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!
All Nighter
Saturday 4 July, 8.30pm
Premiere Movies
Channel 030
Comedy: Six months after an awkward introductory dinner with the tough and workaholic father of his girlfriend Ginnie, broke banjo musician Martin finds Mr Gallo knocking on his door looking for his daughter.
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The Dead Don’t Die
Saturday 11 July, 8.30pm
Premiere Movies
Channel 030
Horror: In the sleepy small town of Centerville, something is not quite right. The moon hangs large and low in the sky, the hours of daylight are becoming unpredictable, and animals are beginning to exhibit unusual behaviours.
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Joker
Sunday 12 July, 8.30pm
Premiere Movies
Channel 030
Thriller: Forever alone in a crowd, failed comedian Arthur Fleck seeks connection as he walks the streets of Gotham City. Arthur wears two masks -- the one he paints for his day job as a clown, and the guise he projects in a futile attempt to feel like he's part of the world around him.
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It Chapter 2
Sunday 19 July, 8.30pm
Premiere Movies
Channel 030
Horror: Defeated by members of the Losers' Club, the evil clown Pennywise returns 27 years later to terrorize the town of Derry, Maine, once again. Now adults, the childhood friends have long since gone their separate ways. But when people start disappearing, Mike Hanlon calls the others home for one final stand.
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Bad Samaritan
Tuesday 21 July, 8.30pm
Premiere Movies
Channel 030
Thriller: A young valet breaks into a man's home and discovers a terrified woman who's chained and gagged. After notifying the police, he soon becomes the target of the psychopath's wrath as he tries to rescue the victim that he left behind. Starring David Tennant, Robert Sheehan, Kerry Condon.
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The Kitchen
Saturday 25 July, 8.30pm
Premiere Movies
Channel 030
Action: Between 8th Ave. and the Hudson River, the Irish mafia runs 20 blocks of a tough New York City neighbourhood known as Hell's Kitchen.
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Hustlers
Sunday 26 July, 8.30pm
Premiere Movies
Channel 030
Drama: Working as a stripper to make ends meet, Destiny's life changes forever when she becomes friends with Ramona – the club's top money earner.
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PJ Harvey: A Dog Called Money
Into The Dark: Pooka Lives!
Into The Dark: My Valentine
Into The Dark: Midnight Kiss
The Ideal Palace
Thursday 30 July, 8.30pm
Extra Movies
Channel 031
RIALTO CHANNEL PRESENTS
Drama: Cheval is a postman who travels every day along the Drôme. He meets the woman of his life, Philomena and from their union Alice was born.
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Black Christmas
Tuesday 28 July, 8.30pm
Extra Movies
Channel 031
Horror: Hawthorne College is quieting down for the holidays as students travel home to spend time with their families. But after discovering that a killer is leaving a bloody trail throughout the campus, Riley and her sorority sisters decide to band together and fight back against the psychotic Christmas killer.
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PJ Harvey: A Dog Called Money
Thursday 23 July, 8.30pm
Extra Movies
Channel 031
RIALTO CHANNEL PRESENTS
Documentary: A journey through the inspiration, writing and recording of a PJ Harvey record.
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Into The Dark: Pooka Lives!
Wednesday 22 July, 8.30pm
Extra Movies
Channel 031
Horror: A group of thirty-something friends from high school create their own Creepypasta about Pooka for laughs, but are shocked when it becomes so viral on the Internet that it actually manifests more murderous versions of the creature. Starring Malcom Barrett, Felicia Day.
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Oh Lucy!
Thursday 16 July, 8.30pm
Extra Movies
Channel 031
RIALTO CHANNEL PRESENTS
Comedy: Setsuko is convinced by her niece, to enrol in an English class that requires her to wear a blonde wig and take on an American alter ego named "Lucy."
