# The best New Zealand films

Peter Jackson's Middle-earth, Jane Campion's The Piano and An Angel at My Table, Taika Waititi's Boy and What We Do in the Shadows: the films with New Zealand production or co-production rated highest by AlloCiné viewers.

- 475 votes · 15 items
- Aug 4, 2022 · Harsh Iyer
- https://even.best/en/l/4756/the-best-new-zealand-films

## Top 15

1. **The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)** (46 · ▲47 ▼1) — Peter Jackson.
2. **The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)** (43 · ▲48 ▼5) — Peter Jackson.
3. **The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)** (43 · ▲44 ▼1) — Peter Jackson.
4. **The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)** (29 · ▲33 ▼4) — Peter Jackson.
5. **The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014)** (26 · ▲28 ▼2) — Peter Jackson.
6. **The Piano (1993)** (25 · ▲27 ▼2) — Jane Campion.
7. **The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013)** (22 · ▲25 ▼3) — Peter Jackson.
8. **District 9 (2009)** (20 · ▲23 ▼3) — Neill Blomkamp.
9. **Boy (2010)** (18 · ▲22 ▼4) — Taika Waititi.
10. **The Light Between Oceans (2016)** (16 · ▲21 ▼5) — Derek Cianfrance.
11. **Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence (1983)** (16 · ▲21 ▼5) — Nagisa Ōshima.
12. **Braindead (1992)** (16 · ▲20 ▼4) — Peter Jackson.
13. **What We Do in the Shadows (2014)** (14 · ▲19 ▼5) — Jemaine Clement and Taika Waititi.
14. **King Kong (2005)** (9 · ▲18 ▼9) — Peter Jackson.
15. **An Angel at My Table (1990)** (8 · ▲17 ▼9) — Jane Campion.

How is this ranking ordered? By people's votes: each ▲ adds a point and each ▼ takes one away. Anyone can vote and add what is missing.