The Best Rima Te Wiata Movies, Ranked
6 credits from 2005 to 2025, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. We Were Dangerous (2025) comes out on top with a score of 84. The biggest box office hit is Hunt for the Wilderpeople (2016) with $38.6M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest Rima Te Wiata Box Office Hits
Rima Te Wiata's films have made $43.1M worldwide in total. Hunt for the Wilderpeople (2016) is the biggest hit at $38.6M, ahead of The Breaker Upperers (2019) ($2.77M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
The Best Rima Te Wiata Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Rima Te Wiata has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Comedy leads with 3 films, and The Breaker Upperers (2019) is the pick of them.
The Best Rima Te Wiata Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Rima Te Wiata's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 2000s to 2020s.
The Latest Rima Te Wiata Movies
The most recent films Rima Te Wiata is credited on, newest first — starting with We Were Dangerous (2025). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
The Best Rima Te Wiata Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Rima Te Wiata films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Rima Te Wiata movie?
We Were Dangerous (2025) is the best-rated Rima Te Wiata film, with a Movie Echo Score of 84, ahead of The Breaker Upperers (2019) (75). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
We Were Dangerous: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Rima Te Wiata movie?
Hunt for the Wilderpeople (2016) made the most at the box office, with $38.6M worldwide, followed by The Breaker Upperers (2019) with $2.77M. Together, Rima Te Wiata's films with box office figures have made $43.1M.
What is the best Rima Te Wiata comedy movie?
The Breaker Upperers (2019) is the best-rated of Rima Te Wiata's comedy films, with a score of 75. In other genres: We Were Dangerous (drama) and Hunt for the Wilderpeople (adventure).
What is the newest Rima Te Wiata movie?
The newest film on Rima Te Wiata's filmography is We Were Dangerous (2025), with Rima Te Wiata as The Matron.
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