My All Time Top 250 Australian Movies... (in list order)
A work in progress of my favourite Aussie movies. Attempting to keep it at 250! (No films from 2019 as yet.)
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- DirectorFred SchepisiStarsCharles McCallumJohn FrawleyArthur DignamFred Schepisi's first feature is this lushly photographed period drama detailing a young boy's coming-of-age in a strict Catholic seminary in 1950s Australia.For those who have been through it can truly understand this Aussie masterpiece...
- DirectorRowan WoodsStarsDavid WenhamToni ColletteLynette CurranBrett Sprague is a violent and psychopathic man, who is released on parole after serving a sentence for assault. As he returns to his family house and we watch him and his brothers, Stevie and Glenn, for the next 24 hours, it becomes clear this day will not end well.What is evil...
- DirectorPaul CoxStarsNorman KayeAlyson BestChris HaywoodAn eccentric elderly man tries to enjoy the three things in life that he considers real beauty: collecting art, collecting flowers, and watching pretty women undress.Cox's finest with a grand performance from Norman Kaye and a witty script from Ellis...
- DirectorScott HicksStarsGeoffrey RushArmin Mueller-StahlJustin BrainePianist David Helfgott, driven by his father and teachers, has a breakdown. Years later he returns to the piano, to popular if not critical acclaim.Rush & Noah do shine... (No. 1 for 1996)
- DirectorPeter WeirStarsMel GibsonMark LeeBill KerrTwo Australian sprinters face the brutal realities of war when they are sent to fight in the Gallipoli campaign in Turkey during World War I.Friendship and hardships on the path of war... (No.2 for 1981)
- DirectorNeil ArmfieldStarsRyan CorrSarah SnookFrancesco FerdinandiThe 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.True powerful film on love and devotion in an age when the World was against you in every possible way... (No.2)
- DirectorBruce BeresfordStarsEdward WoodwardJack ThompsonJohn WatersThree Australian lieutenants are court martialed for executing prisoners as a way of deflecting attention from war crimes committed by their superior officers.A taunt courtroom drama with brilliant editing and photography... (No. 4 for 1980)
- DirectorAndrew DominikStarsEric BanaSimon LyndonVince ColosimoChopper tells the intense story of Mark "Chopper" Read, a legendary criminal who wrote his autobiography while serving a jail sentence in prison. His book, "From the Inside", upon which the film is based, was a best-seller.Very tongue in cheek gangster style... (No.3)
- DirectorRay LawrenceStarsAnthony LaPagliaGeoffrey RushRachael BlakeThe relationships of four couples unravel after the discovery of a young woman's body in Lantana bush in suburban Sydney.The perception of others... (No.4)
- DirectorPhillip NoyceStarsEverlyn SampiTianna SansburyKenneth BranaghIn 1931, three half-white, half-Aboriginal girls escape after being plucked from their houses to be trained as domestic staff, and set off on a journey across the Outback.Running away from the injustice of life... (No.2)
- DirectorAna KokkinosStarsAlex DimitriadesElle MandalisDamien FotiouA 19 year old Greek Australian youth struggles with his sexual identity and has one clumsy heterosexual and several homosexual encounters.A sexual collision... (No.6)
- DirectorAdam ElliotStarsToni CollettePhilip Seymour HoffmanEric BanaIn 1976 Melbourne, a lonely 8-year-old girl strikes up a correspondence with an unlikely pen pal: a severely obese 44-year-old New Yorker with Asperger's syndrome.Sad and adorable in every way... (No.5)
- DirectorGillian ArmstrongStarsJudy DavisSam NeillWendy HughesA proud young woman in early 20th century Australia must choose between marriage and independence.The perfect welcome to Judy and Neill... (No. 8 for 1979)
- DirectorCarl SchultzStarsRay BarrettRobyn NevinGuy DolemanOn Queensland's Gold Coast in the early 1980s, when a disgraced former cop, Michael Stacey writes a book exposing police corruption, does an investigation resulting in 2 murders, exposes a religious cult and watches the army begin a military coup.Perfect Aussie political humour thanks to the pen of Ellis... (No. 7 for 1983)
