Australian #52FilmsByWomen #DirectedByWomen
by melissabrattoni | created - 01 Apr 2017 | updated - 5 months ago | Public(To pledge visit: womeninfilm.org/52-films/) Recently completing the #52FilmsByWomen challenge I'm embarking on another year. This time as a further challenge to myself I will watch Australian films/directors of any genre, to fulfill my interest in this area.
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1. The Dressmaker (I) (2015)
R | 119 min | Comedy, Drama, Western
A glamorous woman returns to her small town in rural Australia. With her sewing machine and haute couture style, she transforms the women and exacts sweet revenge on those who did her wrong.
Director: Jocelyn Moorhouse | Stars: Kate Winslet, Judy Davis, Liam Hemsworth, Hugo Weaving
Votes: 65,322 | Gross: $2.02M
2. Berlin Syndrome (2017)
R | 116 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
A passionate holiday romance leads to an obsessive relationship, when an Australian photojournalist wakes one morning in a Berlin apartment and is unable to leave.
Director: Cate Shortland | Stars: Teresa Palmer, Max Riemelt, Matthias Habich, Emma Bading
Votes: 27,616 | Gross: $0.03M
3. Oyster Farmer (2004)
Not Rated | 91 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
A love story about a young man who runs away up an isolated Australian river and gets a job with eighth generation oyster famers.
Director: Anna Reeves | Stars: Alex O'Loughlin, Jim Norton, Diana Glenn, David Field
Votes: 1,301
4. Don't Tell (2017)
110 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
With help from a local lawyer, a young abuse survivor finds the courage to speak out when having a voice is her only option.
Director: Tori Garrett | Stars: Jack Thompson, Aden Young, Sara West, Rachel Griffiths
Votes: 419
5. Blessed (I) (2009)
113 min | Drama
Seven lost children wander the night streets while their mothers await their return home.
Director: Ana Kokkinos | Stars: Frances O'Connor, Miranda Otto, Deborra-Lee Furness, Victoria Haralabidou
Votes: 782
6. Frisky (2015)
TV-MA | 99 min | Comedy, Drama
Two twenty-somethings move to San Francisco to chase their career, but end up chasing tail instead.
Director: Claudia Dzienny | Stars: Claudia Dzienny, Monica Ammerman, Brandon Wardle, Cameron Hunt
Votes: 160
7. Beautiful Kate (2009)
R | 100 min | Drama, Mystery
A writer reawakens his childhood trauma from the past when he returns home, at the request of his estranged sister, to grieve their father's impending death.
Director: Rachel Ward | Stars: Ben Mendelsohn, Sophie Lowe, Maeve Dermody, Rachel Griffiths
Votes: 4,084
8. Sleeping Beauty (2011)
TV-14 | 101 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance
A haunting portrait of Lucy, a young university student drawn into a mysterious hidden world of unspoken desires.
Director: Julia Leigh | Stars: Emily Browning, Rachael Blake, Ewen Leslie, Bridgette Barrett
Votes: 34,620 | Gross: $0.04M
9. 52 Tuesdays (2013)
Not Rated | 114 min | Drama
16-year-old Billie's reluctant path to independence is accelerated when her mother reveals plans to gender transition and their time together becomes limited to Tuesday afternoons.
Director: Sophie Hyde | Stars: Tilda Cobham-Hervey, Sam Althuizen, Imogen Archer, Del Herbert-Jane
Votes: 1,539
10. Inner Demon (2014)
84 min | Horror, Thriller
A teenage girl is abducted by a serial killer couple and manages to escape and find refuge in an isolated farmhouse, only to discover it is home to greater horrors and a malevolent spirit.
Director: Ursula Dabrowsky | Stars: Sarah Jeavons, Kerry Reid, Kerry Reid, Kerry Ann Reid
Votes: 630
11. Jasper Jones (2017)
Not Rated | 105 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
In the late '60s, two teenage boys join forces to solve a chilling mystery and navigate the prejudices and secrets of their small Australian town.
Director: Rachel Perkins | Stars: Levi Miller, Kevin Long, Toni Collette, Aaron L. McGrath
Votes: 3,712
12. Zelos (2017)
87 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A man who would never cheat is asked by the woman he loves to have sex with someone else to save their relationship - a compromise which may ultimately destroy them, as love becomes corroded by jealousy.
Director: Jo-Anne Brechin | Stars: Ben Mortley, Shannon Ashlyn, Ainslie McGlynn, Jeanie Drynan
Votes: 51
13. Looking for Alibrandi (2000)
103 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
At seventeen Josie Alibrandi is about to enter her final year as a scholarship student at an exclusive Catholic College. It's the year her life is turned upside down and changed forever.
