Watch the Best Movies in New Zealand with SKY Movies
Sky Movies is your ticket to a vast collection of fresh titles featuring the biggest stars on the planet. We bring you a new collection of films to enjoy every month on each of our dedicated Movies channels.
Make your place the home of blockbuster movies to suit every mood. From drama, romance and timeless classics to thrills, horrors and an extra dose of kick-ass action!
The Gentlemen
Sunday 4 October, 8.30pm
Premiere Movies
Channel 030
Action: Mickey Pearson is an American expatriate who became rich by building a highly profitable marijuana empire in London. When word gets out that he's looking to cash out of the business, it soon triggers an array of plots and schemes – including bribery and blackmail – from shady characters who want to steal his domain. Starring Matthew McConaughey, Michelle Dockery, Charlie Hunnam, Colin Farrell, Hugh Grant.
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Doctor Sleep
Sunday 18 October, 8.30pm
Premiere Movies
Channel 030
Horror: Struggling with alcoholism, Dan Torrance remains traumatized by the sinister events that occurred at the Overlook Hotel when he was a child. His hope for a peaceful existence soon becomes shattered when he meets Abra, a teen who shares his extrasensory gift of the "shine."
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Birds Of Prey
Sunday 11 October, 8.30pm
Premiere Movies
Channel 030
Action: It's open season on Harley Quinn when her explosive breakup with the Joker puts a target on her back. Unprotected and on the run, Quinn faces the wrath of narcissistic crime boss Black Mask, his right-hand man, Victor Zsasz, and every other thug in the city.
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Stuber
Saturday 3 October, 8.30pm
Premiere Movies
Channel 030
Comedy: Vic, a quick-tempered cop who's recovering from eye surgery recruits a mild-mannered Uber driver named Stu to help him catch a brutal killer who murdered his partner. The mismatched pair soon find themselves in for a wild day of stakeouts and shootouts as they pursue violent criminals through male strip clubs, veterinary hospitals and the seedy streets of Los Angeles. Starring Kumail Nanjiani, Dave Bautista, Iko Uwais.
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The Operative
Wednesday 7 October, 8.30pm
Premiere Movies
Channel 030
Thriller: Mossad recruits a woman to become an agent and sends her to Tehran on an undercover mission. When her missions become more dangerous, she decides to quit, forcing her boss to find her before she becomes a threat to Israel. Starring Diane Kruger, Martin Freeman, Cas Anvar.
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Angel Has Fallen
Saturday 10 October, 8.30pm
Premiere Movies
Channel 030
Action: When there is an assassination attempt on U.S. President Allan Trumbull, his trusted confidant, Secret Service Agent Mike Banning is wrongfully accused and taken into custody. In order to find the real threat to the President, he goes on the run and must evade his own agency and outsmart the FBI.
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The Hole In The Ground
Thursday 1 October, 8.30pm
Extra Movies
Channel 031
Horror: One night, Sarah's young son disappears into the woods behind their rural home. When he returns, he looks the same, but his behaviour grows increasingly disturbing. Sarah begins to believe that the boy who returned may not be her son at all. Starring Seána Kerslake, James Cosmo, Kati Outinen.
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The Favourite
Sunday 4 October, 8.30pm
Extra Movies
Channel 031
Comedy: In early 18th-century England, a frail Queen Anne occupies the throne and her closest friend, Lady Sarah, governs the country while tending to Anne’s health. When new servant Abigail arrives, Sarah takes Abigail under her wing as she cunningly schemes to return to her aristocratic roots, setting off an outrageous rivalry to become the Queen’s favourite. Featuring an Academy award® winning performance from Olivia Colman and also starring Rachel Weisz and Emma Stone.
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Armstrong
Thursday 8 October, 8.30pm
Extra Movies
Channel 031
Documentary: An exploration of the incredible life of Neil Armstrong. With the support of the Armstrong family, including his two sons Rick and Mark, the film details his near-death experiences as a fighter pilot in Korea, his test pilot days, the drama and excitement of the historic Gemini 8 and Apollo 11 missions, and the challenges that followed his extraordinary fame.
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Momentum Generation
Sunday 25 October, 8.30pm
Extra Movies
Channel 031
Documentary: Kelly Slater and the legendary members of surfing's iconic Momentum Generation tell the incredible story of their monumental rise to prominence.
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Farewell To The Night
Thursday 29 October, 8.30pm
Extra Movies
Channel 031
Comedy: Muriel, an independent woman running an equestrian centre in the French Basque region, welcomes her grandson for a visit before he leaves for Canada. However, things take a dark turn as she discovers he may be harbouring a dangerous secret. Starring Catherine Deneuve, Kacey Mottet Klein, Oulaya Amamra.
