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1. The Wonderful World of Disney (1997–2023)

TV-G | 120 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama

Experience the magic and adventure from Walt Disney world of color.

Stars: David Sparrow, Will Friedle, Joe Dinicol, Laurie Murdoch

Votes: 1,063

2. The Man from Snowy River (1982)

PG | 102 min | Adventure, Drama, Romance

In 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.

Director: George Miller | Stars: Kirk Douglas, Tom Burlinson, Terence Donovan, Tommy Dysart

Votes: 10,024 | Gross: $20.66M

3. Malcolm (1986)

PG-13 | 85 min | Comedy, Crime, Sci-Fi

A socially awkward and mechanically gifted man becomes involved in a quirky and unconventional crime.

Director: Nadia Tass | Stars: Colin Friels, John Hargreaves, Lindy Davies, Chris Haywood

Votes: 2,840 | Gross: $0.54M

4. The Outsiders (1990)

60 min | Drama

A follow-up to the novel and film of the same name, focusing on a group of troubled teens in 1960s Oklahoma.

Stars: Jay R. Ferguson, Rodney Harvey, Boyd Kestner, Harold Pruett

Votes: 743

5. Patrick (1978)

Unrated | 96 min | Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi

A comatose hospital patient harasses and kills through his powers of telekinesis to claim his private nurse as his own.

Director: Richard Franklin | Stars: Susan Penhaligon, Robert Helpmann, Rod Mullinar, Bruce Barry

Votes: 3,962

6. Pure Luck (1991)

PG | 96 min | Comedy, Crime, Mystery

An accountant with super bad luck is sent in search of a missing boss's daughter, also an incredibly unlucky person.

Director: Nadia Tass | Stars: Martin Short, Danny Glover, Sheila Kelley, Sam Wanamaker

Votes: 7,677 | Gross: $22.64M

7. Samantha: An American Girl Holiday (2004 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 86 min | Drama, Family

Set in 1904, "American Girls" revolves around Samantha as she moves in with her grandmother and learns how to become a proper Victorian young lady.

Director: Nadia Tass | Stars: AnnaSophia Robb, Jordan Bridges, Rebecca Mader, Kelsey Lewis

Votes: 2,204

8. Long Weekend (1978)

Not Rated | 97 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller

When a suburban couple go camping for the weekend at a remote beach, they discover that nature isn't in an accommodating mood.

Director: Colin Eggleston | Stars: John Hargreaves, Briony Behets, Mike McEwen, Roy Day

Votes: 6,118

9. A Town Like Alice (1981)

301 min | Drama, Romance, War

Set against the brutal chaos of World War II, a love story begins that will take two lovers through a living nightmare of captivity, across three continents and two decades.

Stars: Helen Morse, Bryan Brown, Gordon Jackson, John Lee

Votes: 1,057

10. Felicity: An American Girl Adventure (2005 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 85 min | Drama, Family

In Colonial America, shortly before the American Revolution, a young girl tries to rescue a horse from an abusive owner.

Director: Nadia Tass | Stars: Shailene Woodley, Kevin Zegers, David Gardner, John Schneider

Votes: 1,362

11. Irresistible (2006)

R | 103 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller

A wife and mother is consumed by the thought that her husband's co-worker is trying to win him away from her and their family.

Director: Ann Turner | Stars: Susan Sarandon, Sam Neill, Emily Blunt, Charles 'Bud' Tingwell

Votes: 6,625

12. 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: 1,444

13. Phar Lap (1983)

PG | 107 min | Biography, Drama, Family

The true story of a New Zealand racehorse that became a champion, with the help of a local stable-boy.

Director: Simon Wincer | Stars: Tom Burlinson, Judy Morris, Martin Vaughan, Celia De Burgh

Votes: 1,967

14. The Big Steal (1990)

99 min | Comedy

To impress a girl a shy teenaged boy buys a used Jaguar.

