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Best Aus and NZ shows

by jen-63-612012 • Created 5 years ago • Modified 3 years ago
TV and movies from Australasia
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  • Heath McIvor and Sammy J in Sammy J & Randy in Ricketts Lane (2015)

    1. Sammy J & Randy in Ricketts Lane

    20156 epsTV-PGTV Series
    8.1 (190)
    A musical comedy about two mismatched housemates from the acclaimed comedic duo, Sammy J - a human - and Randy - a purple puppet.
    StarsSammy JHeath McIvorGeorgia Chara
  • SeaChange (1998)

    2. SeaChange

    1998–201947 epsTV-14TV Series
    8.0 (1.3K)
    A big-city lawyer is prompted to undergo a "sea change" with her children and becomes the magistrate at the small coastal town of Pearl Bay, where the family comes to love its people and the quality time with one another.
    CreatorsDeb CoxAndrew KnightStarsJohn HowardSigrid ThorntonKerry Armstrong
  • Russell Crowe, Geneviève Picot, and Hugo Weaving in Proof (1991)

    3. Proof

    19911h 26mR
    7.2 (7.4K)
    The life of a blind photographer who is looked after by a housekeeper is disrupted by the arrival of an agreeable restaurant worker.
    DirectorJocelyn MoorhouseStarsHugo WeavingGeneviève PicotRussell Crowe
  • Brides of Christ (1991)

    4. Brides of Christ

    19916 epsTV Mini Series
    8.2 (731)
    The struggles of nuns and students at a Roman Catholic convent school in 1960s Sydney.
    StarsBrenda FrickerSandy GoreJosephine Byrnes
  • Mike Minogue and Karen O'Leary in Wellington Paranormal (2018)

    5. Wellington Paranormal

    2018–202225 epsTV-14TV Series
    7.6 (8.7K)
    Sergeant Maaka, and Officers Minogue and O'Leary, are members of the Wellington, New Zealand, police. Their job is to investigate paranormal phenomena.
    CreatorsJemaine ClementTaika WaititiStarsMike MinogueKaren O'LearyMaaka Pohatu
  • Ryan Corr and Craig Stott in Holding the Man (2015)

    6. Holding the Man

    20152h 7mUnrated
    7.4 (14K)
    Tim and John fell in love at their all-boys high school. Their romance endured for 15 years to laugh in the face of everything life threw at it - the separations, the discrimination, the temptations, the jealousies and the losses.
    DirectorNeil ArmfieldStarsRyan CorrSarah SnookFrancesco Ferdinandi
  • Emily Barclay, Emma Booth, and Patrick Brammall in Glitch (2015)

    7. Glitch

    2015–201918 epsTV-MATV Series
    7.2 (22K)
    Seven people return from the dead with no memory and attempt to unveil what brought them to the grave in the first place.
    CreatorsTony AyresLouise FoxStarsPatrick BrammallEmma BoothSean Keenan
  • No Activity (2015)

    8. No Activity

    2015–201813 epsTV Series
    7.7 (1.6K)
    Follows the peripheral players in a major sting operation. The day-to-day realities of cops and criminals are brought to life by some of Australia's best comic actors.
    CreatorsTrent O'DonnellPatrick BrammallStarsPatrick BrammallDarren GilshenanGenevieve Morris
  • Pine Gap (2018)

    9. Pine Gap

    20186 epsTV-MATV Mini Series
    7.2 (7.6K)
    Set in the intensely secretive world of intelligence and the enigmatic US/Australia joint defence facility in central Australia, the spy-thriller Pine Gap delves into the famously strong alliance between the two countries.
    CreatorsGreg HaddrickFelicity PackardStarsParker SawyersJacqueline McKenzieSteve Toussaint
  • Toni Collette in Muriel's Wedding (1994)

    10. 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
  • Terence Stamp, Guy Pearce, and Hugo Weaving in The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (1994)

    11. The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert

    19941h 44mR70Metascore
    7.5 (59K)
    Two drag performers and a transgender woman travel across the desert to perform their unique style of cabaret.
    DirectorStephan ElliottStarsHugo WeavingGuy PearceTerence Stamp
  • Tony Martin and Hugo Weaving in The Interview (1998)

    12. The Interview

    19981h 44mUnrated
    7.0 (9K)
    A duel between a suspected murderer and a detective pressed by people who want results. But whose skin is really wanted.
    DirectorCraig MonahanStarsHugo WeavingTony MartinAaron Jeffery
  • The Games (1998)

