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1. Turning April (1996)

101 min | Drama

7.0

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Director: Geoff Bennett | Stars: Tushka Bergen, Aaron Blabey, Kenneth Welsh, Christopher Morsley

Votes: 41

2. Rough Diamonds (1995)

90 min | Comedy, Crime, Music

6.3

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In Queensland's outback, a single mother from Brisbane, who's tired of her old life as a singer, bonds with a handsome truck driver, who can also sing but would rather be a cattle breeder, over their love for country music.

Director: Donald Crombie | Stars: Jason Donovan, Angie Milliken, Peter Phelps, Jocelyn Gabriel

Votes: 70

3. Back of Beyond (1995)

R | 85 min | Thriller

4.7

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A garage mechanic out in the middle of the outback gets involved with the girl friend of a jewel smuggler who is on the run.

Director: Michael Robertson | Stars: Paul Mercurio, Colin Friels, John Polson, Dee Smart

Votes: 162

4. Wet and Wild Summer! (1993)

R | 95 min | Comedy

4.1

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Bobby McCain is an American lifeguard who goes to Australia learns that work can be quite different when you're a lifeguard Down Under!

Director: Maurice Murphy | Stars: Christopher Atkins, Julian McMahon, Rebecca Cross, Vanessa Steele

Votes: 307

5. Hammers Over the Anvil (1993)

Not Rated | 97 min | Biography, Drama, Romance

5.6

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Set in 1910 in Australia, the film follows the story of a 14 year old motherless youth, stricken with Polio and entering the forbidding world of adults.

Director: Ann Turner | Stars: Charlotte Rampling, Russell Crowe, Alexander Outhred, Frankie J. Holden

Votes: 648

6. Resistance (1992)

Unrated | 112 min | Action

5.4

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A society on the verge of total collapse is agitated by military forces who try to make sure needed crops are harvested before the farm workers begin to revolt. Then a worker is killed by a soldier.

Directors: Paul Elliott, Hugh Keays-Byrne | Stars: Lorna Lesley, Jennifer Claire, Robert Noble, Allan Penney

Votes: 86

7. The Girl Who Came Late (1992)

82 min | Romance

4.6

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Nell Tiscowitz is a struggling actress with an affinity for horses. She meets a wealthy rock music promoter and stable owner Digby Olsen. After Nell uses her 'telepathy' to help Digby tame horses, they eventually fall in love.

Director: Kathy Mueller | Stars: Miranda Otto, Martin Kemp, Gia Carides, Anne Looby

Votes: 161

8. Alex (1992)

Unrated | 93 min | Drama, Sport

6.1

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Headstrong New Zealand teen Alex Archer trains to qualify for the 1960 Rome Olympics in the women's 100 freestyle. Unlike the other top swimmers who train only for swimming, Alex takes ... See full summary »

Director: Megan Simpson Huberman | Stars: Lauren A Jackson, Chris Haywood, Josh Picker, Cathy Godbold

Votes: 152

9. Jindalee Lady (1992)

86 min | Drama

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Director: Brian Syron | Stars: Lydia Miller, Patrick Ward, Michael Leslie, Joanna Lambert

10. Dingo (1991)

PG | 109 min | Drama, Music

6.9

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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

11. Strangers (1991 TV Movie)

83 min | Thriller

4.6

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A married man meets a stunning brunette at an airport and has an affair with her. After a while though he wants to break it off but realises the woman will do anything to stay with him no matter who gets hurt.

Director: Craig Lahiff | Stars: James Healey, Anne Looby, Melissa Docker, Tim Robertson

Votes: 64

12. The Delinquents (1989)

101 min | Drama, Romance

5.7

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A small town in Australia, in the late 1950s: Brownie and Lola are deeply in love. But because they are under-age, their parents are against their relationship and try to separate them.

