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Australian Films

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  • The Castle (1997)

    1. The Castle

    19971h 25mR
    7.6 (18K)
    A working-class family from Melbourne, Australia fights city hall after being told they must vacate their beloved family home to allow for infrastructural expansion.
    DirectorRob SitchStarsMichael CatonAnne TenneyStephen Curry
  • Charlize Theron and Tom Hardy in Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)

    2. Mad Max: Fury Road

    20152hR90Metascore
    8.1 (1.2M)
    In a post-apocalyptic wasteland, a woman rebels against a tyrannical ruler in search for her homeland with the aid of a group of female prisoners, a psychotic worshipper and a drifter named Max.
    DirectorGeorge MillerStarsTom HardyCharlize TheronNicholas Hoult
  • James Cromwell, Christine Cavanaugh, Charles Bartlett, Jacquie Brennan, Michael Edward-Stevens, Miriam Flynn, Danny Mann, Miriam Margolyes, and Magda Szubanski in Babe (1995)

    3. Babe

    19951h 31mG83Metascore
    6.9 (139K)
    Gentle farmer Arthur Hoggett wins a piglet Babe at a county fair. Narrowly escaping his fate as Christmas dinner, Babe bonds with motherly border collie Fly and discovers that he too can herd sheep. But will the other animals accept him?
    DirectorChris NoonanStarsJames CromwellMagda SzubanskiChristine Cavanaugh
  • Guy Pearce in The Proposition (2005)

    4. The Proposition

    20051h 44mR73Metascore
    7.3 (57K)
    A lawman apprehends a notorious outlaw and gives him nine days to kill his older brother, or else they'll execute his younger brother.
    DirectorJohn HillcoatStarsRay WinstoneGuy PearceEmily Watson
  • Charlize Theron, Tom Burke, Lachy Hulme, Nathan Jones, Xanthia Marinelli, Ranjeet Manjrekar, Chris Hemsworth, Cyrus Ning, Shakriya Tarinyawat, Goran D. Kleut, Josh Helman, Hiroshi Kasuga, Anya Taylor-Joy, Robert McFarlane, and Cody Riley in Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga (2024)

    5. Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga

    20242h 28mR79Metascore
    7.5 (288K)
    After being snatched from the Green Place of Many Mothers, while the tyrants Dementus and Immortan Joe fight for power and control, the young Furiosa must survive many trials as she puts together the means to find her way home.
    DirectorGeorge MillerStarsAnya Taylor-JoyChris HemsworthTom Burke
  • Shine (1996)

    6. Shine

    19961h 45mPG-1387Metascore
    7.6 (58K)
    David Helfgott, a gifted pianist, struggles through childhood as his dysfunctional father abuses him and his siblings. Years later, he suffers a mental breakdown but manages to return as a legend.
    DirectorScott HicksStarsGeoffrey RushArmin Mueller-StahlJustin Braine
  • Eliza Scanlen in Babyteeth (2019)

    7. Babyteeth

    20191h 58mMA-1777Metascore
    7.2 (20K)
    Milla, a seriously ill teenager, falls in love with a drug dealer, Moses, her parents' worst nightmare.
    DirectorShannon MurphyStarsEliza ScanlenMichelle LottersToby Wallace
  • The Tracker (2002)

    8. The Tracker

    20021h 30mNot Rated71Metascore
    7.3 (3.4K)
    Fanatic is a government trooper who is heading an expedition to find an Aboriginal man accused of murdering a white woman. Others in the expedition are the Follower, a greenhorn trooper, the Veteran, and the Tracker.
    DirectorRolf de HeerStarsDavid GulpililGary SweetDamon Gameau
  • Anne-Louise Lambert in Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975)

    9. Picnic at Hanging Rock

    19751h 55mPG81Metascore
    7.4 (44K)
    During a rural summer picnic, a few students and a teacher from an Australian girls' school vanish without a trace. Their absence frustrates and haunts the people left behind.
    DirectorPeter WeirStarsRachel RobertsAnne-Louise LambertVivean Gray
  • Nicholas Hope in Bad Boy Bubby (1993)

    10. Bad Boy Bubby

    19931h 54mNot Rated
    7.3 (16K)
    Bubby has spent thirty years trapped in the same small room, tricked by his mother. One day, he manages to escape and, deranged and naive in equal measures, his adventure into a modern and nihilistic life begins.
    DirectorRolf de HeerStarsNicholas HopeClaire BenitoRalph Cotterill
  • Eric Bana in Chopper (2000)

    11. Chopper

    20001h 34mR68Metascore
    7.1 (43K)
    Chopper tells the intense story of Mark "Chopper" Read, a legendary criminal who wrote his autobiography while serving a jail sentence in prison. His book, "From the Inside", upon which the film is based, was a best-seller.
    DirectorAndrew DominikStarsEric BanaSimon LyndonVince Colosimo
  • Russell Crowe in Romper Stomper (1992)

