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1. Holding the Man (2015)
Unrated | 127 min | Biography, Drama, History
The warm, funny and achingly sad story of the 15-year-long love affair between Timothy Conigrave and the boy he fell in love with at high school, John Caleo.
Director: Neil Armfield | Stars: Ryan Corr, Sarah Snook, Francesco Ferdinandi, Craig Stott
Votes: 13,393
2. Young Einstein (1988)
PG | 91 min | Comedy
Albert Einstein turns the science community upside down with his discoveries including a formula to put bubbles back in beer and rock n' roll.
Director: Yahoo Serious | Stars: Yahoo Serious, Odile Le Clezio, John Howard, Peewee Wilson
Votes: 9,285 | Gross: $11.54M
3. Offspring (2010–2017)
TV-MA | 60 min | Comedy, Drama
The story of the impossible loves of 30-something obstetrician Nina Proudman and her fabulously messy family.
Stars: Asher Keddie, Kat Stewart, Richard Davies, Linda Cropper
Votes: 5,498
4. Kath & Kim (2002–2007)
TV-MA | 26 min | Comedy
A mother, her daughter, and their respective "hunks of spunk" negotiate life in suburban Australia.
Stars: Jane Turner, Gina Riley, Glenn Robbins, Peter Rowsthorn
Votes: 5,109
5. Picnic at Hanging Rock (2018)
TV-14 | 51 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance
Three schoolgirls and their governesses mysteriously disappear on Valentines Day in 1900.
Stars: Natalie Dormer, Lily Sullivan, Lola Bessis, Harrison Gilbertson
Votes: 4,493
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: 2,243
7. Rush (2008–2011)
TV-MA | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
They are trained to be smarter, tactically superior and technologically advantaged - Melbourne's answer for a cutting edge trend in policing worldwide.
Stars: Rodger Corser, Callan Mulvey, Nicole da Silva, Ashley Zukerman
Votes: 2,003
8. 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
9. Starstruck (1982)
PG | 105 min | Comedy, Drama, Musical
A teenage girl, with dreams of becoming a famous singer, tries to secure a spot on a local televised talent show.
Director: Gillian Armstrong | Stars: Joey Kennedy, Ross O'Donovan, Margo Lee, Max Cullen
Votes: 1,266
10. SeaChange (1998–2019)
TV-14 | 60 min | Comedy, Drama
A big city lawyer is prompted to undergo a 'seachange' 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 each other.
Stars: John Howard, Sigrid Thornton, Kerry Armstrong, Kevin Harrington
Votes: 1,204
11. West of Sunshine (2017)
78 min | Crime, Drama
A father has less than a day to pay back a debt to a violent loan shark, while looking after his young son.
Director: Jason Raftopoulos | Stars: Damian Hill, Ty Perham, Arthur Angel, Kat Stewart
Votes: 779
12. 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
13. StalkHer (2015)
Not Rated | 90 min | Comedy, Romance, Thriller
Jack is pushed past the brink of his stalking obsession when he decides to break into Emily's home to take what he wants by force. However, his plans for her pain and his pleasure come ... See full summary »
Directors: John Jarratt, Kaarin Fairfax | Stars: John Jarratt, Kaarin Fairfax, Alan Finney, Robert Coleby
Votes: 430
14. One Night the Moon (2001)
57 min | Drama, Musical, Mystery
Based on the true story of a young girl who went missing in the Australian outback in 1932.
Director: Rachel Perkins | Stars: Kaarin Fairfax, Paul Kelly, Kelton Pell, Ruby Hunter
Votes: 372
15.
Picnic at Hanging Rock (2018)
Episode:
Episode #1.1
(2018)
TV-14 | 52 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance
On Valentine's Day in 1900, an enigmatic headmistress allows her pupils to picnic at Hanging Rock. There, in the strange brooding landscape, something unthinkable happens.
