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1. Mad Max (1979)
R | 88 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
In a self-destructing world, a vengeful Australian policeman sets out to stop a violent motorcycle gang.
Director: George Miller | Stars: Mel Gibson, Joanne Samuel, Hugh Keays-Byrne, Steve Bisley
Votes: 223,164 | Gross: $8.75M
2. Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries (2012–2015)
TV-PG | 60 min | Crime, Drama, History
A female sleuth sashays through the back lanes and jazz clubs of Melbourne in the late 1920s, fighting injustice with her pearl-handled pistol and her dagger-sharp wit.
Stars: Essie Davis, Nathan Page, Hugo Johnstone-Burt, Ashleigh Cummings
Votes: 17,745
3. 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
4. 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
5. Romulus, My Father (2007)
R | 104 min | Biography, Drama
It tells the story of Romulus, his beautiful wife, Christina, and their struggle in the face of great adversity to bring up their son, Raimond. It is a story of impossible love that ultimately celebrates the unbreakable bond between father and son.
Director: Richard Roxburgh | Stars: Eric Bana, Franka Potente, Marton Csokas, Kodi Smit-McPhee
Votes: 4,317 | Gross: $0.00M
6. Prisoner (1979–1986)
TV-14 | 50 min | Crime, Drama
The lives of the staff and inmates of a women's prison.
Stars: Elspeth Ballantyne, Barbara Jungwirth, Betty Bobbitt, Sheila Florance
Votes: 2,246
7. Jack Irish: Black Tide (2012 TV Movie)
93 min | Crime, Drama
Jack Irish has no shortage of friends, but family members are few and far between. His wife was murdered by an ex-client and his father is a fading photo on the pubs football wall of fame. ... See full summary »
Director: Jeffrey Walker | Stars: Guy Pearce, Marta Dusseldorp, Aaron Pedersen, Roy Billing
Votes: 2,161
8. Blue Heelers (1994–2006)
TV-14 | 60 min | Action, Crime, Drama
The series primarily focuses on the daily lives of Victorian police officers working at a police station in the fictional small town of Mount Thomas.
Stars: Julie Nihill, John Wood, Martin Sacks, Paul Bishop
Votes: 1,698
9. Time Trax (1993–1994)
60 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
A cop from the future is sent back to contemporary times to track down fugitives hiding in the past.
Stars: Dale Midkiff, Elizabeth Alexander, Peter Donat, Malcolm Cork
Votes: 1,550
10. Celia (1989)
Not Rated | 103 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
An imaginative and somewhat disturbed young girl fantasizes about evil creatures and other oddities to mask her insecurities while growing up in rural Australia.
Director: Ann Turner | Stars: Rebecca Smart, Nicholas Eadie, Victoria Longley, Mary-Anne Fahey
Votes: 1,509
11. Breaking News (1994–1997)
30 min | Comedy, Drama
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.
Stars: Rob Sitch, Jane Kennedy, Tiriel Mora, Alison Whyte
Votes: 1,345
12. Flipper (1995–2000)
TV-PG | 60 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Dr. Keith Ricks returns to Florida to lead a team of scientists studying dolphins.
Stars: Whip Hubley, Anja Coleby, Gus Mercurio, Darrin Klimek
Votes: 1,120
13. Snowy River: The McGregor Saga (1994–1996)
TV-PG | 60 min | Drama, Western
Inspired by Banjo Paterson's famous poem, The Man from Snowy River, this series is about cattle rancher Matt McGregor, his family, and their neighbours in the township of Paterson's Ridge in Australia's Snowy Mountains.
Stars: Andrew Clarke, Brett Climo, Guy Pearce, Sheryl Munks
Votes: 974
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. The Games (1998–2000)
30 min | Comedy, Sport
Mockumentary about the organisation of the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games.
Stars: John Clarke, Bryan Dawe, Gina Riley, Nicholas Bell
Votes: 667
16. Stingers (1998–2004)
60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Stingers reveals the shadowy and ambiguous world of undercover cops - people with covert lives and constantly changing identities. They are the police who defeat crime from within the criminal world.
