Desmond Kelly
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Smash Palace
1981-05-01
Smash Palace
Overview: Al Shaw's life revolves around motor racing and his back country junkyard, the "Smash Palace". His French wife, Jacqui, doesn't appreciate the lack of attention due to Al's obsession with cars. When Al finds her in the arms of another man, he takes his daughter, Georgie and heads for the bush, desperately hoping to hold on to the only family he has left.
Genres: Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1981-05-01
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The Last Tattoo
1994-07-01
The Last Tattoo
Overview: In 1943, U.S. marines are stationed near Wellington. One of them is murdered by the boss of the Hotel Workers Union, who is sitting pretty, exempt from military service and living it up on black market profits. Girls under the control of the union - of whom the victim's fiancee, Rose, is one - give sexual favours to the Americans, in return for information. The marine assigned to investigate the murder, tries to find Rose through a public health nurse who traces VD infections. However they discover there it more going on than they realized, involving a conspiracy amongst the Union, the government and the U.S. military.
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-07-01
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Song of the Siren
1997-01-01
Song of the Siren
Overview: A plain woman with a beautiful voice is trapped in a difficult life caring for her cranky elderly father.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-01-01
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Absent Without Leave
1993-02-20
Absent Without Leave
Overview: In 1942 Wellington, Daisy Edwards, 16 and pregnant, relies totally on her just-wed husband, Ed, who is little older than she. Ed is suddenly drafted into the army and is to be sent overseas to battle while Daisy is sent to her father in Auckland. When Ed's leave is cancelled at the last minute he takes the dangerous decision to go absent without leave to be with Daisy on her journey home. As a deserter, Ed is hunted, captured and imprisoned. Life inside is bad enought without the worry of what is going on outside. The film is based upon a true story.
Genres: Romance Drama War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-02-20
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Darkest Knight
2003-07-15
Darkest Knight
Overview: Nightmare creatures and flesh eating dragons roam the kingdom of the wicked Prince John destroying all those who cross their path. Tyranny and oppression rule and ancient evil reigns over the helpless people of the towns and villages. Only the glint of fire on the sword of the chosen One can overthrow the deadly ruler and restore the throne to its rightful owner,
Genres: Adventure Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-07-15
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Illustrious Energy
1988-11-01
Illustrious Energy
Overview: Chan and his older mate Kim prospect for gold in 1890s Otago. Marooned until they can pay off their debts and return to China; they’ve been fruitlessly working their claim for 12 and 27 years respectively. Chan faces racism, isolation, extreme weather, threatening surveyors, opium dens and a circus romance.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-11-01
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The Navigator: A Medieval Odyssey
1988-12-15
The Navigator: A Medieval Odyssey
Overview: Cumberland, 1348. The plague is spreading in medieval England. The remote village of little Griffin is also threatened. But the 9-year-old boy has a recurring dream that holds the key to a tiny hope of survival: a lake with a coffin floating on it. A white church with an iron cross. A falling glove. A falling silhouette. A torch tumble through a dark shaft into infinity. With his brother he recognizes in it a prophecy to escape the Black Death. So they embark with a few men on a journey to a distant cathedral, where they want to set up an iron cross as an offering to God. Her path leads them through a deep and dark mine shaft into an unknown land and completely outlandish time - into the present-day New Zealand of the 1980s.
Genres: Action Adventure Fantasy Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-12-15
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The Frighteners
1996-07-18
The Frighteners
Overview: Once an architect, Frank Bannister now passes himself off as an exorcist of evil spirits. To bolster his facade, he claims his "special" gift is the result of a car accident that killed his wife. But what he does not count on is more people dying in the small town where he lives. As he tries to piece together the supernatural mystery of these killings, he falls in love with the wife of one of the victims and deals with a crazy FBI agent.
Genres: Horror Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-07-18
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The Scarecrow
1982-04-30
The Scarecrow
Overview: The same night as a girl is slain in the woods, the teenagers Sam and Les are robbed of all of their hard earned hens. In the quest for their hens they cross the murderer's path.
Genres: Crime Drama Horror Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1982-04-30
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