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1. Total Control (2019– )
60 min | Drama, Thriller
An Indigenous woman in Australia is thrust into the political limelight.
Stars: Deborah Mailman, Rachel Griffiths, Rob Collins, Wesley Patten
Votes: 1,698
2. The Castle (1997)
R | 85 min | Comedy, Drama
A working-class family from Melbourne, Australia fights city hall after being told they must vacate their beloved family home to allow for infrastructural expansion.
Director: Rob Sitch | Stars: Michael Caton, Anne Tenney, Stephen Curry, Anthony Simcoe
Votes: 17,513 | Gross: $0.86M
3. I Am Woman (2019)
TV-MA | 116 min | Biography, Drama, Music
The story of 1970s musician and activist Helen Reddy.
Director: Unjoo Moon | Stars: Chris Parnell, Evan Peters, Danielle Macdonald, Matty Cardarople
Votes: 2,900
4. The Dish (2000)
PG-13 | 101 min | Comedy, Drama, History
A remote Australian community, populated by quirky characters, plays a key role in the first Apollo moon landing.
Director: Rob Sitch | Stars: Sam Neill, Billy Mitchell, Roz Hammond, Christopher-Robin Street
Votes: 17,110 | Gross: $2.25M
5. Skippy (1968–1970)
25 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
Sonny and his kangaroo Skippy live in Waratah National Park in New South Wales. Matt Hammond, Sonny's father is the park ranger. Skippy saves the day in many adventures.
Stars: Ed Devereaux, Tony Bonner, Ken James, Garry Pankhurst
Votes: 1,170
6. Rams (2020)
PG-13 | 118 min | Comedy, Drama
A decades-long feud between two sheep farming brothers comes to a head when disaster strikes their flocks.
Director: Jeremy Sims | Stars: Sam Neill, Michael Caton, Wayne Blair, Kipan Rothbury
Votes: 3,752
7. Looking for Alibrandi (2000)
103 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
At seventeen Josie Alibrandi is about to enter her final year as a scholarship student at an exclusive Catholic College. It's the year her life is turned upside down and changed forever.
Director: Kate Woods | Stars: Greta Scacchi, Anthony LaPaglia, Elena Cotta, Kerry Walker
Votes: 3,593
8. Kenny (2006)
PG-13 | 99 min | Comedy
This hilarious mockumentary film follows the numerous misadventures of a porta-john worker through both his personal and professional life, including an oddly glamorous excursion to the Pumper and Cleaner Expo in Nashville, TN.
Director: Clayton Jacobson | Stars: Shane Jacobson, Travis Golland, Chris Davis, Alf Scerri
Votes: 7,285
9. Dirt Music (2019)
105 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
The stunning landscape of Western Australia is the backdrop for an impassioned tale of love and grief in Gregor Jordan's adaptation of the acclaimed novel by Tim Winton.
Director: Gregor Jordan | Stars: Kelly Macdonald, Garrett Hedlund, Badger, Jacob Clayton
Votes: 1,027
10. 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
11. Terror Nullius (2018)
54 min | Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
A political revenge fable which offers an un-writing of Australian national mythology.
Director: Soda Jerk | Stars: Tony Abbott, Angry Anderson, Tom Burlinson, Stephen Curry
Votes: 94
12. Spicks and Specks (2005–2022)
Comedy, Game-Show, Music
Adam Hills hosts this lighthearted music quiz show.The two teams are captained by Myf Warhurst and Alan Brough.
Stars: Adam Hills, Alan Brough, Myf Warhurst, Dave O'Neil
Votes: 1,169
13. Down Under (II) (2016)
90 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
A black comedy set during the aftermath of the Cronulla riots, it is the story of two carloads of hotheads from both sides of the fight destined to collide.
Director: Abe Forsythe | Stars: Fayssal Bazzi, Chris Bunton, Michael Denkha, Harriet Dyer
Votes: 1,043
14. In My Blood It Runs (2019)
84 min | Documentary, Biography, History
An intimate and compassionate observational documentary from the perspective of a 10-year-old Aboriginal boy in Alice Springs, Australia, struggling to balance his traditional Arrernte/Garrwa upbringing with a state education.
Director: Maya Newell | Stars: Carol Turner, Dujuan Turner, Megan Turner
Votes: 462
15. The Games (1998–2000)
30 min | Comedy, Sport
Mockumentary about the organisation of the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games.
Stars: John Clarke, Bryan Dawe, Gina Riley, Nicholas Bell
Votes: 667
16. Healing (I) (2014)
R | 112 min | Drama
Inspired by true events, HEALING is a story of redemption, the discovery of hope and the healing of the spirit - in the most unlikely place for the most unlikely men.
Director: Craig Monahan | Stars: Hugo Weaving, Don Hany, Xavier Samuel, Mark Leonard Winter
Votes: 1,093
17. Frenchman's Farm (1987)
R | 86 min | Adventure, Crime, Drama
An Australian woman's car breaks down in the country, and when she goes to get help, she's whisked back in time to 1944 and witnesses a murder. Returning to her car, time reverts to normal,... See full summary »
Director: Ron Way | Stars: Tracey Tainsh, David Reyne, Norman Kaye, John Meillon
Votes: 199
18. Soft Fruit (1999)
R | 101 min | Comedy, Drama
Three sisters and their ex-con brother return home to nurse their mother, who is dying of cancer.
Director: Christina Andreef | Stars: Jeanie Drynan, Linal Haft, Russell Dykstra, Geneviève Lemon
Votes: 569 | Gross: $0.01M
19. 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
20. Outback (2018)
43 min | Documentary
An introspective three-part documentary series about the rich and dangerous wildlife of the Kimberley region in the Australian Outback and some of the people there who live with it or off of it.