Stars: Peter Phelps, Kate Kendall, Anita Hegh, Ian Stenlake
Votes: 613
17.
Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries (2012–2015)
Episode:
The Green Mill Murder
(2012)
TV-PG | 55 min | Crime, Drama, History
Miss Fisher's plans to enjoy a night in a Jazz club are interrupted by a puzzling crime when a man collapses suddenly on the dance floor, murdered.
Director: Kate Dennis | Stars: Essie Davis, Nathan Page, Hugo Johnstone-Burt, Ashleigh Cummings
Votes: 592
18. The Sullivans (1976–1983)
30 min | Drama
Follows the Sullivan family from Melbourne, Australia during the Second World War.
Stars: Paul Cronin, Steven Tandy, Reg Gorman, Vikki Hammond
Votes: 525
19.
Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries (2012–2015)
Episode:
King Memses' Curse
(2012)
TV-PG | 53 min | Crime, Drama, History
With all her friends in mortal danger, Phryne finds herself in a race to understand Murdoch Foyle's objective in toying with her.
Director: Daina Reid | Stars: Essie Davis, Nathan Page, Hugo Johnstone-Burt, Ashleigh Cummings
Votes: 455
20. Witch Hunt (1999 TV Movie)
Unrated | 90 min | Crime, Drama
In the Australian state of Victoria, young Hannah disappears. The police investigates, digging into the family's nasty past. The mother, Linda Thomas, was completely dominated by the ... See full summary »
Director: Scott Hartford-Davis | Stars: Jacqueline Bisset, Cameron Daddo, Jerome Ehlers, Suzi Dougherty
Votes: 327
21. Crash Zone (1999–2001)
Unrated | 25 min | Family, Sci-Fi
Australian tv show about five teenage computer gamers and a A.I. who helps a gaming developing studio and their ordeals with their lives.
Stars: Cassandra Magrath, Paul Pantano, Damien Bodie, Frances Wang-Ward
Votes: 268
22. Halifax f.p. (1994–2001)
Crime
Jane Halifax is a freelance forensic psychiatrist (f.p.) a psychological super-sleuth immersed in a mire of crime and punishment: Jane is an expert of the human mind.
Stars: Rebecca Gibney, Robyn Nevin, Susanne Chapman, Louise Siversen
Votes: 250
23. Good Guys Bad Guys (1997–1998)
50 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
This show turns around Elvis Maginnis, a former policeman from a criminal family, who now runs a dry-cleaning business.
Stars: Marcus Graham, Alison Whyte, Travis McMahon, Samuel Johnson
Votes: 168
24. Cop Shop (1977–1984)
50 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Life in a suburban Australian police station.
Stars: Paula Duncan, Gregory Ross, Gil Tucker, John Orcsik
Votes: 148
25. Something in the Air (2000–2002)
25 min | Drama
The story of the small town of Emu Springs, and the radio station that helps keep it alive.
Stars: Ullie Birve, Colin Moody, Danielle Carter, Kate Fitzpatrick
Votes: 146
26. My Brother Jack (2001 TV Movie)
182 min | Drama
A boy looks up to his big brother, Jack, who is his hero and is someone that he is not - brave, noble and has the courage to stand up to their father. When their father returns from the ... See full summary »
Director: Ken Cameron | Stars: Matt Day, Simon Lyndon, Claudia Karvan, William McInnes
Votes: 124
27. Bastard Boys (2007)
Not Rated | 225 min | Biography, Drama
The true story about the war on the Australian waterfront, when on the 7th April 1998, Chris Corrigan and the Liberal Government at the time, conspired and illegally dismissed the unionised... See full summary »
Stars: Darren K. Hawkins, Ivan Topic, Kelly Hetherington, Lynne McGregor
Votes: 123
28. Janus (1994–1995)
50 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Four members of the infamous Hennessey clan are acquitted of the shooting of two policemen in a bungled bank heist. Melbourne is shocked as brothers Mal and Steve, along with brother-in-law Darren Mack and friend Ken Hardy, walk free.
