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1. NCIS (2003– )

TV-14 | 60 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Follows the Major Case Response Team (MCRT) from the Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS), as they get to the bottom of criminal cases connected to Navy and Marine Corps personnel.

Stars: David McCallum, Sean Murray, Mark Harmon, Brian Dietzen

Votes: 163,427

2. Star Trek: Picard (2020–2023)

TV-MA | 46 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

Follow-up series to Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987) and Star Trek: Nemesis (2002) that centers on Jean-Luc Picard in the next chapter of his life.

Stars: Patrick Stewart, Michelle Hurd, Jeri Ryan, Alison Pill

Votes: 94,890

3. Lion (2016)

PG-13 | 118 min | Biography, Drama

A five-year-old Indian boy is adopted by an Australian couple after getting lost hundreds of kilometers from home. 25 years later, he sets out to find his lost family.

Director: Garth Davis | Stars: Dev Patel, Nicole Kidman, Rooney Mara, Sunny Pawar

Votes: 251,512 | Gross: $51.74M

4. Mortal Engines (2018)

PG-13 | 128 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

In a post-apocalyptic world where cities ride on wheels and consume each other to survive, two people meet in London and try to stop a conspiracy.

Director: Christian Rivers | Stars: Hera Hilmar, Robert Sheehan, Hugo Weaving, Jihae

Votes: 141,109 | Gross: $15.95M

5. Knowing (2009)

PG-13 | 121 min | Action, Mystery, Sci-Fi

M.I.T. professor John Koestler links a mysterious list of numbers from a time capsule to past and future disasters and sets out to prevent the ultimate catastrophe.

Director: Alex Proyas | Stars: Nicolas Cage, Chandler Canterbury, Rose Byrne, Lara Robinson

Votes: 247,774 | Gross: $79.96M

6. Neighbours (1985– )

TV-G | 22 min | Drama, Romance

Australian soap opera exploring the lives and relationships of the residents of Ramsay Street in a suburb of Melbourne called Erinsborough.

Stars: Stefan Dennis, Alan Fletcher, Jackie Woodburne, Ryan Moloney

Votes: 6,364

7. Underbelly (2008–2013)

TV-MA | 60 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Each season of this multi-award-winning television series takes you through a 13-episode run in the rise and fall of real-life Australian underworld figures as told from both sides of the law.

Stars: Caroline Craig, Paul Tassone, Dieter Brummer, Daniel Roberts

Votes: 5,294

8. That Girl Lay Lay (2021–2024)

TV-G | 22 min | Comedy, Family

When Sadie's wish comes true and Lay Lay magically comes to life, the two friends learn that when they are together, they can achieve anything, navigate life as teenagers and discover who they really are.

Stars: Tiffany Daniels, Gabrielle Nevaeh, Alaya High, Thomas Hobson

Votes: 716

9. Give Me an A (2022)

100 min | Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi

16 stories. 16 female filmmakers. A wild ride of an anthology weaves horror, sci-fi and dark comedy to explore bodily autonomy and human rights in a post Roe world. Rage, fear and raw emotion fuel this politically charged film.

Directors: Hannah Alline, Avital Ash, Bonnie Discepolo, Loren Escandon, Valerie Finkel, Natasha Halevi, Caitlin Josephine Hargraves, Danin Jacquay, Sarah Kopkin, Francesca Maldonado, Monica Moore Suriyage, Kelly Nygaard, Megan Rosati, Mary C. Russell, Megan Swertlow, Erica Mary Wright | Stars: Alyssa Milano, Virginia Madsen, Gina Torres, Milana Vayntrub

Votes: 159

10. Side Hustle (2020–2022)

TV-G | 22 min | Comedy, Family

Best friends, smart and sarcastic Lex and confident and tough Presley devise a plan to make money when fireworks accidentally destroy a boat belonging to the dad of their quirky friend and neighbor, Munchy.

Stars: Jules LeBlanc, Mitchell Berg, Jayden Bartels, Isaiah Crews

Votes: 607

11. House Husbands (2012–2017)

45 min | Drama

The lives of four Australian men who are raising their children.

Stars: Firass Dirani, Rhys Muldoon, Gary Sweet, Julia Morris

Votes: 957

12. Gatlopp (2022)

80 min | Comedy, Horror

Old friends reunite for a nostalgic evening of fun and games after a decade apart. After one too many, they decide to play a drinking game, but it's quickly revealed that this game comes with supernatural stakes.