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Into The Dark: Crawlers
Wednesday 15 July, 8.30pm
Extra Movies
Channel 031
Horror: On Saint Patrick's day, a night of wild parties and drunken festivity, three unlikely friends band together to save a college town from a vicious horde of body-switching aliens. Starring Giorgia Whigham, Pepi Sonuga, Cameron Fuller.
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Lost Transmissions
Tuesday 7 July, 8.30pm
Extra Movies
Channel 031
Drama: When acclaimed music producer, Theo, goes off his medication for schizophrenia, his friends chase him though the LA music scene to help commit him to a psychiatric hospital, revealing the troubling inadequacies of the mental health care system. Starring Simon Pegg, Juno Temple, Alexandra Daddario.
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Carmine Street Guitars
Thursday 2 July, 8.30pm
Extra Movies
Channel 031
RIALTO CHANNEL PRESENTS
Documentary: In the heart of Greenwich Village is one shop that remains resilient to encroaching gentrification: Carmine Street Guitars. There, custom guitar maker Rick Kelly and his young apprentice Cindy Hulej, build handcrafted guitars out of reclaimed wood from old hotels, bars, churches and other local buildings.
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Into The Dark: Delivered
Wednesday 29 July, 8.30pm
Extra Movies
Channel 031
Horror: A pregnant woman's life is upended when she realizes someone close to her has darker plans for her and the baby. Starring Natalie Paul, Tina Majorino, Michael Cassidy.
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Into The Dark: My Valentine
Wednesday 8 July, 8.30pm
Extra Movies
Channel 031
Horror: A pop singer's songs and artistic identity have been stolen by her ex-boyfriend/manager and shamelessly pasted onto his new girlfriend and protégé. Locked together in a small concert venue after hours, the three of them confront the emotional abuses of the past...until things turn violent. Starring Britt Baron, Benedict Samuel, Anna Lore.
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Into The Dark: Midnight Kiss
Wednesday 1 July, 8.30pm
Extra Movies
Channel 031
Horror: A group of long-time best friends head to a beautiful desert home to celebrate New Year's Eve. One of their annual traditions is to play a game called Midnight Kiss, a sexy but ultimately dangerous challenge to find that special someone to help ring in the New Year.
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Willy Wonka And The Chocolate Factory
Pokemon Detective Pikachu
The Secret Life Of Pets 2
Jumanji
Wednesday 01 July, 7.00pm
Family Movies
Channel 036
Family: When young Alan Parrish discovers a mysterious board game, he doesn't realize its unimaginable powers, until he is magically transported before the startled eyes of his friend, Sarah, into the untamed jungles of JUMANJI!
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Willy Wonka And The Chocolate Factory
Thursday 02 July, 2.40pm (Encore: Thursday 23 July, 7.00pm)
Family Movies
Channel 036
Family: Enigmatic candy manufacturer Willy Wonka stages a contest by hiding five golden tickets in five of his scrumptious candy bars. Whoever obtains the ticket, wins a free tour of the Wonka factory.
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Pokemon Detective Pikachu
Saturday 04 July, 5.19pm (Encore: Wednesday 08 July, 7.00pm)
Family Movies
Channel 036
Family: When his detective father goes missing, it is up to Tim to find out what happened. Coming to his aid is Detective Pikachu – an adorable yet amusing super sleuth who also happens to be his father’s former partner.
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Uglydolls
Saturday 04 July, 7.00pm
Family Movies
Channel 036
Adventure: In the adorably different town of Uglyville, weird is celebrated, strange is special and beauty is embraced as more than simply meets the eye. Here, the free-spirited Moxy and her UglyDoll friends live every day in a whirlwind of bliss, letting their freak flags fly in a celebration of life and its endless possibilities.
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The Secret Life Of Pets 2
Friday 10 July, 8.20pm (Encore: Wednesday 22 July, 7.00pm)
Family Movies
Channel 036
Animated: Terrier Max is coping with some major life changes. His owner is now married and has a toddler, Liam. Max is so worried about protecting the boy that he develops a nervous tic.
