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1. Moana (I) (2016)
PG | 107 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
In ancient Polynesia, when a terrible curse incurred by the demigod Maui reaches Moana's island, she answers the Ocean's call to seek out Maui to set things right.
Directors: Ron Clements, John Musker, Don Hall, Chris Williams | Stars: Auli'i Cravalho, Dwayne Johnson, Rachel House, Temuera Morrison
Votes: 380,709 | Gross: $248.76M
2. The Bounty (1984)
PG | 132 min | Adventure, Drama, History
Fed up with their Captain's harsh discipline, a sailing ship's crew decides to take action.
Director: Roger Donaldson | Stars: Mel Gibson, Anthony Hopkins, Laurence Olivier, Edward Fox
Votes: 30,728 | Gross: $8.60M
3. Donovan's Reef (1963)
Approved | 109 min | Adventure, Comedy, Romance
In an ideal society on a picturesque South Seas isle, diverse people live in harmony until an outsider disrupts the balance.
Director: John Ford | Stars: John Wayne, Lee Marvin, Elizabeth Allen, Jack Warden
Votes: 9,874
4. Summer Heights High (2007)
TV-MA | 28 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
The life of a public school epitomized by disobedient student Jonah Takalua, self-absorbed private school exchange student Ja'mie King, and megalomaniac drama teacher Mr. G.
Stars: Chris Lilley, Asolima Tauati, Iro Utaifeau, Zach Fa'atoe
Votes: 15,130
5. The Other Side of Heaven (2001)
PG | 113 min | Adventure, Biography, Drama
John Groberg, a farm kid from Idaho Falls, crosses an ocean to become a missionary in the remote and exotic Tongan islands during the 1950s.
Director: Mitch Davis | Stars: Christopher Gorham, Anne Hathaway, Joe Folau, Nathaniel Lees
Votes: 4,744 | Gross: $4.72M
6. Wake of the Red Witch (1948)
Approved | 106 min | Action, Adventure, Romance
During the 1860s in the South Pacific, Capt. Ralls, skipper of the Red Witch, has a series of adventures involving sunken gold bullion, pearls, natives, an unscrupulous ship owner and a giant octopus.
Director: Edward Ludwig | Stars: John Wayne, Gail Russell, Gig Young, Adele Mara
Votes: 2,948
7. The Adventures of Swiss Family Robinson (1998–1999)
30 min | Adventure, Family
Emmy-winner Richard Thomas (The Waltons) stars in this exciting family adventure based on Johann David Wyss's Timeless book. Join the shipwrecked Robinsons as they struggle together to make a new life on a remote desert island.
Stars: Gareth Howells, Kieren Hutchison, Richard Thomas, Mia Lux
Votes: 627
8. Paradise, Hawaiian Style (1966)
Approved | 91 min | Comedy, Musical
Rick Richards is a helicopter pilot who wants to set up a charter flying service in Hawaii -- along the way he makes some friends, including a young Hawaiian girl and her father, romances Judy Hudson, and sings a few songs.
Director: Michael D. Moore | Stars: Elvis Presley, Suzanna Leigh, James Shigeta, Donna Butterworth
Votes: 2,476 | Gross: $2.50M
9. The Dead Lands (2014)
R | 107 min | Action, Adventure
After his tribe is slaughtered through an act of treachery, the teenage son of a slain Maori chieftain looks to avenge his father's murder and bring peace and honor to the souls of his loved ones.
Director: Toa Fraser | Stars: James Rolleston, Lawrence Makoare, Te Kohe Tuhaka, Xavier Horan
Votes: 5,278 | Gross: $0.00M
10. Bird of Paradise (1932)
Passed | 80 min | Adventure, Drama, Romance
A native girl falls for a visitor to her island, but she's chosen to be sacrificed to the volcano god.
Director: King Vidor | Stars: Dolores Del Río, Joel McCrea, John Halliday, Richard 'Skeets' Gallagher
Votes: 1,581
11. Kon-Tiki (1950)
Approved | 77 min | Documentary
A documentary about the Kon-Tiki expedition of the Norwegian explorer Thor Heyerdahl.