Director: Larysa Kondracki | Stars: Natalie Dormer, Lily Sullivan, Lola Bessis, Harrison Gilbertson
Votes: 349
16. Sons and Daughters (1982–1987)
30 min | Drama, Romance
Dramatic incidents in the lives of the wealthy Hamilton family and working class Palmer family, linked by the long-ago secret affair of David Palmer and Patricia Hamilton and the offspring ... See full summary »
Stars: Ian Rawlings, Leila Hayes, Brian Blain, Pat McDonald
Votes: 345
17. What If It Works? (2017)
TV-MA | 95 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Adrian, an irrepressibly chirpy tech nerd, has OCD. Grace, a beautiful street artist, has multiple personality disorder. It's a love story that seems impossible. But what if it works?
Director: Romi Trower | Stars: Luke Ford, Anna Samson, Brooke Satchwell, Wade Briggs
Votes: 340
18. Astro Loco (2021)
92 min | Comedy, Drama, Horror
An inquisitive spaceship computer tasked with overseeing a safe voyage must cultivate a deeper sense of humanity in order to be effective amid the spread of cabin fever.
Director: Aaron McJames | Stars: David Argue, Hayley Dallimore, Frank Handrum, Dasha Naumova
Votes: 296
19. Bed of Roses (2008–2011)
55 min | Drama
A mother and daughter's lives change for the worst as they struggle to make ends meet after the husband/father's death.
Stars: Kerry Armstrong, Julia Blake, Hanna Mangan Lawrence, Caroline Gillmer
Votes: 271
20.
Picnic at Hanging Rock (2018)
Episode:
Episode #1.2
(2018)
TV-14 | 52 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance
Hester's three star pupils and a governess have disappeared. Led by a dogged Sergeant, local men search for the missing. Has something supernatural befallen them? Or has a human outrage ... See full summary »
Director: Larysa Kondracki | Stars: Natalie Dormer, Lily Sullivan, Lola Bessis, Harrison Gilbertson
Votes: 251
21.
Picnic at Hanging Rock (2018)
Episode:
Episode #1.4
(2018)
TV-14 | 48 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance
Hester struggles to contain mounting hysteria as aftershocks from the disappearance continue to disrupt the old order. A mysterious visitor summons memories of Hester's dark past, whilst Sara seeks escape from the college. Meanwhile, we are taken into the story of the missing girls in the months leading up to the picnic, and the dark stain of the unsolved mystery continues to spread.
Director: Amanda Brotchie | Stars: Natalie Dormer, Lily Sullivan, Lola Bessis, Harrison Gilbertson
Votes: 218
22.
Picnic at Hanging Rock (2018)
Episode:
Episode #1.5
(2018)
TV-14 | 50 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance
French governess, Mademoiselle, is growing increasingly suspicious of Mrs Appleyard's erratic behavior, and fears the worst when she is told that Sara was unexpectedly collected by her guardian, unseen by any other staff. As Mademoiselle searches for answers, the Sergeant travels to Melbourne to seek a last interview with Irma, and a secret vow made by the missing girls is revealed.
Director: Michael Rymer | Stars: Natalie Dormer, Lily Sullivan, Lola Bessis, Harrison Gilbertson
Votes: 213
23. Correlli (1995)
Not Rated | 543 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Kevin Jones arrives at Blackstream prison beaten and suffering from brain damage-a state he wasn't in at sentencing. Something happened to him during his transfer, and though the prison psychologist tries to help him remember...he can't.
Stars: Deborra-Lee Furness, Hugh Jackman, Sue Jones, Tenley Gillmore
Votes: 209
24. You're Skitting Me (2012–2016)
Comedy
A group of school kids create a funny skit show for people's amusement. They try to only to use kids on the show as to relate to younger viewers however they do use a couple of adults in a few of their skits.
Stars: Isabella Richardson, Freddie Young, Mim Micheloudakis, Matthew Quartermaine
Votes: 149
25.
Darby and Joan (2022– )
Episode:
Episode #1.1
(2022)
43 min | Drama, Mystery
Retired British nurse Joan teams up with retired Australian detective Darby in Australia as she looks into her dead husband's movements. Together they look into a suspicious death among a group of old friends.
Director: David Caesar | Stars: Bryan Brown, Greta Scacchi, Kerry Armstrong, John Waters
Votes: 149
26. 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
27. The Last Outlaw (1980)
380 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
Australia's most famous bushranger, Ned Kelly.
