Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows With Jane Murphy

1. The Leftovers (2014–2017)

TV-MA | 60 min | Drama, Fantasy, Mystery

Three years after the disappearance of 2% of the global human population, a group of people in a small New York community try to continue their lives while coping with the tragedy of the unexplained nature of the event.

Stars: Justin Theroux, Amy Brenneman, Christopher Eccleston, Liv Tyler

Votes: 112,487

2. The Pacific (2010)

TV-MA | 53 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

The Pacific Theatre of World War II, as seen through the eyes of several young Marines.

Stars: James Badge Dale, Joseph Mazzello, Jon Seda, Ashton Holmes

Votes: 130,221

3. 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: 65,538 | Gross: $2.02M

4. Preacher (2016–2019)

TV-MA | 60 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

After a supernatural event at his church, a preacher enlists the help of a vampire and his ex to find God.

Stars: Dominic Cooper, Joe Gilgun, Ruth Negga, Ian Colletti

Votes: 80,909

5. Foe (2023)

R | 110 min | Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi

Hen and Junior farm a secluded piece of land that has been in Junior's family for generations, but their quiet life is thrown into turmoil when an uninvited stranger shows up at their door with a startling proposal.

Director: Garth Davis | Stars: Saoirse Ronan, Paul Mescal, Aaron Pierre, Jordan Chodziesner

Votes: 9,814

6. Peter Pan (2003)

PG | 113 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy

The Darling family children receive a visit from Peter Pan, who takes them to Never Never Land where an ongoing war with the evil Pirate Captain Hook is taking place.

Director: P.J. Hogan | Stars: Jeremy Sumpter, Jason Isaacs, Olivia Williams, Lynn Redgrave

Votes: 80,221 | Gross: $48.46M

7. Surviving Summer (2022– )

TV-PG | 30 min | Drama, Family

Rebellious Brooklyn teen Summer Torres is sent to live with family friends in the tiny town of Shorehaven on the Great Ocean Road, Victoria, AUS. Despite her best efforts, Summer falls in love with the town, the people and the surf.

Stars: Kai Lewins, Sky Katz, Lilliana Bowrey, Savannah La Rain

Votes: 4,043

8. Muriel's Wedding (1994)

R | 106 min | Comedy, Drama

A young social outcast in Australia steals money from her parents to finance a vacation where she hopes to find happiness, and perhaps love.

Director: P.J. Hogan | Stars: Toni Collette, Rachel Griffiths, Bill Hunter, Sophie Lee

Votes: 41,764 | Gross: $15.19M

9. Charlotte's Web (2006)

G | 97 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family

Wilbur the pig is scared of the end of the season, because he knows that come that time, he will end up on the dinner table. He hatches a plan with Charlotte, a spider that lives in his pen, to ensure that this will never happen.

Director: Gary Winick | Stars: Dakota Fanning, Julia Roberts, Oprah Winfrey, Steve Buscemi

Votes: 46,571 | Gross: $82.99M

10. Quigley Down Under (1990)

PG-13 | 119 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

Sharpshooter Matt Quigley is hired from Wyoming by an Australian rancher paying a very high price. But when Quigley arrives Down Under, all is not as it seems.

Director: Simon Wincer | Stars: Tom Selleck, Laura San Giacomo, Alan Rickman, Chris Haywood

Votes: 24,578 | Gross: $21.41M

11. Peter Rabbit (2018)

PG | 95 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

A rabbit sneaks into a garden to steal food, and they get a new challenge with a new owner.

Director: Will Gluck | Stars: James Corden, Fayssal Bazzi, Domhnall Gleeson, Sia

Votes: 48,171 | Gross: $115.25M

12. The Newsreader (2021– )

TV-MA | 313 min | Drama

In the 1980s, an embattled anchorwoman and an ambitious reporter confront studio politics and their own desires as they navigate the cut-throat world of Australia's news media.

Stars: Anna Torv, Sam Reid, William McInnes, Michelle Lim Davidson

Votes: 3,429

13. Jack Irish (2016–2021)

Not Rated | 52 min | Crime, Drama

Jack is engaged to find a missing person, only to be later framed for his murder. Jack is quickly caught up in a complex web of powerful vested interests that stretches from his home town of Fitzroy to a remote village in the Philippines.

