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1. Mystery Road (2018– )
Not Rated | 57 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Detective Jay Swan is assigned to investigate a mysterious disappearance on an outback cattle station. Soon, Jay's investigation uncovers a past injustice that threatens the fabric of the whole community.
Stars: Aaron Pedersen, Tasia Zalar, Tasma Walton, Judy Davis
Votes: 4,878
2. 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: 1,069
3. 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: 15,185 | Gross: $2.45M
4. 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: 5,939
5. 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: 3,718
6. Boney (1972–1973)
60 min | Crime
Drama series set in outback Australia about aboriginal policeman Detective Inspector Napoleon Bonaparte. Based on the books by Arthur Upfield.
Stars: James Laurenson, Kate Fitzpatrick, David Gulpilil, Ken Goodlet
Votes: 192
7. Operation Buffalo (2020)
52 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
In Maralinga, South Australia, at the height of the Cold War, at a remote army base carrying out British nuclear testing, paranoia runs rife and nuclear bombs are not the only things being put to the test.
Stars: Ewen Leslie, Jessica De Gouw, James Cromwell, Tony Martin
Votes: 892
8. Gogglebox Australia (2015– )
Reality-TV
Some of Australia's most opinionated and avid TV viewers comment on the best, worst and controversial shows and news stories of the past week, from the comfort of their sofas.
Stars: The Dalton Family, Faye Kontos, Anastasia Katselas, Keith Riley
Votes: 603
9. 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: 2,637
10. The Last Daughter (2022)
90 min | Documentary, Biography, History
A woman searches for her former foster family, uncovering secrets about her Aboriginal roots and the trauma of being separated from both families. Her journey explores policies, personal identity, and the possibility of reconciliation.
Directors: Brenda Matthews, Nathaniel Schmidt | Stars: Brenda Matthews, Mark Matthews, Mac Ockers, Connie Ockers
Votes: 196
11. Watandar, My Countryman (2022)
70 min | Documentary, History
When former Afghan Refugee Muzafar Ali, discovers that Afghans have been an integral part of Australia for over 160 years, he begins to photograph their descendants in a search to define ... See full summary »
Director: Jolyon Hoff | Stars: Muzafar Ali, Nici Cumpston, Ken Dadleh, Elaine Mackean
Votes: 16
12. 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
13. See What You Made Me Do (2021)
Documentary
A 3-part documentary series that explores one of the most complex and urgent issues of our time - domestic abuse. Presented by investigative journalist Jess Hill, this series examines the fine lines between love, abuse and power.
Director: Tosca Looby | Star: Jess Hill
Votes: 47
14. 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
15. Maralinga Tjarutja (2020 TV Movie)
52 min | Documentary, History
When the dust settles, culture remains...The Maralinga people survive aggressive colonisation, including dispossession to enable atomic testing, and through their tenacious spirit and cultural strength fight to retain their country.
Director: Larissa Behrendt | Stars: Jeremy Lebois, Mima Smart, Hilary Williams, Tommy Baker
Votes: 31
16. Ayaan (2020)
16 min | Short, Adventure, Drama
An escaped asylum seeker encounters a man on a rural beach, and must decide whether to trust him, or attempt the 400 km journey to the nearest city on foot and alone.
Director: Alies Sluiter | Stars: Kathryn Adams, Marley Agalla, Tier Ataing, Trevor Jamieson
Votes: 20
17. The Secret Country: The First Australians Fight Back (1986 TV Movie)
60 min | Documentary, History
John Pilger tells of their struggles of indigenous Australians as they were driven from their lands and he follows events throughout this century as they relate to Aboriginal rights.
Director: Alan Lowery | Stars: John Pilger, Vince Forrester, Mario Fredericks, Bob Hawke
Votes: 45
18. Undermined - Tales from the Kimberley (2018)
90 min | Documentary
Australia's vast and unspoiled Kimberley region is under threat, with mining, pastoralism and irrigated agriculture driving an unprecedented land grab. What will be left of over 200 remote Aboriginal communities?