    13. The Games

    1998–200026 epsTV Series
    8.7 (684)
    Mockumentary about the organisation of the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games.
    CreatorsJohn ClarkeRoss StevensonStarsJohn ClarkeBryan DaweGina Riley
  • Gina Riley and Jane Turner in Kath & Kim (2002)

    14. Kath & Kim

    2002–200732 epsTV-MATV Series
    8.4 (5.6K)
    A mother, her daughter, and their respective "hunks of spunk" negotiate life in suburban Australia.
    CreatorsGina RileyJane TurnerStarsJane TurnerGina RileyGlenn Robbins
  • The Hollow Men (2008)

    15. The Hollow Men

    20081h 38m
    7.5 (7)
    Documentary adaptation of Nicky Hager's book, a journalistic exposé of leaked emails that reveal the manipulative and dishonest plan behind the 2005 election campaign of New Zealand's National Party under leader Don Brash.
    DirectorAlister BarryStarsNick BlakeDon BrashJohn Key
  • Shane Bourne in Thank God You're Here (2006)

    16. Thank God You're Here

    2006–202459 epsTV Series
    7.7 (1.4K)
    An improvisational comedy series in which a celebrity performer is dressed up in costume before passing through a door into a room where they are welcomed with the phrase "Thank God you're here."
    CreatorsSanto CilauroTom GleisnerRob SitchStarsNicola ParryHeidi ArenaTom Gleisner
  • Rob Sitch in Breaking News (1994)

    17. Breaking News

    1994–199739 epsTV Series
    8.7 (1.4K)
    Based on the making of a fictitious Australian CURRENT AFFAIRS show, Frontline blends invented events with REAL LIFE events. A true reflection of THE TIMES we live in.
    CreatorsSanto CilauroTom GleisnerJane KennedyStarsRob SitchJane KennedyTiriel Mora
  • The Chaser's War on Everything (2006)

    18. The Chaser's War on Everything

    2006–200961 epsTV Series
    8.7 (2.7K)
    The show features sketches mocking social and political issues, and often feature comedic publicity stunts.
    StarsJulian MorrowAndrew HansenChris Taylor
  • CNNNN: Chaser Non-Stop News Network (2002)

    19. CNNNN: Chaser Non-Stop News Network

    2002–200319 epsTV Series
    8.2 (385)
    An Australian comedy program that satirises the news of the day, and how it is presented.
    StarsCraig ReucasselChris TaylorJulian Morrow
  • Claudia Karvan, Matt King, and Rodger Corser in Spirited (2010)

    20. Spirited

    2010–201118 epsTV Series
    7.9 (1.6K)
    A dentist Suzy meets the ghost of an 80s English rock star Henry Mallet.
    CreatorsClaudia KarvanJacquelin PerskeStarsClaudia KarvanMatt KingRodger Corser
  • Bruno Lawrence in The Quiet Earth (1985)

    21. The Quiet Earth

    19851h 31mR
    6.7 (29K)
    A scientist awakens to find himself alone in the world. In a desperate attempt to search for others, he finds only two who have their own agenda.
    DirectorGeoff MurphyStarsBruno LawrenceAlison RoutledgePete Smith
  • Dating the Enemy (1996)

    22. Dating the Enemy

    19961h 37m
    6.3 (2.2K)
    A couple wakes up one morning to discover that they have switched bodies.
    DirectorMegan Simpson HubermanStarsClaudia KarvanGuy PearceMatt Day
  • Sarah Snook and Benedict Samuel in The Beautiful Lie (2015)

    23. The Beautiful Lie

    20156 epsTV Mini Series
    7.3 (1.5K)
    Anna is happily married. She has the perfect family. But one man will change it all.
    StarsSarah SnookRodger CorserSophie Lowe
  • Nadine Garner in Raw FM (1997)

    24. Raw FM

    1997–199813 epsTV Series
    6.6 (66)
    RAW FM is a radio station run for and by 'young people'. Call them teenagers, youth, Gen Xers, whatever. It's theirs. And this is their story.
    CreatorSusan MacGillicuddyStarsDominic PurcellNadine GarnerMatthew Dyktynski
  • Barry Crocker, Katherine Hicks, Toby Truslove, and Patrick Brammall in The Strange Calls (2012)

    25. The Strange Calls

    20126 epsTV Mini Series
    7.3 (859)
    Hapless city cop Toby Banks is demoted to night duty in the sleepy beachside village of Coolum, only to find himself investigating strange late night phone calls that reveal the bizarre truth of the town.
    CreatorDaley PearsonStarsBarry CrockerToby TruslovePatrick Brammall

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