Stars: John Jarratt, Steve Bisley, Elaine Kussack, John Ley
Votes: 138
28. Paper Champions (2020)
83 min | Comedy
Paper Champions is an uplifting comedy about Rey, a young man who wants to find love despite having lost his 'Mana'.
Director: Jo-Anne Brechin | Stars: Gary Sweet, David Fane, John Tui, Michael Logo
Votes: 129
29. Just Between Us (I) (2018)
106 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
An unadventurous people-pleaser and her childhood friend set off on a road-trip with the ghost of her late sister.
Director: Christopher Kay | Stars: Deanna Ortuso, Joanne Nguyen, Calista Fooks, Kaarin Fairfax
Votes: 113
30. Say a Little Prayer (1993)
95 min | Drama
Seymour is a loner. A small, shy, introverted eleven year old whose parents are separated. By chance Seymour meets the beautiful, effervescent but drug-addicted Angie, who is also lonely ... See full summary »
Director: Richard Lowenstein | Stars: Sudi de Winter, Fiona Ruttelle, Rebecca Smart, Lynne Murphy
Votes: 92
31. The Harp in the South (1987)
281 min | Drama
A tale that centres on the bittersweet first and last loves of Roie, who becomes a woman too quickly living among the tenement houses, razor gangs, brothels and sly-grog shops of inner Surry Hills.
Stars: Anne Phelan, Martyn Sanderson, Anna Hruby, Kaarin Fairfax
Votes: 88
32. Carson's Law (1983–1984)
50 min | Crime, Drama
Set in the 1920s. A female lawyer faces prejudice when she marries into a influentual family law firm. On top of this she has to bring up three children when her husband is killed in a plane crash.
Stars: Lorraine Bayly, Kevin Miles, Christine Amor, Irene Inescort
Votes: 86
33. Around the World in Eighty Ways (1987)
R | 91 min | Comedy
Mavis Davis is off around the world on a fast-motion package trip. When Dad finds out she has been joined by their hated next-door neighbour, long-dead passions begin to stir.
Director: Stephen MacLean | Stars: Philip Quast, Diana Davidson, Allan Penney, Rob Steele
Votes: 84
34.
Kath & Kim (2002–2007)
Episode:
The Hideous Truth
(2003)
Not Rated | 24 min | Comedy
When Kim goes into labor, Kath reminisces about the ordeal she went through giving birth to Kim. Kim recalls her first meeting with Brett, when he had bad hair and was dating Sharon. A blast from the past arrives at the hospital.
Director: Ted Emery | Stars: Jane Turner, Gina Riley, Glenn Robbins, Peter Rowsthorn
Votes: 79
35. Poor Man's Orange (1987)
190 min | Drama
It is the early '50s and the Darcy family continues their struggle to build a better life despite the forces lined up against them in this sequel to the popular made-for-TV film Harp in the... See full summary »
Stars: Anne Phelan, Martyn Sanderson, Kaarin Fairfax, Anna Hruby
Votes: 69
36. I Can Jump Puddles (1981)
60 min | Drama
We follow the life of Alan Marshall who was struck down by Polio as a child and it shows how he overcame the crippling effects of the disease. It traces his life from childhood into early ... See full summary »
Stars: Lewis Fitz-Gerald, Tony Barry, Julie Hamilton, Adam Garnett
Votes: 68
37. Col'n Carpenter (1990–1991)
25 min | Comedy
A half-hour situation-comedy series broadcast on the Ten Network, featuring Kim Gyngell as Col'n Carpenter, "a likeably thick and naive chap" who shares a house with two others. A spin-off ... See full summary »
Stars: Kim Gyngell, Stig Wemyss, Kaarin Fairfax, Vikki Blanche
Votes: 58
38. Fergus McPhail (2004)
25 min | Family
The comedy series features teenager Fergus McPhail (and his irrationally optimistic alter-ego), stumbling from crisis to crisis--mostly of his own making. The stories chart a year in his ... See full summary »
Stars: Sean Ohlendorf, Michael Harrison, Heli Simpson, Megan Harrington
Votes: 54
39.
