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1. The Rescuers Down Under (1990)
G | 77 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
R.A.S. agents Miss Bianca and Bernard race to Australia to save a little boy and a rare golden eagle from a murderous poacher.
Directors: Hendel Butoy, Mike Gabriel | Stars: Bob Newhart, Eva Gabor, John Candy, Tristan Rogers
Votes: 47,304 | Gross: $27.93M
2. The Dry (2020)
R | 117 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Aaron Falk returns to his drought-stricken hometown to attend a tragic funeral. But his return opens a decades-old wound - the unsolved death of a teenage girl.
Director: Robert Connolly | Stars: Eric Bana, Genevieve O'Reilly, Keir O'Donnell, John Polson
Votes: 32,836
3. Walkabout (1971)
GP | 100 min | Adventure, Drama
Two city-bred siblings are stranded in the Australian Outback, where they learn to survive with the aid of an Aboriginal boy on his "walkabout": a ritual separation from his tribe.
Director: Nicolas Roeg | Stars: Jenny Agutter, David Gulpilil, Luc Roeg, John Meillon
Votes: 27,359 | Gross: $0.02M
4. True History of the Kelly Gang (2019)
R | 124 min | Action, Biography, Crime
Australian bushranger Ned Kelly and his gang flee from authorities during the 1870s.
Director: Justin Kurzel | Stars: George MacKay, Essie Davis, Nicholas Hoult, Ben Corbett
Votes: 13,198
5. Upright (2019– )
Not Rated | 30 min | Comedy, Drama
Two misfits, thrown together by chance in the middle of the Australian desert, forge bonds in a quest to transport a precious piano from one side of the country to the other.
Stars: Tim Minchin, Milly Alcock, Ella Scott Lynch, Heather Mitchell
Votes: 6,492
6. Wake in Fright (1971)
R | 109 min | Drama, Thriller
After a bad gambling bet, a schoolteacher is marooned in a town full of crazy, drunk, violent men who threaten to make him just as crazy, drunk, and violent.
Director: Ted Kotcheff | Stars: Donald Pleasence, Gary Bond, Chips Rafferty, Sylvia Kay
Votes: 13,976 | Gross: $0.05M
7. Long Weekend (1978)
Not Rated | 97 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
When a suburban couple go camping for the weekend at a remote beach, they discover that nature isn't in an accommodating mood.
Director: Colin Eggleston | Stars: John Hargreaves, Briony Behets, Mike McEwen, Roy Day
Votes: 6,136
8. Scooby-Doo and the Legend of the Vampire (2003 Video)
Not Rated | 72 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
The gang go to Australia to investigate the recent disappearances of the performances at the music festivals, by the so called 'Yowie Yahoo'.
Director: Scott Jeralds | Stars: Casey Kasem, Frank Welker, Nicole Jaffe, Heather North
Votes: 5,922
9. 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
10. High Ground (2020)
104 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
In a bid to save the last of his family, Gutjuk, a young Aboriginal man, teams up with ex-soldier Travis to track down Baywara, the most dangerous warrior in the Territory, his uncle.
Director: Stephen Johnson | Stars: Guruwuk Mununggurr, Wakarra Gondarra, Mark Garrawurra, Neville Namarnyilk
Votes: 2,503
11. 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: 3,748
12. Sweet Country (2017)
R | 113 min | Adventure, Crime, Drama
Western set on the Northern Territory frontier in the 1920s, where justice itself is put on trial when an aged Aboriginal farmhand shoots a white man in self-defense and goes on the run as a posse gathers to hunt him down.
Director: Warwick Thornton | Stars: Hamilton Morris, Shanika Cole, Ewen Leslie, Sam Neill
Votes: 9,270 | Gross: $0.10M
13. Carnifex (2022)
93 min | Horror, Thriller
An aspiring documentarian and two conservationists who venture into the Outback to record the animals displaced by bushfires where they discover a terrifying new species.