- DirectorBruce BeresfordStarsLothaire BluteauAden YoungSandrine HoltIn the 17th century, a Jesuit missionary nicknamed Black Robe by the natives and his small party of companions try reaching the Huron tribe in Canada all while facing mistrust, Iroquois warring parties and harsh winter conditions.Barbarism of a savage culture and religion... (No. 6 for 1991)
- DirectorJonathan TeplitzkyStarsMatthew GoodeRachel GriffithsBojana NovakovicAn English chef with a chic restaurant on Bondi Beach trying to put his life and his relationship with his son back on track while surrounded by women.Well crafted storytelling... (No.6)
- DirectorJane CampionStarsHolly HunterHarvey KeitelSam NeillIn the mid-19th century a mute woman is sent to New Zealand along with her young daughter and prized piano for an arranged marriage to a farmer, but is soon lusted after by a farm worker.A visual love story... (No. 8 for 1993)
- DirectorGarth DavisStarsDev PatelNicole KidmanRooney MaraA 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.Moving story that is visually well told with heartfelt performances... (No.5)
- DirectorRoger ScholesStarsMelita JurisicChris HaywoodRod ZuanicLocated among the haunting peaks and brooding mists of Tasmania's Central Highlands, RUBY ROSE is the story of a woman's quest to break out of the isolated an demanding farm life she lives and find something challenging.Imagination in isolation of the Aussie outback... (No. 6 for 1987)
- DirectorRolf de HeerStarsColin FrielsMiles DavisHelen BudayTraces the pilgrimage of John Anderson, an average guy with a passion for jazz, from his home in outback Western Australia to the jazz clubs of Paris, to meet his idol, jazz trumpeter Billy Cross.This one is Miles and his music... (No. 7 for 1991)
- DirectorMichael RymerStarsJohn LynchJacqueline McKenzieColin FrielsTwo schizophrenics meet during therapy and fall passionately in love. Ahead of them lies the inevitable road to disaster - one they share to the end.A charmer of a sad Aussie movie... (No. 8 for 1995)
- DirectorGeorge MillerStarsTom HardyCharlize TheronNicholas HoultIn a post-apocalyptic wasteland, a woman rebels against a tyrannical ruler in search for her homeland with the aid of a group of female prisoners, a psychotic worshiper and a drifter named Max.Super fast and furious, not a minutes rest in this spectacular action masterpiece... (No.8)
- DirectorJim LoachStarsEmily WatsonAisling LoftusStuart WolfendenSet in 1980s Nottingham, social worker Margaret Humphreys holds the British government accountable for child migration schemes and reunites the children involved -- now adults living mostly in Australia -- with their parents in Britain.Those poor children before they became adults... (No.6)
- DirectorGeoff BurtonKevin DowlingStarsJack ThompsonRussell CroweJohn PolsonA widowed father has to deal with two complex issues: while he is searching for "Miss Right," his son, who is in his 20s and gay, is searching for "Mr. Right."Crowe & Jack are tops... (No. 9 for 1994)
- DirectorRobyn NevinStarsJudy MorrisBarry OttoVictoria LongleyA couple hires a young girl to take care of their son.A wonderful joyous gem if you can track it down... (No. 9 for 1986)
- DirectorAlan WhiteStarsMarty DennissHugh JackmanAndrew WholleyBarky, 25, lost soul, left home two years ago to escape his abusive father leaving behind everything in the world that was important to him; now that his father's dead, he thinks it's safe to come home.Welcome, Hugh... (No.9)
- DirectorTed KotcheffStarsDonald PleasenceGary BondChips RaffertyAfter a bad gambling bet, a schoolteacher is marooned in a town full of crazy, drunk, violent men who threaten to make him just as crazy, drunk, and violent.Harrowing time in outback Australia... (No. 10 for 1971)
- DirectorPhillip NoyceStarsBill HunterGerard KennedyWendy HughesIn post-war Australia the men and women of Cinetone struggle to produce the weekly news reels for the movie-going public.Perfect Aussie Newsreel... (No. 8 for 1978)
- DirectorPaul CoxStarsChris HaywoodGosia DobrowolskaPaul ChubbWhen a man discovers a golden braid hidden inside an antique he has purchased, he becomes obsessed with the fantasy of a love affair from time passed and the woman he imagines the braid belonged to.The Cox obsession... (No. 8 for 1990)
