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1. Death in Brunswick (1990)
R | 109 min | Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Carl Fitzgerald is down-on-his-luck until he meets Sophie, a beautiful Greek girl. He gets a job as a cook, but accidentally kills a fellow worker. He turns to his unscrupulous best friend for help and they attempt to dispose of the body.
Director: John Ruane | Stars: Sam Neill, Zoe Carides, John Clarke, Yvonne Lawley
Votes: 1,452
2. Acropolis Now (1989–1992)
25 min | Comedy
The lives of the owners and workers at a Greek cafe in Melbourne.
Stars: Nick Giannopoulos, George Kapiniaris, Mary Coustas, Tracey Callander
Votes: 386
3. Strange Fits of Passion (1999)
Not Rated | 84 min | Comedy, Drama
"Strange Fits of Passion" is the hilarious tale of a sexually-curious, romantically-frustrated bookstore clerk on a mission to lose her virginity. In between encounters with other people, ... See full summary »
Director: Elise McCredie | Stars: Michela Noonan, Mitchell Butel, Samuel Johnson, Steve Adams
Votes: 239
4. That Eye, the Sky (1994)
Unrated | 105 min | Drama, Fantasy
Ort Flack is 12 years old and lives with his mother and his sister Tegwyn in the Australian outback. The three of them also have to take care of their old grandma and their paralyzed father... See full summary »
Director: John Ruane | Stars: Peter Coyote, Lisa Harrow, Amanda Douge, Mark Fairall
Votes: 110
5. Cassandra (1987)
R | 94 min | Horror, Thriller
A young woman has eerie flashes of recovered memories of her brother committing a murder, despite her parents assurance that all is well.
Director: Colin Eggleston | Stars: Tegan Charles, Tessa Humphries, Dylan O'Neill, Briony Behets
Votes: 322
6. Dead Letter Office (1998)
95 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Alice'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 "... See full summary »
Director: John Ruane | Stars: Miranda Otto, George DelHoyo, Alicia Banit, Tess Mornana
Votes: 464
7. Muggers (2000)
97 min | Comedy, Crime, Romance
Brad and Gregor, two broke medical students in their final year and debut to a loan shark, must resort to contentious lengths to finance themselves. A fresh comedy with scruple less students.
Director: Dean Murphy | Stars: Jason Barry, Matt Day, Petra Yared, Simon Bossell
Votes: 296
8. Fair Game (1982)
88 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller
Three beautiful girls decide to escape their upper class private school for a weekend and take off to a remote resort town. Unfortunately, the town has been taken over by a group of ... See full summary »
Director: Christopher Fitchett | Stars: Kim Trengove, Kerry Mack, Marie O'Loughlin, Karen West
Votes: 53
9. Coming of Age (1986)
98 min | Comedy
Very rare Australian ozploitation erotic-musical-comedy.
Director: Brian Jones | Stars: Angela Menzies-Wills, David Evans, Mark Neal, Margaret Dupre
Votes: 15
10. Death in Brunswick: Memories of Murder (2007 Video)
49 min | Documentary, Comedy, History
Stars: Boris Brkic, Zoe Carides, John Clarke, Chris Kennedy
11. Blood Money (1980)
62 min | Crime, Drama
A dying criminal takes his younger brother on one final job so that when the final hour comes, his brother and his brother's wife and daughter who he himself may have fathered, will be financially secured.
Director: Christopher Fitchett | Stars: John Flaus, Chrissie James, Bryan Brown, Sophie Murphy
Votes: 35
12. Queensland (1976)
52 min | Drama, Thriller
The allure of pleasant weather, a carefree lifestyle and better job prospects in Queensland appeal to Doug, a downtrodden factory worker from Melbourne.
Director: John Ruane | Stars: John Flaus, Robert Karl, Alison Bird, Tom Broadbridge
Votes: 17
13. Redball (1999)
Not Rated | 91 min | Thriller
Two detectives are assigned to solve a series of grisly murders of children committed by a killer dubbed "Mr. Creep
Director: Jon Hewitt | Stars: Belinda McClory, John Brumpton, Frank Magree, Peter Docker
Votes: 224
14. Tender Hooks (1988)
95 min | Drama
Director: Mary Callaghan | Stars: Joey Kennedy, Nique Needles, Anna Phillips, Robert Menzies
Votes: 21
15. The Love of Lionel's Life (2000 TV Movie)
Romance
Love story, outback Australia mining town
Director: John Ruane | Stars: Matt Day, Alex Dimitriades, Nadine Garner, Steven Vidler
Votes: 33
16. Feathers (1987)
49 min | Drama
Conflicts of interest arise when a country couple are visited by a couple from the city.
Director: John Ruane | Stars: Rebecca Gilling, James Laurie, Julie Forsyth, Neil Melville
Votes: 23
17. The 13th House (2003)
58 min | Crime, Drama, Fantasy
Director: Shane McNeil | Stars: Damon Gameau, Shaun Micallef, Rebecca Havey, John Scott
Votes: 25
19. Death in Brunswick: Q&A at the Melbourne International Film Festival (2022 Video)
22 min | Short, Talk-Show
Stars: John Ruane, Ellery Ryan, Chris Kennedy
20. Sam and Sophie (2022)
15 min | Short, Comedy, Drama
Sam, an aimless young man, recently fired from a fish and chip shop by chance meets Sophie, a woman whose husband has been cheating on her. Whilst drinking beers in an inner-city park they ... See full summary »
Directors: Ben Bryan, Caitlin Bryan | Stars: Louis Dickins, Eugenia Garcia Rahi, Helen Hopkins, Matt Furlani
Votes: 6
21. Hanging Together (1985 TV Movie)
96 min | Drama
A comedy about the second-last man to be hanged in Australia.
Director: John Ruane | Stars: Gary Day, Pat Evison, John Larking, Catherine Lynch
22. Dead Letter Office: Interviews with Cast and Crew (1998 Video)
29 min | Short, Talk-Show
Stars: John Ruane, Miranda Otto, George DelHoyo, Deb Cox
23. Melanie and Me (1975)
50 min
Director: Christopher Fitchett | Stars: Debbie Burke, Michael Carman, Sally Conabere, Annie Ryall
24. Samba to Slow Fox (1986 TV Movie)
30 min | Documentary
Director: Maria Stratford | Stars: Pam Johnson, Sam Raco, Wayne Douglas, Mercia Eva
Votes: 16
25.
Under the Skin (1993–1994)
Episode:
Dino, Where You Been?
(1994)
Drama
Director: Aleksi Vellis | Stars: Arthur Angel, Nadine Garner, Frankie J. Holden, Nicola Quilter
26.
Acropolis Now (1989–1992)
Episode:
The King and I
(1992)
Comedy
Memo's discovery of Elvis' reincarnated frozen head in the kitchen freezer coincides with a visit from the health inspector. Inspired by Elvis' appearance, the pair make plans to travel to America and visit Graceland.
Director: Kendal Flanagan | Stars: Nick Giannopoulos, George Kapiniaris, Mike Bishop, Nick Carrafa