The top 10 streaming movies and TV series in New Zealand for the week 10-16 April 2023.
Lists are provided courtesy of JustWatch.com.
Movies
- Cocaine Bear – Inspired by the true story of a drug runner’s plane crash, lost cocaine and the bear that ate it. This wild comedy shows an Apex predators rampage for blow – and blood.
- Avatar: the Way of the Water – Avatar: The Way of the Water reaches new heights as James Cameron returns to the world of Pandora. Set a decade plus after the events of the first film, this breathtaking new movie tells the story of the Sully family and introduces audiences to the majestic ocean tulkun.
- John Wick Chapter 3 Parabellum – Keanu Reeves is back as the legendary hit man John Wick in this sequel that finds him fighting for his life on the streets of NY.
- Tetris – Based on the true story of American video game salesman Henk Rogers and his discovery of Tetris in 1988. When he sets out to bring the game to the world, he enters a dangerous web of lies and corruption behind the Iron Curtain.
- John Wick – From the producer of Clash of the Titans and The Town comes a tale of adrenaline-fueled revenge and redemption. When a retired hit man is forced back into action by a sadistic young thug, he hunts down his adversaries with the skill and ruthlessness that made him an underworld legend.
- Everything Everywhere All At Once – Academy Award winning Best Picture starring Academy Award winner Michelle Yeoh as an overwhelmed immigrant mother who must learn to channel her newfound powers after an interdimensional rupture threatens the fate of the world.
- The Banshees of Inisherin – Two lifelong friends find themselves at an impasse when one abruptly ends their relationship, with alarming consequences for both of them.
- John Wick Chapter 2 – Legendary hit man John Wick comes out of retirement when a former associate plots to seize control of an international assassins’ guild. Bound by a blood oath to help him, Wick travels to Rome to square off against the world’s deadliest killers.
- Puss in Boots: The Last Wish – Everyone’s favorite swashbuckling feline returns for a new adventure in the Shrek universe as Puss in Boots goes on a grand quest to find a magical Wishing Star.
- The Menu – Ready for dinner? A couple who travel to an exclusive restaurant are shocked to see what’s on the menu in this delectable horror satire.
TV Series
- Succession – When a media tycoon considers retirement, each of his four grown children begins angling for their piece of the pie.
- Beef! – A hustler from Atteridgeville wants to ‘squash the beef’ he has with his childhood friend. Kagiso says he is not a crook; he is not greedy and he didn’t steal his friend’s money. He did what he did out of desperation, not greed and/or disrespect.
- The Night Agent – While monitoring an emergency line, a vigilant FBI agent answers a call that plunges him into a deadly conspiracy involving a mole at the White House.
- Yellowjackets – Girls’ soccer players must survive a plane crash, the wild and each other.
- The Rookie – starting over isn’t easy for a small town guy.
- The Mandolorian
- The Last of Us – takes place 20 years after modern civilization has been destroyed. Joel, a hardened survivor, is hired to smuggle Ellie, a 14-year-old girl, out of an oppressive quarantine zone. What starts as a small job soon becomes a brutal and heartbreaking journey as they both must traverse the U.S. and depend on each other for survival.
- Jury Duty – Jury Duty is a documentary-style comedy series that chronicles the inner workings of an American jury trial through the eyes of one particular juror.
- Rabbit Hole – Private espionage operative John Weir finds himself in the midst of a battle over the preservation of democracy in a world at odds with misinformation, behavioral manipulation, the surveillance state and the interests that control these extraordinary powers.
- Ted Lasso – Jason Sudekis is a football coach leading a British soccer team. What he lacks in knowledge he makes up for with optimism… and biscuits.