- DirectorGeorge MillerStarsMel GibsonBruce SpenceMichael PrestonIn the post-apocalyptic Australian wasteland, a cynical drifter agrees to help a small, gasoline-rich community to get rid of a horde of bandits.Better than the original... (No. 6 for 1981)
- DirectorKim MordauntStarsSitthiphon DisamoeLoungnam KaosainamSuthep Po-ngamLaos. In a land ravaged by war and exploitation, a boy whose family believe he is cursed must redeem himself by taking part in a dangerous rocket competition.A heartfelt journey... (No.9)
- DirectorGeorge MillerStarsMel GibsonJoanne SamuelHugh Keays-ByrneIn a self-destructing world, a vengeful Australian policeman sets out to stop a violent motorcycle gang.Mel shoots to stardom, George follows... (No. 10 for 1979)
- DirectorJohn HillcoatStarsRay WinstoneGuy PearceEmily WatsonA lawman apprehends a notorious outlaw and gives him nine days to kill his older brother, or else they'll execute his younger brother.Nick Cave's violent art... (No. 12)
- DirectorStephen WallaceStarsBryan BrownMax PhippsDennis MillerWhen a repeat offender returns to a prison after exposing abuses committed by its guards to the press, tensions boil between inmates and staff, culminating in a bloody riot.Brown is perfect in this gritty Aussie prison drama... (No. 13 for 1980)
- DirectorNicolas RoegStarsJenny AgutterDavid GulpililLuc RoegTwo city-bred siblings are stranded in the Australian Outback, where they learn to survive with the aid of an Aboriginal boy on his "walkabout": a ritual separation from his tribe.Roeg's Australian outback odyssey... (No. 14 for 1971)
- DirectorBob EllisStarsJohn ClaytonMichele FawdonNorman KayeMaureen's biological clock is ticking, and she wants a baby. Her husband George is unable to oblige. When Maureen bumps into Geoff, a former lover from years ago she decides he might be able to supply the wanted seed. But the scientific controls on their weekend encounter soon give way to natural urges and the consummation is concluded with tenderness.Cheeky Ellis' best solo work... (No. 15 for 1985)
- DirectorJocelyn MoorhouseStarsHugo WeavingGeneviève PicotRussell CroweThe life of a blind photographer who is looked after by a housekeeper is disrupted by the arrival of an agreeable restaurant worker.A little gem... (No. 19 for 1991)
- DirectorTim BurstallStarsColin FrielsJudy DavisJohn WaltonA mild-mannered English conscientious objector moves to what he feels will be the relative calm of Australia after World War I, but gets caught in the middle of violent battles between the rising trade unions and fascist groups.Underrated Aussie political drama... (No. 16 for 1987)
- DirectorRay LawrenceStarsBarry OttoLynette CurranHelen JonesAfter a near-death experience, a man wonders if he actually did die and is now in Hell.Nice to see a surreal Aussie drama... (No. 20 for 1985)
- DirectorRolf de HeerStarsCeline O'LearyChloe FergusonPaul BlackwellA seven-year-old girl adopts a vow of silence in protest when her quarrelsome parents grow increasingly hostile to one another.De Heer works wonders on a low budget... (No. 18 for 1996)
- DirectorJane CampionStarsKerry FoxAlexia KeoghKaren FergussonJanet Frame was a brilliant child who, as a teen, was misdiagnosed with schizophrenia. Explore Janet's discovery of the world and her life in Europe as her books are published to acclaim.Campion steps into the mind of Janet Frame... (No. 23 for 1990)
- DirectorAna KokkinosStarsElle MandalisDora KaskanisMaude DaveyA teenage pyromaniac catches the attention of another girl, who takes desperate, self-destructive measures to be noticed within their dysfunctional community.Hard hitting... (No. 24 for 1994)
- DirectorPeter DuncanStarsJudy DavisSam NeillF. Murray AbrahamFew knew that Stalin spent his last night in the arms of a young Australian woman. Few still knew that their "love-child" brought Australia to the brink of civil war. Until now.Cheeky Aussie politics... (No. 25 for 1996)
- DirectorRob SitchStarsMichael CatonAnne TenneyStephen CurryA working-class family from Melbourne, Australia fights city hall after being told they must vacate their beloved family home to allow for infrastructural expansion.Classic Aussie humour... (No.27)