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Spies In Disguise
Saturday 03 October, 7.00pm
Family Movies
Channel 036
Animated: Super spy Lance Sterling and scientist Walter Beckett are almost exact opposites. Lance is smooth, suave and debonair. Walter is none of the above. But this unlikely duo must team up for the ultimate mission to save the world when a “biodynamic concealment” experiment transforms Lance into a brave, fierce, majestic...pigeon!
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My Spy
Saturday 10 October, 7.00pm
Family Movies
Channel 036
Family: MY SPY follows JJ, a hardened CIA operative, who has been demoted and finds himself at the mercy of a precocious 9-year-old girl named Sophie after he is sent undercover to surveil her family. In exchange for not blowing JJ's cover, Sophie convinces him to spend time with her and teach her to be a spy. Despite his reluctance, JJ finds he is no match for Sophie's disarming charm and wit.
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The Nut Job
Saturday 24 October, 7.00pm
Family Movies
Channel 036
Animated: After he accidentally destroys the winter food supply of his fellow Liberty Park residents, Surly (Will Arnett), a squirrel, is banished to the streets of Oakton. Luckily, Surly finds the town's nut shop and hatches a plan to plunder its bounty. However, unbeknown to Surly and his ragtag team of animal associates, the nut shop is really a front for mobsters who plan to rob the bank next door. While Surly and his team break into the shop, the mobsters carry out their own scheme.
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Casper
Saturday 31 October, 7.00pm
Family Movies
Channel 036
Family: Casper is a kind young ghost who peacefully haunts a mansion in Maine. When specialist James Harvey arrives to communicate with Casper and his fellow spirits, he brings along his teenage daughter, Kat. Casper quickly falls in love with Kat, but their budding relationship is complicated not only by his transparent state, but also by his troublemaking apparition uncles and their mischievous antics.
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Shark Tale
Saturday 17 October, 7.00pm
Family Movies
Channel 036
Animated: Underachiever Oscar is a pint-sized fish with grand aspirations. When mob-connected great white shark Frankie is accidentally killed, Oscar concocts a story with Frankie's peace-loving brother Lenny that it was he who murdered the shark. Suddenly hailed "Sharkslayer" by his aquatic brethren, Oscar has bigger fish to fry when Frankie's father, mob boss Don Lino dispatches his henchmen to track down his son's killer.
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My Spy
Saturday 10 October, 7.00pm
Family Movies
Channel 036
Family: MY SPY follows JJ, a hardened CIA operative, who has been demoted and finds himself at the mercy of a precocious 9-year-old girl named Sophie after he is sent undercover to surveil her family. In exchange for not blowing JJ's cover, Sophie convinces him to spend time with her and teach her to be a spy. Despite his reluctance, JJ finds he is no match for Sophie's disarming charm and wit.
The Nut Job
Saturday 24 October, 7.00pm
Family Movies
Channel 036
Animated: After he accidentally destroys the winter food supply of his fellow Liberty Park residents, Surly (Will Arnett), a squirrel, is banished to the streets of Oakton. Luckily, Surly finds the town's nut shop and hatches a plan to plunder its bounty. However, unbeknown to Surly and his ragtag team of animal associates, the nut shop is really a front for mobsters who plan to rob the bank next door. While Surly and his team break into the shop, the mobsters carry out their own scheme.
The Ballad Of Cable Hogue
The Big Sleep
Saturday 3 October, 8.30pm
Vintage Movies
Channel 035
Crime: Private investigator Philip Marlowe is hired by General Sternwood to help resolve the gambling debts of his wild young daughter, Carmen. Sternwood's older daughter, Vivian, provides assistance when she implies that the situation is more complex, and also involves casino owner and a recently disappeared family friend. As people linked to the Sternwoods start being murdered, Marlowe finds himself getting ever deeper into the case. Starring Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall, John Ridgely.
Singin’ In The Rain
Sunday 11 October, 8:30pm
Vintage Movies
Channel 035
Musical: When the transition is being made from silent films to `talkies', everyone has trouble adapting. Don and Lina have been cast repeatedly as a romantic couple, but when their latest film is remade into a musical, only Don has the voice for the new singing part. After a lot of practise with a diction coach, Lina still sounds terrible, and Kathy, a bright young aspiring actress, is hired to record over her voice, creating a newfound tension on set. Starring Gene Kelly, Debbie Reynolds, Donald O’Connor.
Battle Of The Bulge
Monday 12 October, 8:30pm
Vintage Movies
Channel 035
War: American Lientenant Colonel Dan Kiley, a military intelligence whiz, discovers that the Nazis are planning to attack Allied forces near Belgium. Certain that the exhausted enemy can't muster much force, General Joe Grey isn't convinced by Kiley's findings, and his men pay the price when the German tanks begin their offensive. In the heat of this key World War II battle, Kiley must come up with a plan when it becomes clear that the Nazis are trying to steal fuel from the Allies. Starring Henry Fonda, Robert Shaw, Robert Ryan.
