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1. Unforgiven (1992)
R | 130 min | Drama, Western
Retired Old West gunslinger William Munny reluctantly takes on one last job, with the help of his old partner Ned Logan and a young man, The "Schofield Kid."
Director: Clint Eastwood | Stars: Clint Eastwood, Gene Hackman, Morgan Freeman, Richard Harris
Votes: 435,940 | Gross: $101.16M
2. NCIS: Sydney (2023– )
TV-14 | 43 min | Crime, Drama
It follows a talented and tireless team of Naval Criminal Investigative Services agents dedicated to solving criminal cases involving the Marines and the Navy. The series explores local stories with Australian actors and producers.
Stars: Olivia Swann, Todd Lasance, Sean Sagar, Tuuli Narkle
Votes: 2,454
3. The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (1994)
R | 104 min | Comedy, Music
Two drag performers and a transgender woman travel across the desert to perform their unique style of cabaret.
Director: Stephan Elliott | Stars: Hugo Weaving, Guy Pearce, Terence Stamp, Rebel Penfold-Russell
Votes: 54,986 | Gross: $11.22M
4. 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: 35,604 | Gross: $0.39M
5. Walkabout (1971)
GP | 100 min | Adventure, Drama
Two 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.
Director: Nicolas Roeg | Stars: Jenny Agutter, David Gulpilil, Luc Roeg, John Meillon
Votes: 27,331 | Gross: $0.02M
6. Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn (2021)
Not Rated | 106 min | Comedy, Drama
Emi, a school teacher, finds her career and reputation under threat after a personal sex tape is leaked on the Internet. Forced to meet the parents demanding her dismissal, Emi refuses to surrender to their pressure.
Director: Radu Jude | Stars: Katia Pascariu, Claudia Ieremia, Nicodim Ungureanu, Olimpia Malai
Votes: 10,472
7. The Castle (1997)
R | 85 min | Comedy, Drama
A working-class family from Melbourne, Australia fights city hall after being told they must vacate their beloved family home to allow for infrastructural expansion.
Director: Rob Sitch | Stars: Michael Caton, Anne Tenney, Stephen Curry, Anthony Simcoe
Votes: 17,482 | Gross: $0.86M
8. Limbo (II) (2023)
108 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
'Limbo' follows the investigation of a twenty year-old outback cold case murder by jaded detective Travis Hurley.
Director: Ivan Sen | Stars: Simon Baker, Rob Collins, Natasha Wanganeen, Nicholas Hope
Votes: 1,574
9. 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: 4,472
10. The New Boy (2023)
96 min | Drama, Fantasy, History
A nine-year-old Aboriginal Australian orphan boy arrives in the dead of night at a remote monastery run by a renegade nun.
Director: Warwick Thornton | Stars: Cate Blanchett, Aswan Reid, Deborah Mailman, Wayne Blair
Votes: 1,048
11. Rabbit-Proof Fence (2002)
PG | 94 min | Adventure, Biography, Drama
In 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.
Director: Phillip Noyce | Stars: Everlyn Sampi, Tianna Sansbury, Kenneth Branagh, Laura Monaghan
Votes: 30,248 | Gross: $6.17M
12. Tracks (I) (2013)
PG-13 | 112 min | Adventure, Biography, Drama
A young woman goes on a 1,700-mile trek across the deserts of West Australia with four camels and her faithful dog.
Director: John Curran | Stars: Mia Wasikowska, Adam Driver, Lily Pearl, Philip Dodd
Votes: 31,720 | Gross: $0.51M
13. The Sapphires (2012)
PG-13 | 103 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama
In 1968, four talented young Australian Aboriginal girls learn about love, friendship, and war when their all-girl group The Sapphires entertains the US troops in Vietnam.
Director: Wayne Blair | Stars: Chris O'Dowd, Deborah Mailman, Jessica Mauboy, Shari Sebbens
Votes: 15,165 | Gross: $2.45M
14. Scooby-Doo and the Legend of the Vampire (2003 Video)
Not Rated | 72 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
The gang go to Australia to investigate the recent disappearances of the performances at the music festivals, by the so called 'Yowie Yahoo'.