- DirectorBaz LuhrmannStarsPaul MercurioTara MoriceBill HunterA maverick dancer risks his career by performing an unusual routine and sets out to succeed with a new partner.Here comes Baz... (No. 30 for 1992)
- DirectorBob EllisStarsNoah TaylorMiranda OttoArthur DignamKen Elkin is a randy young man who is told that the world is about to end. In a race against time, there's only one goal he wants to accomplish: bedding the love of his life, who just happens to be the local pastor's daughter.Noah and Ellis take us on a joyous adolescent journey... (No. 27 for 1993)
- DirectorPaul CoxStarsJacqueline McKenzieAaron BlabeyChris HaywoodThe wealthy Edward (Haywood) sparks to Anna (Mckenzie), the lead voice in a choir that's raising money for an upcoming trip to China. He donates money to her choir, and she agrees to sit for him for a series of still-life drawings. As Anna is drawn more into Edward's life, their relationship -- quite platonic -- nevertheless causes problems at home for Anna, who lives with David (Blabey), a frustrated artist.Aussie film of the year 2004... (No.28)
- DirectorRachel PerkinsStarsKaarin FairfaxPaul KellyKelton PellBased on the true story of a young girl who went missing in the Australian outback in 1932.Well made Aussie musical with a difference... (No.28)
- DirectorRolf de HeerStarsNicholas HopeClaire BenitoRalph CotterillBubby has spent thirty years trapped in the same small room, tricked by his mother. One day, he manages to escape and, deranged and naive in equal measures, his adventure into a modern and nihilistic life begins.Bad, Bubby, bad... (No. 31 for 1993)
- DirectorSimon BakerStarsSamson CoulterBen SpenceSimon BakerAfter developing an interest in surfing, a teenage boy and his friend forge an unlikely friendship with an older surfer.Simon Baker captures the pure essence of the novelist, Tim Winton, in this very Australiana tale on a coastal town about teenage growing pains and a zest for surfing... (No.33)
- DirectorKriv StendersStarsAden YoungToby WallaceHanna Mangan Lawrence1902....the Australian Federation is a year old. Twelve year-old Tom's beloved father, Nat, has dragged him and his sister, Sarah, to an isolated farm at the edge of the woods. But Nat's dream of living off the land has died and he is losing his grip on sanity. When three ex-soldiers arrive at their cabin one night Tom, like his father, believes they are providence. But their presence becomes more menacing when one of them reveals a secret: he's found gold. As the lure of gold infects everyone around him the cabin becomes a psychological battleground in which Tom's loyalty is put to the ultimate test.Another Aussie gem that went unnoticed on its initial release. An effective low budget psychological film about survival and greed in a time of uncertainty in the remoteness of a new country... (No.29)
- DirectorClayton JacobsonStarsShane JacobsonTravis GollandChris DavisThis hilarious mockumentary film follows the numerous misadventures of a porta-john worker through both his personal and professional life, including an oddly glamorous excursion to the Pumper and Cleaner Expo in Nashville, TN.Good ol' Aussie toilet humor... (No.34)
- DirectorGregor JordanStarsHeath LedgerBryan BrownDavid FieldA 19 year old finds himself in debt to a local gangster when some gang loot disappears and sets him on the run from thugs. Meanwhile two street kids start a shopping spree when they find the missing money.Great career start for Gregor and Ledger... (No.32)
- DirectorElissa DownStarsRhys WakefieldLuke FordToni ColletteAll 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?love a dysfunctional Aussie family... (No.32)
- DirectorDaniel NettheimStarsWillem DafoeSam NeillMorgan DaviesMartin, a mercenary, is sent from Europe by a mysterious biotech company to the Tasmanian wilderness on a hunt for the last Tasmanian tiger.The magic of Dafoe... (No.36)
- DirectorDavid MichôdStarsJames FrechevilleGuy PearceJoel EdgertonA seventeen-year-old navigates his survival amongst an explosive criminal family and the detective who thinks he can save him.Gritty Aussie crime... (No.38)
- DirectorJohn CurranStarsMia WasikowskaAdam DriverLily PearlA young woman goes on a 1,700-mile trek across the deserts of West Australia with four camels and her faithful dog.An incredible journey... (No.32)
