Draft:Flicks (website)
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Flicks is an online content discovery platform that lists where to watch films, television series, and sports broadcasts. The website is split into sections for cinemas, streaming, and sports, alongside editorial content. Flicks’ guides are available for New Zealand, Australia, and the United Kingdom.[1]
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Type of site | Content discovery |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Auckland, New Zealand |
| Owner | Flicks Ltd., a subsidiary of Vista Group (since 2016) |
| Founder | Paul Scantlebury |
| URL | https://www.flicks.co.nz/ |
| Commercial | Yes |
| Registration | Optional |
| Launched | 2005 |
| Current status | Active |
History
Paul Scantlebury and his brother launched Flicks in 2005 as an online cinema guide for New Zealand, providing nationwide showtimes for all movie theatres alongside reviews of the latest films.[2]
Since then, Flicks has also added listings for over-the-top streaming platforms and expanded into Australia.
Vista Group acquired Flicks in 2016 for an undisclosed sum.[3]
Features
Flicks is available to use for everyone. Members can also create watchlists and receive notifications when a movie becomes available to watch in their region.
Cinema Guide
Flicks lists movies now showing at the cinemas, along with session times. Session times include a direct booking link to the cinema’s booking portal. Users can also browse by cinemas near them. In New Zealand, their list of cinemas includes chains such as Event Cinemas and independent theatres such as Academy Cinemas in Auckland.
In addition to session times, each movie listing includes a brief synopsis, trailer, genre tag, Rotten Tomatoes rating, Letterboxd rating, cast and crew credits, and age rating.
Streaming Guide
Flicks’ streaming guide collates what is available based on your region’s streaming platform offering. Each series listing also includes information such as a synopsis and cast and crew credits.
Flicks currently lists shows from the following streaming platforms.
New Zealand
- Netflix
- TVNZ+
- Disney+
- Prime Video
- Apple TV
- Neon
- DocPlay
- MĀORI+
- Brollie
- MUBI
- Shudder
- Beamafilm
- YouTube
- AroVision
- NZ Film On Demand
Australia
- Stan
- Netflix
- Disney+
- Prime Video
- Apple TV+
- SBS On Demand
- Paramount+
- HBO Max
- Binge
- BritBox
- Foxtel Now
- 10 Play
- Brollie
- ABC iview
- DocPlay
- AMC+
- MUBI
- Shudder
- Beamafilm
- ACMI Cinema 3
- YouTube
Sports Guide
The sports guide lists where to watch live sports content. This section of the website is formatted as a calendar with a daily schedule presented in local times for sports broadcasts, such as the NBA, or multi-sports events like the Winter Olympic Games.
Flicks’ sports guide is currently available only in New Zealand and Australia.
Editorial
Flicks regularly publishes film and television reviews, guides for what to watch, and interviews.
In 2018, Flicks conducted a survey with Australian film critics to create a list of the top 25 Australian films, where Mad Max: Fury Road took first place.[4]
In 2021, Flicks conducted an online survey among its New Zealand users that ranked Breaking Bad as the best television series of all time. A similar survey was conducted in Australia, where Breaking Bad also took first place.[5][6]
App
Awards
In 2025, Flicks received a Digital Designs: Apps and Software award from the Australian Good Design Awards.[10]
The Flicks app previously won a Bronze award in 2022 at the Designers Institute of New Zealand Best Awards.[11]
Flicks and members of the editorial team were shortlisted at the 2023 Mumbrella Publish Awards for three categories: Website of the Year, Columnist of the Year (Luke Buckmaster), and Young Writer of the Year (Eliza Janssen).[12]