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1. Dark City (1998)
R | 100 min | Fantasy, Mystery, Sci-Fi
A man struggles with memories of his past, which include a wife he cannot remember and a nightmarish world no one else ever seems to wake up from.
Director: Alex Proyas | Stars: Rufus Sewell, Kiefer Sutherland, Jennifer Connelly, William Hurt
Votes: 212,520 | Gross: $14.38M
2. Colin from Accounts (2022– )
TV-MA | 27 min | Comedy
Ashley and Gordon, two single-ish, complex humans who are brought together by a car accident and an injured dog. Flawed, funny people choosing each other and being brave enough to show their true selves and navigate life together.
Stars: Tai Hara, Patrick Brammall, Harriet Dyer, Zak
Votes: 9,055
3. Top of the Lake (2013–2017)
TV-MA | 750 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Obsessed with the disappearance of a 12-year-old pregnant girl near a freezing lake in New Zealand, a brave detective will find herself up against small-town secrets and a side of herself that was meticulously kept at bay.
Stars: Elisabeth Moss, David Wenham, Peter Mullan, Thomas M. Wright
Votes: 37,752
4. Harrow (2018–2021)
Not Rated | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Harrow tells the story of Dr. Daniel Harrow, a forensic pathologist with a total disregard for authority.
Stars: Ioan Gruffudd, Darren Gilshenan, Damien Garvey, Ella Newton
Votes: 10,237
5. Population: 11 (2024– )
Comedy, Crime, Mystery
When a man goes missing from a tiny outback town, his estranged son is forced to navigate its motley crew of residents to find him.
Stars: Ben Feldman, Perry Mooney, Rick Donald, Katrina Milosevic
Votes: 701
6. Rake (2010–2018)
Not Rated | 60 min | Comedy, Drama
Cleaver Greene is a drug addict who has a massive gambling debt with some very shady characters and is in love with a prostitute. He's also a very good criminal lawyer, capable of winning unwinnable cases.
Stars: Richard Roxburgh, Matt Day, Kate Box, Caroline Brazier
Votes: 8,686
7. Darby and Joan (2022– )
44 min | Drama, Mystery
Two lone strangers trekking on the road - a retired Australian policeman with a dog as his only company and widowed English nurse - meet each other and embark on an epic odyssey in the outback of northern Australia.
Stars: Bryan Brown, Greta Scacchi, Nudge, Kobe
Votes: 1,610
8. Upright (2019– )
Not Rated | 30 min | Comedy, Drama
Two misfits, thrown together by chance in the middle of the Australian desert, forge bonds in a quest to transport a precious piano from one side of the country to the other.
Stars: Tim Minchin, Milly Alcock, Ella Scott Lynch, Heather Mitchell
Votes: 6,496
9. Stateless (2020)
TV-MA | 53 min | Drama
Inspired by true events; a woman escaping a cult, a refugee fleeing with his family, a father trapped in a dead-end job and a bureaucrat on the verge of a national scandal find their lives intertwined in an immigration detention center.
Stars: Yvonne Strahovski, Jai Courtney, Asher Keddie, Fayssal Bazzi
Votes: 11,051
10. Bay of Fires (2023– )
Comedy, Crime, Drama
Single mother of two Stella has no option but to move her young family to the last place on earth anyone would expect. This town is a tiny community rife with simmering feuds, crime and sometimes, murder.
Stars: Marta Dusseldorp, Toby Leonard Moore, Pamela Rabe, Roz Hammond
Votes: 798
11. Joe vs. Carole (2022)
TV-MA | 51 min | Biography, Comedy, Crime
Carole Baskin, a big-cat rescuer, sets out to end roadside zoo operator Joe Exotic's animal shows and cub-breeding business, inciting a bitter 10-year feud that threatens both of their livelihoods.
Stars: Kate McKinnon, John Cameron Mitchell, Brian Van Holt, Sam Keeley
Votes: 2,186
12. The Moodys (2014)
Comedy
A bumbling Australian extended family somehow finds a way to keep it together over the years with love as the underlying thread.