- DirectorNash EdgertonStarsDavid RobertsClaire van der BoomJoel EdgertonA man's life begins to unravel when his mistress brings him a bag of cash.It's not always what it seems to be... (No.37)
- DirectorRolf de HeerStarsHeather RoseJoey KennedyJohn BrumptonA woman with cerebral palsy communicates with the world via her computer with a voice box. Her caretaker is a short-tempered woman who begrudges the woman the care she needs. Things change when Rose bumps into a young man who starts giving her attention. This leads her to start fantasizing about a real sexual relationship. However, the caretaker takes an interest in the man, as well, which leads to the dramatic conclusion.Another small challenging gem from De Heer... (No.37)
- DirectorRachel WardStarsBen MendelsohnSophie LoweMaeve DermodyA 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.Great job from Rachel Ward... (No.36)
- DirectorBrian AndrewsJane ForrestStarsMatt NableNathaniel DeanMatthew JohnsA rugby league player in the early 1980's battles against the changing game and the betrayal of those he has been loyal to. Alienated and desperate, he struggles to keep an identity he fears he'll be lost without.It's a man's sport, but a woman's world... (No.39)
- DirectorRowan WoodsStarsCate BlanchettSam NeillHugo WeavingA woman trying to escape her past becomes embroiled in a drug deal.Blanchett can do no wrong... (No.31)
- DirectorBill BennettStarsMatt DayFrances O'ConnorTiffany PetersAfter a robbery scam that goes bad, lovers Nikki and Al take off into the Australian outback, pursued by the police and a malevolent footballer named Zipper Doyle, and meet a number of offbeat characters.On the road Aussie style... (No.43)
- DirectorNeil ArmfieldStarsHeath LedgerAbbie CornishGeoffrey RushA poet falls in love with an art student who gravitates to his bohemian lifestyle -- and his love of heroin. Hooked as much on one another as they are on the drug, their relationship alternates between states of oblivion, self-destruction, and despair.Heath's movie, with the help of other greats... (No.43)
- DirectorJosh LawsonStarsBojana NovakovicJosh LawsonDamon HerrimanThe secret lives of five suburban couples living in Sydney reveal both the fetishes and the repercussions that come with sharing them.Funny little Aussie film about sexual hangups and all that jazz... (No.47)
- DirectorGillian ArmstrongStarsJudy DavisJan AdeleClaudia KarvanA rock'n roll singer gets stranded in a small Australian town after losing her job in a band. She winds up in a trailer park only to encounter, by accident, the teenage daughter she deserted following her husband's death. In HD.Judy's time to shine... (No. 34 for 1987)
- DirectorScott HicksStarsClive OwenEmma BoothLaura FraserA sports writer becomes a single parent in tragic circumstances.Nice to see Scott Hicks back in Oz... (No.44)
- DirectorJustin KurzelStarsLucas PittawayDaniel HenshallLouise HarrisBased on true events, 16 year-old Jamie falls in with his mother's new boyfriend and his crowd of self-appointed neighborhood watchmen, a relationship that leads to a spree of torture and murder.Harrowing... (No.47)
- DirectorBruce BeresfordStarsJulia OrmondAngourie RiceRachael TaylorThe lives of a group of department store employees in 1959 Sydney.It was great seeing my city of yesteryear Sydney on the big screen in this whimsical but heartfelt Aussie film... (No.40)
- DirectorPhillip CrawfordMary CallaghanGemma ParsonsStarsChaise BarbaricSkie CarlsonTiran DingleA feature length drama made collaboratively with young people who dip below the surface of their often tough exteriors to reveal what is going on inside.Raw Aussie film done the neo-realism way... (No.41)
- DirectorMel GibsonStarsAndrew GarfieldSam WorthingtonLuke BraceyWorld War II American Army Medic Desmond T. Doss, serving during the Battle of Okinawa, refuses to kill people and becomes the first man in American history to receive the Medal of Honor without firing a shot.Starts as a coming-of-age melodrama in a small country town, and then develops into a mind blowing confrontation of morals and lost innocence during a hellish war... (No.50)