Director: Chris Thomson | Stars: Kylie Minogue, Charlie Schlatter, Bruno Lawrence, Todd Boyce

Votes: 1,070

13. Kiss the Night (1989)

R | 87 min | Drama, Romance

5.1

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Candy is new to the world's oldest profession. Soon after learning the ropes of the trade at Bambi's brothel, she breaks the most important rule of them all: don't fall in love with a ... See full summary »

Director: James Ricketson | Stars: Patsy Stephen, Warwick Moss, Gary Aron Cook, Maxine Klibingaitis

Votes: 41

14. Young Einstein (1988)

PG | 91 min | Comedy

5.2

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Albert Einstein turns the science community upside down with his discoveries including a formula to put bubbles back in beer and rock n' roll.

Director: Yahoo Serious | Stars: Yahoo Serious, Odile Le Clezio, John Howard, Peewee Wilson

Votes: 9,286 | Gross: $11.54M

15. The Siege of Firebase Gloria (1988)

R | 97 min | Action, Drama, War

6.8

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A tough U.S. sergeant and his sidekick roll into a demoralized firebase, where they attempt to rebuild morale and fortifications amid a climactic battle with the Viet Cong.

Director: Brian Trenchard-Smith | Stars: Wings Hauser, R. Lee Ermey, Robert Arevalo, Mark Neely

Votes: 3,348

16. Retribution (1988)

Action

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A man whose sister has been killed randomly by a gang seeks justice against them.

Director: Julian Cheah | Stars: Julian Cheah, Ramona Rahman, Denis Tan, Wilson Quah

17. Computer Ghosts (1988 TV Movie)

R | 85 min | Comedy, Fantasy

3.4

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A security company conjures up fake computer-generated "ghosts" so they can buy abandoned property at below-market value at auctions. However, a mysterious couple appear out of seemingly nowhere to thwart the company's plans.

Directors: Marcus Cole, Rob Stewart | Stars: Nicholas Ryan, Emily Symons, Peter Whitford, Robbie McGregor

Votes: 16

18. Emma's War (1987)

94 min | Drama

5.1

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After the start of WW2, a mother takes her children from Sydney to the countryside.

Director: Clytie Jessop | Stars: Lee Remick, Miranda Otto, Mark Lee, Terence Donovan

Votes: 188

19. Pandemonium (1987)

88 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Horror

4.1

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A beautiful nude feral girl raised by dingoes returns to Babylon, Australia to find her family. Her mom is an evil landlady and her nutty tenants want the girl for themselves. One of them realizes the girl was sent to stop the Apocalypse.

Director: Haydn Keenan | Stars: David Argue, Amanda Dole, Esben Storm, Arna-Maria Winchester

Votes: 127

20. Windrider (1986)

R | 92 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

5.1

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PC does a 360 degree jump on his windsurfer board early morning. A cute singer's the only witness, so PC looks for her. He's in love - not mutual.

Director: Vincent Monton | Stars: Tom Burlinson, Nicole Kidman, Jill Perryman, Charles 'Bud' Tingwell

Votes: 771

21. Colour in the Creek (1985)

Drama, Family, History

6.6

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Based on Margaret Paice's Depression-era books Colour in the Creek and A Shadow of Wings, Colour In The Creek is a ten-part historical drama, capturing the highs and lows of life on the land and the excitement of the Australian goldfields.

Stars: Dennis Miller, Judy Morris, Ken Talbot, Pascale Moray

Votes: 10

22. Unfinished Business (I) (1985)

78 min | Comedy

6.2

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Maureen's biological clock is ticking, and she wants a baby. Her husband George is unable to oblige. When Maureen bumps into Geoff, a former lover from years ago she decides he might be ... See full summary »

Director: Bob Ellis | Stars: John Clayton, Michele Fawdon, Norman Kaye, Calli Ricketson

Votes: 27

23. Colour in the Creek (1985)
Episode: The Great Depression (1985)

Drama, Family, History

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After struggling to make their way across a land ravaged by drought and the Depression, an encounter with a fellow traveller directs the Fletcher family towards Coorumbong Creek where they hope to join in the search for gold.

Director: Rob Stewart | Stars: Dennis Miller, Judy Morris, Ken Talbot, Pascale Moray

24. Razorback (1984)

R | 95 min | Horror, Thriller

6.0

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As a vicious wild boar terrorizes the Australian outback, the husband of one of the victims is joined by a hunter and a farmer in a search for the beast.