Director: Nadia Tass | Stars: Ben Mendelsohn, Claudia Karvan, Marshall Napier, Damon Herriman

Votes: 1,460

15. Secret History (1991– )

Documentary, History

Historical events are extensively re-explored both through written records and systematic examinations in the field.

Stars: Paul McGann, Nigel Anthony, Chris Plumley, Michael Pennington

Votes: 70

16. 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: 1,559

17. Hercules Returns (1993)

82 min | Comedy

When Brad quits his job at a large cinema chain, to open his own picture theatre, his ex-boss sabotages the opening night by switching the Italian film with a non-subtitled version. Brad ... See full summary »

Director: David Parker | Stars: David Argue, Michael Carman, Mary Coustas, Bruce Spence

Votes: 1,608

18. Sky Pirates (1986)

PG-13 | 89 min | Adventure, Sci-Fi

Harris starts for a flight to Boa Boa. But he gets lost in a supernatural storm. Home again, no one believes Harris' story, and his crew suspiciously denies it too. Harris is thrown in jail, but manages to escape.

Director: Colin Eggleston | Stars: John Hargreaves, Meredith Phillips, Max Phipps, Bill Hunter

Votes: 520

19. Supernova (2023)

90 min | Drama

A teenage girl with leukemia and a fellow patient embark on a journey to locate her estranged father, who is her only matching donor for a marrow transplant.

Director: Tiziano Russo | Stars: Carolina Sala, Rocco Fasano, Fabio Troiano, Laila Al Habash

Votes: 85

20. Lea to the Rescue (2016)

Not Rated | 98 min | Adventure, Family

Born for adventure, Lea Clark heads deep into the Brazilian rainforest, where her most exciting story awaits.

Director: Nadia Tass | Stars: Maggie Elizabeth Jones, Laysla De Oliveira, Storm Reid, Hallie Todd

Votes: 385

21. John Doe: Vigilante (2014)

R | 93 min | Crime, Thriller

An ordinary man fights violence the only way he knows how - by killing one criminal at a time. Hero or villain? Justice or vengeance? You decide.

Director: Kelly Dolen | Stars: Jamie Bamber, Lachy Hulme, Gary Abrahams, Sam Parsonson

Votes: 8,696

22. Heatwave (1982)

R | 91 min | Drama

A planned housing development in the mid 70's designed for an upstart Cockney immigrant developer, becomes the centre of controversy as tenants and squatters in the older houses refuse to move.

Director: Phillip Noyce | Stars: Judy Davis, Richard Moir, Chris Haywood, Bill Hunter

Votes: 417

23. High Tide (1987)

PG-13 | 101 min | Drama

A 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.

Director: Gillian Armstrong | Stars: Judy Davis, Jan Adele, Claudia Karvan, Colin Friels

Votes: 970 | Gross: $0.14M

24. Undercover Christmas (2003 TV Movie)

87 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

An FBI agent is assigned as the protective custodian of a straight-talking cocktail waitress after she agrees to testify against her tax cheat boyfriend.

Director: Nadia Tass | Stars: Jami Gertz, Shawn Christian, Tyne Daly, Winston Rekert

Votes: 1,002

25. Matching Jack (2010)

Not Rated | 99 min | Drama

A woman struggles with her son's illness and her husband's infidelity, but, after a chance encounter with an Irish sailor and his son, her life is turned upside down in a love story that defies explanation and breaks all the rules.

Director: Nadia Tass | Stars: Jacinda Barrett, Richard Roxburgh, Tom Russell, James Nesbitt

Votes: 1,113

26. Fatal Honeymoon (2012 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 99 min | Action, Biography, Crime

A man is accused of drowning his wife during their scuba diving trip at Australia's Great Barrier Reef.