- DirectorIvan SenStarsAaron PedersenAlex RussellJacki WeaverIndigenous detective Jay Swan arrives in the town of Goldstone to search for a missing person, and his simple duty becomes complicated when he uncovers a web of crime and corruption.All the ugly side of Australia peeled away in a subtle way... (No.55)
- DirectorJohn RuaneStarsMiranda OttoGeorge DelHoyoAlicia BanitAlice's father left when she was a child. She continued to share her life with him in letters that she sent not realising that he never received them. Eventually, they all come back with "Dead Letter Office" stamped on the front. As an adult, she becomes consumed with a desire to find him and takes a job with the Dead Letter Office, convinced that she can use them to fulfill her romantic notions of a reunion with her father. What awaits her at the DLO is far more than that ...A very cute Aussie movie... (No.48)
- DirectorSimon StoneStarsGeoffrey RushNicholas HopeSam NeillThe story follows a man who returns home to discover a long-buried family secret, and whose attempts to put things right threaten the lives of those he left home years before.The perfect arty melodrama... (No.46)
- DirectorWarwick ThorntonStarsHamilton MorrisShanika ColeEwen LeslieWestern set on the Northern Territory frontier in the 1920s, where justice itself is put on trial when an aged Aboriginal farmhand shoots a white man in self-defense and goes on the run as a posse gathers to hunt him down.A meditative view into the hardships of Indigenous life in early outback Australia with strong visuals telling a harrowing tale... (No.70)
- DirectorTony MahonyAngus SampsonStarsHugo WeavingAngus SampsonLeigh WhannellAfter a trip to Thailand, a first-time drug mule finds himself in police custody, with his stomach crammed with narcotics. Now, he has to endure seven sphincter-clenching days to convince them of his innocence. Will nature take its course?Angus was the perfect mule, and Hugo does "bad cop" well... (No.51)
- DirectorJeremy SimsStarsBrendan CowellHarrison GilbertsonSteve Le MarquandIn 1916, the 1st Australian Tunnelling Company is tunneling beneath German fortifications and bunkers to detonate massive explosive charges.The true heroes of war... (No.53)
- DirectorMatthew SavilleStarsJoel EdgertonJai CourtneyTom WilkinsonAn accident involving a young child sets off a chain of events that brings an Australian police officer's world crashing down.A moral tale with a taunt script and great performances... (No.51)
- DirectorRobert ConnollyStarsJane HampsonBea ViegasChristine MartinsWar correspondent Roger East and the young Jose Ramos-Horta travel to East Timor to investigate the murders of the Balibo Five in 1975.Australian journos under fire... (No.46)
- DirectorMairi CameronStarsRachael BlakeSusie PorterVince ColosimoThe 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.Well structured and delivers the thrills in this atmospheric Aussie mind twister... (No.47)
- DirectorJulie BertuccelliStarsCharlotte GainsbourgMorgan DaviesMarton CsokasAfter the death of her father, an 8-year-old girl becomes convinced that he is whispering to her through the leaves of the gargantuan tree that towers over her house.Wonderful Aussie drama.. (No.55)
- DirectorSophie HydeStarsTilda Cobham-HerveySam AlthuizenImogen Archer16-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.Another little Aussie film that flew under the radar... (No.56)
- DirectorRobert ConnollyStarsRachel GriffithsAnthony LaPagliaAlex WilliamsA look at the early career of Wikileaks founder, Julian Assange.An interesting account of where it all began... (No.59)
- DirectorCate ShortlandStarsSaskia RosendahlKai-Peter MalinaNele TrebsAs the Allies sweep across Germany, Lore leads her siblings on a journey that exposes them to the truth of their parents' beliefs. An encounter with a mysterious refugee forces Lore to rely on a person she has always been taught to hate.The innocence of childhood trapped in an evil war... (No.60)
- DirectorPeter TemplemanStarsRyan KwantenSarah SnookRyan CorrA young playboy who learns he has one month until he becomes infertile sets out to procreate as much as possible.A little Aussie gem... (No.61)
