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1. Glitch (2015–2019)

TV-MA | 45 min | Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi

Seven people return from the dead with no memory and attempt to unveil what brought them to the grave in the first place.

Stars: Patrick Brammall, Emma Booth, Sean Keenan, Hannah Monson

Votes: 21,154

2. Stateless (2020)

TV-MA | 53 min | Drama

Inspired by true events; a woman escaping a cult, a refugee fleeing with his family, a father trapped in a dead-end job and a bureaucrat on the verge of a national scandal find their lives intertwined in an immigration detention center.

Stars: Yvonne Strahovski, Jai Courtney, Asher Keddie, Fayssal Bazzi

Votes: 11,119

3. Clickbait (2021)

TV-MA | 46 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

When family man Nick Brewer is abducted in a crime with a sinister online twist, those closest to him race to uncover who is behind it and why.

Stars: Zoe Kazan, Betty Gabriel, Phoenix Raei, Adrian Grenier

Votes: 60,792

4. Animal Kingdom (2010)

R | 113 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

A seventeen-year-old navigates his survival amongst an explosive criminal family and the detective who thinks he can save him.

Director: David Michôd | Stars: James Frecheville, Guy Pearce, Joel Edgerton, Bryce Lindemann

Votes: 60,628 | Gross: $1.04M

5. Wanted (2016–2018)

TV-14 | 60 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Two strangers are prime suspects in a murder.

Stars: Rebecca Gibney, Geraldine Hakewill, Anthony Phelan, Nicholas Bell

Votes: 6,745

6. Creamerie (2021– )

24 min | Comedy

In the not-too-distant future, a viral plague has swept the earth. In a matter of weeks, it eradicated 99% of men. The remaining 1% were sent to The Facility in New Zealand but didn't survive. Or did they?

Stars: Ally Xue, JJ Fong, Perlina Lau, Jay Ryan

Votes: 1,287

7. The Slap (2015)

TV-14 | 42 min | Drama

A once happy family suddenly begins to fall apart following a seemingly minor incident in which a man slaps another couple's misbehaving child.

Stars: Brian Cox, Melissa George, Lucas Hedges, Marin Ireland

Votes: 3,798

8. Holding the Man (2015)

Unrated | 127 min | Biography, Drama, History

The warm, funny and achingly sad story of the 15-year-long love affair between Timothy Conigrave and the boy he fell in love with at high school, John Caleo.

Director: Neil Armfield | Stars: Ryan Corr, Sarah Snook, Francesco Ferdinandi, Craig Stott

Votes: 13,404

9. Nowhere Boys (2013–2018)

26 min | Adventure, Drama, Horror

Four teenage boys, after getting lost in the forest, return to a parallel reality where they were never born, compelling them to navigate this alternate world.

Stars: Darci McDonald, Nicholas Coghlan, Matt Testro, Dougie Baldwin

Votes: 2,556

10. Fires (2021– )

104 min | Action, Drama, Thriller

Determination, Resilience, Community Sprit and Survival of a catastrophic bushfire season that tore through the hearts of Australia and the world.

Stars: Hunter Page-Lochard, Kaden Hartcher, Eliza Scanlen, Richard Roxburgh

Votes: 794

11. 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: 2,873

12. The Turning (2013)

R | 180 min | Drama

A collection of short films based on stories by Australian writer Tim Winton.

Directors: Jonathan auf der Heide, Tony Ayres, Jub Clerc, Robert Connolly, Shaun Gladwell, Rhys Graham, Justin Kurzel, Yaron Lifschitz, Anthony Lucas, Claire McCarthy, Ian Meadows, Ashlee Page, Stephen Page, Simon Stone, Warwick Thornton, Marieka Walsh, Mia Wasikowska, David Wenham | Stars: Colin Friels, James Fraser, Henri Phillips, Nikita Leigh-Pritchard

Votes: 1,529

13. Burning Man (I) (2011)

Not Rated | 110 min | Drama, Romance

An English chef with a chic restaurant on Bondi Beach trying to put his life and his relationship with his son back on track while surrounded by women.

Director: Jonathan Teplitzky | Stars: Matthew Goode, Rachel Griffiths, Bojana Novakovic, Essie Davis

Votes: 4,053

14. Saved (2009 TV Movie)

89 min | Drama

The advocate for a young Iranian refugee held in detention. Amir Ali claims to be an Iranian student persecuted by the government but the Department of Immigration dispute his identity. ... See full summary »

Director: Tony Ayres | Stars: Claudia Karvan, Andy Rodoreda, Osamah Sami, Elise McCredie

Votes: 184

15. Spooky Files (2023–2024)

TV-PG | Action, Adventure, Family

Spooky Files is a fun, spooky, adventure-filled look at the universal experience of childhood fears.

Stars: Lennox Lee, Thomas Saddler, Alberta Brudan, Audrey Salinas

Votes: 21

16. The Family Law (2016–2019)

27 min | Comedy, Drama

There's the rules, then there's the Laws. Based on the best-selling book by Benjamin Law, The Family Law is a drama-comedy series following everyone's favourite almost-functional Chinese-Australian family.