Stars: Ian Meadows, Patrick Brammall, Danny Adcock, Darren Gilshenan
Votes: 943
13. Janet King (2014–2017)
60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Senior Prosecutor Janet King returns from maternity leave to confront a high-profile murder, and a conspiracy which will have shocking ramifications throughout the judicial system.
Stars: Marta Dusseldorp, Damian Walshe-Howling, Hamish Michael, Andrea Demetriades
Votes: 2,613
14. A Country Practice (1981–1993)
60 min | Drama, Romance
The highs and lows of the Wandin Valley residents, from the patients and staff at the rural town's hospital, to the locals and their everyday lives.
Stars: Shane Porteous, Brian Wenzel, Lorrae Desmond, Joyce Jacobs
Votes: 699
15. No Activity (2017–2021)
TV-MA | 30 min | Animation, Comedy
Two low-level cops who have spent too much time in a car; two criminals who are kept in the dark; two dispatch workers who haven't really clicked; and two Mexican tunnelers who are in a small space considering they've only just met.
Stars: Patrick Brammall, Sunita Mani, Tim Meadows, Amy Sedaris
Votes: 1,593
16. Wonderland (2013–2015)
TV-14 | 43 min | Drama
The lives of the residents living in a city apartment block in Sydney.
Stars: Anna Bamford, Michael Dorman, Emma Lung, Tracy Mann
Votes: 1,322
17. The Diplomat (2009 TV Movie)
190 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A British diplomat is arrested on charges of working with Russian mafia. After death threats to his wife, they are taken into protective custody. Then the MI6 shows up with a new piece of the puzzle.
Director: Peter Andrikidis | Stars: Dougray Scott, Rachael Blake, Jeremy Lindsay Taylor, Richard Roxburgh
Votes: 769
18. Never Too Late (I) (2020)
TV-14 | 98 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A group of seniors plan to break out of their retirement home.
Director: Mark Lamprell | Stars: James Cromwell, Dennis Waterman, Roy Billing, Shane Jacobson
Votes: 858
19. The Moodys (2012)
Comedy
An Australian family gathers for Christmas. Love them or hate them, your family is forever. Whatever happens, your family loves to welcome you home for Christmas. But do you really want to be there?
Stars: Ian Meadows, Patrick Brammall, Danny Adcock, Robina Beard
Votes: 1,292
20. No Activity (2015–2018)
23 min | Comedy, Crime
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.
Stars: Patrick Brammall, Darren Gilshenan, Genevieve Morris, Harriet Dyer
Votes: 1,416
21. The Elegant Gentleman's Guide to Knife Fighting (2013)
Comedy
Men fight with knives.
Stars: Craig Anderson, Damon Herriman, Darren Gilshenan, Dave Eastgate
Votes: 460
22. Police Rescue (1989–1996)
50 min | Crime, Drama
The lives and cases of the members the Australian, Sydney based, New South Wales Police Rescue Squad.
Stars: Gary Sweet, Sonia Todd, Steve Bastoni, John Clayton
Votes: 590
23. A Few Less Men (2017)
TV-MA | 92 min | Adventure, Comedy
Travel plans for three men in ill-fitting wedding tuxedos goes horribly wrong. A follow-up to the 2011 comedy 'A Few Best Men'.
Director: Mark Lamprell | Stars: Kris Marshall, Dacre Montgomery, Xavier Samuel, Kevin Bishop
Votes: 1,728
24. Thou Shalt Not Steal (2024– )
Pre-production
Young Aboriginal woman Robyn escapes from detention and reluctantly pairs up with awkward adolescent Gidge to investigate a hidden family secret.
Stars: Miranda Otto, Noah Taylor, Sherry-Lee Watson, Will McDonald
25. Carnifex (2022)
93 min | Horror, Thriller
An aspiring documentarian and two conservationists who venture into the Outback to record the animals displaced by bushfires where they discover a terrifying new species.