Director: Alberto Belli | Stars: Emmy Raver-Lampman, Jim Mahoney, Jon Bass, Sarunas J. Jackson

Votes: 1,641

13. 41 (I) (2012)

PG-13 | 80 min | Drama, Sci-Fi

A young man discovers a hole in the floor of a local motel that leads to yesterday.

Director: Glenn Triggs | Stars: Chris Gibson, Dafna Kronental, David Macrae, Shane Lee

Votes: 2,567

14. Last Man Standing (2005)

TV-14 | 60 min | Comedy, Drama

Follow the odyssey of three men: their quest to get inside the head of the modern woman, and find out where they went wrong.

Stars: Rodger Corser, Matt Passmore, Travis McMahon, Miriama Smith

Votes: 188

15. MDA (2002–2005)

50 min | Drama

Medical Defence Australia, a team of lawyers and doctors who defend doctors charged with malpractice, ranging from Botox injections gone wrong to spinal cord injuries.

Stars: Shane Bourne, Angus Grant, Petra Yared, Jason Donovan

Votes: 73

16. The Wizards of Aus (2016)

84 min | Comedy, Fantasy

For centuries, war had raged across the seven planes of the Magical Realm. It's so intense that Jack, a wizard commanding the elemental forces of nature, has decided to try living in Footscray.

Stars: Michael Shanks, Menik Gooneratne, Mark Samual Bonanno, Nicholas Issell

Votes: 613

17. The Wright Stuff (2000–2018)

50 min | News, Talk-Show

Topical discussions, a daily newspaper review and a weekly television review on Fridays.

Stars: Matthew Wright, Eric Johnson, Kirsty Duffy, Anne Diamond

Votes: 337

18. To the Death (2023)

Short, Comedy

Two South Asian actors in Los Angeles must fight to the death for a role because it's physically impossible to have more than one brown person on a show.

Director: Rose McIver | Stars: Rose McIver, Avital Ash, Miki Ishikawa, Menik Gooneratne

19. Vortex (2022)

9 min | Short, Sci-Fi

A lost boy discovers a spooky town called Church Town with a population of pretty much no one, he finds himself entering a new world through a vortex.

Director: Lee Westwick | Stars: Lee Westwick, Jazmin Waterman, Merit Cotterill, Debra Breckinridge

Votes: 1,270

20. Til You Make It (2024– )

Comedy

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Stars: Damian Walshe-Howling, Nadine Garner, Menik Gooneratne, Kym Valentine

21. Big Brother's Bit on the Side (2011– )

Talk-Show

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Stars: Emma Willis, Rylan Clark, Jamie East, Alice Levine

Votes: 143

22. Pandas in New York (2018 TV Movie)

Comedy

A family of Indian doctors in New York City attempt to arrange their youngest son's life, unaware that he has plans of his own.

Director: Mark Cendrowski | Stars: Ashley Tisdale, Nishi Munshi, Kellee Stewart, Ross Kimball

Votes: 8

23. Written in the Stars (III)

Announced

When her horoscope reveals NOW is the time for marriage, a skeptical Sri Lankan Australian woman concedes to her superstitious mother's whims and agrees to use Vedic Astrology to meet 101 suitors in 90 days.

Director: Fawzia Mirza | Star: Menik Gooneratne

24. Isolation Interviews (2020– )

Talk-Show

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Stars: Matthew Rolland, Alan Fletcher, Lucinda Cowden, Stefan Dennis

25. It's Not You. It's Bree. (2012– )

Comedy

Desperate to become Australia's answer to Dr. Phil, Bree has decided to hire a film crew to follow her trajectory towards fame and stardom. With an impending book release, Bree gives the ... See full summary »

Stars: Kath Gordon, Kate Mulqueen, Simon Presljak, Pablo Calero

Votes: 9

26. Storage (III) (2009)

13 min | Short, Comedy

Boxes. Furniture. Love. Dead bodies. Inside the walls of the suburban storage facility.

Director: Shane Dunlop | Stars: Anthony Bottegal, Shane Dunlop, Candice Fuller, Menik Gooneratne

27. Prawn Curry Christmas

Comedy | Announced

Two estranged sisters living abroad rush home to Australia for one last family Christmas with their terminally ill father, making them face everything they left behind - and each other.

Stars: Menik Gooneratne, Yasmin Kassim

28. The Partridge & the Pear Tree (2010–2011)

Comedy, Romance

Set at an all-year round Christmas supplies warehouse and Christmas tree farm, employees Jack & Cass are living proof that for some, Christmas comes more than once a year. They both hate their jobs and each other!