Offspring (2010–2017)
Episode:
Poison Ivy
(2010)
TV-MA | 42 min | Comedy, Drama
As she is plagued by fantasies of Dr. Havel, Nina is stunned to learn his wife has been missing for over a year.
Director: Sian Davies | Stars: Asher Keddie, Kat Stewart, Don Hany, Deborah Mailman
Votes: 53
40. Method (2017– )
Comedy
They're taking the term 'Method acting' to all new heights - and all new lows.
Stars: Tawni Bryant, Jerome Velinsky, Jasper Bagg, Anna Marais
Votes: 49
41. Tuesday Night Live: The Big Gig (1989–1992)
60 min | Comedy
The series brought a number of new comedy acts to national prominence and made major stars of its host, Wendy Harmer, who later became a top-rating host on morning radio in Sydney, and the ... See full summary »
Stars: Jean Kittson, Glynn Nicholas, Matt Parkinson, Matthew Quartermaine
Votes: 48
42. Belinda (1988)
R | 97 min | Drama
16 year old Belinda wants to become a ballerina. To makes ends meet, she takes a job as an exotic dancer in a Sydney cabaret. Eventually, she is able to reach her goal, but not before experiencing humanity at best and worst of times.
Director: Pamela Gibbons | Stars: Deanna Jeffs, Mary Regan, Kaarin Fairfax, Joy Smithers
Votes: 46
43. The Diver (2019)
14 min | Short, Crime, Drama
Callan is twenty years old and feels that he has more and more difficulty to restrain the growing impulsion in him. In order to protect others from his strange behavior, his father, Malcolm, tries by all means to channel his attention.
Directors: Jamie Helmer, Michael Leonard | Stars: Nicholas Denton, John Brumpton, Kaarin Fairfax, Julie Nihill
Votes: 45
44. Special Squad (1984)
50 min | Drama
An elite division of the Victoria Police handles crimes too sensitive for regular squads
Stars: John Diedrich, Alan Cassell, Anthony Hawkins, Paul Dawber
Votes: 37
45. Home (1983)
25 min | Drama, Family
The show follows the adventures of a group of children at the Westmere, home for children.
Stars: Robert Meldrum, Darren Sole, Leah Steventon, Cindy Unkauf
Votes: 32
46. Pillars (2017)
17 min | Short, Drama, Romance
When tragedy strikes a small coastal town, those effected must decide to either pick up the pieces and confront their own misgivings or allow the cycle to continue.
Director: Ryan A. Murphy | Stars: Eva Seymour, Nicholas Denton, Kaarin Fairfax, Neil Pigot
Votes: 27
47.
Bed of Roses (2008–2011)
Episode:
The Truth Will Set You Free
(2008)
58 min | Drama
An exhausted Louisa is juggling her cleaning and photography jobs with heavy labour, as she struggles to finish the shack by herself.
Director: Mandy Smith | Stars: Kerry Armstrong, Julia Blake, Caroline Gillmer, Hanna Mangan Lawrence
Votes: 26
48. Hakuumacaato (2020)
17 min | Short, Drama
A story about the divided relationship between a traditionalist Somali father and a gay son who live together in Melbourne, Australia.
Director: Kulan Farah | Stars: Jack Doherty, Kaarin Fairfax, Kulan Farah, Adam Haylock
Votes: 24
49.
Rush (2008–2011)
Episode:
Episode #2.3
(2009)
TV-MA | 44 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
When TR is called to a domestic dispute, Lawson connects with a young boy struggling to care for his drunken father; Michael discovers being a hero isn't all it seems.
Director: Daniel Nettheim | Stars: Rodger Corser, Callan Mulvey, Jolene Anderson, Josef Ber
Votes: 24
50. The Hunt (III) (2019)
9 min | Short, Drama
Set in a dystopian future, 5 female hunters must choose between loyalty or the law.
Directors: Holly Hargreaves, Catherine Mack | Stars: Alex Tarrant, Ruby Rees, Lucinda Hare, Kaarin Fairfax
Votes: 21