruman awaits the Fellowship members at the Orthanc Tower in Isengard.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Peter Jackson
CAST:  Elijah Wood  •  Ian McKellen  •  Viggo Mortensen  •  Liv Tyler

Frodo and Sam are trekking to Mordor to destroy the One Ring of Power while Gimli, Legolas and Aragorn search for the orc-captured Merry and Pippin. All along, nefarious wizard Saruman awaits the Fellowship members at the Orthanc Tower in Isengard.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Peter Jackson
CAST:  Elijah Wood  •  Ian McKellen  •  Viggo Mortensen  •  Liv Tyler

Vertical Limit (2000)

Trapped near the summit of K2, the world's second-highest mountain, Annie Garrett radios to base camp for help. Brother Peter hears Annie's message and assembles a team to save her and her group before they succumb to K2's unforgiving elements. But, as Annie lays ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Martin Campbell
CAST:  Chris O'Donnell  •  Robin Tunney  •  Bill Paxton  •  Izabella Scorupco

Trapped near the summit of K2, the world's second-highest mountain, Annie Garrett radios to base camp for help. Brother Peter hears Annie's message and assembles a team to save her and her group before they succumb to K2's unforgiving elements. But, as Annie lays ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Martin Campbell
CAST:  Chris O'Donnell  •  Robin Tunney  •  Bill Paxton  •  Izabella Scorupco

Not Only But Always (2004)

The story of the working and personal relationship between the comedians Peter Cook and Dudley Moore, a hugely popular duo in the UK during the 1960s and 1970s. Focusing primarily on Cook, the film traces the pair from their first meeting through their career as ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Terry Johnson
CAST:  Rhys Ifans  •  Aidan McArdle  •  Jodie Rimmer  •  Camilla Power

The story of the working and personal relationship between the comedians Peter Cook and Dudley Moore, a hugely popular duo in the UK during the 1960s and 1970s. Focusing primarily on Cook, the film traces the pair from their first meeting through their career as ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Terry Johnson
CAST:  Rhys Ifans  •  Aidan McArdle  •  Jodie Rimmer  •  Camilla Power

Rain (2001)

Janey is on vacation with her brother, Jim, mother, Kate, and father Ed, at their beach house on the Mahurangi Peninsual in New Zealand. Ed and Kate, who are on the verge of divorce, sit around in the back yard all day drinking whiskey and Janey and Jim are left to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Christine Jeffs
CAST:  Alicia Fulford-Wierzbicki  •  Sarah Peirse  •  Marton Csokas  •  Alastair Browning

Janey is on vacation with her brother, Jim, mother, Kate, and father Ed, at their beach house on the Mahurangi Peninsual in New Zealand. Ed and Kate, who are on the verge of divorce, sit around in the back yard all day drinking whiskey and Janey and Jim are left to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Christine Jeffs
CAST:  Alicia Fulford-Wierzbicki  •  Sarah Peirse  •  Marton Csokas  •  Alastair Browning

Shopping (2013)

Living in New Zealand in 1981 amid high racial tension, Willie, a half-Samoan teenager, is coming into his own. With an unpredictable father, Willie spends most of his time working at a department store or taking care of his little brother, Solomon. A chance ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Louis Sutherland  •  Mark Albiston
CAST:  Kevin Paulo  •  Julian Dennison  •  Jacek Koman  •  Alistair Browning

Living in New Zealand in 1981 amid high racial tension, Willie, a half-Samoan teenager, is coming into his own. With an unpredictable father, Willie spends most of his time working at a department store or taking care of his little brother, Solomon. A chance ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Louis Sutherland  •  Mark Albiston
CAST:  Kevin Paulo  •  Julian Dennison  •  Jacek Koman  •  Alistair Browning

Maiden Voyage (2004)

A former firefighter and Special Forces officer takes on a team of murderous terrorists when the oceanliner he's working on is hijacked shortly after leaving port. Hired to evaluate security on a luxury cruise ship, blaze battler and former military man Kyle ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Colin Budds
CAST:  Casper Van Dien  •  Danielle Cormack  •  Rose McIver  •  John Sumner

A former firefighter and Special Forces officer takes on a team of murderous terrorists when the oceanliner he's working on is hijacked shortly after leaving port. Hired to evaluate security on a luxury cruise ship, blaze battler and former military man Kyle ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Colin Budds
CAST:  Casper Van Dien  •  Danielle Cormack  •  Rose McIver  •  John Sumner

Luella Miller (2004)

The arrival of gorgeous and enigmatic Luella Miller instantly disrupts the social balance of a small New Zealand town in this spine-tingling psychological thriller.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dane Giraud
CAST:  Sia Trokenheim  •  Sara Wiseman  •  Phil Brown  •  Jacqueline Nairn

The arrival of gorgeous and enigmatic Luella Miller instantly disrupts the social balance of a small New Zealand town in this spine-tingling psychological thriller.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dane Giraud
CAST:  Sia Trokenheim  •  Sara Wiseman  •  Phil Brown  •  Jacqueline Nairn

Second Time Lucky (1984)

In the beginning the Devil made a bet with God. The Devil backed Eve, God backed Adam. What would have happened to love and sex if Adam hadn't taken the bite?  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Anderson
CAST:  Diane Franklin  •  Roger Wilson  •  Jon Gadsby  •  Robert Helpmann

