

Prime Minister
To rule is easy. To lead is hard.
A view inside the life of former New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, capturing her through five tumultuous years in power and beyond as she redefined leadership on the world stage.
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6.6/10
14 votes
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- Released
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- Language
- English
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United States of America, New Zealand
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United StatesUS
- PremiereSundance Film Festival24 Jan 2025
- Theatrical (limited)NR13 Jun 2025
- Digital / OTTRHBO Max30 Sept 2025
- TVRHBO30 Sept 2025
United KingdomGB
- Theatrical12A5 Dec 2025
AustraliaAU
- PremiereMSydney Film Festival14 Jun 2025
- PremiereMMelbourne International Film Festival14 Aug 2025
- PremiereMCapital Film Festival29 Oct 2025
- TheatricalM6 Nov 2025
American SamoaAS
- Digital / OTTHBO Max30 Sept 2025
GermanyDE
- Digital / OTT30 Sept 2025
GuamGU
- Digital / OTTHBO Max1 Oct 2025
IsraelIL
- Digital / OTTYes VOD + Partner TV+20 Aug 2026
MexicoMX
- PremiereSundance Film Festival: CDMX29 May 2025
New ZealandNZ
- PremiereNew Zealand International Film Festival2 Aug 2025
- Theatrical25 Sept 2025
Northern Mariana IslandsMP
- Digital / OTTHBO Max1 Oct 2025
Puerto RicoPR
- Digital / OTTRHBO Max30 Sept 2025
- TVRHBO30 Sept 2025
SingaporeSG
- Digital / OTTNC16HBO Max8 Mar 2026
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Prime Minister was released on 13 June 2025.
Audience reviews
2- M1/10
MovieGuys
5/24/2025
"Prime Minister" is one sided to say the least. It ignores the miserable treatment of the New Zealand public by the Labour government Ardern led, during the COVID era. Forced lock downs, jab or no job, a few highlights. Plus Labour ran the nation further and further, into debt. By the time this woman had left office, her public ratings were, lets just say, "not so positive". That loss of support, not something th…
- C7/10
CinemaSerf
12/17/2025
With run-down houses covered with graffiti, and violent protesters setting fire to part of the parliamentary estate, this presents a far cry from the Peter Jackson imagery of a pristine New Zealand as it really quite engagingly follows Jacinda Ardern from her first election to Parliament through successive general election defeats, her own first coalition, the horrendous Christchurch mosque massacre and then, finally…
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