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1. Running with Crutches (2020)
95 min | Drama
Locked down, shielded and isolated, ShoPaapaa hobbles around his tiny universe. In a monologue that has no audience, he rails against racism and bullies, he ponders his existence lying ... See full summary »
Directors: Shekhar Bassi, Molly Reynolds | Star: Shekhar Bassi
Votes: 5
2. At the Movies (2004–2014)
30 min | News, Talk-Show
Following the 18-year success of their reviews on The Movie Show (1991), renowned Australian critics and film supporters David Stratton and Margaret Pomeranz take to a new show, where each ... See full summary »
Stars: David Stratton, Margaret Pomeranz, Judith Lucy, Jason di Rosso
Votes: 239
3. The Bazura Project (2006–2011)
Comedy
The Bazura Project is a comedy show about the history of cinema, written and presented by Shannon Marinko and Lee Zachariah.
Stars: Shannon Marinko, Lee Zachariah, Paul Anthony Nelson, Dean Cartmel
Votes: 48
4. Tre per sempre (1998– )
200 min | Comedy, Drama
The story of three orphans; Danny, Frances and Paulie, and their quest for happiness.
Stars: Paul Blackwell, Laura Curnow, Miranda Elliot, Thomas Gilmore
Votes: 65
5. David Stratton: A Cinematic Life (2017)
97 min | Documentary
For most people, movies are entertainment. For one man, they're a way of life.
Stars: David Stratton, Jill Bilcock, Jacki Weaver, P.J. Hogan
Votes: 159
6. The Balanda and the Bark Canoes (2006 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 55 min | Documentary
A fascinating portrait of Australian director Rolf de Heer's struggle to authentically capture the indigenous Ridjimiraril's story in TEN CANOES and a tribe who desperately wish to preserve their culture on film.
Directors: Rolf de Heer, Tania Nehme, Molly Reynolds | Star: Rolf de Heer
Votes: 52
7. Into the Shadows (2009)
88 min | Documentary
Explores behind the big screen to meet the filmmakers, distributors and exhibitors who bring Australian films to us, the audience.
Director: Andrew Scarano | Stars: Shane Abbess, Phillip Adams, Ché Baker, Stephen Basil-Jones
Votes: 49
8.
David Stratton: A Cinematic Life (2017)
Episode:
Outsiders
(2017)
Documentary
Part 2 celebrates the outsiders of Australian cinema: be it newcomers in They're A Weird Mob and Wake In Fright or locals out of step with the mainstream in Evil Angels, Muriel's Wedding and Priscilla.
Director: Sally Aitken | Stars: David Stratton, Stephan Elliott, Nicole Kidman, P.J. Hogan
Votes: 9
9. Gulpilil: One Red Blood (2002 Video)
56 min | Documentary, Biography
Legendary Aboriginal Australian actor and dancer David Gulpilil discusses his life and career from his home in Yolngu country in Arnhem Land, NT.
Director: Darlene Johnson | Stars: David Gulpilil, Ronnie Barramala, John Cann, Roger Climpson
Votes: 87
10. Youth on the March (2017)
82 min | Drama
A teenage boy stoner lives with his single mother.
Director: Mike Retter | Stars: Ben Ryan, Stefanie Rossi, Jessica Burgess, Marc Clement
Votes: 9
11. Bad Boy Bubby (1993)
Not Rated | 114 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Bubby has spent thirty years trapped in the same small room, tricked by his mother. One day, he manages to escape and, deranged and naive in equal measures, his adventure into a modern and nihilistic life begins.
Director: Rolf de Heer | Stars: Nicholas Hope, Claire Benito, Ralph Cotterill, Syd Brisbane
Votes: 15,045
12. The Tracker (2002)
Not Rated | 90 min | Drama, Western
Fanatic is a government trooper who is heading an expedition to find an Aboriginal man accused of murdering a white woman. Others in the expedition are the Follower, a greenhorn trooper, the Veteran, and the Tracker.
