Popular from Australia
Three Thousand Years of Longing
On a trip to Istanbul, a scholar discovers a Djinn who offers her three wishes in exchange for his freedom.
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- Australia, United States • 2022
- Director George Miller
- Cast Tilda Swinton, Idris Elba, Ece Yüksel, Zerrin Tekindor, Erdil Yaşaroğlu, Kaan Guldur
- Genre Drama, Fantasy, Romance
- Available on Amazon Prime Video, MGM Plus, fuboTV, MGM Plus Amazon Channel, MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
The Babadook
A recently widowed mother battles "The Babadook,” a dark character from a children's book who is lurking in the house.
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- Australia, Canada • 2014
- Director Jennifer Kent
- Cast Essie Davis, Noah Wiseman, Hayley McElhinney, Daniel Henshall, Barbara West, Benjamin Winspear
- Genre Drama, Horror
- Available on Netflix, Hulu, Shudder, Shudder Amazon Channel, AMC+, AMC+ Amazon Channel, Netflix basic with Ads, Shudder Apple TV Channel, IFC Films Unlimited Apple TV Channel, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, The Roku Channel, Pluto TV, Kanopy, Plex,
Bluey
Bluey, a vibrant six-year-old Blue Heeler dog, transforms ordinary family life into extraordinary adventures, fostering imagination, and enhancing mental, physical, and emotional resilience.
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- Australia, United Kingdom • 2018
- Creator Joe Brumm
- Cast Dave McCormack, Melanie Zanetti
- Genre Animation, Kids
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, fuboTV, Disney Plus, DisneyNOW
Mad Max
A post-apocalyptic cop seeks revenge when his family is murdered.
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- Australia • 1979
- Director George Miller
- Cast Mel Gibson, Joanne Samuel, Hugh Keays-Byrne, Steve Bisley, Tim Burns, Roger Ward
- Genre Action, Adventure, Science Fiction, Thriller
- Available on Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, AMC on Demand, Tubi TV, Pluto TV, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Kanopy
Mad Max: Fury Road
In an apocalyptic future, two rebels join forces.
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- Australia, United States • 2015
- Director George Miller
- Cast Tom Hardy, Charlize Theron, Nicholas Hoult, Hugh Keays-Byrne, Josh Helman, Nathan Jones
- Genre Action, Adventure, Science Fiction
- Available on Apple TV Plus, Max Amazon Channel, Max, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Spectrum On Demand, AMC on Demand
The Artful Dodger
15 years after the events of Oliver Twist in the frontier colonies of Australia, Jack Dawkins is lured back into a life of crime.
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- Australia • 2023
- Creator James McNamara, David Maher, David Taylor
- Cast Thomas Brodie-Sangster, David Thewlis, Maia Mitchell, Damon Herriman, Miranda Tapsell, Tim Minchin
- Genre Drama
- Available on Hulu, Disney Plus
Colin from Accounts
Ashley and Gordon are two single(ish) people brought together by fate, a car accident... and an injured dog.
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- Australia • 2022
- Creator Patrick Brammall, Harriet Dyer
- Cast Patrick Brammall, Harriet Dyer, Genevieve Hegney, Emma Harvie, Michael Logo, Helen Thomson
- Genre Comedy
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, Paramount Plus, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel, Paramount Plus Apple TV Channel
Better Watch Out
You might be home but you're not alone
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- Australia, United States • 2016
- Director Chris Peckover
- Cast Olivia DeJonge, Levi Miller, Ed Oxenbould, Aleks Mikic, Dacre Montgomery, Patrick Warburton
- Genre Horror, Thriller
- Available on Hoopla, Peacock, Showtime Apple TV Channel, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, AMC on Demand, Crackle, Tubi TV, The Roku Channel, Pluto TV, Kanopy, Plex,
Deadloch
In Deadloch, Tasmania, a local senior sergeant, a detective from the big city (Darwin), and an eager junior constable come together to solve a murder.