Director: Russell Mulcahy | Stars: Gregory Harrison, Arkie Whiteley, Bill Kerr, Chris Haywood

Votes: 7,891 | Gross: $0.15M

25. Stanley: Every Home Should Have One (1984)

93 min | Action, Comedy

6.3

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Stanley, a lovable eccentric, is sent by his father to a Sanatorium to make him 'normal'. Desperate to become normal himself, he finds the most normal family he can to model himself on.

Director: Esben Storm | Stars: Peter Bensley, Graham Kennedy, Nell Campbell, Michael Craig

Votes: 56

26. The Settlement (1984)

91 min | Drama

5.3

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Down-on-their-luck drifters Kearney and Martin wander into the small town of Cedar Creek looking to swindle a few pounds from the locals. After a not-too-friendly reception, the pair decide... See full summary »

Director: Howard Rubie | Stars: Bill Kerr, John Jarratt, Lorna Lesley, Tony Barry

Votes: 39

27. Queen of the Road (1984 TV Movie)

95 min | Action

6.1

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A school teacher quits her job, starting a new life as a truck driver.

Director: Bruce Best | Stars: Joanne Samuel, Amanda Muggleton, Shane Withington, Brian Moll

Votes: 42

28. Phar Lap (1983)

PG | 107 min | Biography, Drama, Family

7.2

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55 Metascore

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: 1,972

29. Going Down (1982)

94 min | Comedy, Drama

6.5

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Four Australian girls decide to give their best friend a night she'll never forget before she heads to New York and their group breaks up.

Director: Haydn Keenan | Stars: Tracy Mann, Vera Plevnik, Julie Barry, Moira MacLaine-Cross

Votes: 56

30. Monkey Grip (1982)

99 min | Drama

6.1

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A frank portrayal of a year in the life of a divorced mother living in Melbourne, trying to cope with her daughter and her own relationship with a drug addict while trying to get into the music business.

Director: Ken Cameron | Stars: Noni Hazlehurst, Colin Friels, Alice Garner, Harold Hopkins

Votes: 307

31. ..Deadline.. (1982 TV Movie)

94 min | Thriller, Drama

5.9

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A journalist sets out to report on a minor earthquake in the Australian outback, and finds that the tremor was a result of a small nuclear explosion - part of an extortion threat that has ... See full summary »

Director: Arch Nicholson | Stars: Barry Newman, Bill Kerr, Trisha Noble, Alwyn Kurts

Votes: 76

32. Winter of Our Dreams (1981)

89 min | Drama, Romance

6.3

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When a womanizing bookshop owner hears about the suicide of his former girlfriend, he tries to find out more and meets her friend, a prostitute. They hook up, but when she finds her friends... See full summary »

Director: John Duigan | Stars: Judy Davis, Bryan Brown, Cathy Downes, Baz Luhrmann

Votes: 367

33. Hoodwink (1981)

89 min | Crime, Drama, Romance

6.1

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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: 170

34. Stir (1980)

101 min | Action, Drama, Thriller

6.8

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When a repeat offender returns to a prison after exposing abuses committed by its guards to the press, tensions boil between inmates and staff, culminating in a bloody riot.

Director: Stephen Wallace | Stars: Bryan Brown, Max Phipps, Dennis Miller, Gary Waddell

Votes: 395

35. Little Boy Lost (1978)

90 min | Drama

5.7

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The True story of Stephen Walls, a young Australian farm boy, whose disappearance galvanized a continent into action. Taught to be wary of strangers, the boy cannot know that the boisterous... See full summary »

Director: Terry Bourke | Stars: John Hargreaves, Tony Barry, Lorna Lesley, James Elliott

Votes: 115

36. Plunge Into Darkness (1978 TV Movie)

Unrated | 77 min | Thriller

4.5

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An ex pro athlete runner and his wife find a strange boy in the middle of nowhere. He runs to a nearby town for help while she keeps the boy company, but the kid turns psychotic. Meanwhile, escaped convicts are heading to their location.

Director: Peter Maxwell | Stars: Bruce Barry, Olivia Hamnett, Ashley Grenville, Tom Richards

Votes: 42