Stars: Guy Pearce, Aaron Pedersen, Roy Billing, Damien Garvey

Votes: 3,360

14. Salem's Lot (2004)

TV-14 | 91 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery

Writer Ben Mears returns to his childhood home of Jerusalem's Lot and discovers that it is being terrorized by vampires.

Stars: Rob Lowe, Andre Braugher, Donald Sutherland, Samantha Mathis

Votes: 11,315

15. Upper Middle Bogan (2013–2016)

TV-14 | 30 min | Comedy

Middle class woman, Bess Denyar, discovers she's adopted. She's shocked to find her birth parents head up a drag racing team in the outer suburbs.

Stars: Annie Maynard, Patrick Brammall, Robyn Malcolm, Michala Banas

Votes: 2,612

16. Satisfaction (2007–2010)

TV-MA | 60 min | Drama

Set in a high-class brothel, this new series creates a hyper-reality in which the viewer is privy to the private lives and emotions of five beautiful young women.

Stars: Kestie Morassi, Madeleine West, Alison Whyte, Diana Glenn

Votes: 1,473

17. Babe: Pig in the City (1998)

PG | 97 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama

Babe, fresh from his victory in the sheepherding contest, returns to Farmer Hoggett's farm, but after Farmer Hoggett is injured and unable to work, Babe has to go to the big city to save the farm.

Director: George Miller | Stars: Magda Szubanski, Elizabeth Daily, Mickey Rooney, James Cromwell

Votes: 35,488 | Gross: $18.32M

18. Safe Home (2023)

50 min | Drama

Phoebe leaves her job at a law firm and begins work at a family violence centre and she must navigate a path that isn't always clear, and people and events that aren't always as they appear.

Stars: Aisha Dee, Mabel Li, Thomas Cocquerel, Antonia Prebble

Votes: 644

19. Round the Twist (1989–2001)

TV-PG | 25 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy

Tony Twist and his three children--14-year-old twins Pete and Linda and 7-year-old Bronson--move to an old lighthouse on the rugged Australian coast.

Stars: Mark Mitchell, Esben Storm, Rian McLean, Mathew Waters

Votes: 2,870

20. Ned Kelly (2003)

R | 110 min | Action, Adventure, Biography

An innocent man becomes one of the most wanted criminals the world has ever known.

Director: Gregor Jordan | Stars: Heath Ledger, Orlando Bloom, Geoffrey Rush, Naomi Watts

Votes: 28,107 | Gross: $0.07M

21. Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King (2006)

TV-14 | 48 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

A television mini-series adaptation of Nightmares and Dreamscapes, Stephen King's collection of short horror stories.

Stars: Robert Mammone, Kodi Smit-McPhee, William H. Macy, Ron Livingston

Votes: 5,526

22. Great Performances (1971– )

TV-G | 180 min | Music, Musical

Filmed and televised versions of theater productions, such as plays, musicals, operas, ballets, and concerts from around the world.

Stars: Scott Yoo, Julie Andrews, Renée Fleming, Plácido Domingo

Votes: 897

23. Please Like Me (2013–2016)

TV-MA | 29 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Twenty something Josh is going through a number of big changes as he navigates his first decade of adulthood. After being dumped by his girlfriend, he comes to the realization that he is gay.

Stars: Josh Thomas, Thomas Ward, John, Debra Lawrance

Votes: 19,779

24. Reckless Kelly (1993)

PG | 80 min | Comedy

"Reckless Kelly is the Australian Robin Hood". Kelly is a bank robber, a pop-culture hero and video shop owner. This modern story tells how he is furious when a Japanese company wants to buy his band's farm.

Director: Yahoo Serious | Stars: Yahoo Serious, Melora Hardin, Alexei Sayle, Hugo Weaving

Votes: 1,812 | Gross: $0.20M

25. The Slap (2011)

Not Rated | 44 min | Drama

Traces the shattering repercussions of a single event upon a group of family and friends. Based on Christos Tsiolkas' best-selling novel.