Director: Nicholas D. Wrathall | Stars: Albert Wiggan, Kevin Oscar, June Davis, Anne Poelina
Votes: 22
19. Etched in Bone (2018)
73 min | Documentary
Jacob Nayinggul is a charismatic elder from Gunbalanya, an isolated settlement in Arnhem Land, northern Australia. Aboriginal people in this area believe that the landscape is inhabited by ... See full summary »
Director: Martin Thomas | Stars: Martin Thomas, Jacob Nayinggul
Votes: 9
20. Take Heart (2016)
52 min | Documentary
Take Heart lifts the lid on this life-threatening disease that is 100% preventable. This powerful and provocative film is the first in a global series that focuses on Australasia - Australia, New Zealand and the South Pacific.
Director: Mike Hill | Stars: Stan Grant, Bo Remenyi, Lance O'Sullivan, David Jansen
Votes: 9
21. Top End Wedding: A Romcom for the Top End (2019 Video)
2 min | Documentary, Short, Comedy
Stars: Wayne Blair, Huw Higginson, Gwilym Lee, Chris Plummer
22. Our Generation (2010)
73 min | Documentary, History, News
A documentary on the Australian Aboriginal struggle for their land, culture and freedom - a story that has been silenced by the Government and mainstream media. Featuring the stories of the... See full summary »
Directors: Sinem Saban, Damien Curtis | Stars: Jonny Burrmula, Judy Djanunbe, Djiniyini Gondarra, Marcus Lacey
Votes: 54
23. Top End Wedding: Tiwi Islands (2019 Video)
4 min | Documentary, Short, Music
Stars: Steve Anderson, Libby Collins, Kate Croser, Huw Higginson
24. Keeping Hope (2023)
52 min | Documentary
Mark Coles Smith travels to the Kimberley region in Western Australia, where he grew up, to investigate why it has the highest suicide rate in the world, especially among young indigenous men, and what can be done to restore hope.
Director: Tyson Mowarin | Star: Mark Coles Smith
Votes: 8
25. Ngurunderi: A Ngarrindjeri Dreaming (1987 Video)
10 min | Documentary, Short, Drama
Director: Max Pepper | Stars: Jnr. Henry Rankine, Margaret Rankine, Maxwell Rankine, Susan Rankine
26. Exile and the Kingdom (1993)
111 min | Documentary
In the beginning Creation beings lifted the sky and soft world out of the sea. Then the earth became hard - British colonisation in 1863, slavery during the subsequent Pearling boom, the ... See full summary »
Director: Frank Rijavec | Star: Mick Innes
28. State of the Arts
Documentary, History, News | Announced
An overview and celebration of the arts industry in Australia, particularly with regard to cinema and television, and the challenges they face - both internationally, and from within.
Director: Martin Horlacher | Stars: Martin Horlacher, Julian Burnside, Tony Burke
29. Running 62 (2018)
15 min | Documentary, Short, Adventure
Directors: Zibeon Fielding, Madeleine Parry | Stars: Zibeon Fielding, Mark Campbell, Robert de Castella, Jordan Hooper
30. Thanks for All the Fish (2003)
26 min | Documentary, Short
Directors: John Lambert, Robin Newell
31. Nothing Rhymes with Ngapartji (2010)
57 min | Documentary, Biography, Drama
Acclaimed Pitjantjatjara actor, Trevor Jamieson, sets out on a daunting personal journey to bring his hit show home to country, but can he bridge these two worlds, two languages and two cultures?
Director: Suzy Bates | Star: Trevor Jamieson
32. Sister, If You Only Knew (1975)
51 min | Documentary
Sister, If You Only Knew takes as its theme the pressures of life experienced by Aboriginal women living in the city, and the effect that these pressures also have on their men and their children.