Director: Sean Lahiff | Stars: Alexandra Park, Sisi Stringer, Harry Greenwood, Darren Gilshenan
Votes: 1,032
26. June Again (2020)
Not Rated | 99 min | Drama
During a fleeting bout of lucidity from her dementia, June Wilton has precious little time to bring together her estranged children, save the family business, and rekindle an old flame.
Director: JJ Winlove | Stars: Noni Hazlehurst, Claudia Karvan, Stephen Curry, Otis Dhanji
Votes: 1,699
27. Audrey (I) (2024)
97 min | Comedy
Self-appointed Mother of the Year, Ronnie has given her daughter Audrey everything, so when Audrey selfishly falls into a coma, Ronnie has no choice but to keep their dreams alive by assuming her identity.
Director: Natalie Bailey | Stars: Jackie van Beek, Jeremy Lindsay Taylor, Josephine Blazier, Hannah Diviney
Votes: 9
28. Christmess (2023)
99 min | Comedy
A once-famous actor is now performing as Santa Claus in a mall because of his alcohol addiction. After accidentally meeting his estranged daughter, he seeks help for his recovery so he can earn his daughter's forgiveness.
Director: Heath Davis | Stars: Darren Gilshenan, Nicole Pastor, Steve Le Marquand, Aaron Glenane
Votes: 114
29. The Killing Field (2014 TV Movie)
90 min | Crime
A task force is sent to a small country town to investigate a shocking crime.
Director: Samantha Lang | Stars: Rebecca Gibney, Peter O'Brien, Liam McIntyre, Chloé Boreham
Votes: 781
30. Full Frontal (1993–1997)
Comedy
The series began screening shortly after the similar sketch comedy program Fast Forward (from which Full Frontal derived) ended. Full Frontal retained the same general format of Fast ... See full summary »
Stars: Glenn Butcher, Ross Williams, Kim Gyngell, John Walker
Votes: 443
31. True Story with Hamish & Andy (2017–2018)
Comedy
Hamish & Andy sit down with everyday Australians who recount hilarious true stories that happened to them, with the events in the stories being recreated by Australian actors in filmed dramatisations.
Stars: Hamish Blake, Andy Lee, Rod Mullinar, Ryan Shelton
Votes: 210
32. A Savage Christmas (2023)
90 min | Comedy
After years of estrangement, trans woman Davina Savage returns home for Christmas expecting her transition to be the focus, but it's overshadowed by family secrets and lies which threaten not only their lives--but another Christmas lunch.
Director: Madeleine Dyer | Stars: Rachel Griffiths, Gary Sweet, Helen Thomson, David Roberts
Votes: 168
33. How to Stay Married (2018–2021)
23 min | Comedy
After fifteen years of marriage, the lives of Greg and Em Butler and their two daughters change when Em returns to work, Greg is made redundant and his brother Brad moves in.
Stars: Peter Helliar, Lisa McCune, Willow Ryan-Fuller, Vivien Turner
Votes: 229
34. The Appleton Ladies' Potato Race (2023 TV Movie)
108 min | Comedy, Drama
Penny returns to her childhood home for the Appleton Show and its 'world famous' potato race, she is outraged that the men's first prize pays out $2,000 and the winning woman's prize is only $200. She is determined to right this wrong.
Director: Lynn Hegarty | Stars: Claire van der Boom, Katie Wall, Geneviève Lemon, Tiriel Mora
Votes: 146
35. Old School (2014)
Comedy, Crime
The eight-part series follows the adventures of the retired criminal Lennie Cahill and the retired cop Ted McCabe.
Stars: Bryan Brown, Sam Neill, Sarah Peirse, Hanna Mangan Lawrence
Votes: 575
36. Idiot Box (1996)
R | 83 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Looking for the fast track out of suburban hell, two natural born losers scheme an impossible heist. Two undercover cops and a highly strung speed dealer are not far behind.
Director: David Caesar | Stars: Ben Mendelsohn, Jeremy Sims, John Polson, Graeme Blundell
Votes: 915
37. Here Come the Habibs! (2016–2017)
30 min | Comedy
Fou Fou Habib won $22 Million in the lottery, and bought a house (mansion) next door to the O'Neill family. A Comedy satire of both Lebanese and British background Aussies.