Stars: Jonathan LaPaglia, Sophie Okonedo, Melissa George, Alex Dimitriades

Votes: 2,870

26. Halifax f.p. (1994–2001)

Crime

Jane Halifax is a freelance forensic psychiatrist (f.p.) a psychological super-sleuth immersed in a mire of crime and punishment: Jane is an expert of the human mind.

Stars: Rebecca Gibney, Robyn Nevin, Susanne Chapman, Louise Siversen

Votes: 250

27. The Crossing (1990)

92 min | Drama, Romance

Sam returns home after a lengthy absence to find his girlfriend is having an affair with his best friend. The two friends then end up in a drunken race, where the question of who gets the girl will be decided at a train crossing.

Director: George Ogilvie | Stars: Russell Crowe, Robert Mammone, Danielle Spencer, Emily Lumbers

Votes: 653

28. Kath & Kimderella (2012)

Not Rated | 86 min | Comedy

Fountain Lakes' foxy ladies who turn more than just heads when they go on an overseas trip and end up being the centre of their very own fairytale.

Director: Ted Emery | Stars: Jane Turner, Gina Riley, Magda Szubanski, Glenn Robbins

Votes: 1,564

29. The Genie from Down Under (1996–1998)

25 min | Family, Comedy, Romance

When Penelope discovers an old trunk in the attic of her home, her curiosity leads her to check its contents. She finds a beautiful, but dusty, opal pendant and is delighted with her find - not realising how much it will affect her life.

Stars: Alexandra Milman, Glenn Meldrum, Rhys Muldoon, Anna Galvin

Votes: 223

30. Silversun (2004)

30 min | Sci-Fi

In the year 2052, the Star Runner and The crew begin a 90 year journey to get the "New Settlers" safely to the Silver Sun and begin a colony there.

Stars: Thomas Blackburne, Ryan Corr, Karli Dinardo, Cherise Donovan

Votes: 269

31. The Eye of the Storm (2011)

Not Rated | 114 min | Drama

Elizabeth Hunter controls all in her life - society, her staff, her children; but the once great beauty will now determine her most defiant act as she chooses her time to die.

Director: Fred Schepisi | Stars: Charlotte Rampling, Maria Theodorakis, Geoffrey Rush, Jamie Timony

Votes: 1,703 | Gross: $0.08M

32. The Home Song Stories (2007)

103 min | Drama

A man remembers his childhood and his mother, a Chinese night club singer who struggled to survive in Australia with her two children.

Director: Tony Ayres | Stars: Joan Chen, Yuwu Qi, Joel Lok, Irene Chen

Votes: 923

33. The Whistleblower (2019)

134 min | Action, Drama, Mystery

Following a fatal accident, a Chinese expatriate working for a mining company in Australia discovers that new technology developed by the company may be a health risk, and investigates a web of conspiracies in his search for the truth.

Director: Xiaolu Xue | Stars: Jiayin Lei, Tang Wei, Xi Qi, John Batchelor

Votes: 329

34. South Solitary (2010)

Not Rated | 121 min | Drama, Romance

Set in 1928, Meredith is a 35 year-old unmarried woman who arrives at a remote lighthouse island with her uncle, the new head keeper.

Director: Shirley Barrett | Stars: Miranda Otto, Marton Csokas, Essie Davis, Rohan Nichol

Votes: 487

35. Turtle Beach (1992)

R | 90 min | Drama, Thriller

Reporter Judith Wilkes leaves her husband and two sons in Sydney and goes to Malaysia to cover the story of the Vietnamese boat people. She becomes romantically involved with Kanan, and ... See full summary »

Director: Stephen Wallace | Stars: Greta Scacchi, Joan Chen, Jack Thompson, Art Malik

Votes: 364 | Gross: $0.78M

36. Now Add Honey (2015)

100 min | Comedy

Normal life implodes for a suburban family when their pop-star cousin comes to stay.

Director: Wayne Hope | Stars: Lucinda Armstrong Hall, Robyn Butler, Lucy Fry, Hamish Blake

Votes: 845

37. Something in the Air (2000–2002)

25 min | Drama

The story of the small town of Emu Springs, and the radio station that helps keep it alive.