The Trial
Thursday 15 October, 8:30pm
Vintage Movies
Channel 035
Drama: In this adaptation of the Franz Kafka novel, police officers arrive at the home of unassuming bureaucrat Josef K. telling him that he's under "open arrest.” Josef can't imagine what kind of crime he might have committed. He consults first his neighbour about the incident, then the courts, then a pompous law advocate, all to no avail. Ironically, Josef is able to learn of his sentence - he is to be put to death but the nature of the charge against him remains elusive. Starring Anthony Perkins, Orson Welles, Jeanne Moreau.
The Producers
Tuesday 20 October, 8.30pm
Vintage Movies
Channel 035
Comedy: Theatrical producer Max Bialystock has fallen on hard times. In an attempt to acquire some money, Max and his accountant Leo Bloom, conspire to select the worst play, the worst playwright, the worst director, and the worst actor to collaborate on a guaranteed flop - entitling them to keep the investors' excess money. Starring Zero Mostel, Gene Wilder, Kenneth Mars.
The Ballad Of Cable Hogue
Friday 30 October, 8.30pm
Vintage Movies
Channel 035
Western: After he is abandoned in the desert without water, Cable Hogue wanders for days until he finds a supply of water in a muddy ditch. Determining that the spot is the only spring in the area, Cable decides to start a business offering water to passing stagecoaches. Aided by his new friend, Joshua, and a prostitute named Hildy, Cable builds a successful business.
Cagefighter: Worlds Collide
Die Hard
Monday 05th October, 8:30pm
Action Movies
Channel 032
Action: New York City policeman John McClane is visiting his estranged wife and two daughters on Christmas Eve. He joins her at a holiday party in the headquarters of the Japanese-owned business she works for.
Cagefighter: Worlds Collide
Sunday 11th October, 8:30pm
Action Movies
Channel 032
Action: Cagefighter: Worlds Collide is a 2020 British-American action sports film written and directed by Jesse Quinones. The film follows a successful MMA champion who agrees to defend his championship against a professional wrestler. Starring Alex Montagnani, Jonathan Good, Gina Gershon, Jay Reso.
Rogue Warfare
Friday 16th October, 8:30pm
Action Movies
Channel 032
Action: Elite soldiers from around the world unite to fight a terrorist network. Starring Will Yun Lee, Chris Mulkey, Stephen Lang.
10 Minutes Gone
Saturday 24th October, 8:30pm
Action Movies
Channel 032
Action: Unable to remember what happened during a bank heist which led to his brother's death, Frank goes on the run to find someone who knows what went down. Starring Bruce Willis, Michael Chiklis.
Brick Mansions
Friday 09th October, 5:25pm
Action Movies
Channel 032
Action: In a dystopian Detroit, grand houses that once housed the wealthy are now homes of the city's most-dangerous criminals. Surrounding the area is a giant wall to keep the rest of Detroit safe. For undercover cop Damien Collier, every day is a battle against corruption as he struggles to bring his father's killer, Tremaine, to justice. Meanwhile, Damien and an ex-con named Lino work together to save the city from a plot to destroy it. Starring Paul Walker, RZA.
Primal
Friday 02nd October, 3:50pm
Action Movies
Channel 032
Action: Hunter and collector Frank Walsh expects a big payday after bagging a priceless white jaguar for a zoo. But the ship bearing Frank's precious cargo has another predator -- a political assassin facing extradition to America. When the prisoner manages to break free, Walsh must utilize his expert skills to capture the dangerous killer -- not dead, but alive. Starring Nicholas Cage.
XXX: Return of Xander Cage
Allied
Sunday 04th October, 8:30pm
Great Movies
Channel 033
Drama: Max Vatan and Marianne Beauséjour are World War II operatives who never reveal their true identities. After falling in love during a risky mission, they hope to leave all that double-dealing behind them and start new lives. Instead, suspicion and danger envelop their marriage as both husband and wife become pitted against each other in an escalating, potentially lethal test that has global consequences. Starring Brad Pitt, Marion Cotillard.
Let’s Be Cops
Friday 09th October, 8:30pm
Great Movies
Channel 033
Comedy: Best pals Ryan and Justin are stalled in their respective careers -- a fact that is painfully driven home when they go to a college reunion. Dressed as police in the mistaken belief that they were to attend a costume party, Ryan and Justin find that the uniforms earn them much respect and attention. Although Justin is uncomfortable with the idea, Ryan decides to continue with the charade, putting them both in increasingly dangerous situations. Starring Jake Johnson, Damon Wayans Jr.