Stars: Mark Coles Smith, Mandy Watson, Albert Wiggan, Peter Strain
Votes: 29
21. The Final Quarter (2019)
75 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Australian documentary filmmaker Ian Darling re-examines the incidents that marked the final 3 years of footballer Adam Goodes' playing career.
Director: Ian Darling | Star: Adam Goodes
Votes: 507
22. Silver City (1984)
PG | 101 min | Drama, History, Romance
After World War II, 4,000 Polish families came to Australia. They were Jews, Fascists, anti-Communists, and others dispossessed. In a large hostel, where even married men and women were ... See full summary »
Director: Sophia Turkiewicz | Stars: Gosia Dobrowolska, Ivar Kants, Anna Maria Monticelli, Steve Bisley
Votes: 103
23. Walkabout to Hollywood (1980 TV Movie)
50 min | Documentary, Biography, History
This film concerns David Gulpilil's work to bridge the gap between his life as an Australian Aboriginal and as a film and TV actor.
Director: Bill Leimbach | Stars: Robert Powell, David Gulpilil, Ed Devereaux, Kamahl
Votes: 7
24. Internet Killed the Video Store
Documentary, Short, Comedy | Pre-production
A lament on the decline of neighborhood video/DVD rental stores in Australia, in the wake of the rise of streaming services such as Netflix.
Director: Martin Horlacher | Stars: Martin Horlacher, Gareth James, Dale Wesley Johnson-Green, Michael Lambeth
25. It's a Hard Goth Life (2016–2021)
10 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
A look at what it means to be a goth in today's society.
Stars: Bethany Kable, Robin Nicolle, Gareth James, Morgan Beattie
26. Behind the Dam (1986)
95 min | Documentary, History
The Tasmanian Government proposed to dam the Gordon river in the state's pristine south-west. After opposition from conservationists and with a change in the Government in Canberra ... See full summary »
Director: Tom Haydon | Stars: Claudio Alcorso, Karen Alexander, Bob Brown, Ralph Hope-Johnstone
27. While the Billy Boils (1921)
Adventure, Drama, History
A cinematic adaptation of some of the stories of celebrated Australian author and bush poet Henry Lawson.
Director: Beaumont Smith | Stars: Tal Ordell, John Cosgrove, Robert MacKinnon, Ernest T. Hearne
28. Tudawali (1987 TV Movie)
PG-13 | 87 min | Biography, Drama, History
Biopic that traces the life of Robert Tudawali, the first Aboriginal film star, whose lead role in Jedda the Uncivilized (1955) is iconic in Australian cinema.
Director: Steve Jodrell | Stars: Ernie Dingo, Peter Fisher, Charles 'Bud' Tingwell, Jedda Cole
Votes: 65
29. State of the Arts
Documentary, History, News | Announced
An overview and celebration of the arts industry in Australia, particularly with regard to cinema and television, and the challenges they face - both internationally, and from within.
Director: Martin Horlacher | Stars: Martin Horlacher, Julian Burnside, Tony Burke
30. Mick and the Moon (1977)
20 min | Documentary, Short, Biography
Director: Geoffrey Bardon | Stars: David Gulpilil, Tony Barry, Mick Namarari Japaltjarri, Tim Leura Japaltjarri
31. Wik vs Queensland (2018)
84 min | Documentary, History
A powerful insight into the High Court's decision to grant native title to the Wik people in 1996, and the dramatic political and cultural fallout that followed.
Director: Dean Gibson | Stars: James Fitzgerald, Janine Chevathun, Walter Sofranoff, Phyllis Yunkaporta
Votes: 22
32. A Blow to the Head
Crime, Drama | Pre-production
Three stories of men facing violence intersect - a lost son amid the rise of neighbourhood hatred and conflict, an aging football legend strikes and an angry man faces the consequences of his actions.
Director: David O'Brien | Stars: Jack Ellis, Carma Sharon, Damian Nixey
33. Face Painting with Bill Leak (2008)
30 min | Documentary
As with any portrait, the first thing an artist must do is find the soul of the subject. 'Face Painting' follows renowned cartoonist and portrait painter Bill Leak through this process of ... See full summary »
Stars: Bill Leak, Carol Raye, Bruce Venables, John Meillon Jr.
34. Surf Down Under (1958)
Documentary, Adventure, Sport
Director: Bud Browne | Stars: Bob Evans, Jack Mayes, Snowy McAlister, Claude West
35. Women Artists of Australia (1981– )
Documentary
Five part documentary series about Women Artists in Australia. Interviews with many women artists of Australia cover such topics as challenges, problems and issues; gender representation, ... See full summary »
36. Loxton Basketball: 70 Years (2021)
45 min | Documentary
In 1949, a solitary picture in an American sports periodical inspired a cluster of Loxton residents to decode the mechanics of basketball. Originating from these modest roots, the Loxton Basketball Association was established.
Director: John DeCaux
39. Waltzing Matilda (1985)
10 min | Animation, Short, Drama
Directors: Richard Chataway, Michael Cusack | Stars: John Dick, Hamish Hughes
41. The Pipes of Para (1963 TV Movie)
31 min | Documentary, History, Music
Director: Gil Brealey | Star: Pym Walker
42. The Adventures of Down Under Dan (1995 Video Game)
Adventure, Comedy
Bush pilot nicknamed Down Under Dan crash lands somewhere in the Australian Outback. He now has four in-game days to meet some colorful locals and go on a quest to find some priceless blue opals.
Director: Geoff Wilkie | Stars: Paul Coombes, Graeme Fry, Lainie Grugan, Jimmy