Director: Sean Lahiff | Stars: Alexandra Park, Sisi Stringer, Harry Greenwood, Darren Gilshenan
Votes: 1,030
14. Operation Buffalo (2020)
52 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
In Maralinga, South Australia, at the height of the Cold War, at a remote army base carrying out British nuclear testing, paranoia runs rife and nuclear bombs are not the only things being put to the test.
Stars: Ewen Leslie, Jessica De Gouw, James Cromwell, Tony Martin
Votes: 890
15. Paperback Hero (1999)
Not Rated | 96 min | Comedy, Romance
An Australian truck driver writes romance novels. His engaged, tomboyish, crop duster best friend's name, Ruby Vale, is unasked used as author. Complications arise when his novel takes off. Will they remain friends or...?
Director: Antony J. Bowman | Stars: Claudia Karvan, Hugh Jackman, Angie Milliken, Andrew S. Gilbert
Votes: 2,350
16. Bushworld Adventures (2018 TV Short)
18+ | 11 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
In an alternate universe, Australian versions of Rick and Morty go on a "bushland adventure" to Bendigo in search of Rick's Green Cube.
Director: Michael Cusack | Star: Michael Cusack
Votes: 1,558
17. Dot and the Kangaroo (1977)
TV-Y7-FV | 71 min | Animation, Drama, Family
A young girl gets lost in the Australian outback and befriends a kangaroo
Director: Yoram Gross | Stars: Barbara Frawley, Joan Bruce, Spike Milligan, June Salter
Votes: 877
18. The Bus from Blooperville (2005 Video)
9 min | Documentary, Short, Biography
Stars: Bill Hunter, Guy Pearce, Terence Stamp, Hugo Weaving
Votes: 35
19. McLeod's Daughters (1996 TV Movie)
60 min | Drama, Western
Following the death of her mother, Tess Silverman travels to Drover's Run, the farm where she spent the first few years of her life. Drover's is a rural cattle property in South Australia, ... See full summary »
Director: Michael Offer | Stars: Tammy Macintosh, Kris McQuade, Mercia Deane-Johns, Simone Kessell
Votes: 459
20. Russell Coight's All Aussie Adventures (2001–2018)
22 min | Adventure, Comedy
Slapstick mockumentary about an enthusiastic Aussie wildlife expert, Russell Coight, whose haphazard and inept adventuring style ensures that he is a danger to anything and anyone he meets, not to mention himself.
Stars: Glenn Robbins, Hermann Iberg, Tom Martin, Birgit Mildenberger
Votes: 1,454
21. The Irishman (1978)
Not Rated | 108 min | Drama, Romance
The Doolan family are trying to make a go in the freight-hauling business in Queensland, Australia. The problem is that it's the 1920s; the Doolans use horses, and motorized vehicles can do... See full summary »
Director: Donald Crombie | Stars: Michael Craig, Robyn Nevin, Simon Burke, Gerard Kennedy
Votes: 132
22. Sunday Too Far Away (1975)
Not Rated | 94 min | Drama
A hard-drinking but hard-working gun shearer leads a group of Outback sheep herders into striking after wealthy landowners attempt to drive them from their territory.
Director: Ken Hannam | Stars: Jack Thompson, Max Cullen, Robert Bruning, Jerry Thomas
Votes: 947
23. Beyond the Wasteland (2022)
98 min | Documentary
Shot in Australia, USA, Italy, France, Germany, and Japan, Beyond the Wasteland follows the fans from around the world who go to extraordinary lengths in the name of Mad Max. Transporting ... See full summary »
Director: Eddie Beyrouthy | Stars: Bertrand Cadart, Jim 'The TANK' Dorsey, Yoshiaki Murata, Melvin Zed
Votes: 104
24. Bush Christmas (1947)
Passed | 80 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
In Australia, five children pursue horse thieves through the mountains.
Director: Ralph Smart | Stars: Chips Rafferty, John Fernside, Stan Tolhurst, Pat Penny
Votes: 526
25. The Nullarbor Nymph (2012)
66 min | Comedy, Horror
Following two Water Australia employees who travel out along the Nullarbor Plain only to discover they are being hunted by the mythological creature, the Nullarbor Nymph.