XXX: Return of Xander Cage
Friday 16th October, 8:30pm
Great Movies
Channel 033
Action: After coming out of self-imposed exile, daredevil operative Xander Cage must race against time to recover a sinister weapon known as Pandora's Box, a device that controls every military satellite in the world. Recruiting a new group of thrill-seeking cohorts, Xander finds himself entangled in a deadly conspiracy that points to collusion at the highest levels of government. Starring Vin Diesel.
Furious 7
Sun 18th October, 8:30pm
Great Movies
Channel 033
Action: After defeating international terrorist Owen Shaw, Dominic Toretto, Brian O'Conner and the rest of the crew have separated to return to more normal lives. However, Deckard Shaw, Owen's older brother, is thirsty for revenge. A slick government agent offers to help Dom and company take care of Shaw in exchange for their help in rescuing a kidnapped computer hacker who has developed a powerful surveillance program. Starring Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Jason Statham.
Thirteen Days
Friday 02nd October, 6:05pm
Great Movies
Channel 033
Drama: For thirteen extraordinary days in October of 1962, the world stood on the brink of an unthinkable catastrophe. Across the globe, people anxiously awaited the outcome of a harrowing political, diplomatic and military confrontation that threatened to end in an apocalyptic nuclear exchange between the United States and the Soviet Union. Thirteen days captures the urgency, suspense and paralyzing chaos of the Cuban Missile Crisis. Starring Kevin Costner.
Yes Man
Thursday 22nd October, 8:30pm
Great Movies
Channel 033
Comedy: After the lonely bank loan officer Carl Allen is convicted to participate of a self-help program based on say "yes" to "everything", he meets an unorthodox young woman named Allison, and soon his life starts to change positively, giving him new perspectives of how to live. Starring Jim Carrey.
The Taking Of Pelham One Two Three
The Taking Of Pelham One Two Three
Sunday 4 October, 8:30pm
Classic Movies
Channel 034
Action: In New York City, a criminal gang led by the ruthless "Mr. Blue" hijacks a subway car and threatens to start shooting one passenger per minute unless they receive a million dollars in cash from the city within an hour. On the other end of the line, veteran transit policeman Zachary Garber has his hands full dealing with the Mayor's office and his hotheaded fellow cops, while also trying to deliver the ransom before the deadline expires. Starring Walter Matthau, Robert Shaw, Martin Balsam.
The English Patient
Saturday 10 October, 8:30pm
Classic Movies
Channel 034
Drama: In the final days of the Italian Campaign of World War II, Hana - a French-Canadian nurse of the Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps - gains permission from her unit to move into a bombed-out Italian monastery. She tends to a critically burned man who speaks English but cannot remember his name. Starring Ralph Fiennes, Juliette Binoche, Willem Dafoe, Kristin Scott Thomas.
Gremlins
Tuesday 13 October, 8:30pm
Classic Movies
Channel 034
Horror: Randall Peltzer, a struggling inventor, visits a Chinatown antique store in the hope of finding a Christmas present for his son Billy. In the store, Randall encounters a small, furry creature called a Mogwai. The owner, Mr. Wing, refuses to sell the creature to Randall. However, his grandson secretly sells the creature to Randall, warning him to remember three important rules that must never be broken: do not expose the Mogwai to light, do not let it come in contact with water, and above all, never feed it after midnight. Starring Zach Galligan, Phoebe Cates, Hoyt Axton.
In The Line Of Fire
Friday 23 October, 8:30pm
Classic Movies
Channel 034
Thriller: Secret Service agent Frank Horrigan is taunted by calls from a would-be killer who has detailed information about the him - including the fact that he failed to save President John F. Kennedy from assassination. The caller is revealed as an ex-CIA assassin, and Frank, who is investigating a threat to the current president, is determined not to let history repeat itself. Starring Clint Eastwood, John Malkovich, Rene Russo.
The Fisher King
Monday 26 October, 8:30pm
Classic Movies
Channel 034
Comedy: Shock jock Jack Lucas becomes depressed and turns to alchohol after inadvertently provoking a caller into murdering a group of innocent people in a Manhattan bar. As he's about to hit rock bottom, Lucas meets a homeless man named Parry, whose wife was killed by the caller Lucas pushed to the brink.
Open Range
Wednesday 28 October, 8:30pm
Classic Movies
Channel 034
Western: Cattleman Boss Spearman with his hired hands Charley and Mose are driving a herd across a large expanse of country. When Mose ventures into a sparse village to buy a few necessities, he is met with violent hostility from Denton Baxter, an affluent landowner, and his right-hand man, Poole.
