An intimate story set during the 1860s in which a young Irish woman Sarah and her family find themselves on both sides of the turbulent wars between British and Maori during the British colonization of New Zealand.
Casts Samantha Morton, Kiefer Sutherland, Cliff Curtis, Stephen Rea, Temuera Morrison, Wi Kuki Kaa, Anton Lesser, Mark Ruka, Barry Te Hira, Rawiri Pene
MOVIE COMMENTS
SIMILAR MOVIES
Khartoum
Moby Dick
Sherlock Holmes
Ned Kelly
Little Big Man
Fair Wind to Java
The Count of Monte Cristo
The First Great Train Robbery
Lord Jim
The Proud Bird from Shanghai
Shanghai Noon
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
The Buccaneer
Black Snake
Dances with Wolves
Apache Gold
The Brothers Grimm
Trail of the Falcon
21: Battle of Saragarhi
The White Dawn
SIMILAR MOVIES
Khartoum
IMDB 6.3 | Jun , 1966
English General Charles George Gordon is appointed military governor of Anglo-Egyptian Sudan by the Prime Minister. Ordered to evacuate Egyptians from the Sudan, Gordon stays on to protect the people of Khartoum, who are under threat of being conquered by a Muslim army.Moby Dick
IMDB 7 | Jun , 1956
In 1841, young Ishmael signs up for service aboard the Pequod, a whaler sailing out of New Bedford. The ship is under the command of Captain Ahab, a strict disciplinarian who exhorts his men to find Moby Dick, the great white whale. Ahab lost his leg to that creature and is desperate for revenge. As the crew soon learns, he will stop at nothing to gain satisfaction.Sherlock Holmes
IMDB 7.2 | Dec , 2009
Eccentric consulting detective Sherlock Holmes and Doctor John Watson battle to bring down a new nemesis and unravel a deadly plot that could destroy England.Ned Kelly
IMDB 6.1 | Mar , 2003
After getting threatened by Kelly's friends and family, Constable Fitzpatrick places the blame on Ned Kelly and exaggerates what happened. With the biggest ever award available, Kelly and his gang set into the wild, to remain hidden from everyone who seeks them. Even if it means having his family arrested, the members of the Kelly Gang stay hidden and plan a way to get their names cleared.Little Big Man
IMDB 7.5 | Dec , 1970
Jack Crabb, looking back from extreme old age, tells of his life being raised by Indians and fighting with General Custer.Fair Wind to Java
IMDB 5.1 | Jan , 1953
The Dutch East Indies, at the end of the nineteenth century. An adventurous captain of an American merchant vessel is looking for a sunken Dutch vessel containing 10,000 precious diamonds. Unfortunately, he's not the only one and then there's also that volcano on the nearby island of Krakatau, waiting to explode in its historical, disastrous eruption...The Count of Monte Cristo
IMDB 7.7 | Jan , 2002
Edmond Dantés's life and plans to marry the beautiful Mercedes are shattered when his best friend, Fernand, deceives him. After spending 13 miserable years in prison, Dantés escapes with the help of a fellow inmate and plots his revenge, cleverly insinuating himself into the French nobility.The First Great Train Robbery
IMDB 6.7 | Dec , 1978
In Victorian England, a master criminal makes elaborate plans to steal a shipment of gold from a moving train.Lord Jim
IMDB 6.8 | Feb , 1965
After being discredited as a coward, a 19th century seaman lives for only one purpose: to redeem himself. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with Sony Pictures Entertainment in 2000.The Proud Bird from Shanghai
IMDB 0 | Dec , 1973
Chinese pheasants set loose in Oregon in 1881 find it difficult to survive in their new home, where there are different kinds of predators, but eventually they multiply and create a breed of ring-necked pheasants that can be found throughout the country.Shanghai Noon
IMDB 6.4 | May , 2000
Chon Wang, a clumsy imperial guard, trails Princess Pei Pei when she's kidnapped from the Forbidden City and transported to America. Wang follows her captors to Nevada, where he teams up with an unlikely partner, outcast outlaw Roy O'Bannon, and tries to spring the princess from her imprisonment.Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
IMDB 7.2 | Nov , 2003
After an abrupt and violent encounter with a French warship inflicts severe damage upon his ship, a captain of the British Royal Navy begins a chase over two oceans to capture or destroy the enemy, though he must weigh his commitment to duty and ferocious pursuit of glory against the safety of his devoted crew, including the ship's thoughtful surgeon, his best friend.The Buccaneer
IMDB 6.4 | Dec , 1958
During the War of 1812 against Britain: General Andrew Jackson has only 1,200 men left to defend New Orleans when he learns that a British fleet will arrive with 60 ships and 16,000 men to take the city. In this situation an island near the city becomes strategically important to both parties, but it's inhabited by the last big buccaneer: Jean Lafitte. Although Lafitte never attacks American ships, the governor hates him for selling merchandise without taxes - and is loved by the citizens for the same reason. When the big fight gets nearer, Lafitte is drawn between the fronts. His heart belongs to America, but his people urge him to join the party that's more likely to win.Black Snake
IMDB 5.2 | Mar , 1973
On a 19th century Caribbean island, slaves revolt against their beautiful and sadistic mistress.Dances with Wolves
IMDB 7.8 | Mar , 1990
Wounded Civil War soldier John Dunbar tries to commit suicide—and becomes a hero instead. As a reward, he's assigned to his dream post, a remote junction on the Western frontier, and soon makes unlikely friends with the local Sioux tribe.Apache Gold
IMDB 6.9 | Dec , 1963
The construction of the Great Western Railroad creates heavy conflict between the railway company and neighboring Indian tribes. Worse, criminal gang leader Santer sets his eyes on a gold mine located on holy Indian land and influences the construction supervisor to re-rout the planned railroad straight through Apache land. Old Shatterhand, who works as a measurement technician, discovers the evil plan and searches contact with the Apaches in an effort to avert war.The Brothers Grimm
IMDB 5.8 | Aug , 2005
Folklore collectors and con artists, Jake and Will Grimm, travel from village to village pretending to protect townsfolk from enchanted creatures and performing exorcisms. However, they are put to the test when they encounter a real magical curse in a haunted forest with real magical beings, requiring genuine courage.Trail of the Falcon
IMDB 4.2 | Jun , 1968
In the latter half of the 19th century, gold is discovered in the Black Hills, sacred land of the Lakota people. Gold diggers, profiteers and adventurers flock to the region. Among them is the hard-hearted land speculator Bludgeon, who tries to expel the Lakota using brutal methods. Lakota warriors retaliate, and soon the gold diggers' town becomes a battlefield.21: Battle of Saragarhi
IMDB 0 | Mar , 2026
Based on the 19th century battle when 12,000 Afghans attacked a British Indian Contingent, also comprised of 21 Sikhs who went on to become the heroes.The White Dawn
IMDB 6.6 | Jul , 1974
In 1896, three survivors of a whaling ship-wreck in the Canadian Arctic are saved and adopted by an Eskimo tribe but frictions arise when the three start misbehaving.