Stars: Trystan Go, Fiona Choi, Anthony Brandon Wong, Shuang Hu

Votes: 512

17. The Straits (2012)

60 min | Crime, Drama

Set among the turquoise waters of Australia's Torres Strait, The Straits follows the life of a criminal family as they smuggle drugs into Australia and exotic wildlife out through blood ties in the Torres Strait Islands.

Stars: Brian Cox, Rena Owen, Aaron Fa'aoso, Jimi Bani

Votes: 581

18. Dogs in Space (1986)

R | 103 min | Drama

Two man are the key members of a band called 'Dogs in Space' and share a house in a Melbourne suburb with a variety of young music fans and social misfits, including a college student and a transient and apparently nameless teenage girl.

Director: Richard Lowenstein | Stars: Michael Hutchence, Saskia Post, Nique Needles, Deanna Bond

Votes: 1,377

19. Ali's Wedding (2017)

TV-MA | 110 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

After telling a white lie which spirals out of control, a neurotic, naive, musically gifted Muslim cleric's eldest son must follow through with an arranged marriage, even though he's madly in love with an Australian born-Lebanese girl.

Director: Jeffrey Walker | Stars: Osamah Sami, Don Hany, Helana Sawires, Robert Rabiah

Votes: 5,481

20. He Died with a Felafel in His Hand (2001)

Not Rated | 107 min | Comedy, Romance

A nightmare chase through hell in a never-ending, unrequited daisy chain of desire...

Director: Richard Lowenstein | Stars: Noah Taylor, Emily Hamilton, Romane Bohringer, Sophie Lee

Votes: 4,059

21. The Survivors (2025– )

Crime, Drama, Mystery | Pre-production

Fifteen years back a storm ravaged the coastal town of Evelyn Bay, claiming three youths Kieran's elder brother Finn, Mia's best friend Gabby and Finn's mate Toby. Burdened by guilt, Kieran and Mia escaped.

Stars: Ian Bliss, Damien Garvey, Thom Green, Martin Sacks

22. Barracuda (2016)

60 min | Drama, Sport

Danny, a talented swimmer who dreams of winning gold at the Olympic games, is given a sports scholarship to a prestigious Melbourne private school. At school he receives his fair share of harassment from the more privileged students.

Stars: Elias Anton, Matt Nable, Ben Kindon, Victoria Haralabidou

Votes: 1,350

23. Thunderstruck (2004)

Not Rated | 98 min | Comedy, Drama, Music

After a near death experience, five Boys, all devoted AC/DC fans, make a pact to bury their best friend next to the grave of Bon Scott. 12 years later, having gone their different ways, they come together to fulfill the promise.

Director: Darren Ashton | Stars: Damon Gameau, Stephen Curry, Ryan Johnson, Callan Mulvey

Votes: 970

24. Cut Snake (2014)

R | 94 min | Thriller

An ex-convict is trying to make a new life for himself in a new city. But his new life is challenged when his foreboding and charismatic former cell mate arrives in town.

Director: Tony Ayres | Stars: Sullivan Stapleton, Alex Russell, Jessica De Gouw, Megan Holloway

Votes: 1,485 | Gross: $0.00M

25. Nowhere Boys: The Book of Shadows (2016)

80 min | Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi

The Nowhere Boys are drawn together for one final spell when Felix finds a magically sealed Book of Shadows. Unknowingly the spell releases a powerful teenage force of chaos and revenge that threatens their world.

Director: David Caesar | Stars: Dougie Baldwin, Joel Lok, Rahart Adams, Matt Testro

Votes: 667

26. Seven Types of Ambiguity (2017)

55 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A complicated chain of events is triggered when a child is taken and relationships are thrown into crisis.

Stars: Xavier Samuel, Alex Dimitriades, Andrea Demetriades, Leeanna Walsman

Votes: 951

27. Galore (2013)

PG | 103 min | Drama

It's a sweltering summer before the final year of school and Billie and Laura share every secret except for Billie's biggest secret - she's crazy in love and sleeping with Laura's boyfriend Danny.

Director: Rhys Graham | Stars: Ashleigh Cummings, Aliki Matangi, Lily Sullivan, Toby Wallace

Votes: 262

28. Bogan Pride (2008)

30 min | Comedy, Musical

Intelligent teenage fugly Jennie Cragg lives in the suburb Boonelg with her mother Berenice Cragg, who is now extremely overweight and has isolated herself in her bedroom.

Stars: Rebel Wilson, Sally-Anne Upton, Lulu McClatchy, Fanny Hanusin

Votes: 160

29. Old School (2014)

Comedy, Crime

The eight-part series follows the adventures of the retired criminal Lennie Cahill and the retired cop Ted McCabe.

