10 Australian films
Here are some excellent examples of great Australian cinema. From the eerie 'Beautiful Kate' to bombs in 'Beneath Hill 60' - this is a diverse list of must-see titles.
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- DirectorElissa DownStarsRhys WakefieldLuke FordToni ColletteAll Thomas wants is a normal adolescence but his autistic brother, Charlie, thwarts his every opportunity. Will Thomas, with the help of his girlfriend, Jackie, accept his brother?This film has it all. Whilst at times a very humorous movie, it is also a poignant and stark look at the lives of a family living with autism. The performance of Luke Ford is mind-blowing.
- DirectorP.J. HoganStarsToni ColletteRachel GriffithsBill HunterA young social outcast in Australia steals money from her parents to finance a vacation where she hopes to find happiness, and perhaps love.This movie is a landmark of Australian cinema. Funny and moving, it documents the life of Abba obsessed Muriel and her quest for holy matrimony. Hilarious.
- DirectorJeremy SimsStarsBrendan CowellHarrison GilbertsonSteve Le MarquandIn 1916, the 1st Australian Tunnelling Company is tunneling beneath German fortifications and bunkers to detonate massive explosive charges.A fascinating look at a little known event of WWII (well, I knew nothing of it, anyway) with a stellar cast and excellent sets/effects.
- DirectorRachel WardStarsBen MendelsohnSophie LoweMaeve DermodyA writer reawakens his childhood trauma from the past when he returns home, at the request of his estranged sister, to grieve their father's impending death.Watch this one with an open mind.
- DirectorStephan ElliottStarsHugo WeavingGuy PearceTerence StampTwo drag performers and a transgender woman travel across the desert to perform their unique style of cabaret.Guy Pearce and Hugo weaving outdo themselves in this quirky, funny film.
- DirectorRob SitchStarsMichael CatonAnne TenneyStephen CurryA working-class family from Melbourne, Australia fights city hall after being told they must vacate their beloved family home to allow for infrastructural expansion.A classic.
- DirectorRob SitchStarsSam NeillBilly MitchellRoz HammondA remote Australian community, populated by quirky characters, plays a key role in the first Apollo moon landing.The Apollo moon landing from an entirely new and different viewpoint. Sam Neill excels.
- DirectorKate WoodsStarsGreta ScacchiAnthony LaPagliaElena CottaAt 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.I love Melina Marchetta and this adaptation of her novel is well worthy of praise. Kick Gurry, now not so unfamiliar a face, is great in this along with the rest of the cast.
- DirectorDavid NerlichAndrew TrauckiStarsDiana GlennMaeve DermodyAndy RodoredaA boat tour of a mangrove swamp turns into a fight for survival when a group of people are attacked by a ferocious saltwater crocodile.Terrifying story of a group of Aussies who wind up stranded in the mangroves.... Absolutely bone chilling.
- DirectorWayne BlairStarsChris O'DowdDeborah MailmanJessica MauboyIn 1968, four talented young Australian Aboriginal girls learn about love, friendship, and war when their all-girl group The Sapphires entertains the US troops in Vietnam.Pleasantly surprised by this one