Director: Mathew J. Wilkinson | Stars: Douglas Feary, Paul Hayman, Jessica Sterling, Scott Whitecross
Votes: 110
26. Pandemonium (1987)
88 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
A beautiful nude feral girl raised by dingoes returns to Babylon, Australia to find her family. Her mom is an evil landlady and her nutty tenants want the girl for themselves. One of them realizes the girl was sent to stop the Apocalypse.
Director: Haydn Keenan | Stars: David Argue, Amanda Dole, Esben Storm, Arna-Maria Winchester
Votes: 127
27. 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
28. Rain Shadow (2007)
60 min | Drama
Dr Kate McDonald is married to the small farming community of Paringa, where she's been the vet for 15 years. For most of that time she's been hiding a secret, and as a result, refuses to allow anyone to get close to her.
Stars: Rachel Ward, Victoria Thaine, Grant Piro, Tom O'Sullivan
Votes: 275
29. Jedda the Uncivilized (1955)
101 min | Adventure, Drama, History
Set against the harsh natural surrounds of outback Northern Territory, Jedda captures a rare and honest glimpse into the heart and history of indigenous Australia. Young Jedda is caught ... See full summary »
Director: Charles Chauvel | Stars: Rosalie Kunoth-Monks, Robert Tudawali, Betty Suttor, Paul Reynall
Votes: 402
30. Highway One (1977)
77 min | Documentary, Adventure, Sport
Director: Steve Otton | Stars: Trudie Adams, Kim Bradley, Josephine Grieve, Philip Moneroz
31. Mad Bastards (2010)
Not Rated | 94 min | Drama
TJ's quest to find the son he's never known, takes him on a journey across the remote and stunning Kimberley landscape. On the road, TJ questions his life of violence... he meets a host of ... See full summary »
Director: Brendan Fletcher | Stars: Dean Daley-Jones, Lucas Yeeda, Greg Tait, Ngaire Pigram
Votes: 558
32. Robbery Under Arms (1957)
Not Rated | 83 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
Two brothers join their father in Captain Starlight's bush ranger gang in 19th Century Australia.
Director: Jack Lee | Stars: Peter Finch, Ronald Lewis, David McCallum, Maureen Swanson
Votes: 302
33. Alice to Nowhere (1986)
Not Rated | 110 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
A nurse who has been hired to staff a remote outpost in the Australian outback unwittingly carries a stash of jewels taken in a foiled robbery. The robbers track her to the outback, and are... See full summary »
Stars: John Waters, Steve Jacobs, Rosey Jones, Esben Storm
Votes: 91
34. Yolngu Boy (2001)
88 min | Adventure, Drama
An Indigenous teen and his friends embark on a challenging journey to Darwin from Arnhem Land to meet a tribal leader with the aim of creating a better future after troubles take them away from their dreams.
Director: Stephen Johnson | Stars: John Sebastian Pilakui, Nathan Daniels, Sean Mununggurr, Lirrina Mununggurr
Votes: 379
35. 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
36. A Fire Inside (2021)
91 min | Documentary, Biography
As the world looked on in horror at Australia's apocalyptic bushfires, the selfless acts of everyday people defined the spirit of a nation, but took an astounding toll of their own.
Directors: Justin Krook, Luke Mazzaferro | Stars: Ian Aitken, Nathan Barnden, John Brogden, Shane Fitzsimmons
Votes: 60
37. The Back of Beyond (1954)
G | 66 min | Documentary
A documentary film which follows a mailman as he travels along the Birdsville Track in the Outback.
Director: John Heyer | Stars: Tom Kruse, William Henry Butler, Jack the Dogger, Old Joe the Rainmaker
Votes: 129
38. Eureka Stockade (1949)
Approved | 103 min | Drama, History, Western
In 1854, Australian gold rush miners struggle for their rights against an oppressive government.
Director: Harry Watt | Stars: Chips Rafferty, Jane Barrett, Jack Lambert, Peter Illing
Votes: 210
39. Journey Among Women (1977)
93 min | Drama, History, Western
In colonial Australia, daughter of a judge helps a group of female convicts living in inhuman conditions escape. Aboriginal girl teaches them how to survive in the forest. One of them gets raped and killed. The group seeks revenge.