Director: Kate Woods | Stars: Greta Scacchi, Anthony LaPaglia, Elena Cotta, Kerry Walker
Votes: 3,589
14. Looking for Grace (2015)
PG-13 | 100 min | Drama
After a teenage girl named Grace goes missing, her parents along with the help of an investigator seek to find her, while also juggling their own secrets and stories between them.
Director: Sue Brooks | Stars: Radha Mitchell, Richard Roxburgh, Odessa Young, Kenya Pearson
Votes: 407
15. Out of the Shadows (I) (2017)
TV-14 | 88 min | Horror, Thriller
A newly married detective and his pregnant wife move into their dream home unaware of its dark history. When his wife claims their baby is being tormented by a supernatural force and seeks ... See full summary »
Director: Dee McLachlan | Stars: Lisa Chappell, Goran D. Kleut, Jake Ryan, Helmut Bakaitis
Votes: 898
16. Irresistible (2006)
R | 103 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
A wife and mother is consumed by the thought that her husband's co-worker is trying to win him away from her and their family.
Director: Ann Turner | Stars: Susan Sarandon, Sam Neill, Emily Blunt, Charles 'Bud' Tingwell
Votes: 6,627
17. Oscar and Lucinda (1997)
R | 132 min | Drama, Romance
In mid-1800s England, Oscar is a young Anglican priest, a misfit and an outcast, but with the soul of an angel. As a boy, even though from a strict Pentecostal family, he felt God told him ... See full summary »
Director: Gillian Armstrong | Stars: Ralph Fiennes, Cate Blanchett, Ciarán Hinds, Tom Wilkinson
Votes: 7,193 | Gross: $1.51M
18. The Black Balloon (2008)
PG-13 | 97 min | Drama, Romance
All Thomas wants is a normal adolescence but his autistic brother, Charlie, thwarts his every opportunity. Will Thomas, with the help of his girlfriend, Jackie, accept his brother?
Director: Elissa Down | Stars: Rhys Wakefield, Luke Ford, Toni Collette, Erik Thomson
Votes: 9,234 | Gross: $0.09M
19. The Butterfly Tree (2017)
TV-14 | 97 min | Drama
Evelyn, a burlesque queen bewitches single dad, Al and his teenage son, Fin. As they compete for her affections, old wounds are reopened over the death of Fin's mother.
Director: Priscilla Cameron | Stars: Melissa George, Ewen Leslie, Ed Oxenbould, Sophie Lowe
Votes: 581
20. The Second (2018)
94 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
The persona of a celebrated author is threatened when her best friend and muse reveals the dark secret behind her first novel's provenance, igniting an incendiary tale of sex, lies and betrayal.
Director: Mairi Cameron | Stars: Rachael Blake, Susie Porter, Vince Colosimo, Martin Sacks
Votes: 387
21. Sunday (V) (2014)
71 min | Drama, Romance
Eve and Charlie are having a baby, but they're no longer together. After years of history and months of separation Charlie and Eve have 24 hours to find out whether they have a future together.
Director: Michelle Joy | Stars: Camille Keenan, Dustin Clare, Jacob Tomuri, Steve Wrigley
Votes: 216
22. Lost Gully Road (2017)
80 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
Lucy travels to an isolated house in the forest to wait for her sister. They have worked out a risky scheme for their future and all she needs to do is sit it out. However a sinister presence may have something different in mind.
Director: Donna McRae | Stars: Adele Perovic, John Brumpton, Jane Clifton, Eloise Mignon
Votes: 165
23. The Waiting City (2009)
R | 100 min | Drama, Romance
A mystic-infused love story that follows a young couple's journey to India to collect their adopted baby.
Director: Claire McCarthy | Stars: Radha Mitchell, Joel Edgerton, Samrat Chakrabarti, Isabel Lucas
Votes: 954
24. Strange Colours (2017)
85 min | Drama
Milena travels to a remote opal mining community to see her estranged, ill father. Lost and alone, she falls into his bewildering world, where men escape society and share ideals of freedom. Soon, he doesn't want her to leave.
Director: Alena Lodkina | Stars: Kate Cheel, Daniel P. Jones, Justin Courtin, Terence 'Rat' Lohse
Votes: 215
25. Judy & Punch (2019)
105 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Seaside (nowhere near the sea), puppeteers Judy and Punch are trying to resurrect their marionette show in an an anarchic town on the brink of mob rule.
Director: Mirrah Foulkes | Stars: Daisy Axon, Don Bridges, Michael Papas, Joshua Gerosa
Votes: 3,025
26. The Nightingale (I) (2018)
R | 136 min | Adventure, Drama, Thriller
Set in 1825, Clare, a young Irish convict woman, chases a British officer through the rugged Tasmanian wilderness, bent on revenge for a terrible act of violence he committed against her family. On the way she enlists the services of an Aboriginal tracker named Billy, who is also marked by trauma from his own violence-filled past.