- Australia • 2023
- Creator Kate McCartney, Kate McLennan
- Cast Kate Box, Madeleine Sami, Nina Oyama, Tom Ballard, Alicia Gardiner, Pamela Rabe
- Genre Comedy, Crime
- Available on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
New from Australia
Rabbit-Proof Fence
Follow Your Heart, Follow The Fence
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- Australia • 2002
- Director Phillip Noyce
- Cast Everlyn Sampi, Tianna Sansbury, Laura Monaghan, Kenneth Branagh, David Gulpilil, Jason Clarke
- Genre Adventure, Drama, Action, History
- Available on Hoopla, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, YouTube, AMC on Demand
The Suicide Theory
Percival believes he is cursed after miraculously surviving multiple suicide attempts and decides to hire Steven, a contract killer, to help.
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- Australia • 2015
- Director Dru Brown
- Cast Leon Cain, Steve Mazoukis
- Genre Drama, Thriller
- Available on Apple TV, Amazon Video, Tubi TV, The Roku Channel, Plex,
Carmen
An independent woman flees her desert home after her mother's brutal murder. Surviving an illegal border crossing, she encounters a lawless volunteer border guard and they escape together.
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- Australia, France • 2023
- Director Benjamin Millepied
- Cast Melissa Barrera, Paul Mescal, Rossy de Palma, Elsa Pataky, Nicole da Silva, Tara Morice
- Genre Drama, Music
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube
Alice
After Alice’s husband ruins her financially and leaves her as a single mother, Alice must support herself and her daughter with sex.
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- Australia, France • 2020
- Director Josephine Mackerras
- Cast Emilie Piponnier, Martin Swabey, Chloé Boreham, Christophe Favre, David Coburn
- Genre Drama
- Available on Hoopla, Apple TV, Amazon Video, Tubi TV, Xumo Play, Kanopy, Plex,
The Surgeon
The world of medicine is dominated by men, but that has never deterred Dr. Eve Agius.
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- Australia • 2005
- Creator
- Cast Nicholas Bell, Sam Worthington, Matthew Newton, Justine Clarke, Katie Wall
- Genre Drama
- Available on Freevee
2040
What would the future look like if we acted now?
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- Australia • 2019
- Director Damon Gameau
- Cast Damon Gameau, Eva Lazzaro, Zoe Gameau, Davini Malcolm
- Genre Documentary
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, YouTube, Tubi TV, Kanopy, Plex,
The Artful Dodger
15 years after the events of Oliver Twist in the frontier colonies of Australia, Jack Dawkins is lured back into a life of crime.
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- Australia • 2023
- Creator James McNamara, David Maher, David Taylor
- Cast Thomas Brodie-Sangster, David Thewlis, Maia Mitchell, Damon Herriman, Miranda Tapsell, Tim Minchin
- Genre Drama
- Available on Hulu, Disney Plus
Sea of Shadows
To save the world's smallest whale from extinction, activists must face poachers, cartels, and an illegal multimillion-dollar business.
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- Austria, Australia, Germany • 2019
- Director Richard Ladkani
- Cast
- Genre Documentary
- Available on fuboTV, Disney Plus, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, YouTube, AMC on Demand, National Geographic
Heidi
Like a ray of sunshine, Heidi lights up and soothes the hearts of the people around her.
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- France, Australia, Germany • 2015
- Creator Christel Gonnard
- Cast Jamie Croft
- Genre Animation, Family, Kids
- Available on Apple TV
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water
When the page containing the Krabby Patty formula is stolen, SpongeBob Squarepants and his friends must come ashore to retrieve the secret recipe.
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- Australia, Korea, United States • 2015
- Director Mike Mitchell, Paul Tibbitt
- Cast Tom Kenny, Bill Fagerbakke, Rodger Bumpass, Clancy Brown, Mr. Lawrence, Carolyn Lawrence
- Genre Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
- Available on Amazon Prime Video, MGM Plus, fuboTV, Paramount Plus, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, MGM Plus Amazon Channel, MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel, Paramount Plus Apple TV Channel , Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, AMC on Demand, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
Moja Vesna
After her mother's sudden death, ten-year-old Moja becomes the unexpected grown-up of her fragmented family.