Director: Thor Heyerdahl | Stars: Thor Heyerdahl, Herman Watzinger, Erik Hesselberg, Knut Haugland
Votes: 2,816
12. Pacific Banana (1981)
R | 82 min | Comedy
The story of a pair of Australian pilots working for a small South Pacific airline. Paul, a wildly successful womanizer, leaving conquests at every port and Martin, sad and lonely in his ... See full summary »
Director: John D. Lamond | Stars: Graeme Blundell, Robin Stewart, Deborah Gray, Alyson Best
Votes: 212
13. On an Island with You (1948)
Passed | 107 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
While shooting on location in the South Pacific, a movie star is pursued by a handsome Naval officer who is convinced she is the girl for him.
Director: Richard Thorpe | Stars: Esther Williams, Peter Lawford, Ricardo Montalban, Jimmy Durante
Votes: 1,050
14. Samoan Wedding (2006)
Not Rated | 97 min | Comedy, Romance
Four raucous Samoans are banned from their best friend's wedding. To get in, they have to prove themselves as mature individuals by getting and keeping girlfriends.
Director: Chris Graham | Stars: Oscar Kightley, Heto Ah Hi, Shimpal Lelisi, Robbie Magasiva
Votes: 1,625 | Gross: $0.07M
15. Beyond the Reef (1979)
PG | 91 min | Adventure, Romance
Tikoyo lives by the Bora Bora lagoon in the South Pacific, where he found a man-eating tiger shark when it was an orphaned baby, just a foot long. He named it Manidu, and it grew to be ... See full summary »
Director: Frank C. Clarke | Stars: Dayton Ka'ne, Maren Jensen, Kathleen Swan, Keahi Farden
Votes: 228 | Gross: $0.55M
16. Dangerous Money (1946)
Approved | 66 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller
A treasury agent on the trail of counterfeit money confides to fellow ocean liner passenger Charlie Chan that there have been two attempts on his life.
Director: Terry O. Morse | Stars: Sidney Toler, Gloria Warren, Victor Sen Yung, Rick Vallin
Votes: 1,286
17. Bird of Paradise (1951)
Approved | 100 min | Adventure, Drama, Romance
An island Princess falls for a visiting Frenchman, but her people are against it.
Director: Delmer Daves | Stars: Debra Paget, Louis Jourdan, Jeff Chandler, Everett Sloane
Votes: 526
18. Duckrockers (2022– )
Adventure, Comedy, Romance
The coming of age story of five young Pasifika teenagers living in inner-city Auckland during the mid-1980s.
Stars: Augustino Nansen Ieremia-Seulu, Duane Evans Jr., Levi Nansen Ieremia-Seulu, Dallas Latogia Malo Halavaka
Votes: 43
19. The Decks Ran Red (1958)
84 min | Adventure, Crime, Drama
A band of dishonest seamen plan a murderous mutiny aboard the S.S. Berwind.
Director: Andrew L. Stone | Stars: James Mason, Dorothy Dandridge, Broderick Crawford, Stuart Whitman
Votes: 606
20. Hurricane Smith (1952)
Approved | 90 min | Action, Adventure, Romance
South Sea freebooters fight for hidden treasure and the love of the beautiful Luana.
Director: Jerry Hopper | Stars: Yvonne De Carlo, John Ireland, James Craig, Forrest Tucker
Votes: 214
21. Tamahine (1963)
95 min | Comedy, Sport
A free-spirited young Polynesian girl is sent to live with her uncle in England. The many social and other rules new to her that she encounters there, as well as attention from student body of a local school cause much hilarity.
Director: Philip Leacock | Stars: Nancy Kwan, John Fraser, Dennis Price, Coral Browne
Votes: 159
22. Fresh Eggs (2019)
43 min | Comedy, Thriller
A black comedy with a deliciously twisted sense of humour, this six-part drama follows a couple's quest for "the good life" that goes wickedly awry. Penny (Chitham, Shortland Street, ... See full summary »
Stars: Claire Chitham, Cohen Holloway, Danielle Cormack, John Rhys-Davies
Votes: 238
23. The Lucifer Complex (1978)
Not Rated | 91 min | Sci-Fi
An intelligence agent discovers a Nazi plot to revive the Third Reich by using clones.
