Goodbye Pork Pie

Goodbye Pork Pie

Directed by Geoff Murphy

Produced by Pork Pie Productions, A.M.A. Film

1981105 min6.7 / 10

A lighthearted New Zealand road trip comedy about two mismatched men bonding over a cross-country adventure, balancing humor and heart with a touch of melancholy.

Gerry hires a car in Kaitaia with a stolen licence and travels to Invercargill with John, whose wife has just left him. The ultimate New Zealand road trip adventure.

Questions people ask

  • Is Goodbye Pork Pie easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 82% of films.

  • Does Goodbye Pork Pie end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 65% of films.

  • Is Goodbye Pork Pie violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.

  • Is Goodbye Pork Pie sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Goodbye Pork Pie scary? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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