Director: Nadia Tass | Stars: Billy Miller, Amber Clayton, Gary Sweet, Harvey Keitel

Votes: 923

27. The Gates of Hell (2008)

88 min | Horror, Thriller

Five adventurous filmmakers set out to make an online interactive movie exploring the nature of evil. But soon they find themselves the subject of their own intentions, as they accidentally... See full summary »

Director: Kelly Dolen | Stars: Michael Piccirilli, Samantha Noble, Christian Clark, Bradley Tomlinson

Votes: 188

28. 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: 819

29. Diana & Me (1997)

98 min | Comedy, Romance

Australian Diana Spencer wins a competition in a women's magazine, and as a prize gets a trip for two to London, where she wants to meet her idol and namesake, Princess Diana. She goes ... See full summary »

Director: David Parker | Stars: Toni Collette, Dominic West, Malcolm Kennard, John Simm

Votes: 258

30. Hoodwink (1981)

89 min | Crime, Drama, Romance

True story about a jailed bank robber who pretends he's become blind to get an early release. Cops don't believe him, but a lonely minister's wife arrives to teach him how to live with his "condition". They fall in love. Big mistake.

Director: Claude Whatham | Stars: John Hargreaves, Judy Davis, Dennis Miller, Wendy Hughes

Votes: 169

31. Hotel de Love (1996)

R | 96 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Twin brothers meet a childhood sweetheart at a tacky hotel and rediscover their love as they renew their competition for her affection.

Director: Craig Rosenberg | Stars: Aden Young, Saffron Burrows, Simon Bossell, Pippa Grandison

Votes: 676 | Gross: $0.11M

32. Stark (1993)

158 min | Comedy, Sci-Fi

In the near future, the greenhouse effect has plunged the world into recession, and the unscrupulous Stark Corporation is making as much money as it can from the crisis.

Stars: Colin Friels, Ben Elton, Derrick O'Connor, Jacqueline McKenzie

Votes: 207

33. Burke & Wills (1985)

PG-13 | 140 min | Adventure, Drama, History

A story based on true events about two explorers on a doomed journey trying to cross Australia on foot in the 19 century.

Director: Graeme Clifford | Stars: Jack Thompson, Nigel Havers, Greta Scacchi, Matthew Fargher

Votes: 282

34. The Gold and the Glory (1984)

PG-13 | 112 min | Drama, Sport

A young Australian man sets out to prove himself, leaving behind his ballerina girlfriend to train for the Coolangatta Gold triathlon, a race once almost won by his father.

Director: Igor Auzins | Stars: Joss McWilliam, Nick Tate, Colin Friels, Josephine Smulders

Votes: 205

35. Kangaroo (1986)

R | 108 min | Drama

A 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.

Director: Tim Burstall | Stars: Colin Friels, Judy Davis, John Walton, Julie Nihill

Votes: 279 | Gross: $0.43M

36. The Menkoff Method (2020)

87 min | Comedy, Crime, Fantasy

In this satirical office comedy introverted bank worker, David Cork, joins forces with corporate gun Ruby Jackson to defeat the evil HR guru - Max Menkoff.

Director: David Parker | Stars: Lachlan Woods, David Whiteley, Jane Allsop, Robert Taylor

Votes: 82

37. Rikky and Pete (1988)

R | 101 min | Comedy, Drama

Follow the lives of Rikky, a talanted geologist, and her brother Pete, an off-the-wall mechanical genius. To find peace of mind they travel to the outbacks of Australia and meet up with a desert mining town full of zany individualists.

Director: Nadia Tass | Stars: Stephen Kearney, Nina Landis, Tetchie Agbayani, Bill Hunter

Votes: 304 | Gross: $0.21M

38. My Entire Life (1996)

R | 112 min | Comedy

All Wally Mellish, an ex-convict in 1960s Australia, wants to do is live a quiet life with his girlfriend Beryl. Unfortunately when two police officers come around to disturb this, a ... See full summary »

Director: Nadia Tass | Stars: Colin Friels, Jacqueline McKenzie, Kenneth Radley, Graham Rouse

Votes: 550

39. Oleg: The Oleg Vidov Story (2021)

90 min | Documentary

Oleg Vidov-one of the Soviet Union's most beloved actors-was persecuted, blacklisted and pushed to the breaking point before escaping to the West and achieving the American dream.

