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Australian Film

Aussie! Aussie! Aussie! Here we have collected all things ocker, be they movies or television. You'll find Nicole Kidman rubbing shoulders with Norman Gunston, and Judy Davis with Yahoo Serious. There's Crocodile Dundee, Barry McKenzie, Mad Max, and Kath and Kim. Drama, comedy, romance and thrillers, if it's got Bryan Brown or Jack Thompson in it, chances are this is where you'll find it! Right: Dame Edna Everidge.

Frontline: Series 2 (1995)

8.6/10
Director: Rob Sitch, Santo Cilauro, Tom Gleisner, Jane Kennedy
Starring: Rob Sitch, Kevin J Wilson, Jane Kennedy, Tiriel Mora, Alison Whyte, Santo Cilaur...

Kevin J Wilson steps into Bruno Lawrence's producer shoes in the second season of this acclaimed current affairs spoof. He's a no-nonsense guy, but h... Read more

Silent Partner (2000)

4.8/10
Director: Alkinos Tsilimidos
Starring: David Field, Syd Brisbane

John and Bill are two everyday blokes living it low and waiting for something promising to come their way. When a mysterious 'racing identity' named A... Read more

The Last Impresario (2013)

6.8/10
Director: Gracie Otto
Starring: Naomi Watts, Michael White, Kate Moss, Yoko Ono, Barry Humphries, John Cleese, B...

Michael White might just be the most famous person you've never heard of. A notorious London theatre and film impresario, he produced over 300 shows a... Read more

The Rats of Tobruk (1944)

Director: Charles Chauvel
Starring: Peter Finch, Chips Rafferty, Grant Taylor, Pauline Garrick

A.k.a. "The Fighting Rats of Tobruk". Following on the great tradition of "Forty Thousand Horsemen", Charles Chauvel's 1944 cinematic account of the B... Read more

Prisoner Cell Block H - Volume 1 (1979)

Starring: Elspeth Ballantyne, Sheila Florance, Val Lehman, Fiona Spence

Attaining cult status around the world, this Australian series set in a women's prison was a gritty no-nonsense drama that tackled issues such as homo... Read more

Great Aussie Icons - Barry Humphries in... The Great Macarthy / Barry McKenzie Holds His Own (1974)

Director: Bruce Beresford, David Baker
Starring: Barry Humphries, Barry Crocker, Donald Pleasence, Max Gillies

Sit back possums and marvel at Barry's finest moments on film! One of Australia's best-known, and loved, comedians stars in two classic comedies. 'T... Read more

Waterfront (1983)

5.2/10
Director: Chris Thompson
Starring: Jack Thompson, Greta Scacchi, Warren Mitchell, Noni Hazlehurst

Begins in one of the watershed years of this century, 1928. There is the spectre of the Great Depression, increasingly rancorous class divisions, indu... Read more

The Day of the Roses (1998)

8.3/10
Director: Peter Fisk
Starring: Paul Mercurio, Rebecca Gibney, Peter O'Brien, Stephen Curry

In 1977, a commuter train veered off the track and smashed into a bridge in Granville, Sydney killing 83 people. Made for TV in 1998, this award-winni... Read more

Grendel Grendel Grendel (1981)

7/10
Director: Alexander Stitt
Starring: Peter Ustinov, Arthur Dignam

'Grendel, Grendel, Grendel' is an animated re-telling of the epic poem 'Beowulf', told from the perspective of the great monster, Grendel (Peter Ustin... Read more

Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole ( Blu-ray ) (2010)

7/10
Director: Zack Snyder
Starring: Geoffrey Rush, Helen Mirren, Hugo Weaving, Miriam Margolyes, Sam Neill, Jim Stur...

Acclaimed filmmaker Zack Snyder ('300', 'Watchmen') makes his animation debut with this fantasy adventure based on the beloved books by Kathryn Lasky.... Read more