Stephen Lovatt Movies

A domineering but charismatic rancher wages a war of intimidation on his brother's new wife and her teen son, until long-hidden secrets come to light.

Munro, a soldier turned lay preacher, comes to New Zealand to minister to the first British colonists, but he is converted by the powerful chief...

When a young female scientist discovers that the pharmaceutical company she works for had developed a cure for cancer years earlier, she attempts to...

Zenon Kar is 15 and lives on a space station which the military has taken over and is dismantling. She receives a mysterious signal and must convince...

1960s, East Coast of New Zealand. Two Māori sheep-shearing families, the Mahanas and the Poatas, are longstanding enemies and commercial rivals....

A big-city director working in advertising discovers a better life in small-town New Zealand.

Based on the true story of Chris Crean, who took a stand against gang violence in his community only to become a target himself.

A feisty young petrol station attendant attempts to figure out her place in the world.

This docudrama follows an imaginary news reporter who travels back in time to cover the days leading up to the Treaty of Waitangi’s 6 February...

A lonely woman goes on a date with a disagreeable bachelor and must decide what's more important: compatibility or companionship.

Dean is threatening to firebomb his ex-girlfriend's wedding. Mickey is filling the garage with stolen goods - again, and pierced teenage daughter,...

A scientist in New Zealand has a secret lab where experiments are performed on humans. When he is assassinated, opposing forces rush to his hideaway...

Sabina and Esther's relationship is pushed to breaking point when international exchange student Annie comes to stay.

Jess is a solo mother and reluctant parking warden. Tom is a self-obsessed greetings cards salesman with an addiction to competitions who will do...

In an inner city loft Belinda(Smuts-Kennedy) lives her dream of being a writer. Across the street is Suzanne (Rutter), a painter who has the success...

Chekhov's famous characters are reimagined with a Kiwi twist and congregate over Zoom. In a direct commentary of our world in lockdown, the...