Director: Scott Jeralds | Stars: Casey Kasem, Frank Welker, Nicole Jaffe, Heather North
Votes: 5,911
15. High Ground (2020)
104 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
In a bid to save the last of his family, Gutjuk, a young Aboriginal man, teams up with ex-soldier Travis to track down Baywara, the most dangerous warrior in the Territory, his uncle.
Director: Stephen Johnson | Stars: Guruwuk Mununggurr, Wakarra Gondarra, Mark Garrawurra, Neville Namarnyilk
Votes: 2,486
16. 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: 3,711
17. Goldstone (2016)
R | 110 min | Action, Crime, Mystery
Indigenous 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.
Director: Ivan Sen | Stars: Aaron Pedersen, Alex Russell, Jacki Weaver, David Wenham
Votes: 6,236 | Gross: $0.09M
18. Shaka Zulu (1986)
TV-MA | 55 min | Action, Biography, Drama
A historical account on the life of the Zulu King Shaka.
Stars: Edward Fox, Robert Powell, Trevor Howard, Fiona Fullerton
Votes: 3,389
19. Mental (2012)
Not Rated | 116 min | Comedy, Drama
A charismatic, crazy hothead transforms a family's life when she becomes the nanny of five girls whose mother has cracked from her husband's political ambitions and his infidelity.
Director: P.J. Hogan | Stars: Toni Collette, Anthony LaPaglia, Liev Schreiber, Rebecca Gibney
Votes: 5,200 | Gross: $0.02M
20. Indigenous (2014)
R | 86 min | Horror
A group of friends travel to Panama where they convince a local woman to guide them into the jungle. However, when their guide goes missing, they realize that they've stumbled into the lair of horrific, bloodthirsty creatures.
Director: Alastair Orr | Stars: Zachary Soetenga, Lindsey McKeon, Sofia Pernas, Pierson Fode
Votes: 4,237
21. Red Hill (2010)
R | 95 min | Drama, Thriller, Western
A young police officer must survive his first day's duty in a small country town.
Director: Patrick Hughes | Stars: Ryan Kwanten, Steve Bisley, Tommy Lewis, Claire van der Boom
Votes: 9,082 | Gross: $0.02M
22. The Secret River (2015)
Adventure, Drama, History
In 1806, William Thornhill is sentenced to New South Wales for life where he is drawn into a terrifying conflict that will leave a bloody and indelible stain.
Stars: Oliver Jackson-Cohen, Sarah Snook, Lachy Hulme, Tim Minchin
Votes: 676
23. Turkish Ice-Cream (2019)
123 min | Drama, History, War
The two Turks went to Australia. They provide their livelihood by selling ice-cream with a wheelbarrow and camel show in festivals. In 1915 they learned that there was a war in the country.... See full summary »
Director: Can Ulkay | Stars: Ali Atay, Erkan Kolçak Köstendil, Sebnem Bozoklu, Will Thorp
Votes: 5,310
24. Where the Green Ants Dream (1984)
R | 100 min | Drama
A geologist employed by an Australian mining company finds himself disputing the rights of some aborigines who believe their land to be sacred.
Director: Werner Herzog | Stars: Bruce Spence, Wandjuk Marika, Roy Marika, Ray Barrett
Votes: 2,630
25. The White Dawn (1974)
PG | 110 min | Adventure, Drama, History
In 1896, three survivors of a whaling ship-wreck in the Canadian Arctic are saved and adopted by an Eskimo tribe but frictions arise when the three start misbehaving.
Director: Philip Kaufman | Stars: Warren Oates, Timothy Bottoms, Louis Gossett Jr., Joanasie Salamonie
Votes: 891 | Gross: $0.40M
26. Charlie's Country (2013)
Not Rated | 108 min | Adventure, Drama
Displeased with the intervention of whitefella laws, Charlie takes off to live the old way and sets off a chain reaction of enlightening difficulties.
Director: Rolf de Heer | Stars: David Gulpilil, Peter Djigirr, Luke Ford, Lizzie Durrurrnga
Votes: 2,793
27. Around the Block (2013)
Not Rated | 104 min | Drama
An Aboriginal boy is torn between his unexpected love of acting and the disintegration of his family.