Stars: Ullie Birve, Colin Moody, Danielle Carter, Kate Fitzpatrick

Votes: 146

38. Amy (II) (1997)

PG-13 | 104 min | Drama, Music

Amy is a story of a young girl who witnesses her dad's death on stage at a rock concert. She becomes mentally mute/deaf after this, and 4 years later discovers she can communicate only by singing.

Director: Nadia Tass | Stars: Alana De Roma, Rachel Griffiths, Ben Mendelsohn, Nick Barker

Votes: 822

39. Melba (1988)

330 min | Biography, Drama

The story of opera soprano Dame Nellie Melba.

Stars: Linda Cropper, Nell Schofield, Julie Haseler, Peter Carroll

Votes: 11

40. Dogwoman: The Legend of Dogwoman (2001 TV Movie)

94 min | Drama

Margaret O'Halloran sets out to discover whether a dog killed her friend and mentor, Harry Bowman. To do this, O'Halloran must delve into the dark secrets of her home town and what she ... See full summary »

Director: Paul Moloney | Stars: Magda Szubanski, Tara Morice, Raj Ryan, Alison Whyte

Votes: 67

41. Dogwoman: Dead Dog Walking (2000 TV Movie)

Comedy, Mystery

A dog trainer, with a talent for solving murder mysteries, investigates the murder of an elderly woman

Director: Rowan Woods | Stars: Magda Szubanski, Tara Morice, Raj Ryan, Sandy Winton

Votes: 80

42. The Custodian (1993)

R | 109 min | Drama, Romance

A police detective decides to expose the pervasive corruption that permeates his department.

Director: John Dingwall | Stars: Anthony LaPaglia, Hugo Weaving, Barry Otto, Kelly Dingwall

Votes: 371

43. The Seventh Floor (1994 TV Movie)

R | 99 min | Action, Crime, Thriller

Kate is devastated when her rich husband dies. She thinks she has found someone to ease the pain but he is not what he seems. Kate must now fight for her life!

Director: Ian Barry | Stars: Brooke Shields, Masaya Katô, Craig Pearce, Linda Cropper

Votes: 288

44. The Micallef Program (1998–2001)

30 min | Comedy

A skit-based comedy program, fronted by Australian comedian Shaun Micallef.

Stars: Shaun Micallef, Wayne Hope, Roz Hammond, Francis Greenslade

Votes: 349

45. Shadow of the Cobra (1989)

165 min | Drama

Dramatisation of the story of notorious Indian serial killer Charles Sobhraj, who preyed on Western tourists throughout South East Asia during the 1970s.

Stars: Rachel Ward, Michael Woods, Art Malik, Helen Buday

Votes: 68

46. The Violent Earth (1998)

90 min | Drama

Portrays three generations of the Suttons living in New Caledonia, from 1888 to 1967; where they and the Kanaks work out their destiny on the shrinking land.

Stars: Karina Lombard, Claudia Karvan, Claire Nebout, Laure Killing

Votes: 40

47. The Clean Machine (1988 TV Movie)

90 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

A new Premier is elected promising to clean up corruption. He sets up a taskforce headed by a traffic cop thinking he won't get far. But Inspector Riordan opens up a can of worms and won't let it go - all the way to the top.

Director: Ken Cameron | Stars: Steve Bisley, Marshall Napier, Peter Kowitz, Ed Devereaux

Votes: 47

48. Australians (1988)

13 min | Drama, History

A series about Australia's heroes and heroines. Included in the series were singer/dancer Lola Montez, Errol Flynn, Betty Cuthbert, actress Lottie Lyell, Jack Davey, boxer Les Darcy, and Gallipoli hero Private John Simpson.

Stars: Mike Willesee, Rhys McConnochie, Peter Corbett, Stuart McCreery

49. Kangaroo Palace (1997 TV Movie)

Drama

The story of four young Australians trying their luck in 1960's London.

Director: Robert Marchand | Stars: Jacqueline McKenzie, John Polson, Rebecca Gibney, Jeremy Sims

Votes: 60

50. Page 73 (1996)

40 min | Short

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Director: Jeffrey Darling | Stars: Cathy Campbell, Rel Hunt, Joshua Rosenthal, Jaason Simmons

Votes: 26