Director: Rolf de Heer | Stars: David Gulpilil, Gary Sweet, Damon Gameau, Grant Page
Votes: 3,301
13. The Movie Show (1991–2008)
30 min | Talk-Show
For 15 years now, Australia has joined Margaret Pomeranz and David Stratton every week to review the latest movies. Margaret and David talk about 4 or 5 movies each week and give us a ... See full summary »
Stars: David Stratton, Margaret Pomeranz, Russell Crowe, Miranda Otto
Votes: 62
14. Twelve Canoes (2009)
66 min | Drama
"Twelve Canoes" is a series of short films that paint a compelling portrait of the people, history, culture and place of the Yolngu people whose homeland is the Arafura Swamp of north-central Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory.
Directors: Rolf de Heer, Molly Reynolds
Votes: 205
15. 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: 2,801
16. Dance Me to My Song (1998)
Not Rated | 101 min | Drama, Romance
A woman with cerebral palsy communicates with the world via her computer with a voice box. Her caretaker is a short-tempered woman who begrudges the woman the care she needs. Things change ... See full summary »
Director: Rolf de Heer | Stars: Heather Rose, Joey Kennedy, John Brumpton, Rena Owen
Votes: 462
17. Another Country (2015)
75 min | Documentary
David Gulpilil tells the tale of 'Another Country', a story of what happened when his people's way of life was interrupted by ours. A companion film to Rolf De Heer's 2014 film Charlie's Country.
Director: Molly Reynolds | Star: David Gulpilil
Votes: 144
18. Pierre Rissient: Man of Cinema (2007)
110 min | Documentary
A veteran film critic explores the legacy of Cannes Film Festival regular Pierre Rissient.
Director: Todd McCarthy | Stars: Olivier Assayas, John Boorman, Jane Campion, Claude Chabrol
Votes: 73
19. The Life of Harry Dare (1995)
90 min | Comedy
Harry Dare (John Moore) is a shambolic Adelaide private investigator. He's still not certain why he's in the business; perhaps to understand his father's disappearance, 20 years earlier? ... See full summary »
Director: Aleksi Vellis | Stars: John Moore, Nicholas Hope, Tommy Lewis, Ullie Birve
Votes: 12
20. My Name is Gulpilil (2021)
101 min | Documentary, Biography
Early in 2017, Gulpilil was diagnosed with lung cancer. His doctors estimated six months for him but David, being David, was always likely to defy the odds. And he continues to do so with probably his last great work, My Name is Gulpilil.
Director: Molly Reynolds | Stars: David Gulpilil, Sara Bailey, Mary Dhapalany, Peter Djigirr
Votes: 286
21. Being Bubby (2005 Video)
15 min | Documentary, Short
Stars: Nicholas Hope, Claire Benito, Rolf de Heer
Votes: 69
22. Christ Kid, You're a Weirdo (2005 Video)
24 min | Documentary, Short
Director: David Gregory | Stars: Rolf de Heer, Nicholas Hope, Ian Jones, Domenico Procacci
Votes: 12
23. Tanna (2015)
Not Rated | 104 min | Adventure, Drama, Romance
Set on a remote Pacific island, covered in rain forest and dominated by an active volcano, this heartfelt story, enacted by the Yakel tribe, tells of a sister's loyalty, a forbidden love affair and the pact between the old ways and the new.
Directors: Martin Butler, Bentley Dean | Stars: Mungau Dain, Marie Wawa, Marceline Rofit, Charlie Kahla
Votes: 4,687 | Gross: $0.01M
24. Ten Canoes (2006)
Unrated | 90 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
In Australia's Northern Territory, a man tells us a story of his people and his land. It's about an older man, Minygululu, who has three wives and realizes that his younger brother Dayindi may try to steal away the youngest wife.
Directors: Rolf de Heer, Peter Djigirr | Stars: Crusoe Kurddal, Jamie Gulpilil, Richard Birrinbirrin, Peter Minygululu
Votes: 5,113 | Gross: $0.28M
25. Dingo (1991)
PG | 109 min | Drama, Music
Traces the pilgrimage of John Anderson, an average guy with a passion for jazz, from his home in outback Western Australia to the jazz clubs of Paris, to meet his idol, jazz trumpeter Billy Cross.