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- Slovenia, Australia • 2022
- Director Sara Kern
- Cast Mackenzie Mazur, Loti Kovacic, Gregor Bakovič, Flora Feldman, Claudia Karvan
- Genre Drama
- Available on Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, YouTube
The Claremont Murders
It took 25 years to catch the Claremont Killer, who murdered at least two young women in the 1990s. This the story of how he was caught.
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- Australia • 2023
- Creator
- Cast Ryan Johnson, Erik Thomson
- Genre Crime, Drama, Mystery
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, Acorn TV, AcornTV Amazon Channel, Spectrum On Demand, Acorn TV Apple TV
Wentworth
Wentworth prison has it all: murderers, drug-dealers, rapists, and guards who are just as lawless as the prisoners.
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- Australia • 2013
- Creator Reg Watson, Lara Radulovich
- Cast Kate Atkinson
- Genre Drama, Crime
- Available on Google Play Movies, Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads
Bright Star
First love burns brightest.
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- United Kingdom, Australia, France • 2009
- Director Jane Campion
- Cast Abbie Cornish, Ben Whishaw, Paul Schneider, Kerry Fox, Edie Martin, Thomas Brodie-Sangster
- Genre Drama, Romance
- Available on Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, YouTube
Tomorrow, When the War Began
A group of teens defend their coastal town from mysterious invaders.
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- Australia • 2010
- Director Stuart Beattie
- Cast Caitlin Stasey, Rachel Hurd-Wood, Phoebe Tonkin, Deniz Akdeniz, Lincoln Lewis, Chris Pang
- Genre Action, Adventure, Drama
- Available on Hoopla, Vudu, Amazon Video, Tubi TV, VUDU Free, Plex,
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The Tourist
An amnesiac stranded in Australia has to piece together his past while being hunted by mysterious figures.
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- United Kingdom, Australia, United States • 2022
- Creator Harry Williams, Jack Williams
- Cast Jamie Dornan, Danielle Macdonald, Shalom Brune-Franklin
- Genre Drama, Mystery
- Available on Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads
Animal Kingdom
J finds himself at the center of a cold-blooded revenge plot that turns his family upside down.
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- Australia • 2010
- Director David Michôd
- Cast James Frecheville, Ben Mendelsohn, Joel Edgerton, Guy Pearce, Luke Ford, Jacki Weaver
- Genre Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
- Available on Showtime, fuboTV, Paramount Plus, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Showtime Roku Premium Channel, Showtime Apple TV Channel, Paramount Plus Apple TV Channel , Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, YouTube, AMC on Demand
Babyteeth
Milla, a terminally ill teen, falls for a drug dealer named Moses.
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- Australia • 2020
- Director Shannon Murphy
- Cast Eliza Scanlen, Ben Mendelsohn, Essie Davis, Toby Wallace, Andrea Demetriades, Emily Barclay
- Genre Drama, Comedy
- Available on AMC+, AMC+ Amazon Channel, IFC Films Unlimited Apple TV Channel, Apple TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Vudu, YouTube
The Babadook
A recently widowed mother battles "The Babadook,” a dark character from a children's book who is lurking in the house.
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- Australia, Canada • 2014
- Director Jennifer Kent
- Cast Essie Davis, Noah Wiseman, Hayley McElhinney, Daniel Henshall, Barbara West, Benjamin Winspear
- Genre Drama, Horror
- Available on Netflix, Hulu, Shudder, Shudder Amazon Channel, AMC+, AMC+ Amazon Channel, Netflix basic with Ads, Shudder Apple TV Channel, IFC Films Unlimited Apple TV Channel, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, The Roku Channel, Pluto TV, Kanopy, Plex,
Sherpa
Some live to climb. They climb to live.