Stars: Shane Dunlop, Rhona Rees, Simon Presljak, Ben Prendergast

29. The Accidental Defrosting of Will Debney (2009)

20 min | Short, Comedy

Will Debney was Australia's most famous children's entertainer until his death in 1971, where soon after he was cryogenically frozen. Roger works in accounts payable at Debney Inc and he is... See full summary »

Director: Shane Dunlop | Stars: Sarcha Braund, Nichelle Claire, Max Clark, Cate Commisso

30. Hard Rubbish (2011)

7 min | Short, Comedy

Two men find a TV left out in the trash for hard rubbish* collection and realize they both want it. This sparks a war where the first casualty is common sense. *('hard rubbish' = discarded ... See full summary »

Director: Steve Mitchell | Stars: Tiffany Davis, Kanhai Desai, Menik Gooneratne, Simon Mallory

31. Stan & June's: 12pm (2010)

7 min | Short, Comedy

While hosting a party for her husband's birthday, June discovers that you may be able to choose your friends, but you can't choose your family...or your husband's family... or your husbands friends for that matter.

Directors: Menik Gooneratne, Antonia Vekic | Stars: Patrick Constantinou, Shane Dunlop, David Gannon, Menik Gooneratne

32. Noor (I) (2009)

17 min | Short, Drama, War

An exploration of the final moments in the life of Noor Inayat Khan - a most unlikely WWII heroine.

Director: Bruce Alexander | Stars: Bruce Alexander, Salvatore Galofaro, Menik Gooneratne, Sam Norbury

33. Last Man Standing (2005)
Episode: Episode #1.13 (2005)

TV-14 | 20 min | Comedy, Drama

Bruno is about to have his 30th birthday when a card turns up from his ex, Magot which gets him thinking about a pact they made with each other. Janessa and Cameron continue to have problems.

Director: Pino Amenta | Stars: Rodger Corser, Matt Passmore, Travis McMahon, Miriama Smith

34. MDA (2002–2005)
Episode: A Closer Walk (2003)

53 min | Drama

Richard's in the middle of a tough mediation when his larrikin Dad arrives from retirement in Tasmania to tell Richard he's remarrying. Dad was a tram driver and things are a little tense with his high-flier son.

Director: Shawn Seet | Stars: Kerry Armstrong, Shane Bourne, Angie Milliken, Felix Nobis

35. MDA (2002–2005)
Episode: Memento Mori (2003)

Drama

Richard turns to Happy for help when his old mentor, whom he is representing, threatens to expose his sometimes dubious practices.

Director: Aarne Neeme | Stars: Shane Bourne, Angie Milliken, Felix Nobis, Angus Grant

36. Star Trek: Picard (2020–2023)
Episode: The Star Gazer (2022)

TV-MA | 56 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

Starfleet must once again call on legendary Jean-Luc Picard after members of his former crew - Cristóbal Rios, Seven of Nine, Raffi Musiker, and Dr. Agnes Jurati - discover an anomaly in space that threatens the galaxy.

Director: Douglas Aarniokoski | Stars: Patrick Stewart, Alison Pill, Jeri Ryan, Michelle Hurd

Votes: 4,882

37. Side Hustle (2020–2022)
Episode: Start Hustling (2020)

TV-G | 22 min | Comedy, Family

After accidentally setting their principal's boat on fire, best friends Lex, Presley, and Munchy create an app to get jobs to pay off their debt. They'll do whatever it takes - no matter ... See full summary »

Director: Adam Weissman | Stars: Jules LeBlanc, Jayden Bartels, Mitchell Berg, Daryl C. Brown

Votes: 63

38. Underbelly (2008–2013)
Episode: Team Purana (2008)

TV-MA | 44 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Detective Steve Owen finally gets enough evidence to arrest Carl Williams for murder. After nine years the gangland war is over.

