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1. Late Night with the Devil (2023)
R | 93 min | Horror
A live television broadcast in 1977 goes horribly wrong, unleashing evil into the nation's living rooms.
Directors: Cameron Cairnes, Colin Cairnes | Stars: David Dastmalchian, Laura Gordon, Ian Bliss, Fayssal Bazzi
Votes: 39,543
2. The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart (2023)
420 min | Drama
Follows a young girl, Alice Hart, whose violent childhood casts a dark shadow over her adult life.
Stars: Sigourney Weaver, Asher Keddie, Leah Purcell, Frankie Adams
Votes: 12,737
3. Wolf Creek (2005)
R | 99 min | Horror, Thriller
Three backpackers stranded in the Australian outback are plunged inside a hellish nightmare of insufferable torture by a sadistic psychopathic local.
Director: Greg McLean | Stars: Nathan Phillips, Cassandra Magrath, Kestie Morassi, John Jarratt
Votes: 78,431 | Gross: $16.19M
4. Two Hands (1999)
R | 103 min | Comedy, Crime, Thriller
A 19 year old finds himself in debt to a local gangster when some gang loot disappears and sets him on the run from thugs. Meanwhile two street kids start a shopping spree when they find the missing money.
Director: Gregor Jordan | Stars: Heath Ledger, Bryan Brown, David Field, Tom Long
Votes: 13,671
5. On the Beach (2000 TV Movie)
195 min | Drama, Sci-Fi
After a global nuclear war, the residents of Australia must come to terms with the fact that all life will be destroyed in a matter of months.
Director: Russell Mulcahy | Stars: Armand Assante, Rachel Ward, Bryan Brown, Jacqueline McKenzie
Votes: 4,156
6. Wyrmwood: Road of the Dead (2014)
Not Rated | 98 min | Action, Comedy, Horror
A talented mechanic prepares to battle his way through hordes of flesh-eating monsters after his sister is kidnapped on the eve of a zombie apocalypse.
Director: Kiah Roache-Turner | Stars: Jay Gallagher, Bianca Bradey, Leon Burchill, Keith Agius
Votes: 18,386
7. Death Games (1980)
81 min | Drama
A reporter and his girlfriend follow around a famous actor/entrepreneur and discover some dirt on him to be made public.
Director: Ross Dimsey | Stars: Lou Brown, David Clendenning, Jennifer Cluff, Narelle Johnson
Votes: 103
8. The Diplomat (2009 TV Movie)
190 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A British diplomat is arrested on charges of working with Russian mafia. After death threats to his wife, they are taken into protective custody. Then the MI6 shows up with a new piece of the puzzle.
Director: Peter Andrikidis | Stars: Dougray Scott, Rachael Blake, Jeremy Lindsay Taylor, Richard Roxburgh
Votes: 769
9. Dating the Enemy (1996)
97 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
A couple wake up one morning to find they have now switched bodies.
Director: Megan Simpson Huberman | Stars: Claudia Karvan, Guy Pearce, Matt Day, Lisa Hensley
Votes: 1,976
10. The Efficiency Expert (1991)
PG | 85 min | Comedy, Drama
An expert on productivity shows wacky workers in 1966 Australia how to run their moccasin factory like clockwork, despite laying off more than half the workforce.
Director: Mark Joffe | Stars: Anthony Hopkins, Ben Mendelsohn, Alwyn Kurts, Bruno Lawrence
Votes: 2,207 | Gross: $0.10M
11. My Brilliant Career (1979)
G | 100 min | Biography, Drama, Romance
A proud young woman in early 20th century Australia must choose between marriage and independence.
Director: Gillian Armstrong | Stars: Judy Davis, Sam Neill, Wendy Hughes, Robert Grubb
Votes: 4,804
12. Gettin' Square (2003)
Not Rated | 100 min | Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Barry has good intentions when he is released after 8 years in prison, but finding a job is difficult with a prison record, and he can't keep his kid brother or his friend out of crime.
Director: Jonathan Teplitzky | Stars: Sam Worthington, David Wenham, Timothy Spall, Freya Stafford
Votes: 3,254
13. The Chain Reaction (1980)
92 min | Action, Drama, Sci-Fi
A holidaying couple is pursued by the thugs of a nearby nuclear storage facility's boss, who is intent on covering up an accidental leak.
