John Banas Movies

  • 1982
    Warlords of the 21st Century

    Warlords of the 21st Century

    Warlords of the 21st Century

    4.61982HD

    It's the 21st century, the Oil Wars have made a mess of the planet and the land outside major cities is lawless. After Hunter comes to the aid of...

    Warlords of the 21st Century
  • 2020
    Toke

    Toke

    Toke

    02020HD

    Drama set in the sleepy town of Tokerangi, New Zealand in which three laid-back orchard workers accidentally grow a strong strain of marijuana.

    Toke
  • 2021
    Love Knots

    Love Knots

    Love Knots

    6.12021HD

    Jodie Carpenter is the owner of 'The Loft', her family's sail-making company located near quaint Redmond's Bay Marina. When luxury developer Charles...

    Love Knots
  • 2022
    Destination Love

    Destination Love

    Destination Love

    5.12022HD

    Madison has the chance to pursue her love of event management when her two best friends announce their engagement. Finding a pre-planned wedding...

    Destination Love
  • 2019
    Ablaze

    Ablaze

    Ablaze

    02019HD

    In November 1947 forty-one people died in a massive blaze that gutted the huge Ballantynes Department Store complex in the heart of...

    Ablaze
  • 1983
    Strata

    Strata

    Strata

    31983HD

    The story means to develop through an uncovering of layers - strata. As writer Krumbachova stated: "With nature as a prison, an impassable barrier...

    Strata
  • 1982
    Bad Blood

    Bad Blood

    Bad Blood

    6.81982HD

    During World War 2, a farmer in New Zealand murders seven people. The police, along with local Maori trackers, hunt him in the bush country.

    Bad Blood
  • 2012
    Safe House

    Safe House

    Safe House

    62012HD

    Safe House is the story of a struggle for survival in an unfamiliar and threatening world, based on the true life experience of a woman in the early...

    Safe House
  • 2015
    The Monster of Mangatiti

    The Monster of Mangatiti

    The Monster of Mangatiti

    6.12015HD

    When 19 year old Heather Walsh accepts a job on a farm in the Mangatiti Valley, she has no idea paradise will become a nightmare. This true New...

    The Monster of Mangatiti
  • 2023
    The Red Shoes: Next Step

    The Red Shoes: Next Step

    The Red Shoes: Next Step

    6.52023HD

    Sam is a gifted young dancer whose world spirals after an unexpected, life-changing event. ​Sam walks away from dancing and ballet, ​but...

    The Red Shoes: Next Step
  • 2017
    Resolve

    Resolve

    Resolve

    82017HD

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

    Resolve
  • 2015
    Venus and Mars

    Venus and Mars

    Venus and Mars

    02015HD

    When an attack on a Palmerston North fraud detective made headlines in October 1996, the New Zealand public followed the media reports with...

    Venus and Mars
  • 2015
    How to Murder Your Wife

    How to Murder Your Wife

    How to Murder Your Wife

    6.82015HD

    A black comedy based on the true story of Alfred Benning's outlandish attempts to murder his overbearing wife in 1977.

    How to Murder Your Wife
  • 2012
    Siege

    Siege

    Siege

    5.82012HD

    On the 7th of May 2009, Senior Constables Len Snee, Grant Diver and Bruce Miller arrived at 41 Chaucer Rd in Napier to serve a search warrant on Jan...

    Siege
  • 2016
    Bombshell

    Bombshell

    Bombshell

    4.52016HD

    How the tragic death of one man triggered a David and Goliath battle between two Allies that echoed around the world and became the catalyst to end...

    Bombshell
  • 1974
    Phone

    Phone

    Phone

    01974HD

    A primer on proper phone manners produced for the New Zealand Post Office.

    Phone
  • 2016
    Pike River

    Pike River

    Pike River

    02016HD

    On the 19th of November 2010, the Pike River mine exploded with 31 men trapped inside. In the immediate confusion that followed no one knew what had...

    Pike River
  • 2024
    The Lost Boys of Dilworth

    The Lost Boys of Dilworth

    The Lost Boys of Dilworth

    02024HD

    Through first-hand accounts and dramatic re-enactments, the survivors of historic systemic abuse at Auckland’s Dilworth School bravely tell...

    The Lost Boys of Dilworth
  • 2018
    In a Flash

    In a Flash

    In a Flash

    02018HD

    This drama tells the true story of the six Elim College students and their teacher who tragically lost their lives in a flash flood, a traumatic...

    In a Flash