Stars: Helen Dallimore, Darren Gilshenan, Georgia Flood, Michael Denkha
Votes: 368
38. Devil's Playground (2014)
45 min | Drama
Deals with the issue of crimes committed by Australian Catholic clergy.
Stars: Simon Burke, Don Hany, John Noble, Andrew McFarlane
Votes: 337
39. Get Krack!n (2017–2019)
30 min | Comedy
Having conquered the cutthroat world of satirical cooking shows Kate McLennan and Kate McCartney take a Sassy Swipe at the bright, chirpy world of morning TV with their signature brand of social awkwardness and unprofessionalism.
Stars: Kate McCartney, Kate McLennan, Bec Petraitis, Kate Dehnert
Votes: 505
40. Women He's Undressed (2015)
Not Rated | 95 min | Documentary, Biography
A documentary about the life of the Australian costume designer and three time Oscar winner Orry-Kelly.
Director: Gillian Armstrong | Stars: Ann Roth, Jane Fonda, Marc Eliot, Eric Sherman
Votes: 405
41. Blood Pulls a Gun (2014)
18 min | Short, Drama, Thriller
A teenage girl gets a keyhole look into a dangerous and mysterious world when a tattooed stranger checks into her roadside motel.
Director: Ben Briand | Stars: Odessa Young, Josh McConville, Tess Haubrich, Ben Ingram
Votes: 166
42. Save Your Legs! (2012)
92 min | Comedy, Sport
Edward 'Teddy' Brown lives for his suburban cricket club and his two best friends, Rick and Stavros. But when he realizes that his beloved teammates are moving on and growing up, he's ... See full summary »
Director: Boyd Hicklin | Stars: Stephen Curry, Brendan Cowell, Damon Gameau, David Lyons
Votes: 547
43. Chandon Pictures (2007–2009)
TV-MA | 27 min | Comedy
The comedic adventures of a grandiose, self-described documentary filmmaker who, in reality, runs a two-bit video production company.
Stars: Rob Carlton, Rebecca Massey, Darren Gilshenan, Josh Lawson
Votes: 72
44. The Outlaw Michael Howe (2013 TV Movie)
85 min | Drama, History, Western
In 1815 a young convict leads a wretched guerrilla army of outlaws, deserters and bushmen in open rebellion against the morally corrupt government on the notorious prison settlement of Van ... See full summary »
Director: Brendan Cowell | Stars: Damon Herriman, Mirrah Foulkes, Rarriwuy Hick, Matt Day
Votes: 135
45. The Last Time I Saw Michael Gregg (2011 Video)
Comedy
Director: Steven Soderbergh | Stars: Wayne Blair, Zoe Carides, Essie Davis, Darren Gilshenan
Votes: 110
46. Dossa and Joe (2002)
30 min | Comedy, Drama
A working-class Australian couple, named Dossa and Joe, start marriage guidance sessions after Joe retires
Stars: Anne Charleston, Michael Caton, Ryan Johnson, Jeanie Drynan
Votes: 57
47. Swinger (1995)
4 min | Short, Comedy, Drama
Director: Gregor Jordan | Stars: Darren Gilshenan, Lucy Bell, Jerome Ehlers, Ian 'Dano' Rogerson
Votes: 49
48. Plausible Deniability (2023– )
Comedy
A dark comedy about the politics of social change and what happens when three kids from the western suburbs face off against a who's who of Australian 'thought leaders' as part of a homelessness documentary they're making at school.
Stars: Lennox Lee, Amir Rahimzadeh, Mae White, Naomi Ejigu
49. Totally Full Frontal (1998–1999)
Comedy
Network-change continuation of the classic Australian sketch show "Full Frontal" (1993-1997).
Stars: Darren Gilshenan, Gabby Millgate, Ross Williams, John Walker
Votes: 50
50. The White Guard (2011)
Director: Andrew Upton | Stars: Jonathan Biggins, Patrick Brammall, Yure Covich, Alan Dukes