Director: Sarah Spillane | Stars: Hunter Page-Lochard, Christina Ricci, Aaron L. McGrath, Elias Reese
Votes: 1,445
28. The Body Remembers When the World Broke Open (2019)
TV-MA | 105 min | Drama
After a chance encounter on the street, a woman tries to encourage a pregnant domestic abuse victim to seek help.
Directors: Kathleen Hepburn, Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers | Stars: Violet Nelson, Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers, Charlie Hannah, Barbara Eve Harris
Votes: 864
29. Black Comedy (2014–2020)
Comedy
A sketch comedy show featuring Indigenous Australian writers and performers.
Stars: Aaron Fa'aoso, Nakkiah Lui, Elizabeth Wymarra, Bjorn Stewart
Votes: 326
30. Cape No. 7 (2008)
129 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
A unusual group of people in a village on the coast of Taiwan form a band to perform at a beach concert, while the lead singer searches for the intended recipient of 7 lost love letters.
Director: Te-Sheng Wei | Stars: Van Fan, Chie Tanaka, Min-Hsiung, Wei-min Ying
Votes: 4,458
31. In My Blood It Runs (2019)
84 min | Documentary, Biography, History
An intimate and compassionate observational documentary from the perspective of a 10-year-old Aboriginal boy in Alice Springs, Australia, struggling to balance his traditional Arrernte/Garrwa upbringing with a state education.
Director: Maya Newell | Stars: Carol Turner, Dujuan Turner, Megan Turner
Votes: 459
32. Dark Place (2019)
75 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Mystery, terror, suspense and fantasy. Dark Place is a collection of five gripping Australian Indigenous horror tales.
Directors: Kodie Bedford, Perun Bonser, Rob Braslin, László Baranyai, Liam Phillips, Bjorn Stewart | Stars: Katie Beckett, Shakira Clanton, Tamala Shelton, Nelson Baker
Votes: 86
33. Initiation (1987)
92 min | Adventure, Drama, Thriller
After the death of his mother, Danny visits his father Matt Malloy, whose farm has been going bad lately, so his father starts smuggling Marijuana, when Danny joins him on one of his flights. Danny soon finds himself alone.
Director: Michael Pearce | Stars: Bruno Lawrence, Rodney Harvey, Arna-Maria Winchester, Miranda Otto
Votes: 170
34. The Australian Dream (2019)
105 min | Documentary, Drama, Sport
"The Australian Dream" is a theatrical feature documentary that uses the remarkable and inspirational story of AFL legend Adam Goodes as the prism through which to tell a deeper, more powerful story about race, identity, and belonging.
Director: Daniel Gordon | Stars: Adam Goodes, Stan Grant, Nova Peris, Gilbert McAdam
Votes: 947
35. Black and White (2002)
99 min | Drama
Recreation of the landmark 1958 South Australian Court trial of young aboriginal Max Stuart.
Director: Craig Lahiff | Stars: Robert Carlyle, Charles Dance, Kerry Fox, Colin Friels
Votes: 878
36. Jedda the Uncivilized (1955)
101 min | Adventure, Drama, History
Set against the harsh natural surrounds of outback Northern Territory, Jedda captures a rare and honest glimpse into the heart and history of indigenous Australia. Young Jedda is caught ... See full summary »
Director: Charles Chauvel | Stars: Rosalie Kunoth-Monks, Robert Tudawali, Betty Suttor, Paul Reynall
Votes: 401
37. In a Savage Land (1999)
Not Rated | 115 min | Adventure, Drama
Two married anthropologists go to an island off of Papua New Guinea for field research.
Director: Bill Bennett | Stars: Rufus Sewell, Martin Donovan, Maya Stange, Max Cullen
Votes: 583
38. Dead Heart (1996)
104 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
A no holds barred look into the gaping divisions which exist within an Aboriginal settlement in outback Australia. These separations split the inhabitants, straining relationships until something has to give.
Director: Nick Parsons | Stars: Bryan Brown, Ernie Dingo, Angie Milliken, Gnarnayarrahe Waitairie
Votes: 301
39. Kanehsatake: 270 Years of Resistance (1993)
119 min | Documentary
A film account about the military 1990 siege of a Native American reserve near Oka, Quebec, Canada and its causes.
