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
57/100
- Highest rated
Utu69/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 13 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Violence6.5average 4.3
- Tech & Humanity3.8average 1.6
- Adrenaline7.2average 5.1
- Warfare3.1average 1.2
- Tension7.1average 6.1
- Politics3.4average 2.6
- Crime4.4average 3.7
- Nostalgia4.2average 3.6
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism2.5, average 5.2
- Family Dynamics3.3, average 4.7
- Situational Comedy1.4, average 2.7
- Coming of Age1.7, average 2.9
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Social Commentary 3
- New Zealand Cinema 2
- Small Town Setting 2
- Redemption 2
- High Stakes 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, Spooked, Goodbye Pork Pie, Dagg Day Afternoon
Anzac WallaceActorThe Quiet Earth, Utu, Mauri
Tony BarryActorNever Say Die, Goodbye Pork Pie, Wild Man- KKelly JohnsonActorUtu, Spooked, Goodbye Pork Pie
Merata MitaActorUtu, Mauri, Kaleidoscope
John ClarkeActorNever Say Die, Dagg Day Afternoon, Wild Man
John BachActorUtu, Goodbye Pork Pie, Wild Man
Temuera MorrisonActorNever Say Die, Mauri
Amanda PlummerActorFreejack, Don't Look Back
Emilio EstevezActorYoung Guns II, Freejack
Gaylene PrestonActorMr. Wrong, Kaleidoscope
Movies and TV shows
232000s
5 titles · average score 58
47
xXx: State of the Union (2005)
Second Unit Director
Spooked (2004)
Screenplay, Director
86
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
Second Unit Director
48
Fortress 2 (2000)
Director
50
Race Against Time (2000)
Director
1990s
6 titles · average score 56
53
Don't Look Back (1996)
Director
57
The Last Outlaw (1993)
Director
54
Blind Side (1993)
Director
54
Freejack (1992)
Director
65
Young Guns II (1990)
Director
1980s
6 titles · average score 61
58
Red King, White Knight (1989)
Director
46
Never Say Die (1988)
as Jack
Mauri (1988)
as Mr Semmens
66
The Quiet Earth (1985)
Director
69
Utu (1984)
Writer, Director
68
Goodbye Pork Pie (1981)
Director, Author
1970s
5 titles
A State of Siege (1978)
Assistant Director
Dagg Day Afternoon (1977)
as Man in the Street
Wild Man (1977)
as Printer
Uenuku (1974)
Director
Tank Busters (1970)
Director
1960s
1 title
Hurry Hurry Faster Faster (1965)
Director, Writer