Director: Tom Cowan | Stars: Jeune Pritchard, Martin Phelan, Nell Campbell, Lillian Crombie
Votes: 149
40. A Waltz Through the Hills (1988 TV Movie)
TV-G | 122 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
Two Australian orphans undertake a dangerous overland journey towards a ship bound for England-and their only surviving relatives. They are helped along the way by an Aboriginal man who helps them live off the land and avoid detection.
Director: Frank Arnold | Stars: Dan O'Herlihy, Ernie Dingo, Andre Jansen, Tina Kemp
Votes: 96
41. Twin Rivers (2007)
106 min | Drama
Set in 1939 Australia, two brothers embark on a 500 mile journey on foot across New South Wales following a dream. A chance encounter with a fellow traveler changes the course of their journey and ultimately, the course of their lives.
Director: Matthew Holmes | Stars: Darren Holmes, Matthew Holmes, Joshua Jaeger, Robyn Dickinson
Votes: 138
42. Bitter Springs (1950)
Approved | 89 min | Adventure, Drama, History
Tommy (Tommy Trinder) is called in to smooth things out after Wally King (Chips Rafferty) encroaches upon Aboriginal tribal ground.
Director: Ralph Smart | Stars: Tommy Trinder, Chips Rafferty, Gordon Jackson, Jean Blue
Votes: 201
43. Walkabout with Malcolm Douglas (1969–2001)
47 min | Documentary
Walkabout With Malcolm Douglas (also known as In The Bush With Malcolm Douglas) is a 44 part television series where Malcolm explores Australia with his kelpie dog Boondie.
Star: Malcolm Douglas
Votes: 13
44. Kangaroo (2017)
103 min | Documentary
A film that reveals the unsettling truth about Australia's love-hate relationship with its beloved icon.
Directors: Kate McIntyre Clere, Michael Mick McIntyre | Stars: Kangaroo Dundee, Tim Flannery, Terri Irwin, Peter Singer
Votes: 118 | Gross: $0.00M
45. Lucky Miles (2007)
Not Rated | 105 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Three mismatched blokes are stranded in the Australian desert.
Director: Michael James Rowland | Stars: Kenneth Moraleda, Rodney Afif, Srisacd Sacdpraseuth, Don Hany
Votes: 748
46. World Safari (1977)
121 min | Documentary, Adventure
Director: Alby Mangels | Stars: John Field, Alby Mangels
Votes: 54
47. Nullarbor Dreaming (1989)
45 min | Documentary
Original real life footage of the Australian Nullabor cave dive and freak cyclone that dumps 6' of rain in 25 minutes and traps 15 cave divers underground. Filled by master diver in the actual cave in. Inspired James Cameron film "Sanctum"
Stars: Nick Tate, Ernie Dingo, Ron Allum, Des Gorman
Votes: 17
48. Maralinga Tjarutja (2020 TV Movie)
52 min | Documentary, History
When the dust settles, culture remains...The Maralinga people survive aggressive colonisation, including dispossession to enable atomic testing, and through their tenacious spirit and cultural strength fight to retain their country.
Director: Larissa Behrendt | Stars: Jeremy Lebois, Mima Smart, Hilary Williams, Tommy Baker
Votes: 30
49. Watandar, My Countryman (2022)
70 min | Documentary, History
When former Afghan Refugee Muzafar Ali, discovers that Afghans have been an integral part of Australia for over 160 years, he begins to photograph their descendants in a search to define ... See full summary »
Director: Jolyon Hoff | Stars: Muzafar Ali, Nici Cumpston, Ken Dadleh, Elaine Mackean
Votes: 16
50. The Ghan: Australia's Greatest Train Journey (2018 TV Special)
180 min | Documentary, Adventure, History
The Ghan is an innovative three-hour documentary that takes the viewer on an immersive, visually stunning journey on Australia's most iconic passenger train. In Australia's first 'Slow TV' ... See full summary »
Director: Adam Kay
Votes: 54