Director: Rolf de Heer | Stars: Colin Friels, Miles Davis, Helen Buday, Joe Petruzzi
Votes: 468
26. The Quiet Room (1996)
PG | 92 min | Drama
A seven-year-old girl adopts a vow of silence in protest when her quarrelsome parents grow increasingly hostile to one another.
Director: Rolf de Heer | Stars: Celine O'Leary, Chloe Ferguson, Paul Blackwell, Phoebe Ferguson
Votes: 596
27. Twin Rivers (2007)
106 min | Drama
Set in 1939 Australia, two brothers embark on a 500 mile journey on foot across New South Wales following a dream. A chance encounter with a fellow traveler changes the course of their journey and ultimately, the course of their lives.
Director: Matthew Holmes | Stars: Darren Holmes, Matthew Holmes, Joshua Jaeger, Robyn Dickinson
Votes: 138
28. Dr. Plonk (2007)
85 min | Action, Comedy, Sci-Fi
A scientist & inventor in 1907, Dr Plonk, predicts that the world will end in 101 years, unless something is done about it. A comedy in the Charlie Chaplin / Buster Keaton tradition.
Director: Rolf de Heer | Stars: Nigel Martin, Paul Blackwell, Magda Szubanski, Wayne Anthoney
Votes: 517
29. Alexandra's Project (2003)
Unrated | 103 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
A regular suburban family man comes home from work on his birthday to find a deserted house and a videotape waiting to be played...
Director: Rolf de Heer | Stars: Gary Sweet, Helen Buday, Bogdan Koca, Samantha Knigge
Votes: 5,220
30. The Old Man Who Read Love Stories (2001)
Not Rated | 115 min | Adventure, Drama
A man is forced to confront a dangerous female jaguar and his own past through the sacrificial killing of the beast he has grown to love.
Director: Rolf de Heer | Stars: Richard Dreyfuss, Timothy Spall, Hugo Weaving, Cathy Tyson
Votes: 1,358
31. Lust and Revenge (1996)
95 min | Comedy, Drama
A man in need of a tax write-off decides to let his useless daughter supervise a sculpture donation.
Director: Paul Cox | Stars: Nicholas Hope, Gosia Dobrowolska, Claudia Karvan, Victoria Eagger
Votes: 90
32. In the Same Garden (2016)
98 min | Drama
We all live on the same planet, under one sun which nurtures and renews our unique and common hopes for the future. No matter how much we differ from each other in color, ethnicity and ... See full summary »
Directors: Ali Asgari, Sergei Bodrov, Rolf de Heer, Chema García Ibarra, Andrej Landin, Alexandre Rockwell, Gurvinder Singh, Adrian Sitaru, Roger Deutsch, Gábor Holtai, Mark Playne | Stars: Ercan Özcelik, Peter Linka, Anna Herczenik, Emöke Zsigmond
Votes: 45
33. Serenades (2001)
99 min | Drama, Romance
A girl is born to an Aboriginal mother and an Afghan father.
Director: Mojgan Khadem | Stars: Alice Haines, Aden Young, Sinisa Copic, Bille Brown
Votes: 107
34. The Survival of Kindness (2022)
110 min | Drama, Mystery
Followed by BlackWoman, who is abandoned in a cage in the middle of the desert. Once she escapes the cage, she walks from desert to mountain to city, to find - more captivity.
Director: Rolf de Heer | Stars: Natasha Wanganeen, Craig Behenna, Mwajemi Hussein, Aaron J. March
Votes: 385
35. Nijinsky: The Diaries of Vaslav Nijinsky (2001)
95 min | Documentary, Biography, Music
Dramatization of Russian ballet star Vaclav Nijinsky's diaries which detail his madness as well as his homosexual relationship with Ballet Russe impresario Sergei Diaghilev and his marriage to his Hungarian wife.
Director: Paul Cox | Stars: Derek Jacobi, Delia Silvan, Chris Haywood, Hans Sonneveld
Votes: 178 | Gross: $0.06M
36. Cass (1978 TV Movie)
77 min | Drama
Torn by the conflict between that society and her own, as well as her failing marriage and love for another woman, Cass desperately tries to pull together the pieces of her shattered life.