Stars: Chris Haywood, Simon Westaway, Jeremy Kewley, Felix Nobis
Votes: 107
29. Chances (1991–1992)
60 min | Drama
Soap opera based around a family which is transformed when they win a large amount of money. Early episodes deal with the effect this fortunate event has on them. The later episodes have ... See full summary »
Stars: Michael Caton, Mercia Deane-Johns, Jeremy Sims, Patsy Stephen
Votes: 90
30. Sky Trackers (1994)
24 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
Life under the shadow of an observatory.
Stars: Petra Yared, Zbych Trofimiuk, Emily-Jane Romig, Steve Jacobs
Votes: 89
31. Bluey (1976–1977)
90 min | Drama
Bluey was set at Melbourne's Russell Street Police Headquarters (Victoria, Australia), with "Bluey" Hills heading his own squad ("Department B"), due to his inability to work within the existing police squads.
Stars: Lucky Grills, Gerda Nicolson, John Diedrich, Ken Goodlet
Votes: 81
32. 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
33. Scooter: Secret Agent (2005)
30 min | Comedy, Sci-Fi
Scooter is an extremely clumsy teenager who finds a computer belonging to the world's greatest Secret Agent. Scooter decides to complete the missions meant for Agent X-19 in a world of master criminals and high-tech gadgets.
Stars: Martin Sharpe, Talia Zucker, Charli Tjoe, John McTernan
Votes: 63
34. The Real Thing (2002)
97 min | Romance
A socially inept stutterer falls for a beautiful, blind artist.
Director: Stephen Amis | Stars: Tziporah Malkah, Ross Buchanan, John Arnold, Nicholas Stribakos
Votes: 63
35. A Country Practice (1994)
50 min | Drama
After finishing a 12 year run on the Seven Network, A Country Practice returned to Network Ten with a mainly new cast for 30 further episodes.
Stars: Joan Sydney, Andrew Blackman, Paul Gleeson, Claudia Black
Votes: 54
36. Point of No Return (1996)
TV-MA | 93 min | Thriller
An ex-soldier whose life has been disrupted and his emotions disturbed by his experiences at war and in prison, escapes from custody after attending the burial of his murdered brother.
Director: Vincent Monton | Stars: Marcus Graham, Nikki Coghill, Doug Bowles, Stephen Whittaker
Votes: 53
37.
Underbelly (2008–2013)
Episode:
Squizzy Steps Out
(2013)
TV-MA | 42 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Squizzy makes a name for himself with a successful jewelry store robbery, but when he plans to hold up a bank manager, things don't go quite as smoothly.
Director: David Caesar | Stars: Jared Daperis, Luke Ford, Matt Boesenberg, Ben O'Connor
Votes: 52
38. Hard Knocks (1980)
85 min | Drama
A young woman from a poor, crime-ridden background tries to forge a new life as a model.
Director: Don McLennan | Stars: Tracy Mann, Bill Hunter, Kim Rushworth, John Arnold
Votes: 50
39. The Cow Thief (2006)
20 min | Short, Comedy, Drama
The Cow Thief' is a peculiar black comedy that explores the relationships between a boy, his Mother and his recently deceased Father through the arrival of a new man on the scene. This 'Cow... See full summary »
Director: Charles Williams | Stars: Tom Budge, Syd Brisbane, Susie Dee, John Arnold
Votes: 50
40.
Halifax f.p. (1994–2001)
Episode:
My Lovely Girl
(1995)
95 min | Crime
Jane finds her misquoted criticism of a colleague's release of a mental patient, who murders again, leads to a patient of her own.
Director: Brendan Maher | Stars: Rebecca Gibney, Ben Mendelsohn, Amanda Douge, Robert Hughes
Votes: 49
41.