Director: Ian Barry | Stars: Steve Bisley, Arna-Maria Winchester, Ross Thompson, Ralph Cotterill
Votes: 1,179
14. Where the Green Ants Dream (1984)
R | 100 min | Drama
A geologist employed by an Australian mining company finds himself disputing the rights of some aborigines who believe their land to be sacred.
Director: Werner Herzog | Stars: Bruce Spence, Wandjuk Marika, Roy Marika, Ray Barrett
Votes: 2,634
15. Anno 2020 (2024)
145 min | Drama, Mystery
Spanning seventeen cities and five countries on four continents, ANNO 2020 is a global kaleidoscope of interconnected characters seeking redemption, forgiveness and answers amidst the chaos of Anno MMXX (Year 2020).
Director: James Morcan | Stars: Erin Connor, Sheila Ball, Crystal J. Huang, James Morcan
Votes: 14
16. Drown (I) (2015)
Unrated | 93 min | Drama, Sport, Thriller
Three surf lifesavers on a big night out. Jealousy, homophobic fears and unrequited lust culminate in a tragic booze-fueled episode of near-fatal bullying.
Director: Dean Francis | Stars: Matt Levett, Maya Stange, Jack Matthews, Harry Cook
Votes: 1,578 | Gross: $0.00M
17. Wyrmwood: Chronicles of the Dead - Teaser (2017)
7 min | Short, Action, Horror
Director: Kiah Roache-Turner | Stars: Nandalie Campbell Killick, Bianca Bradey, Jay Gallagher, Chris Broadbent
Votes: 283
18. Idiot Box (1996)
R | 83 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Looking for the fast track out of suburban hell, two natural born losers scheme an impossible heist. Two undercover cops and a highly strung speed dealer are not far behind.
Director: David Caesar | Stars: Ben Mendelsohn, Jeremy Sims, John Polson, Graeme Blundell
Votes: 915
19. Money Movers (1978)
R | 92 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
An armoured car company is the target of repeated heists. Company leadership is enforcing new measures in order to tighten security. The biggest danger of a new heist lies from within the company's own ranks.
Director: Bruce Beresford | Stars: Terence Donovan, Tony Bonner, Ed Devereaux, Charles 'Bud' Tingwell
Votes: 965
20. Eliza Fraser (1976)
130 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
An old captain & his young wife share a lot of adventures after they're shipwrecked and captured by Aborigines on an island near Australia.
Director: Tim Burstall | Stars: Susannah York, John Waters, John Castle, Noel Ferrier
Votes: 220
21. Fags in the Fast Lane (2017)
90 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
Kitten calls her son Beau when her GILF bordello is robbed by a grotesque burlesque gang. A full- throttle, rock n rollin' feast of camp destruction and dangerous dance numbers ensues.
Director: Josh Collins | Stars: Tex Perkins, Chris Asimos, Matt Jones, Sasha Cuha
Votes: 51
22. Nazi Undead (2018)
Not Rated | 80 min | Drama, Horror
College sweethearts Brad and Ashley venture into the heartland of Germany. Their romantic holiday takes a sinister turn when encountering a German SS Officer, thrusting them into a psychological vortex.