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- Australia, Nepal • 2015
- Director Jennifer Peedom
- Cast
- Genre Documentary
- Available on Apple TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube
Not Quite Hollywood
A documentary about the low-budget Australian New Wave films of the 1970s and 80s, lovingly referred to as ‘Ozploitation’.
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- Australia, United States • 2008
- Director Mark Hartley
- Cast Phillip Adams, Glory Annen, Christine Amor, Victoria Anoux, Briony Behets
- Genre Comedy, Documentary
- Available on Amazon Prime Video, Hoopla, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, YouTube, Tubi TV, The Roku Channel, Freevee, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Kanopy, Plex,
Babe
Babe is a pig raised by sheepdogs trying to learn how to herd sheep with help from Farmer Hoggett.
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- Australia, United States • 1995
- Director Chris Noonan
- Cast Christine Cavanaugh, Miriam Margolyes, Danny Mann, Hugo Weaving, Miriam Flynn, James Cromwell
- Genre Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy
- Available on Starz Apple TV Channel, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Spectrum On Demand, AMC on Demand
Facing the Music
A music professor at the University of Sydney struggles to keep her program afloat in the wake of sweeping budget cuts.
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- Australia • 2001
- Director Robin Anderson
- Cast
- Genre
- Available on Kanopy
Breaker Morant
A military court martial exposes three officers for killing prisoners, and the generals who covered it up.
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- Australia • 1980
- Director Bruce Beresford
- Cast Edward Woodward, Jack Thompson, John Waters, Bryan Brown, Charles Tingwell, Terence Donovan
- Genre Drama, History, War
- Available on Criterion Channel, Max Amazon Channel, Max, Amazon Video, Tubi TV, Freevee, Shout! Factory TV
Threads
The closest you'll ever want to come to a nuclear winter.
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- United Kingdom, Australia, United States • 1984
- Director Mick Jackson
- Cast Karen Meagher, Reece Dinsdale, David Brierly, Rita May, Nicholas Lane, Jane Hazlegrove
- Genre War, Drama, TV Movie, Horror
- Available on MUBI, Shudder, MUBI Amazon Channel, Shudder Amazon Channel, Hoopla, Criterion Channel, Night Flight Plus, Midnight Pulp, Shudder Apple TV Channel, Vudu, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, Kino Now, Tubi TV, Cineverse, Kanopy
The Piano
A pianist who has been sold into marriage begins a new life with her daughter by her side.
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- New Zealand, Australia, France • 1993
- Director Jane Campion
- Cast Holly Hunter, Harvey Keitel, Sam Neill, Anna Paquin, Cliff Curtis, Kerry Walker
- Genre Drama, Romance
- Available on Apple TV, AMC on Demand, Pluto TV
Tracks
Leave everything behind.
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- Australia • 2013
- Director John Curran
- Cast Mia Wasikowska, Adam Driver, Emma Booth, Jessica Tovey, Lily Pearl, Robert Coleby
- Genre Adventure, Drama
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, YouTube, Tubi TV, The Roku Channel, Pluto TV, Freevee, The CW
Buoyancy
A teenage Cambodian rice farmer finds himself enslaved on a fish trawling boat after attempting to find work in Thailand.
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- Australia • 2019
- Director Rodd Rathjen
- Cast Sarm Heng, Thanawut Kasro, Mony Rous, Saichia Wongwirot, Yothin Udomsanti
- Genre Crime, Drama
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, YouTube, Kino Now, Kanopy
My Brilliant Career
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- Australia • 1979
- Director Gillian Armstrong
- Cast Judy Davis, Sam Neill, Wendy Hughes, Robert Grubb, Max Cullen, Aileen Britton
- Genre Drama, Romance
- Available on Criterion Channel, Max Amazon Channel, Max, Apple TV
Bright Star
First love burns brightest.
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- United Kingdom, Australia, France • 2009
- Director Jane Campion
- Cast Abbie Cornish, Ben Whishaw, Paul Schneider, Kerry Fox, Edie Martin, Thomas Brodie-Sangster
- Genre Drama, Romance
- Available on Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, YouTube