Directing
Geoff Murphy
- Titles
- 30movies2TV shows
- Career
Active from 1965 to 2004, with up to 2 main titles a year.
- Directed
- 20titles as director
- Average score
54/100
- Highest rated
Utu79/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 16 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Adrenaline7.0average 5.1
- Violence6.2average 4.3
- Tech & Humanity3.3average 1.6
- Crime5.0average 3.7
- Tension7.3average 6.1
- Politics3.7average 2.6
- Mystery5.0average 4.1
Rarely in their work
- Coming of Age1.3, average 2.9
- Contemporary Realism3.6, average 5.2
- Family Dynamics3.1, average 4.7
- Wholesome1.8, average 3.3
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Social Commentary 3
- New Zealand Cinema 2
- Small Town Setting 2
- Redemption 2
- Investigative Journalism 2
- Fast-Paced Plot 2
- High Stakes 2
- Psychological Thriller 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Bruno LawrenceActorThe Quiet Earth, Utu, Goodbye Pork Pie, Wild Man, Tank Busters- MMichael HortonEditorThe Quiet Earth, Utu, Goodbye Pork Pie, Spooked, Dagg Day Afternoon
Tony BarryActorNever Say Die, Goodbye Pork Pie, Wild Man- KKelly JohnsonActorUtu, Goodbye Pork Pie, Spooked
Merata MitaActorUtu, Mauri, Kaleidoscope
Anzac WallaceActorThe Quiet Earth, Utu, Mauri
John ClarkeActorNever Say Die, Dagg Day Afternoon, Wild Man
John BachActorUtu, Goodbye Pork Pie, Wild Man
Gaylene PrestonActorKaleidoscope, Mr. Wrong
Emilio EstevezActorYoung Guns II, Freejack
Temuera MorrisonActorNever Say Die, Mauri
Amanda PlummerActorFreejack, Don't Look Back
Movies and TV shows
28Excellent
Score 90 to 100
1 title
Excellent
Score 90 to 100
90
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
Second Unit Director
Good
Score 70 to 79
2 titles
Good
Score 70 to 79
79
Utu (1984)
Writer, Director
73
Goodbye Pork Pie (1981)
Director, Author
Decent
Score 60 to 69
3 titles
Decent
Score 60 to 69
66
The Quiet Earth (1985)
Director
61
Sleeping Dogs (1978)
Special Effects
60
Red King, White Knight (1989)
Director
Bad to mediocre
Score 30 to 59
12 titles
Bad to mediocre
Score 30 to 59
58
Young Guns II (1990)
Director
57
The Last Outlaw (1993)
Director
50
Blind Side (1993)
Director
50
Mr. Wrong (1986)
Screenplay
47
Fortress 2 (2000)
Director
47
Dante's Peak (1997)
Associate Producer, Second Unit
46
Never Say Die (1988)
as Jack
44
Don't Look Back (1996)
Director
44
Race Against Time (2000)
Director
39
Freejack (1992)
Director
36
xXx: State of the Union (2005)
Second Unit Director
Not rated yet
10 titles
Not rated yet
Spooked (2004)
Screenplay, Director
Dagg Day Afternoon (1977)
as Man in the Street
Wild Man (1977)
as Printer
Uenuku (1974)
Director
Tank Busters (1970)
Director
Mauri (1988)
as Mr Semmens
The Land Has Eyes (2004)
Post Production Supervisor
Kaleidoscope (1987)
as Subject
A State of Siege (1978)
Assistant Director
Hurry Hurry Faster Faster (1965)
Director, Writer