Cast: Essie Davis

Top movies, series, and documentaries starring Essie Davis. Uncover the most acclaimed works, loved by fans and praised by critics.


The Slap (TV Miniseries)

2011 · Series · 50 min. · Australia

Direction Tony Ayres · Robert Connolly · Jessica Hobbs · Matthew Saville

Cast Jonathan LaPaglia · Melissa George · Sophie Okonedo · Essie Davis

Synopsis TV Miniseries (2011). 8 Episodes. The series explores what happens when a man slaps a child, who does not belong to him, at a suburban barbecue. Each episode is based upon the viewpoint of different adults who attended the barbecue.

7.3

253 votes

7.3

253 votes

One Day

2024 · Series · 28 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Molly Manners

Cast Ambika Mod · Leo Woodall · Joely Richardson · Essie Davis

Synopsis Emma and Dexter meet for the first time on the night of their graduation. Tomorrow they must go their separate ways.

6.9

3K votes

6.9

3K votes

Nitram

2021 · Movie · 112 min. · Australia

Direction Justin Kurzel

Cast Caleb Landry Jones · Essie Davis · Anthony LaPaglia · Judy Davis

Synopsis Events leading up to the 1996 Port Arthur massacre on Tasmania in an attempt to understand why and how the atrocity occurred.

6.8

545 votes

6.8

545 votes

Direction Tony Tilse · Peter Andrikidis · Daina Reid · David Caesar

Cast Essie Davis · Nathan Page · Hugo Johnstone-Burt · Ashleigh Cummings

Synopsis TV Series (2012–2015). 3 Seasons. 34 Episodes. Our female sleuth sashays through the back lanes and jazz clubs of late 1920s Melbourne, fighting injustice with her pearl-handled pistol and her dagger-sharp wit.

6.6

182 votes

6.6

182 votes

The Last Post (TV Miniseries)

2017 · Series · 60 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Miranda Bowen · Jonny Campbell

Cast Jeremy Neumark Jones · Jessie Buckley · Ben Miles · Stephen Campbell Moore

Synopsis 6 Episodes. Aden 1963. This is the story of a British army unit fighting a Yemeni insurgency in the Middle East and the women and children who were there with them.

6.6

62 votes

6.6

62 votes

Girl With a Pearl Earring

2003 · Movie · 96 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Peter Webber

Cast Scarlett Johansson · Colin Firth · Tom Wilkinson · Cillian Murphy

Synopsis Girl With a Pearl Earring (2003) follows Griet, a modest Dutch maid in 17th-century Delft, who enters the household of painter Johannes Vermeer. As she navigates the complexities of the Vermeer family and their strict social hierarchy, Griet forms a...

6.4

17K votes

6.4

17K votes

Lambs of God (TV Miniseries)

2019 · Series · 55 min. · Australia

Direction Jeffrey Walker

Cast Ann Dowd · Essie Davis · Jessica Barden · Sam Reid

Synopsis TV Mini-series (2019). 4 Episodes. In a distant Australian peninsula, three catholic nuns, the last sisters of the Order of Santa Inés, live in autarky, forgotten by all in a monastery in ruins. When a young priest makes his appearance...

6.4

472 votes

6.4

472 votes

6.2

4K votes

Hey Hey It's Esther Blueburger

2008 · Movie · 103 min. · Australia

Direction Cathy Randall

Cast Nikita Adams · Tisha Adey · Christian Byers · Lucy Carey

Synopsis A coming-of-age story about a 13-year-old girl trying to fit into both a posh private school and an ordinary public school.

6.2

27 votes

6.2

27 votes

The Justice of Bunny King

2021 · Movie · 101 min. · New Zealand

Direction Gaysorn Thavat

Cast Essie Davis · Thomasin McKenzie · Erroll Shand · Ryan O'Kane

Synopsis A triumph over adversity tale about women fighting their way back from the bottom of society.

6.2

59 votes

6.2

59 votes

Babyteeth

2019 · Movie · 120 min. · Australia

Direction Shannon Murphy

Cast Eliza Scanlen · Toby Wallace · Ben Mendelsohn · Essie Davis

Synopsis When seriously ill teenager Milla falls madly in love with smalltime drug dealer Moses, it's her parents' worst nightmare. But as Milla's first brush with love brings her a new lust for life, things get messy and traditional morals go...