Director: Steven Spiel | Stars: Georgia Chara, Leigh Scully, Andy McPhee, Jolene Anderson
Votes: 488
23. Plague (2014)
89 min | Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi
A small group of survivors in post-apocalyptic Australia seek shelter from an infection that has spread like a plague among the human populace. Evie (Tegan Crowley) and her fellow survivors... See full summary »
Directors: Nick Kozakis, Kosta Ouzas | Stars: Don Bridges, Cris Cochrane, Tegan Crowley, Liza Dennis
Votes: 2,791
24. The Last Hope (2020)
87 min | Action, Drama, Horror
The world has been devastated by the virus that has reanimated the dead to consume the living. Australia has so far remained unscathed through a brutal border protection policy and ... See full summary »
Directors: Leigh Ormsby, Glenn Ellis | Stars: Leigh Ormsby, Glenn Ellis, Lisa Dallinger, Melody Rooks
Votes: 195
25. The Great Bookie Robbery (1986)
60 min | Crime, Drama
Based in Melbourne, Australia in the 1980s, a true story about a group of men desperate for money who plan one of the greatest heists in Australian history. Bigger then any of their ... See full summary »
Stars: John Bach, Catherine Wilkin, Gary Day, Bruno Lawrence
Votes: 186
26. Alvin Purple (1976)
TV-MA | 30 min | Comedy
A waterbed salesman who is irresistible to women gets a job as a gardener in a convent
Stars: Graeme Blundell, Chris Haywood, Dawn Lake, John Ewart
Votes: 51
27. Black Garden (2019)
90 min | Sci-Fi
Based on the 9th circle of hell in Dante's Inferno, Black Garden begins on Christmas Eve in the near future. It's eight days after the end of World War III and a handful of survivors wait ... See full summary »
Director: Shaun Wilson | Stars: Cara Culligan, Phil Edwards, Tammy Honey, Garry Keltie
Votes: 2,766
28. A Very Complex Decade: Celebrating 10 Years of a Nudist Short Film (2024)
40 min | Documentary, Short
A retrospective documentary about the nudist-themed short film "Complex" and its impact on the careers of those who helped to make it and the nudist community for which it stands. A full performance of the stage adaption is also included.
Director: Davo Hardy | Stars: Davo Hardy, Dan Monty, Georgina Neville, Kat Campbell
29. The Postcard Bandit (2003 TV Movie)
106 min | Crime, Drama
The story of notorious Australian bank robber Brendan Abbott, who according to the myth, sent postcards to authorities hot on his trail while on the run across the country.
Director: Tony Tilse | Stars: Tom Long, Brett Stiller, Matthew Le Nevez, Geneviève Lemon
Votes: 266
30. Force of Destiny (2015)
92 min | Drama, Romance
A journey of love on a transplant waiting list.
Director: Paul Cox | Stars: David Wenham, Jacqueline McKenzie, Kim Gyngell, Loene Carmen
Votes: 82
31. Raw Deal (1977)
94 min | Western
In the 1870s, the colonial administrator hires bounty hunter Palmer and gun salesman Ben to wipe out an army of Irish Catholic revolutionaries in their stronghold. Palmer and Ben recruit ... See full summary »
Director: Russell Hagg | Stars: Gerard Kennedy, Gus Mercurio, Rod Mullinar, Christopher Pate
Votes: 62
32. Warm Nights on a Slow Moving Train (1987)
R | 91 min | Comedy, Drama, Thriller
A convent teacher spreads a little happiness and makes enough money to support her crippled brother's habit by selling her favors regularly on a cross-country night sleeper. She makes sure ... See full summary »
Director: Bob Ellis | Stars: Wendy Hughes, Colin Friels, Norman Kaye, John Clayton
Votes: 175 | Gross: $0.40M
33. Undercover (1983)
100 min | Comedy, History
True story set in the Roaring Twenties Sydney about the rise of Berlei, a popular Australian brand of women's lingerie, famous for its bras and girdles.
Director: David Stevens | Stars: Geneviève Picot, John Walton, Michael Paré, Sandy Gore
Votes: 119
34. Plugg (1975)
88 min | Comedy
Plugg, a seedy private detective, is hired to watch over a suspected brothel, but with the tenacious inspector Closer on his tail, this assignment will prove to be a difficult one.
Director: Terry Bourke | Stars: Peter Thompson, Cheryl Rixon, Norman Yemm, Reg Gorman
Votes: 70
35. Fast Talking (1984)
Not Rated | 95 min | Drama
A bright young teenager from a broken home uses his quick wits and glib tongue to get out of trouble - but they also get him into it.