Director: Alanis Obomsawin | Stars: Jack Burning, Herbie Barnes, Alanis Obomsawin, Ethel Blondin
Votes: 480
40. The Commitments (2016)
100 min | Comedy, Drama, Musical
A musical with Soul, is an original musical based on the shared histories of Garlambirla, otherwise known as Coffs Harbour, on the mid-north coast of New South Wales.
Directors: Madge Hair, Simon Smith | Stars: Regan Arnold, Kiara Bale, Jessica Beehag, Mikaela Brown-Hickson
Votes: 40
41. Utopia (II) (2013)
112 min | Documentary, History, News
Exploring offenses practiced by popular media, big business, police forces and Governments helping the Australian 225 year campaign of genocide continue against Aboriginal Australians.
Directors: Alan Lowery, John Pilger | Stars: John Pilger, Jon Altman, Pat Anderson, Mal Brough
Votes: 445
42. Mad Bastards (2010)
Not Rated | 94 min | Drama
TJ's quest to find the son he's never known, takes him on a journey across the remote and stunning Kimberley landscape. On the road, TJ questions his life of violence... he meets a host of ... See full summary »
Director: Brendan Fletcher | Stars: Dean Daley-Jones, Lucas Yeeda, Greg Tait, Ngaire Pigram
Votes: 557
43. Mabo (2012 TV Movie)
105 min | Biography, Drama
Mabo tells the story of one of Australia's national heroes - Eddie Koiki Mabo, the Torres Strait Islander who left school at age 15, yet spearheaded the High Court challenge that overthrew the fiction of terra nullius.
Director: Rachel Perkins | Stars: Jimi Bani, Deborah Mailman, Ewen Leslie, Tom Budge
Votes: 364
44. Starlight (1996)
100 min | Sci-Fi
Adrianna (Chong) is a beautiful alien woman who has come to Earth in search of a half alien man (Wirth). She needs him to help her defeat the evil alien Pallas, who himself is out to kill her.
Director: Jonathon Kay | Stars: Rae Dawn Chong, Billy Wirth, Willie Nelson, Jim Byrnes
Votes: 178
45. Spear (2015)
84 min | Drama
Djali,a young Aboriginal man journeys through his community to understand what it means to be a man with ancient traditions in a modern world.
Director: Stephen Page | Stars: Hunter Page-Lochard, Aaron Pedersen, Djakapurra Munyarryun, Waangenga Blanco
Votes: 128
46. Marungka tjalatjunu (2022)
23 min | Documentary, Short
An Anangu Yankunytjatjara man escapes the city life to return to country for spiritual healing.
Directors: Derik Lynch, Matthew Thorne | Stars: Derik Lynch, Dale Baker, Dominic Roberts, Christopher Stewart
Votes: 53
47. Australia: The Story of Us (2014–2015)
Documentary, History
The series looks back at some of the people, places and events that have shaped the country over the last 40,000 years.
Stars: Rupert Degas, Richard Roxburgh, Tim Flannery, Tim Costello
Votes: 71
48. Jungle Jitters (1938)
Approved | 8 min | Family, Animation, Short
Starts out with a tribe of African cannibals imitating Native Americans. After this, they do the new Warner Bros. Looney Tunes theme "The Merry-Go-Round Broke Down." Then a sloppy ... See full summary »
Director: Friz Freleng | Stars: Mel Blanc, Tedd Pierce
Votes: 471
49. The Darkside (2013)
94 min | Drama
A collection of the most poignant, sad, funny and absurd ghost stories from around Australia. He will bring them to life with the help of some of Australia's most iconic actors as the storytellers.
Director: Warwick Thornton | Stars: Bryan Brown, Jack Charles, Brendan Cowell, Hakeem Davey
Votes: 113
50. RAN: Remote Area Nurse (2006)
Drama
The series follows the life of Helen Tremain, the Remote Area Nurse, charged with providing medical services to the remote Torres Strait Islanders community.
Stars: Susie Porter, Charles Passi, Billy Mitchell, Bruce Spence
Votes: 77