Lee Tamahori

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Lee Tamahori

Directing June 17, 1950

Wellington, New Zealand

Warren Lee Tamahori (June 17, 1950 – November 7, 2025) was a New Zealand film director. His feature directorial debut, Once Were Warriors (1994), was a widespread critical and com…

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The Sopranos

The Sopranos

8.7 1999 TV Show
Die Another Day

Die Another Day

6.0 2002 Movie
Next

Next

6.1 2007 Movie
Along Came a Spider

Along Came a Spider

6.3 2001 Movie
xXx: State of the Union

xXx: State of the Union

5.1 2005 Movie
Billions

Billions

7.8 2016 TV Show
The Edge

The Edge

6.9 1997 Movie
The Quiet Earth

The Quiet Earth

6.6 1985 Movie
The Devil's Double

The Devil's Double

6.7 2011 Movie
Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence

Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence

7.3 1983 Movie
Once Were Warriors

Once Were Warriors

7.4 1994 Movie
Mulholland Falls

Mulholland Falls

6.0 1996 Movie

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Warren Lee Tamahori (June 17, 1950 – November 7, 2025) was a New Zealand film director. His feature directorial debut, Once Were Warriors (1994), was a widespread critical and commercial success, and is considered one of the greatest New Zealand films ever made. He also directed the James Bond film, Die Another Day. Description above from the Wikipedia article Lee Tamahori, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2024
    The Convert

    Movie Director

  2. 2016
    Mahana

    Movie Director

  3. 2016
    Hautoa Mā! The Rise of Māori Cinema

    Movie Self

  4. 2016
    Billions

    TV show Director

  5. 2014
    Once Were Warriors: Where Are They Now?

    Movie Self

  6. 2011
    The Devil's Double

    Movie Director

  7. 2008
    While She Was Out

    Movie Thanks

  8. 2007
    Next

    Movie Director

  9. 2006
    The British Touch: Bond Arrives in London

    Movie

  10. 2005
    xXx: State of the Union

    Movie Director

  11. 2002
    Die Another Day: From Script to Screen

    Movie Self

  12. 2002
    Die Another Day

    Movie Director

  13. 2002
    Shaken and Stirred on Ice

    Movie Self

  14. 2001
    Along Came a Spider

    Movie Director

  15. 1999
    The Sopranos

    TV show Director

  16. 1997
    The Edge

    Movie Director

More credits
  1. 1996
    Mulholland Falls

    Movie Director

  2. 1995
    At Sundance

    Movie Self

  3. 1994
    Once Were Warriors

    Movie Director

  4. 1989
    Thunderbox

    Movie Director

  5. 1985
    The Quiet Earth

    Movie First Assistant Director

  6. 1985
    The Ray Bradbury Theater

    TV show Director

  7. 1984
    Among the Cinders

    Movie First Assistant Director

  8. 1983
    Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence

    Movie First Assistant Director

  9. 1983
    Making Utu

    Movie Self

  10. 1983
    Utu

    Movie First Assistant Director

  11. 1981
    Race for the Yankee Zephyr

    Movie Boom Operator

  12. 1981
    Wildcat: The Struggle for Democracy in the New Zealand Timberworkers' Union

    Movie Additional Sound Re-Recordist

  13. 1980
    Beyond Reasonable Doubt

    Movie Boom Operator