Director: Ken Cameron | Stars: Steve Bisley, Tracy Mann, Peter Hehir, Denis Moore
Votes: 153 | Gross: $0.00M
36. ...Almost (1990)
PG | 84 min | Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Romantic comedy that mixes magical realism with traditional Australian urban-outback contrasts. The plot centers on a bored woman (the eponymous Wendy) who conjures up the perfect lover, ... See full summary »
Director: Michael Pattinson | Stars: Rosanna Arquette, Bruce Spence, Hugo Weaving, Kerry Walker
Votes: 174
37. Bullets for the Dead (2015)
91 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
A hardened bounty hunter, a gang of outlaws in his trust and a preacher are forced to work together and battle their way across the old west of the 1870s when the zombie apocalypse begins.
Director: Michael Du-Shane | Stars: Christopher Sommers, Doug Briggs, Carol Burns, Vanessa Moltzen
Votes: 158
38. The Money Shot (2007)
78 min | Comedy
Carmen has just graduated from her filmmaking course at university. Unable to find an outlet for her talents she decides to make a porno. After all, how hard can it be?
Directors: Anna Brownfield, Lance Petrie | Stars: Elizabeth Anderson, Fiv Antoniou, James Bridekirk, Sarah Brownfield
Votes: 25
39. Robbery (1986 TV Movie)
94 min | Action
Director: Michael Thornhill | Stars: Simon Chilvers, Regina Gaigalas, Tim Hughes, Rhys McConnochie
Votes: 23
40. Surrender in Paradise (1976)
92 min | Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Around 1900, bushranger Rusty Swan receives a message that his mother is dying. He sets off with his partner Cecil and girlfriend Valda to see her, chased by a posse led by Sergeant Rutter.... See full summary »
Director: Peter Cox | Stars: Ross Gilbert, Carolyn Howard, Rod Wissler, Errol O'Neill
Votes: 19
41. Nineteen (2015)
11 min | Short, Drama
After Blake discovers that he is not a typical, invincible nineteen year old, he seeks out his first sexual experience. Nineteen reveals the freedom that comes when faced with our imminent mortality.
Director: Madeline Kelly | Stars: James Fraser, Benjamin Mathews, Shannon Ashlyn
Votes: 89
42. Zombie Brigade (1989)
92 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
When an amusement park is built on the grounds of an old cemetery, the dead rise to take revenge.
Directors: Carmelo Musca, Barrie Pattison | Stars: John Moore, Khym Lam, Geoffrey Gibbs, Leslie Wright
Votes: 239
43. 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: 159
44. Coming of Age (1986)
98 min | Comedy
Very rare Australian ozploitation erotic-musical-comedy.
Director: Brian Jones | Stars: Angela Menzies-Wills, David Evans, Mark Neal, Margaret Dupre
Votes: 15
45. Come and Get It (1989 Video)
80 min | Action, Comedy
Doc, an American Vietnam vet, travels to Australia to discover his friend John has been murdered by a mysterious crime boss known as Pirate. Doc inherits John's nightclub and finds it ... See full summary »
Director: Ron Becks | Stars: Ron Becks, David Evans, Amanda Hiles, Rachel Bray
Votes: 14
46. The Making of 'X' - Night of Vengeance' (2015 Video)
36 min | Documentary, Short
Director: Jes Simpson | Stars: Lizzette Atkins, Cindy Clarkson, Peter Docker, Jon Hewitt
47. Touch and Go (1980)
93 min | Comedy, Crime
Touch and Go is a 1980 Australian heist film starring Wendy Hughes.
Director: Peter Maxwell | Stars: Wendy Hughes, Chantal Contouri, Carmen Duncan, Jon English
Votes: 41
48. The Wyrmdiaries: Behind the Scenes of Wyrmwood (2013)
48 min | Documentary, Action
An online series that takes you behind the scenes.
Director: Kiah Roache-Turner | Stars: Bianca Bradey, Jay Gallagher, Tristan Roache-Turner
49. Screen (2018– )
News, Talk-Show
Foxtel Arts' film and TV review program SCREEN sees Australia's favourite film critic Margaret Pomeranz alongside actor and writer Graeme Blundell. Each week, this widely respected duo do ... See full summary »
Stars: Graeme Blundell, Margaret Pomeranz
50. Black Water: Abyss - The Croc (2020 Video)
4 min | Short, Talk-Show
Stars: Adam Head, Neal Kingston, Michael Robertson, Pam Collis
Votes: 9