Director: Janet Isaac | Stars: Glad Elphick, Ruby Hammond, Leila Rankine, Mary Williams
33. The Butterfish Mob (2018)
14 min | Documentary, Short, Adventure
Director: Clem Newchurch | Stars: Clem Newchurch, Lyle Sansbury
34. Konya (2018)
9 min | Short, Drama
Director: Isaac Lindsay | Stars: Ningali Lawford, Derik Lynch, Natasha Wanganeen
35. Top End Wedding: Filming at Nitmiluk (2019 Video)
3 min | Documentary, Short
Stars: John Berto, Rosemary Blight, Kate Croser, Gwilym Lee
36. Top End Wedding: Tiwi Strong Women's Choir (2019 Video)
4 min | Documentary, Short, Music
Stars: Wayne Blair, Genevieve Campbell, Gwilym Lee, Antony Partos
38. State of Shock (1989)
58 min | Documentary
The 1981 murder trial of Alwyn Peter made Australian legal history when his defence lawyer successfully argued that charges of murder and manslaughter were inappropriate for dispossessed, semi-tribal Aborigines.
Director: David Bradbury | Star: Alwyn Peter
40. Maralinga Pieces (2012 Video)
13 min | Documentary, Short, Biography
The people affected by the British atomic weapons tests at Emu Fields and Maralinga in the 1950's and 60's remain haunted and deeply impacted by those memories. This short film extracts the... See full summary »
Director: Jessie Boylan | Stars: Kevin Buzzacott, Aida Heart, Avon Hudson, Margaret May
41. Munda Nyuringu: A Film of the Fringe Dwellers of the Goldfields (1984) (1984)
50 min | Documentary, History
Aboriginal people on the Goldfields of Kalgoorlie, Western Australia (Australia) recount their history, speaking amidst living conditions of grinding poverty next to the gold and nickel mines and uranium development.
Directors: Robert Bropho, Jan Roberts | Star: Maureen Watson
42. I Miss the War (2018)
24 min | Short, Drama
All hell breaks loose when three estranged sisters reunite on the anniversary of their late mother who died nine years earlier.
Director: Andrew Walsh | Stars: James Barr, Sarah Golding, Hannah Gott, Laura Vine
43. Top End Wedding: Capturing Kakadu (2019 Video)
3 min | Documentary, Short
Stars: Wayne Blair, Kate Croser, Savana Eccles, Gwilym Lee
44. Camp Coorong: Ngarrindjeri Wurley Building Workshop (1992 Video)
28 min | Documentary, Short
Star: Lindsay Wilson
45. David Gulpilil: Personal Stories (2021 Video)
37 min | Documentary, Short, Biography
On the evening of May 24th, 2021 the Sydney film and TV community came together at the Ritz Cinemas for a special preview screening of the new Australian documentary "My Name Is Gulpilil'. ... See full summary »
Stars: Sandy George, Molly Reynolds, Leah Purcell, Craig Ruddy
46. Mparntwe Sacred Sites (2004)
25 min | Documentary, Short
This documentary focuses on the sacred sites in and around Mparntwe (Alice Springs) in central Australia, and the struggle of the Arrernte people to identify, document and preserve these ... See full summary »
Director: Danielle MacLean | Stars: Trisha Moreton-Thomas, Peter Renehan, Thomas Stevens, Doris Stuart
48. The Last Wave: Excerpt from the documentary 'David Gulpilil: Walkabout to Hollywood' (1980 Video)
7 min | Documentary, Short, Biography
Star: David Gulpilil
49. Kukaputju - The Hunter (2022)
6 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
Yanyangkari and her clever dog, Kungka, go hunting in the bush. What they catch surprises and delights them, and their companions.
Directors: Yanyangkari Roma Butler, Jonathan Daw | Star: Yanyangkari Roma Butler
50. Major Sumner: Complete Interview (2009 Video)
55 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Major "Muggi" Sumner, an elder and cultural ambassador of the Ngarrindjeri Nation of South Australia, sees many of his people following a way of self-interest and forgetfulness of ... See full summary »
Star: Major Sumner