- DirectorKen HannamStarsJack ThompsonMax CullenRobert BruningA hard-drinking but hard-working gun shearer leads a group of Outback sheep herders into striking after wealthy landowners attempt to drive them from their territory.The plight of a rough tumbling sheep shearer played perfectly by Thompson... (No. 16 for 1975)
- DirectorPeter WeirStarsRachel RobertsAnne-Louise LambertVivean GrayDuring a rural summer picnic, a few students and a teacher from an Australian girls' school vanish without a trace. Their absence frustrates and haunts the people left behind.Weir's magic touch... (No. 19 for 1975)
- DirectorTom JeffreyStarsJohn WatersWyn RobertsGraham RouseIn the 1930s, a farmer's wife in a small town is murdered. Suspicion falls on a Polish labourer and a posse is formed to catch him.An underrated Aussie gem... (No. 20 for 1978)
- DirectorPeter WeirStarsJudy MorrisIvar KantsRobert ColebyA young couple, living in a campus apartment complex, are repeatedly harassed by an eccentric plumber, who subjects them to a series of bizarre mind games while making unnecessary repairs to their bathroom.Weir even managed to turn this small one into an interesting piece... (No. 24 for 1979)
- DirectorRichard LowensteinStarsChris HaywoodCarol BurnsHugh Keays-ByrneThe dramatised story of a coal-miners' strike in 1930s Australia, in the small south Gippsland town of Korumburra. The story is told through the struggles of Agnes and Wattie Doig, two Scottish immigrants, who were real people.Interesting political Aussie film... (No. 21 for 1984)
- DirectorJohn DuiganStarsNoah TaylorLoene CarmenBen MendelsohnIn rural 1960s Australia, a boy watches helplessly as his best friend falls in love with a small-time criminal, setting off a violent chain of events.Noah is perfect... (No. 36 for 1987)
- DirectorPaul CoxStarsJohn HargreavesWendy HughesLucy AngwinThe film follows the dissolution of John and Helen's marriage and the aftermath.Cox's finest moment with a great Aussie cast... (No. 25 for 1984)
- DirectorCate ShortlandStarsAbbie CornishSam WorthingtonLynette CurranA young girl flees her hometown and arrives in the Australian Alps, where new experiences help her learn the differences between sex and love.Lushes to look at with the perfect soundtrack... (No.38)
- DirectorGeorge MillerStarsKirk DouglasTom BurlinsonTerence DonovanIn 1880s Australia, after young Jim Craig's father dies, he takes a job at the Harrison cattle ranch, where he is forced to become a man.Spectacular on the big screen, and a visual treat for those who love horses... (No. 33 for 1982)
- DirectorPeter WeirStarsTerry CamilleriJohn MeillonKevin MilesThe small town of Paris, Australia deliberately causes car accidents, then sells/salvages all valuables from the wrecks as a means of economy.Weir's weirdness still effective to this day... (No. 24 for 1974)
- DirectorBruce BeresfordStarsJohn HargreavesPat BishopGraham KennedyOn the night of the 1969 Australian election, Don holds a party in his suburban Sydney house, where his raucous, rude, embarrassing, extrovert friends discuss sex, politics, and their lives, and seduce each others wives.Party politics Aussie style... (No. 27 for 1976)
- DirectorPeter WeirStarsMel GibsonSigourney WeaverLinda HuntA young Australian reporter tries to navigate the political turmoil of Indonesia during the rule of President Sukarno with the help of a diminutive photographer.Gibson and Weaver work it for Weir... (No. 38 for 1982)
- DirectorBruce BeresfordStarsSusannah FowleDorothy BradleyPatricia KennedyOscar-nominated director Bruce Beresford (Driving Miss Daisy, Tender Mercies) crafts a tender coming-of-age tale that introduces one of Australian literature's most beloved characters to the screen, Laura Tweedle Rambotham (Susannah Fowle).Beresford getting ready for the world... (No. 16 for 1977)
- DirectorJim SharmanStarsRuth CracknellJohn FrawleyKerry WalkerFrom the Director of 'The Rocky Horror Picture Show' Jim Sharman and Nobel Prize winning author Patrick White A haunting tale of obsession and possession.A cheeky dark Aussie film... (No. 25 for 1978)
- DirectorFred SchepisiStarsTommy LewisFreddy ReynoldsAngela Punch McGregorAfter suffering racist abuse throughout his life - which intensifies following his marriage to a white woman - a half-Aboriginal farmhand finds himself driven to murder.A dark period in Aussie history... (No. 26 for 1978)