Director: Jennifer Kent | Stars: Aisling Franciosi, Maya Christie, Baykali Ganambarr, Addison Christie
Votes: 35,617 | Gross: $0.39M
27. Suburban Wildlife (2019)
90 min | Drama
Following their recent graduation, 4 friends distract themselves from the looming responsibilities of adulthood. But as the boundaries between real and surreal blur, they are faced with decisions that will define the rest of their lives.
Director: Imogen McCluskey | Stars: Maddy McWilliam, Hannah Lehmann, Priscilla Doueihy, Alex King
Votes: 155
28. Angel of Mine (2019)
R | 98 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
A woman grieving over the death of her daughter loses grip of reality when she begins to think her girl may still be alive.
Director: Kim Farrant | Stars: Noomi Rapace, Rebecca Bower, Luke Evans, Finn Little
Votes: 12,210
29. Undertow (I) (2018)
TV-MA | 96 min | Drama, Thriller
Struggling to accept the loss of her baby, Claire becomes suspicious of her husband's relationship with a feisty young woman, Angie.
Director: Miranda Nation | Stars: Laura Gordon, Olivia DeJonge, Rob Collins, Josh Helman
Votes: 348
30. Girl Asleep (2015)
TV-MA | 77 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
The world is closing in on Greta Driscoll. On the cusp of turning fifteen she can't bear to leave her childhood, it contains all the things that give her comfort in this incomprehensible new world.
Director: Rosemary Myers | Stars: Bethany Whitmore, Harrison Feldman, Amber McMahon, Matthew Whittet
Votes: 2,868 | Gross: $0.05M
31. Babyteeth (2019)
MA-17 | 118 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
Milla, a seriously ill teenager, falls in love with a drug dealer, Moses, her parents' worst nightmare.
Director: Shannon Murphy | Stars: Eliza Scanlen, Michelle Lotters, Toby Wallace, Sora Wakaki
Votes: 19,054
32. Relic (2020)
R | 89 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
A daughter, mother and grandmother are haunted by a manifestation of dementia that consumes their family's home.
Director: Natalie Erika James | Stars: Robyn Nevin, Emily Mortimer, Bella Heathcote, Steve Rodgers
Votes: 30,218
33. Ellie & Abbie (& Ellie's Dead Aunt) (2020)
TV-14 | 82 min | Comedy
17 year old Ellie is struggling to find the courage to ask her classmate, Abbie, to the formal. Luckily her Aunt Tara, a lesbian who died in the 80's has shown up as a "Fairy Godmother" to dish out advice, whether Ellie wants it or not.
Director: Monica Zanetti | Stars: Marta Dusseldorp, Zoe Terakes, Sophie Hawkshaw, Julia Billington
Votes: 745
34. The Flood (2020)
117 min | Drama, History, Western
When a woman's husband, daughter, land and innocence are ripped from her, she embarks on a brutal journey of retribution and revenge.
Director: Victoria Wharfe McIntyre | Stars: Alexis Lane, Shaka Cook, Dean Kyrwood, Dalara Williams
Votes: 450
35. Guilt (III) (2020)
TV-MA | 102 min | Thriller
Angered by all the child abuse in the world, a former child psychologist goes vigilante, targeting child sex offenders. However, disturbing revelations about a former case cause her to ... See full summary »
Director: Karl Jenner | Stars: Janet Shay, Hayley Flowers, Sandra Stockley, Tom Wilson
Votes: 294
36. The Quarantine Hauntings (2015)
81 min | Horror, Thriller
17 yr old Jasmine struggles to come to terms with her father's death. She and her best friend Skye are left to take care of their younger siblings Zac, Blake, and Eva when their mothers ... See full summary »
Directors: Arnold Perez, Bianca Biasi | Stars: Lauren Clark, Dalisha Cristina, Elizabeth Wiltshire, Blake Dubler
Votes: 269
37. Rhapsody of Love (2021)
86 min | Comedy, Romance
Romance, work and life all collide when a wedding planner and wedding photographer meet and ignite sparks in this uplifting Asian Australian romantic comedy
Director: Joy Hopwood | Stars: Khan Chittenden, Damien Sato, Joy Hopwood, Erica Long
Votes: 153
38. Bedevil (1993)
90 min | Horror
Three Australian stories of the supernatural are recounted in this anthology. Rick (Jack Charles), an Aboriginal boy living near a swamp on Bribie Island, is haunted by an American solider ... See full summary »
Director: Tracey Moffatt | Stars: Diana Davidson, Jack Charles, Ben Kennedy, Kenneth Avery
Votes: 248
39. My First Summer (2020)
Not Rated | 80 min | Drama, Romance
Isolated Claudia hides away on a remote property after her mother's death. Shocked when spirited local teen Grace appears in her garden, the pair find support and love in each other.