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Nanny Mcphee
Saturday 11 July, 7.00pm
Family Movies
Channel 036
Family: After the death of his beloved wife, Mr Brown has not been handling well in trying to raise his seven exceedingly ill-behaved children. Led by the oldest boy, Simon, the children have managed to drive away 17 previous nannies causing all the nanny agencies in town to shut their doors in Mr. Brown’s face.
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The Addams Family
Saturday 18 July, 7.00pm
Family Movies
Channel 036
Animated: After being forced to leave the old country, the Addams Family seeks a new place where they can survive – a nice, former insane asylum in New Jersey.
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We’re No Angels
Friday 3 July, 8:30pm
Vintage Movies
Channel 035
Comedy: Three convicts – Joseph, Albert and Jules break out of prison on Devil's Island and flee to a nearby town and hide in a shop run by the kindhearted Felix; his wife Amelie and their daughter Isabelle.
Rio Grande
Friday 3 July, 8:30pm
Vintage Movies
Channel 035
Western: Lieutenant Colonel Kirby Yorke heads a cavalry post on the Texas side of the Rio Grande, defending settlers against Apaches launching raids from the Mexican side of the river.
Warpath
Friday 10 July, 8:30pm
Vintage Movies
Channel 035
Western: Newly arrived in town, John Vickers confronts Herb Woodson on the street and challenges him to draw his gun. When Woodson asks John why he has been following him for eight years, John reminds him that he and two other men killed his fiancée Helen.
The World Of Suzie Wong
Monday 20 July, 8:30pm
Vintage Movies
Channel 035
Drama: American architect Robert Lomax moves to Hong Kong to see if he can make a living as a painter. Whilst aboard the Star Ferry, en route to Hong Kong Island, he meets the seemingly wealthy Mei Ling.
The Expendables
Sunday 05 July, 6.45pm
Action Movies
Channel 032
Action: A group of mercenaries is double-crossed during a mission and are approached by Church to overthrow the ruthless dictator of a South American country. It isn't long before the men realise things aren't quite as they appear, finding themselves caught in a dangerous web of betrayal.
The Expendables 2
Sunday 05 July, 8.30pm
Action Movies
Channel 032
Action: Mercenary leader Barney Ross, Lee Christmas and the rest of the Expendables team reunite when Mr. Church hires them for a seemingly easy job. But things go terribly wrong, compelling the mercenaries to seek revenge for a comrade's murder.
The Expendables 3
Sunday 05 July, 22.10pm
Action Movies
Channel 032
Action: Years ago, Barney Ross co-founded the Expendables with Conrad Stonebanks. After Stonebanks became an arms dealer, Ross was forced to kill him -- or so he thought. Now, Stonebanks is back and he's on a mission to end the Expendables. Ross decides that the way to fight old blood is with new blood, so he assembles a team of younger, faster, more tech-savvy recruits.
Resident Evil: Afterlife
Friday 24 July, 20:30pm
Action Movies
Channel 032
Action: In a world overrun with the walking dead, Alice continues her battle against Umbrella Corp., rounding up survivors along the way. Joined by an old friend, Alice and her group set out for a rumoured haven in Los Angeles.
Welcome to the Punch
Thursday 23 July, 8.30pm
Action Movies
Channel 032
Action: When a notorious criminal is forced to return to London, it gives a veteran detective one final chance to bring the man to justice. Starring James McAvoy, Mark Strong.
The Expatriate
Thursday 30 July, 8.30pm
Action Movies
Channel 032
Action: A former agent of the CIA and his estranged daughter go on the run after his employers target them for assassination. Starring Aaron Eckhart, Liana Liberato.
Dreamgirls
Sunday 05 July, 8.30pm
Great Movies
Channel 033
Drama: Deena Effie and Lorrell form a music trio called the Dreamettes. When ambitious manager Curtis Taylor Jr. spots the act at a talent show, he offers the chance of a lifetime, to be backup singers for a national star.