6.1

590 votes

6.1

590 votes

Sweeney Todd (TV)

2006 · Movie · 90 min. · United Kingdom

Direction David Moore

Cast Ray Winstone · Essie Davis · David Warner · Tom Hardy

Synopsis A BBC adaptation of the classic tale of the 18th century demon barber of Fleet Street, London, who cuts the throats of his unsuspecting clients in his shop.

6.0

576 votes

6.0

576 votes

Burning Man

2011 · Movie · 110 min. · Australia

Direction Jonathan Teplitzky

Cast Matthew Goode · Rachel Griffiths · Bojana Novakovic · Essie Davis

Synopsis An English chef with a chic restaurant on Bondi Beach trying to put his life and his relationship with his son back on track while surrounded by women.

6.0

92 votes

6.0

92 votes

Direction Francesca Gregorini

Cast Bryan Cranston · Essie Davis · Liam Cunningham · Ruth Bradley

Synopsis A woman suffering in a loveless marriage, finds that upon his return from battle, her emotionally abusive husband suddenly appears to be a different man - in more ways than one.

6.0

1K votes

6.0

1K votes

The babadook

2014 · Movie · 94 min. · Australia

Direction Jennifer Kent

Cast Essie Davis · Noah Wiseman · Daniel Henshall · Hayley McElhinney

Synopsis The Babadook (2014) follows Amelia, a widowed mother struggling to raise her troubled son, Samuel. After discovering a mysterious pop-up book titled "Mister Babadook," strange and terrifying events begin to unfold in their home. The sinister figure from the book...

5.9

25K votes

5.9

25K votes

Code 46

2003 · Movie · 90 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Michael Winterbottom

Cast Tim Robbins · Samantha Morton · Om Puri · Jeanne Balibar

Synopsis In Code 46 (2003), a futuristic love story unfolds in a world governed by strict genetic regulations. William, an investigator, travels to Shanghai to solve a case involving forged travel documents. There, he meets Maria, a enigmatic woman connected to...

5.9

7K votes

5.9

7K votes

Australia

2008 · Movie · 165 min. · Australia

Direction Baz Luhrmann

Cast Nicole Kidman · Hugh Jackman · David Wenham · Bryan Brown

Synopsis Australia is the story of Lady Sarah Ashley (Nicole Kidman), an English, aristocratic woman who leaves England to follow her husband to Australia. He is in Australia with the intention of selling his cattle station the size of Belgium. However,...

5.8

37K votes

5.8

37K votes

The White Princess (TV Series)

2017 · Series · 60 min. · United States

Direction Jamie Payne · Alex Kalymnios

Cast Jodie Comer · Jacob Collins-Levy · Chris Barnicoat · Rebecca Benson

Synopsis TV Series (2017). 8 Episodes. Adapted from Philippa Gregory's best-selling novel and part of The Cousins' War book series, The White Princess sees England ostensibly united by the marriage of Elizabeth of York and King Henry VII, but their personal...

5.7

343 votes

5.7

343 votes

Miss Fisher and the Crypt of Tears

2020 · Movie · 101 min. · Australia

Direction Tony Tilse

Cast Essie Davis · Ashleigh Cummings · Rupert Penry-Jones · Miriam Margolyes

Synopsis After freeing a young Bedouin girl from her unjust imprisonment in Jerusalem, Phryne Fisher begins to unravel a decade-old mystery concerning priceless emeralds, ancient curses and the truth behind the suspicious disappearance of Shirin's forgotten tribe.

5.4

36 votes

5.4

36 votes

True History of the Kelly Gang

2019 · Movie · 124 min. · Australia

Direction Justin Kurzel

Cast George MacKay · Charlie Hunnam · Russell Crowe · Nicholas Hoult

Synopsis This is the story of Australian bush-ranger Ned Kelly and his gang as they flee from authorities during the 1870s. Inspired by Peter Carey’s Man Booker prize winning novel, Justin Kurzel’s film shatters the mythology of the notorious icon to...

5.2

1K votes

5.2

1K votes