Director: Chris Noonan | Stars: Michele Fawdon, John Waters, Judy Morris, Peter Whitford
Votes: 15
37. The Infinite Man (2014)
Not Rated | 85 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
A man's attempt to construct the ultimate romantic weekend backfires when his quest for perfection traps his lover in an infinite loop.
Director: Hugh Sullivan | Stars: Josh McConville, Hannah Marshall, Alex Dimitriades
Votes: 2,039
38. Tale of a Tiger (1984)
80 min | Drama, Family
Primary school aged Orville has a fascination for model planes which intensifies when he encounters Harry who owns a sadly neglected but real Tiger Moth. Orville becomes obsessed with the ... See full summary »
Director: Rolf de Heer | Stars: Grant Navin, Gordon Poole, Caz Lederman, Peter Feeley
Votes: 72
39. The Sound of One Hand Clapping (1998)
Not Rated | 93 min | Drama
36-year-old Sonja Buloh visits her father Bojan in Tasmania's capital after 20 years absence. She left him when he beat her up in a drunken rage, and she finds him a sad alcoholic. That ... See full summary »
Director: Richard Flanagan | Stars: Kerry Fox, Kristof Kaczmarek, Rosie Flanagan, Arabella Wain
Votes: 141
40. The King Is Dead! (2012)
102 min | Comedy, Drama, Thriller
A young couple buy a house but their neighbor is a drug dealer who originates many troubles so they create a plan to move him out.
Director: Rolf de Heer | Stars: Roman Vaculik, Michaela Cantwell, Lily Adey, Nathan Hoare
Votes: 667
41. Alien Visitor (1996)
PG-13 | 92 min | Drama, Sci-Fi
In this sci-fi adventure a gorgeous alien woman is sent to Earth by mistake from the planet Epsilon. Landing in the Australian outback she meets a surveyor and they cross the continent ... See full summary »
Director: Rolf de Heer | Stars: Ullie Birve, Syd Brisbane, Alethea McGrath, Chloe Ferguson
Votes: 665
42. Niel Lynne (1985)
104 min
Niel longs for his older second cousin Patricia, but can't help but be drawn to the emotionally unstable Fennimore, an on-again off-again lover of his equally unstable friend Eric.
Director: David Baker | Stars: Sigrid Thornton, Paul Williams, Judy Morris, Brandon Burke
Votes: 12
43. Incident at Raven's Gate (1988)
R | 94 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
A small Australian town is stricken by unusual occurrences; electrical faults, violent and psychotic human behavior.
Director: Rolf de Heer | Stars: Steven Vidler, Celine O'Leary, Ritchie Singer, Vincent Gil
Votes: 589
44. Spank (1999)
89 min | Comedy, Drama
Paulie, an Italian man returns to his hometown of Adelaide, Australia after spending three years in a monastery. Upon returning home, he finds his buddies have not grown beyond where they ... See full summary »
Director: Ernie Clark | Stars: Vince Poletto, Victoria Dixon-Whittle, Lucia Mastrantone, Mario Gamma
Votes: 91
45. Cut (I) (2000)
R | 82 min | Comedy, Horror, Mystery
Years after the original director was killed during the filming of a low-budget thriller, a crew of film students set out to finish where she left off. When the filming begins, so too do the killings.
Director: Kimble Rendall | Stars: Molly Ringwald, Frank Roberts, Kylie Minogue, Geoff Revell
Votes: 3,766
46. Gary's Story (1983)
24 min | Short, Comedy, Romance
A story of transition: from lust to compassion, compassion to escape and escape to Sydney. Truth plays a very small part.
Director: Richard Michalak | Star: John Howard
47. Alexandra's Project: In the Eye of the Beholder (2008 Video)
38 min | Documentary, Short
Director: Shane McNeil | Stars: Helen Buday, Jack Christie, James Currie, Rolf de Heer
48. Rolf De Heer (2008 Video)
28 min | Documentary, Short, Biography
Director: Danielle Karalus | Star: Rolf de Heer
49. The Tracker: David Gulpilil - 'I Remember...' (2018 Video)
10 min | Documentary, Short, Biography
Stars: David Gulpilil, Rolf de Heer, Damon Gameau, Grant Page