Director: Tony Tilse | Stars: Rodger Corser, Caroline Craig, Gyton Grantley, Kat Stewart

Votes: 99

39. Neighbours (1985– )
Episode: Episode #1.3527 (2000)

TV-G | 30 min | Drama, Romance

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Director: Anna Johnson | Stars: Anne Charleston, Menik Gooneratne, Val Jellay, Kate Keltie

40. Side Hustle (2020–2022)
Episode: Model Employees (2021)

TV-G | Comedy, Family

Lex, Presley, and Munchy have taken a job as models during the town's fashion week. Assuming that they were hired to be in the fashion show itself, they soon learn that the job is actually ... See full summary »

Director: Adam Weissman | Stars: Jules LeBlanc, Mitchell Berg, Jayden Bartels, Ben Bigler

Votes: 24

41. Side Hustle (2020–2022)
Episode: Sand Storm (2022)

TV-G | Comedy, Family

A determined Lex is out to win the Sandcastle Building competition this year by teaming up with Fisher. When Presley misunderstands Lex, she'll have to give up her beach day to prove that she can take things seriously.

Director: Evelyn Belasco | Stars: Jules LeBlanc, Mitchell Berg, Jayden Bartels, Jacques Chevelle

Votes: 18

42. Side Hustle (2020–2022)
Episode: Groomer Has It (2022)

TV-G | Comedy, Family

Lex, anxious to work as a dog groomer by her crush Luke, enlists in Presley and Munchy's advice to become "chill-Lex" to impress him. Her chill attitude is put to the test when the job turns disastrous causing the real Lex to come out.

Director: David Kendall | Stars: Jules LeBlanc, Mitchell Berg, Jayden Bartels, Daryl C. Brown

Votes: 16

43. It's Not You. It's Bree. (2012– )
Episode: Happy Birthday Bree Browning! (2012)

Comedy

It's six months since Bree's book release and after it sold poorly, Bree finds herself at rock bottom. All of her clients have left her and as she approaches her 50th birthday, Bree contemplates retiring from sex therapy.

Director: Shane Dunlop | Stars: Nick Barker-Pendree, Pablo Calero, Peter Cassidy, Anita Clements

44. The Partridge & the Pear Tree (2010–2011)
Episode: May (2010)

3 min | Comedy, Romance

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Director: Shane Dunlop | Stars: Shane Dunlop, Menik Gooneratne, Rhona Rees

45. Neighbours (1985– )
Episode: Episode #1.6239 (2011)

TV-G | Drama, Romance

Rhys prods still unwilling Karl to take him along golfing and proves the warning it's no time and place for networking wrong by getting invited to assist at surgery, yet Karl won't bury his... See full summary »

Director: Gary Conway | Stars: Alan Fletcher, Chris Milligan, James Mason, Jordan Patrick Smith

46. Neighbours (1985– )
Episode: Episode #1.6298 (2011)

TV-G | Drama, Romance

Andrew arranges an end of exams party in the men shed, where Chris, whose participation swings Lucas's permission, has a ball and is sort of tricked to strip down his shirt to the girls' ... See full summary »

Director: Chris Langman | Stars: Alan Fletcher, Chris Milligan, Ben Barber, Stefan Dennis

47. Neighbours (1985– )
Episode: Episode #1.6296 (2011)

TV-G | Drama, Romance

Sick of sanctimonious Kate's mixed signals, Noah publicly declares at the history wall opening that she kissed him there. The interim principal, who to badmouthing Paul's embarrassment is ... See full summary »

Stars: Alan Fletcher, Ryan Moloney, Eve Morey, Chris Milligan

48. Neighbours (1985– )
Episode: Episode #1.6297 (2011)

TV-G | Drama, Romance

Although Noah retracts his just allegations towards Kate for Sophie's sake, in stead of gratitude the 'scorned' kid treats him to such a tirade that Andrew can't stand by and tells her he ... See full summary »

Director: Chris Langman | Stars: Alan Fletcher, Ryan Moloney, Eve Morey, Chris Milligan

49. Neighbours (1985– )
Episode: Episode #1.6300 (2011)

TV-G | Drama, Romance

Karl proves a difficult customer for Realtor Gary Denham. Malcom regrets Karl told Susan the truth, she bitterly rebukes her ex's 'macho silence'. Paul quickly looses credit with both ... See full summary »

Director: Tony Osicka | Stars: Jackie Woodburne, Alan Fletcher, Chris Milligan, Eve Morey

50. Neighbours (1985– )
Episode: Episode #1.6301 (2011)

TV-G | Drama, Romance

Malcolm isn't amused that Karl admitted his affair with Jade to Susan, yet grudgingly promises to take her dubious advice to tell his wife Catherine. Paul is determined to save Kate's ... See full summary »

Director: Tony Osicka | Stars: Jackie Woodburne, Alan Fletcher, Chris Milligan, James Mason