Directors: Kenneth Hartford, David L. Hewitt | Stars: Robert Vaughn, Merrie Lynn Ross, Keenan Wynn, Aldo Ray
Votes: 400
24. Flipper & Lopaka (1999–2005)
30 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Animated series about the friendship between a boy named Lopaka and dolphin Flipper. Once Flipper saved the boy's life, and then they became best friends. Dolphin began to show Lopaka ... See full summary »
Stars: Keith Scott, Jamie Oxenbould, Robyn Moore
Votes: 332
25. The Cutlass (2017)
97 min | Drama, Thriller
Inspired by true events, THE CUTLASS is a dramatic thriller set in the tropical wilderness of Trinidad and tells the story of a young woman who falls into the grasp of a dangerous sociopath... See full summary »
Director: Darisha J. Beresford | Stars: Lisa-Bel Hirschmann, Arnold Goindhan, Kirk Baltz, Rebecca M Foster
Votes: 272
26. Tiara Tahiti (1962)
Not Rated | 100 min | Drama, Comedy
James Mason and Sir John Mills star in this comedy-drama about a tough Colonel and a refined Captain who clashed during the war and continue their personal battle in peacetime Tahiti.
Director: Ted Kotcheff | Stars: James Mason, John Mills, Claude Dauphin, Herbert Lom
Votes: 281
27. Robinson Crusoe of Clipper Island (1936)
Approved | 256 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
A 14-episode serial in which Mala, a Polynesian in the employ of U.S. Intelligence investigates sabotage on Clipper Island. A gang of spies causes the eruption of a volcano, for which our ... See full summary »
Directors: Ray Taylor, Mack V. Wright | Stars: Mala, Rex, Buck the Dog, Mamo Clark
Votes: 121
28. Kumu Hina (2014)
Unrated | 75 min | Documentary, Biography
A transgender Native Hawaiian teacher inspires a young girl to fulfill her destiny of leading the school's male hula troupe, even as she struggles to find love and a committed relationship in her own life.
Directors: Dean Hamer, Joe Wilson | Stars: Leo Anderson Akana, Haemaccelo Kalu, Ho'Onani Kamai, Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu
Votes: 141
29. Insel der Dämonen (1933)
60 min | Drama
Wajan, the son of Nudonk,a witch, is beset with difficulties. His mother is in ill favor with the Balinese natives who want to get rid of her, and the hand of Sari, a native chieftain's ... See full summary »
Director: Friedrich Dalsheim | Stars: Lombos, Sari, Nodonk, Wajan
Votes: 21
30. In Football We Trust (2015)
Not Rated | 87 min | Documentary, Family, Sport
"In Football We Trust" captures a snapshot in time amid the rise of the Pacific Islander presence in the NFL. Presenting a new take on the American immigrant story, this feature length ... See full summary »
Directors: Tony Vainuku, Erika Cohn | Stars: Leva Bloomfield, Vita Bloomfield, Fihi Kaufusi, Harvey Langi
Votes: 82
31. Island Captives (1937)
Approved | 53 min | Adventure
A murdered businessman's daughter is shipwrecked on a jungle island with the son of the man who killed her father. Both are threatened by a smuggling ring that uses the island as its headquarters.
Director: Paul Kerschner | Stars: Edward J. Nugent, Joan Barclay, Henry Brandon, Charles King
Votes: 59
32. Island Girl (1993 Video)
Directors: Mark Hannah, Allen Posten | Stars: Speedy Arnold, Brent Darnell, Lindsay Fussell, Melody Johnson
Votes: 14
33. Hiko in Tonga (2019)
Approved | 62 min | Documentary
Paprika Leaverton, Host and Director of this award-winning film explores the vanishing female art form of Hiko or Juggling, while sharing the unique history of these Polynesian women and their Queen Salote in the Kingdom of Tonga.
Director: Connie Paprika Leaverton | Stars: Ofa Ki-Vavau Faiva-Saile, Valentaine Matthias Fakapulia, Sulia Fonua, Clelia Hendee
34. Polynesian Power (2005)
60 min | Documentary, Sport
Polynesian Power chronicles the ascent of Polynesians in American Football and the cultural history that defines these journeys. Profiling two Samoan athletes, Pisa Tinoisamoa and Isaac Sopoaga.
Directors: Robert Pennington, Jeremy Spear | Stars: Dwayne Johnson, June Jones, Rich Miano, Isaac Sopoaga
Votes: 25
35. The Tangaroa Expedition (2007)
G | 50 min | Documentary
Almost 60 years later, Thor Heyerdahl's grandson make the same travel that his grandfather.
Directors: Anders Berg, Havard Jennsen | Stars: Anders Berg, Olav Heyerdahl, Torgeir Higraff, Bjarne Krekvik
Votes: 8
38. New Zealand: The White Man's Paradise (1933)
Documentary, Short
An Eurocentric travelogue highlighting New Zealand's people, culture and natural beauty.