Halifax f.p. (1994–2001)
Episode:
A Person of Interest
(2000)
Crime
Ex-cop, Laurie Downes has displayed erratic behaviour and has taken the law into his own hands. Having assessed him as safe to be released on bail, Jane discovers that his actions have a specific purpose.
Director: Ken Cameron | Stars: Rebecca Gibney, Andy Anderson, David Roberts, Doris Younane
Votes: 42
42.
Prisoner (1979–1986)
Episode:
Episode #1.8
(1979)
TV-14 | Crime, Drama
Bea Smith and the other inmates find out about Frankie's plans to get paroled and live on a farm so they try to rile her into blowing her chances. Marilyn gets a job at a hotel but she is ... See full summary »
Director: Brian McDuffie | Stars: Kerry Armstrong, Elspeth Ballantyne, Carol Burns, Sheila Florance
Votes: 39
43.
Prisoner (1979–1986)
Episode:
Episode #1.10
(1979)
TV-14 | Crime, Drama
Helen Masters sets out to affect the quality of prison meals as part of her campaign to get a character witness for her trial, the prison doctor. Marilyn returns to prison, but Eddie is ... See full summary »
Director: Graeme Arthur | Stars: Kerry Armstrong, Elspeth Ballantyne, Carol Burns, Sheila Florance
Votes: 38
44.
Prisoner (1979–1986)
Episode:
Episode #1.7
(1979)
TV-14 | Crime, Drama
Lizzie finds a stray cat in the garden and brings it into the prison. When it dies, she blames Frankie for killing it, but it turns out she did it accidentally herself by giving it water ... See full summary »
Director: Gary Conway | Stars: Kerry Armstrong, Elspeth Ballantyne, Carol Burns, Sheila Florance
Votes: 38
45.
Prisoner (1979–1986)
Episode:
Episode #1.11
(1979)
TV-14 | Crime, Drama
The inmates start realigning after Master's release; Frankie gains motivation from her brother to work on good behavior. Lyn, who has returned to her parents' home, runs away with Doug whom... See full summary »
Director: Gary Conway | Stars: Kerry Armstrong, Elspeth Ballantyne, Carol Burns, Sheila Florance
Votes: 37
46.
Prisoner (1979–1986)
Episode:
Episode #1.12
(1979)
TV-14 | Crime, Drama
Franky is devastated by the death of her brother as she makes a plan to go over the wall. While Marilyn is given the third degree by Detective Lang.
Director: Brian McDuffie | Stars: Kerry Armstrong, Elspeth Ballantyne, Carol Burns, Sheila Florance
Votes: 37
47.
Prisoner (1979–1986)
Episode:
Episode #1.14
(1979)
TV-14 | Crime, Drama
Lynn losses it all when Doug dies in an armed hold up, while Eddie losses his job because of his affair with Marilyn. Doreen and Franky still on the run they both decide to hold up somewhere for the night.
Director: Godfrey Philipp | Stars: Kerry Armstrong, Elspeth Ballantyne, Carol Burns, Sheila Florance
Votes: 37
48.
Prisoner (1979–1986)
Episode:
Episode #1.13
(1979)
TV-14 | Crime, Drama
Vera's attitude continues to become more punitive toward the inmates, bringing a reprimand from the governor. Lizzie's heart forces her to return to the prison, while Frankie and Doreen ... See full summary »
Director: Godfrey Philipp | Stars: Kerry Armstrong, Elspeth Ballantyne, Carol Burns, Sheila Florance
Votes: 34
49. Rose Against the Odds (1991 TV Movie)
Biography, Drama, Sport
The story of Australian Indigenous boxer Lionel Rose from his first amateur boxing matches up until his first title fight in Japan
Director: John Dixon | Stars: Paul Williams, Tony Barry, Kris McQuade, Steve Jacobs
Votes: 33
50. State Coroner (1997–1998)
50 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The series looks at the people who investigate the circumstances surrounding accidental, unnecessary or unexplained deaths.
Stars: Wendy Hughes, Bob Baines, Elaine Smith, Nick Carrafa
Votes: 32