In the beginning the Devil made a bet with God. The Devil backed Eve, God backed Adam. What would have happened to love and sex if Adam hadn't taken the bite?  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Anderson
CAST:  Diane Franklin  •  Roger Wilson  •  Jon Gadsby  •  Robert Helpmann

Terror Peak (2003)

Melanie Fraser has a problem. Her mother, Dr. Janet Fraser, thinks that she can bond with her stepfather by accompanying mom and dad on a simple business excursion to see if a small tour guide company is a good investment for clients. The fact that the trip will ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dale G. Bradley
CAST:  Lynda Carter  •  Parker Stevenson  •  Antony Starr  •  Emily Barclay

Melanie Fraser has a problem. Her mother, Dr. Janet Fraser, thinks that she can bond with her stepfather by accompanying mom and dad on a simple business excursion to see if a small tour guide company is a good investment for clients. The fact that the trip will ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dale G. Bradley
CAST:  Lynda Carter  •  Parker Stevenson  •  Antony Starr  •  Emily Barclay

Futile Attraction (2005)

A mockumentary about a film crew making a New Zealand reality television show about a couple brought together by a dating service. However due to their being incompatible, the film crew tries to manipulate them to get the film they want for the show.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mark Prebble
CAST:  Danielle Mason  •  Alistair Browning  •  Glenda Tuaine  •  Michelle Ang

A mockumentary about a film crew making a New Zealand reality television show about a couple brought together by a dating service. However due to their being incompatible, the film crew tries to manipulate them to get the film they want for the show.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mark Prebble
CAST:  Danielle Mason  •  Alistair Browning  •  Glenda Tuaine  •  Michelle Ang

Fracture (2004)

A young solo mother loves her son and his needs are formost, but she still has room in her heart for her very broken brother, even as her fundamentalist mother rejects her. But when the brother is responsible for a woman's broken neck, during his burglary of her ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Larry Parr
CAST:  Kate Elliott  •  Jared Turner  •  Tim Lee  •  Miranda Harcourt

A young solo mother loves her son and his needs are formost, but she still has room in her heart for her very broken brother, even as her fundamentalist mother rejects her. But when the brother is responsible for a woman's broken neck, during his burglary of her ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Larry Parr
CAST:  Kate Elliott  •  Jared Turner  •  Tim Lee  •  Miranda Harcourt

Mahana (2016)

It is the 1960s. Two Maori families, the Mahanas and the Poatas, make a living shearing sheep on the east coast of New Zealand. The two clans, who are bitter enemies, face each other as rivals at the annual sheep shearing competitions. Simeon is a 14-year-old scion ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lee Tamahori
CAST:  Temuera Morrison  •  Akuhata Keefe  •  Nancy Brunning  •  Jim Moriarty

It is the 1960s. Two Maori families, the Mahanas and the Poatas, make a living shearing sheep on the east coast of New Zealand. The two clans, who are bitter enemies, face each other as rivals at the annual sheep shearing competitions. Simeon is a 14-year-old scion ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lee Tamahori
CAST:  Temuera Morrison  •  Akuhata Keefe  •  Nancy Brunning  •  Jim Moriarty

Siege (2012)

On the 7th of May 2009, Senior Constables Len Snee, Grant Diver and Bruce Miller arrived at 41 Chaucer Rd in Napier to serve a search warrant on Jan Molenaar for the growing of cannabis. This was just a routine warrant, something they had done countless times. What ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mike Smith
CAST:  Mark Mitchinson  •  Darren Young  •  Jon Cummings  •  Joel Tobeck

On the 7th of May 2009, Senior Constables Len Snee, Grant Diver and Bruce Miller arrived at 41 Chaucer Rd in Napier to serve a search warrant on Jan Molenaar for the growing of cannabis. This was just a routine warrant, something they had done countless times. What ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mike Smith
CAST:  Mark Mitchinson  •  Darren Young  •  Jon Cummings  •  Joel Tobeck

Bliss (2011)

Bliss tells the story of Katherine Mansfield in her early 20s as she leaves New Zealand and begins her journey as a writer.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Fiona Samuel
CAST:  Kate Elliott  •  Sarah Peirse  •  Antony Starr  •  Chelsie Preston Crayford

Bliss tells the story of Katherine Mansfield in her early 20s as she leaves New Zealand and begins her journey as a writer.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Fiona Samuel
CAST:  Kate Elliott  •  Sarah Peirse  •  Antony Starr  •  Chelsie Preston Crayford

Restoration (2015)

Francis is a struggling aspiring artist who receives an unusual proposition from a mysterious art dealer during another of his fruitless exhibitions. In return for restoring and old oil paiting by an obscure artist, Benjamin Brooke offers to represent and propel ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tim Tsiklauri
CAST:  Milo Cawthorne  •  Alistair Browning  •  Greg Smith

Francis is a struggling aspiring artist who receives an unusual proposition from a mysterious art dealer during another of his fruitless exhibitions. In return for restoring and old oil paiting by an obscure artist, Benjamin Brooke offers to represent and propel ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tim Tsiklauri
CAST:  Milo Cawthorne  •  Alistair Browning  •  Greg Smith