Stars: Bryan Brown, Sam Neill, Sarah Peirse, Hanna Mangan Lawrence

Votes: 575

30. Devil's Playground (2014)

45 min | Drama

Deals with the issue of crimes committed by Australian Catholic clergy.

Stars: Simon Burke, Don Hany, John Noble, Andrew McFarlane

Votes: 337

31. Underground: The Julian Assange Story (2012)

Not Rated | 94 min | Biography, Drama

A look at the early career of Wikileaks founder, Julian Assange.

Director: Robert Connolly | Stars: Rachel Griffiths, Anthony LaPaglia, Alex Williams, Laura Wheelwright

Votes: 2,099

32. 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

33. 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: 924

34. 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: 161

35. Oranges (I) (2004)

12 min | Short, Drama, Romance

Two boys are talking after a bicycle accident. The older is bragging about his experience with girls, but is that just a boast?

Director: Kristian Pithie | Stars: Martin Sharpe, Thomas Blackburne, Robyn Nethercote, Virginia Ryan

Votes: 872

36. 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

37. Naked: Stories of Men (1996– )

60 min | Drama

Anthology series of contemporary dramas centred on the theme of masculinity and what it means to be a man in the world today.

Stars: Skye Wansey, Simon Baker, Hugo Weaving, Chris Haywood

Votes: 24

38. Walking on Water (2002)

Not Rated | 90 min | Drama

After the death of a friend, a household of long time friends and family are tossed into the myopic world of grief, where jealousy, betrayal and desire override more polite reactions to death.

Director: Tony Ayres | Stars: Vince Colosimo, Maria Theodorakis, Nathaniel Dean, Judi Farr

Votes: 490

39. 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

40. 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

41. Lou (2010)

TV-PG | 86 min | Drama

A tender story about 11-year old Lou and her befuddled grandfather. After her father walks out and grandfather Doyle comes to stay, Lou discovers the healing power of love.

Director: Belinda Chayko | Stars: John Hurt, Lily Bell Tindley, Emily Barclay, Charlie-Rose MacLennan

Votes: 389

42. Chasing Asylum (2016)

90 min | Documentary

Chasing Asylum tells the story of Australia's cruel, inhumane treatment of asylum seekers and refugees, examining the human, political, financial and moral impact of current and previous policy.

Director: Eva Orner | Stars: John Howard, Julia Gillard, Tony Abbott, Scott Morrison

Votes: 314

43. Mallboy (2000)

84 min | Drama

The world of 14 year old Shaun revolves around his broken family home, and a group of truant friends who inhabit Melbourne's northern suburb shopping centres. As he tries to make the ... See full summary »

Director: Vincent Giarrusso | Stars: Kane McNay, Nell Feeney, Brett Swain, Maxie Rickard

Votes: 137

44. Next Stop Hollywood (2013)

30 min | Documentary

A factual TV series that charts all the excitement, frustrations, fears and tears of six Australian actors as they compete for roles during the frenzied and chaotic US TV pilot season.

Stars: Craig Anderson, Michael Clarke-Tokely, Alycia Debnam-Carey, HaiHa Le

Votes: 64

45. Six Pack (1992)

55 min | Drama

An anthology television series, containing six hour-long dramas, first broadcast on SBS-TV

Stars: John Bluthal, Simon Burke, Geraldine Turner, Denise Scott

46. Maximum Choppage (2015)

Comedy

Simon Chan has returned to Cabramatta. Whilst everyone thinks he was studying martial arts in Beijing, he was actually at Marshall's Art School, in Melbourne. Everyone thinks he is a kung fu master and the new saviour of their town.

Stars: Lawrence Leung, Dave Eastgate, Stephanie Son, Kathryn Yuen

Votes: 54

47. Spine (II) (2013)

11 min | Short, Drama, Thriller

Nick is a young quadriplegic struggling to come to terms with his injury. While waiting for his girlfriend in a supermarket carpark, he witnesses a brutal crime. Trapped in his car, he is ... See full summary »

Director: Sophie Miller | Stars: Lucas Pittaway, Sara West, Daniel Webber, Andrew Ryan

Votes: 26

48. The Platform (I) (2018– )

Talk-Show

The Platform is a weekly variety show about stories. All kinds of people sharing all kinds of stories from all parts of the world. People, Places, Stories, Faces. With the right platform ... See full summary »

Stars: Warwick Capper, Andy James, Rosanna Faraci, Michael Kuzilny

Votes: 8

49. Anatomy (2008–2013)

27 min | Documentary

Anatomy is a multi-award winning series of documentaries which explore the ways in which artists and performers deal with the subject of sex and the human body.

Votes: 25

50. Queerstralia (2023)

Documentary, History

Join award-winning comedian and professional lesbian Zoe Coombs Marr, as we wipe away the straightwashing and reveal the untold and frankly fascinating Queer history of Australia.

Stars: Ian Roberts, Magda Szubanski, Anthony Brandon Wong, Zoe Coombs Marr

Votes: 43