Star: James A. FitzPatrick
Votes: 6
39. Au large d'une vie (2015)
30 min | Short, Drama, Family
Teva, a young Tahitian with a passion for filmmaking, was compelled to leave his homeland to fulfill his ambitions. Having become a director, he returns to Tahiti and is once again ... See full summary »
Director: Claire Schwob | Stars: Raphaëlle Agogué, Tamara Ajuelos, Jean-Baptiste Bouyer, Karl Brillant
40. NWA Cyberspace: Fatal Attraction (2005 Video)
Sport
Slyck Wagner Brown defends the NWA Cyberspace Heavyweight Title against Michael Shane, America's Most Wanted defend the NWA Cyberspace Tag Team Titles against Jeff Jarrett and Matt Striker,... See full summary »
Stars: Dan Barry, Matt Bentley, Nick Berk, Retesh Bhalla
41. Singing Seas (1988)
9 min | Short, Musical
Gay tribal life on a mythic South Sea island, with exotically attired beautiful men emerging from the sea.
Director: Mark Summerville | Stars: Ivan Davis, Taiaroa Royal
42. Small Island Big Song: An Oceanic Songline (2019)
83 min | Documentary, Music
Filmed over three years on 16 Island nations across the Pacific and Indian Oceans, this grassroots musical follows the ocean highways uniting ancient musical lineages. From Madagascar to ... See full summary »
Director: Tim Cole | Stars: Clara Andrianaivo, Arthur Borman, O'Tahiti E, Markham Galut
Votes: 7
43. Humpback Whales of Tonga (1999)
21 min | Short
The humpback whale is an endangered species with 25,000 existing in all the world's oceans.
Director: Fred Heiman | Star: Peggy Heiman
44. The Book (IV) (2021)
10 min | Short, Thriller
When Josh, a veteran stuffed animal collector, Is given a Book Of Mormon from two Sister Missionaries of the Latter Day Saints Faith. He gets captured by a group of gang members. Low and ... See full summary »
Stars: Trevor Komm, Langi Tuifua, Joy Asiado, Alison Taylor
45.
Bro'Town (2004–2009)
Episode:
A Maori at My Table
(2004)
Animation, Comedy
The boys go on a trip to Jeff's marae, which turns out to be a tangi, and the mantle of leadership is suddenly thrust upon an unsuspecting Jeff.
Stars: David Fane, Mario Gaoa, Oscar Kightley, Shimpal Lelisi
46.
Bro'Town (2004–2009)
Episode:
Get Rucked
(2004)
Animation, Comedy
It's the annual rugby match against the St Sylvester's Old Boys, but when the school 1st XV comes down with food poisoning the boys have to play against a crack multi-code team featuring Joe Rokocoko, Tana Umaga and Stacey Jones!
Stars: David Fane, Mario Gaoa, Oscar Kightley, Shimpal Lelisi
47.
Bro'Town (2004–2009)
Episode:
Go Home Stay Home
(2004)
Animation, Comedy
When Constable Bababiba discovers that Vale and Valea have been left home alone, he sends Vale to a bad boys home and Valea to a rich, white family in Parnell. But when Dad realises he is ... See full summary »
Director: Maka Makatoa | Stars: David Fane, Mario Gaoa, Oscar Kightley, Shimpal Lelisi
48.
Bro'Town (2004–2009)
Episode:
Sionerella
(2004)
Animation, Comedy
Sione finally gets the chance to impress the girl of his dreams at the school ball, but his mother Mrs Tapili and his rival Rex Ruka do all they can to ruin his chances.
Stars: David Fane, Mario Gaoa, Oscar Kightley, Shimpal Lelisi
Votes: 12
49.
Bro'Town (2004–2009)
Episode:
The Weakest Link
(2004)
Animation, Comedy
After being run over by a bus, Valea suddenly becomes the brainiest boy in Morningside, and the boys stun the school by making it through to the televised finals of the national quiz show.
Stars: The Naked Samoans, Teuila Blakely, David Fane, Anthony Farac
Votes: 7
50.
Bro'Town (2004–2009)
Episode:
The Wong One
(2004)
Animation, Comedy
Wong from Hong Kong arrives in Morningside and Dad takes him in as a homestay visitor, but a case of mistaken identity sees Vale kidnapped in Wong's place by the legendary Grasshopper...a ... See full summary »
Stars: David Fane, Mario Gaoa, Oscar Kightley, Shimpal Lelisi