    12. Romper Stomper

    19921h 34mR61Metascore
    6.8 (43K)
    A group of skinheads become alarmed at the way their neighbourhood is changing.
    DirectorGeoffrey WrightStarsRussell CroweDaniel PollockJacqueline McKenzie
  • Wake in Fright (1971)

    13. Wake in Fright

    19711h 49mR85Metascore
    7.5 (15K)
    After a bad gambling bet, a schoolteacher is marooned in a town full of crazy, drunk, violent men who threaten to make him just as crazy, drunk, and violent.
    DirectorTed KotcheffStarsDonald PleasenceGary BondChips Rafferty
  • Joel Edgerton, Ben Mendelsohn, Jacki Weaver, and James Frecheville in Animal Kingdom (2010)

    14. Animal Kingdom

    20101h 53mR83Metascore
    7.2 (62K)
    A seventeen-year-old navigates his survival amongst an explosive criminal family and the detective who thinks he can save him.
    DirectorDavid MichôdStarsJames FrechevilleGuy PearceJoel Edgerton
  • Toni Collette in Muriel's Wedding (1994)

    15. Muriel's Wedding

    19941h 46mR63Metascore
    7.2 (44K)
    A young social outcast in Australia steals money from her parents to finance a vacation where she hopes to find happiness, and perhaps love.
    DirectorP.J. HoganStarsToni ColletteRachel GriffithsBill Hunter
  • Down Under (2016)

    16. Down Under

    20161h 30m
    5.9 (1.1K)
    A black comedy set during the aftermath of the Cronulla riots, it is the story of two carloads of hotheads from both sides of the fight destined to collide.
    DirectorAbe ForsytheStarsFayssal BazziChris BuntonMichael Denkha
  • Fat Pizza (2003)

    17. Fat Pizza

    20031h 36mNot Rated
    5.6 (3.8K)
    The life at a suburban Sydney pizzeria.
    DirectorPaul FenechStarsPaul FenechTahir BilgicRob Shehadie
  • Mel Gibson in Mad Max (1979)

    18. Mad Max

    19791h 28mR73Metascore
    6.8 (239K)
    In a self-destructing world, a vengeful Australian policeman sets out to stop a violent motorcycle gang.
    DirectorGeorge MillerStarsMel GibsonJoanne SamuelHugh Keays-Byrne
  • Laura Monaghan, Everlyn Sampi, and Tianna Sansbury in Rabbit-Proof Fence (2002)

    19. Rabbit-Proof Fence

    20021h 34mPG80Metascore
    7.4 (31K)
    In 1931, three half-white, half-Aboriginal girls escape after being plucked from their houses to be trained as domestic staff, and set off on a journey across the Outback.
    DirectorPhillip NoyceStarsEverlyn SampiTianna SansburyKenneth Branagh
  • Caleb Landry Jones in Nitram (2021)

    20. Nitram

    20211h 52m81Metascore
    7.1 (12K)
    Events leading up to the 1996 Port Arthur massacre on Tasmania in an attempt to understand why and how the atrocity occurred.
    DirectorJustin KurzelStarsCaleb Landry JonesJudy DavisSean Keenan
  • Aisling Franciosi in The Nightingale (2018)

    21. The Nightingale

    20182h 16mR77Metascore
    7.3 (39K)
    Set in 1825, Clare, a young Irish convict woman, chases a British officer through the rugged Tasmanian wilderness, bent on revenge for a terrible act of violence he committed against her family. On the way she enlists the services of an Aboriginal tracker named Billy, who is also marked by trauma from his own violence-filled past.
    DirectorJennifer KentStarsAisling FranciosiMaya ChristieBaykali Ganambarr
  • Shane Jacobson in Kenny (2006)

    22. Kenny

    20061h 39mPG-13
    7.2 (7.5K)
    This hilarious mockumentary film follows the numerous misadventures of a porta-john worker through both his personal and professional life, including an oddly glamorous excursion to the Pumper and Cleaner Expo in Nashville, TN.
    DirectorClayton JacobsonStarsShane JacobsonTravis GollandChris Davis
  • Rowan McNamara and Marissa Gibson in Samson & Delilah (2009)

    23. Samson & Delilah

    20091h 41mNot Rated75Metascore
    7.0 (3.8K)
    A glue-sniffing boy and his girlfriend escape the government-controlled no-hope Aboriginal community they live in and go to the city, Alice Springs, looking for a better life.
    DirectorWarwick ThorntonStarsRowan McNamaraMarissa GibsonMitjili Napanangka Gibson
  • The Dish (2000)

    24. The Dish

    20001h 41mPG-1374Metascore
    7.2 (17K)
    A remote Australian community, populated by quirky characters, plays a key role in the first Apollo moon landing.
    DirectorRob SitchStarsSam NeillBilly MitchellRoz Hammond
  • Crackerjack (2002)

    25. Crackerjack

    20021h 32m
    6.8 (3.2K)
    A local bowling club faces potential takeover due to dwindling membership and increasing overheads. A thrilling battle ensues, involving young and old, greed and good, and extraordinary circumstances.
    DirectorPaul MoloneyStarsMick MolloyBill HunterFrank Wilson

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