Director: Nadia Tass | Stars: Vladimir Andreyev, Radyk Ayupov, Mikhail Baryshnikov, Leonid Berdichevskiy

Votes: 35

40. Blue Fire Lady (1977)

96 min | Drama, Family

A girl's love of horses meets with her father's disapproval.

Director: Ross Dimsey | Stars: Cathryn Harrison, Mark Holden, Peter Cummins, Marion Edward

Votes: 93

41. Something Casual (I)

Comedy, Drama, Romance | Announced

Explores the hookup culture of Los Angeles through the eyes of a struggling artist, Alex, and professional dancer Frankie. Casual sex and dating apps are the norm, and these two lovers alternate between uncertainty and obsession.

Director: Brandon Buczek | Stars: Piper Curda, Nico Greetham

42. Hawke (2010 TV Movie)

94 min | Drama

The story of the Life of Former Australian Prime minister Bob Hawke.

Director: Emma Freeman | Stars: Richard Roxburgh, Rachael Blake, Felix Williamson, Asher Keddie

Votes: 248

43. Far East (1982)

102 min | Drama

A cynical Australian ex Nam war vet runs a sleazy bar in the Philippines. Hif old flame enters his life again asking for help since her husband, an investigative journalist is prosecuted by the junta for discovering too much.

Director: John Duigan | Stars: Bryan Brown, Helen Morse, John Bell, Raina McKeon

Votes: 130

44. Custody (2007 TV Movie)

TV-14 | 90 min | Drama

A wealthy entrepreneur enters his daughter's life for the first time and wows with riches, forcing her to decide if she would rather live with her foster parents or him.

Director: Nadia Tass | Stars: Rob Morrow, Kay Panabaker, James Denton, Robin Brûlé

Votes: 398

45. The More Things Change... (1986)

94 min | Drama

A couple hires a young girl to take care of their son.

Director: Robyn Nevin | Stars: Judy Morris, Barry Otto, Victoria Longley, Lewis Fitz-Gerald

Votes: 48

46. The Real Thing (2002)

97 min | Romance

A socially inept stutterer falls for a beautiful, blind artist.

Director: Stephen Amis | Stars: Tziporah Malkah, Ross Buchanan, John Arnold, Nicholas Stribakos

Votes: 63

47. A Slice of Life (1983)

100 min | Comedy

A young man who has had an accidental vasectomy is besieged by a succession of beautiful, and very pregnant, women who claim that he is the father of their coming child.

Director: John D. Lamond | Stars: Robin Nedwell, John Ewart, Juliet Jordan, Jane Clifton

Votes: 31

48. Lily (XVI)

Drama | Announced

When a Holocaust survivor's Nazi tormentor suddenly appears before her in the summer of 1969, she must find the strength to confront her terrifying past so that she can live and love fully in the present.

Director: Nadia Tass

49. Raw Deal (1977)

94 min | Western

In the 1870s, the colonial administrator hires bounty hunter Palmer and gun salesman Ben to wipe out an army of Irish Catholic revolutionaries in their stronghold. Palmer and Ben recruit ... See full summary »

Director: Russell Hagg | Stars: Gerard Kennedy, Gus Mercurio, Rod Mullinar, Christopher Pate

Votes: 62

50. The Slim Dusty Movie (1984)

107 min | Documentary, Biography, Drama

The film dramatises the early life and career of Australian country music singer/songwriter Slim Dusty, interspersed with footage of a 1980s round Australia tour by the Slim Dusty family ... See full summary »

Director: Rob Stewart | Stars: Slim Dusty, Joy McKean, Anne Kirkpatrick, The Travelling Country Band

Votes: 36