No Country For Old Men
Saturday 11 July, 8.30pm
Great Movies
Channel 033
Crime: While out hunting, Llewelyn Moss finds the grisly aftermath of a drug deal. Though he knows better, he cannot resist the cash left behind and takes it with him. The hunter becomes the hunted when a merciless killer named Chigurh picks up his trail.
Seven Psychopaths
Saturday 25 July, 8.30pm
Great Movies
Channel 033
Comedy: Boozy writer Marty is a man in search of a screenplay. He has a catchy title but no story to go along with it. Marty has a couple of oddball buddies, Hans and Billy, who make a living by kidnapping rich people's dogs, then returning them and collecting the reward.
Manchester By The Sea
Sunday 26 July, 8.30pm
Great Movies
Channel 033
Drama: After the death of his older brother Joe, Lee Chandler is shocked that Joe has made him sole guardian of his teenage nephew Patrick. Taking leave of his job as a janitor in Boston, Lee reluctantly returns to Manchester-by-the-Sea, the fishing village where his working-class family has lived for generations.
Inception
Friday 17 July, 20:30pm
Great Movies
Channel 033
Action: Dom Cobb is a thief with the rare ability to enter people's dreams and steal their secrets from their subconscious. His skill has made him a hot commodity in the world of corporate espionage but has also cost him everything he loves.
The Theory of Everything
Tuesday 14 July, 8.30pm
Great Movies
Channel 033
Drama: In the 1960s, Cambridge University student and future physicist Stephen Hawking falls in love with fellow collegian Jane Wilde. At 21, Hawking learns that he has motor neuron disease. Despite this -- and with Jane at his side -- he begins an ambitious study of time, of which he has very little left, according to his doctor.
I, Robot
Monday 20 July, 8.30pm
Great Movies
Channel 033
Action: In 2035, highly intelligent robots fill public service positions throughout the world, operating under three rules to keep humans safe. Despite his dark history with robotics, Detective Del Spooner investigates the alleged suicide of U.S. Robotics founder Alfred Lanning and believes that a human-like robot murdered him.
The Graduate
Saturday 4 July, 8:30pm
Classic Movies
Channel 034
Drama: Benjamin Braddock has just finished college and, back at his parents' house, he's trying to avoid the one question everyone keeps asking – What does he want to do with his life? An unexpected diversion crops up when he is seduced by Mrs. Robinson, a bored housewife and a friend of his parents.
Saturday Night Fever
Saturday 11 July, 8:30pm
Classic Movies
Channel 034
Drama: Tony Manero is a 19-year-old Italian American from the Bay Ridge neighbourhood of Brooklyn, New York. He lives with his parents, grandmother, and younger sister, and works at a dead-end job in a small hardware store.
The Rainmaker
Sunday 12 July, 8:30pm
Classic Movies
Channel 034
Drama: Struggling new attorney Rudy Baylor resorts to working for a shady lawyer, where he meets paralegal Deck Shifflet. When the insurance company of Dot Black refuses her dying son coverage, Baylor and Shifflet team up to fight the corrupt corporation, taking on its callous lawyer.
Apocalypse Now
Monday 13 July, 8:30pm
Classic Movies
Channel 034
War: In Vietnam 1970, Captain Willard takes a perilous and increasingly hallucinatory journey upriver to find and assassinate Colonel Kurtz – a once-promising officer who has reportedly gone insane.
Swingers
Thursday 16 July, 8:30pm
Classic Movies
Channel 034
Comedy: Leaving New York for Los Angeles, Mike Peters, is struggling to both boost his comedy career and get over his last relationship. A self-proclaimed master of seduction, Mike's buddy, Trent Walker, tries to show him how to make connections and get the attention of women.
The Outsiders
Saturday 18 July, 8:30pm
Classic Movies
Channel 034
Drama: A teen gang in rural Oklahoma, the Greasers are perpetually at odds with the Socials, a rival group. When Greasers Ponyboy and Johnny get into a brawl that ends in the death of a Social member, the boys are forced to go into hiding.