Director: Katie Found | Stars: Arthur Angel, Markella Kavenagh, Steve Mouzakis, Maiah Stewardson
Votes: 2,605
40. Here Out West (2022)
120 min | Drama
A baby is kidnapped from hospital by a desperate grandmother. Her flight sets off a chain of events that bring together complete strangers over the course of one dramatic day.
Directors: Fadia Abboud, Lucy Gaffy, Julie Kalceff, Ana Kokkinos, Leah Purcell | Stars: Nisrine Amine, Mia-Lore Bayeh, Gladys Iturra Beiza, Shameer Birges
Votes: 186
41. Christmas Ransom (2022)
84 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
When a pair of bumbling crooks hijack the Harrington and Sons toy store, a pair of kids stumble into the heist and are forced to team up with a female security officer to save Christmas.
Director: Adele Vuko | Stars: Miranda Tapsell, Matt Okine, Geneviève Lemon, Bridie McKim
Votes: 277
42. Love Serenade (1996)
R | 101 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
In Sunray, a backwater town on Australia's Murray River, there's little to do but fish or listen to the local radio station. D.J. Ken Sherry arrives from the hustle of Brisbane to run the ... See full summary »
Director: Shirley Barrett | Stars: Miranda Otto, Rebecca Frith, George Shevtsov, John Alansu
Votes: 1,663 | Gross: $0.58M
43. Run Rabbit Run (2023)
TV-MA | 100 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
Sarah Snook plays a fertility doctor who believes firmly in life and death, but after noticing the strange behavior of her young daughter, she must challenge her own values and confront a ghost from her past.
Director: Daina Reid | Stars: Sarah Snook, Lily LaTorre, Neil Melville, Katherine Slattery
Votes: 10,997
44. Suka (2023 TV Movie)
Action, Drama
A take-over battle out West between two feuding families threatens to intensify when unexpected love blossoms.
Director: Heidi Lee Douglas | Stars: Paul W. He, Jenny Wu, Grace Huang, Ethan Browne
Votes: 71
45. The Royal Hotel (2023)
R | 91 min | Thriller
Backpackers Hanna and Liv take a job in a remote Australian pub for some extra cash and are confronted with a bunch of unruly locals and a situation that rapidly leaps out of their control.
Director: Kitty Green | Stars: Julia Garner, Jessica Henwick, Herbert Nordrum, Dylan River
Votes: 9,188
46. 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, Darren Gilshenan
Votes: 168
47. Three Chords and the Truth (2022)
Drama, Music
When Angie finds herself with no money and terminally ill, a teenage runaway, Ruby, enters her life. The two form an unlikely bond as Angie teaches her to write a song to deal with the past.
Director: Claire Pasvolsky | Stars: Jackie Marshall, Maisie Owens, Matthew Heys, Timothy Blundell
Votes: 17
48. True Spirit (2023)
TV-PG | 109 min | Adventure, Biography, Drama
The story of Australian teenager, Jessica Watson, the youngest person ever to sail solo nonstop around the world.
Director: Sarah Spillane | Stars: Alyla Browne, Teagan Croft, Cliff Curtis, Josh Lawson
Votes: 10,033
49. Seriously Red (2022)
R | 104 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
A realtor pursues a new career as a Dolly Parton impersonator.
Director: Gracie Otto | Stars: Krew Boylan, Daniel Webber, Rose Byrne, Celeste Barber
Votes: 907
50. Sweet As (2022)
87 min | Drama
An Indigenous teenager discovers photography during a youth trip in Western Australia.
Director: Jub Clerc | Stars: Shantae Barnes-Cowan, Tasma Walton, Carlos Sanson Jr., Mark Coles Smith
Votes: 238
51. Emily (2022)
R | 130 min | Biography, Drama, History
"Emily" imagines the transformative, exhilarating, and uplifting journey to womanhood of a rebel and a misfit, one of the world's most famous, enigmatic, and provocative writers, who died, too soon, at age 30.
Director: Frances O'Connor | Stars: Emma Mackey, Oliver Jackson-Cohen, Fionn Whitehead, Alexandra Dowling
Votes: 8,115
52. Shayda (2023)
PG-13 | 117 min | Drama
A young Iranian mother and her six-year-old daughter find refuge in an Australian women's shelter during the two weeks of the Iranian New Year (Nowruz).
Director: Noora Niasari | Stars: Leah Purcell, Zar Amir Ebrahimi, Mojean Aria, Jillian Nguyen
Votes: 757
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