Country: Australia

Discover the best movies, series, and documentaries made in Australia. Enjoy the top titles of all time, handpicked for you.


Dominion

2018 · Documentary · 120 min. · Australia

Direction Chris Delforce

Synopsis Dominion uses drones, hidden and handheld cameras to expose the dark underbelly of modern animal agriculture, questioning the morality and validity of humankind's dominion over the animal kingdom. While mainly...

8.2

122 votes

8.2

122 votes

Mary and Max

2009 · Movie · 88 min. · Australia

Direction Adam Elliot

Synopsis One day, 8 year-old Mary chooses a name from the New York phone directory at random, that of Max, and writes him a letter. Max is a lonely 44 year-old...

8.1

23K votes

8.1

23K votes

Hannah Gadsby: Nanette

2018 · Documentary · 69 min. · Australia

Direction Madeleine Parry · Jon Olb

Cast Hannah Gadsby

Synopsis Australian comic Hannah Gadsby reshapes standard stand-up by pairing punchlines with personal revelations on gender, sexuality and childhood turmoil.

7.8

2K votes

7.8

2K votes

Please Like Me (TV Series)

2013 · Series · 29 min. · Australia

Direction Josh Thomas · Matthew Saville

Cast Josh Thomas · Debra Lawrence · David Roberts · Thomas Ward

Synopsis TV Series (2013-2016). 4 Seasons. 32 Episodes. After breaking up with his girlfriend, Josh comes to the realization that he is homosexual. With the support of his now ex girlfriend...

7.8

2K votes

7.8

2K votes

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Autoluminescent: Rowland S. Howard

2011 · Documentary · 110 min. · Australia

Direction Richard Lowenstein · Lynn-Maree Milburn

Synopsis 2011 has been a great year for documentaries, especially ones with highly specialist topics, who knew motorsports could actually be interesting (TT3D, Senna)? Adding to this year’s pedigree is Australian...

7.7

26 votes

7.7

26 votes

Summer Heights High (TV Series)

2007 · Series · 27 min. · Australia

Direction Chris Lilley · Stuart McDonald

Cast Chris Lilley · Elida Brereton · Stan Roach · David Lennie

Synopsis Summer Heights High was a massive ratings success for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, and was met with mostly positive critical reaction. The series debuted on 5 September 2007 and the...

7.7

77 votes

7.7

77 votes

Direction Cian O'Clery

Synopsis Finding love can be hard for anyone. For young adults on the autism spectrum, exploring the unpredictable world of dating is even more complicated.

7.6

461 votes

7.6

461 votes

Bluey (TV Series)

2018 · Series · Australia

Direction Joe Brumm

Synopsis Bluey follows the adventures of a lovable and inexhaustible six-year-old Blue Heeler puppy who lives with her dad, mum and four-year-old little sister, Bingo. In every episode, Bluey uses her...

7.6

62 votes

7.6

62 votes

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Memoir of a Snail

2024 · Movie · 94 min. · Australia

Direction Adam Elliot

Cast Sarah Snook · Kodi Smit-McPhee · Eric Bana · Magda Szubanski

Synopsis In 1970s Australia, Grace's life is troubled by misfortune and loss. After their mother dies during pregnancy, she and her twin brother, Gilbert, are raised by their paraplegic-alcoholic former juggler...

7.6

496 votes

7.6

496 votes

Bluey Minisodes

2024 · Series · 3 min. · Australia

Direction Joe Brumm

Synopsis TV Series (2024-). 20 Episodes. Bluey, an energetic Blue Heeler pup, brings her family into imaginative games unfolding in hilarious ways, weaving her neighborhood into her delightful world. Bluey minisodes...

7.6

177 votes

7.6

177 votes

One More Time with Feeling

2016 · Documentary · 112 min. · Australia

7.6

501 votes

7.6

501 votes

Cannibal Tours

1988 · Documentary · 72 min. · Australia

Direction Dennis O'Rourke

Synopsis This film explores the difference (and the surprising similarities) that emerge when "civilized" and "primitive" people meet.

7.6

90 votes

7.6

90 votes

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Wentworth (TV Series)

2013 · Series · 45 min. · Australia

Direction Reg Watson · Lara Radulovich · Kevin Carlin · Steve Jodrell

Cast Danielle Cormack · Kate Atkinson · Celia Ireland · Nicole da Silva

Synopsis Bea Smith is locked up while awaiting trial for the attempted murder of her husband and must learn how life works in prison.

7.5

242 votes

7.5

242 votes

Tales by Light (TV Series)

2015 · Documentary · 23 min. · Australia

Direction Abraham Joffe

Cast Art Wolfe

Synopsis Behind every powerful image is a powerful story. Uniting exploration, photography and the natural world, Tales By Light follows photographers from Australia and around the world as they push the...

7.5

497 votes

7.5

497 votes

Shine

1996 · Movie · 106 min. · Australia

Direction Scott Hicks

Cast Geoffrey Rush · Armin Mueller-Stahl · John Gielgud · Noah Taylor

Synopsis Based on the true story of Australian pianist David Helfgott, this delightful movie charts the early and traumatic early years. Telling the story in flashback we see David as he...

7.4

10K votes

7.4

10K votes

Harvie Krumpet (S)

2003 · Movie · 22 min. · Australia

Direction Adam Elliot

Synopsis The odd biography of a man who has Tourette's Syndrome, chronic bad luck, menial jobs, nudist tendencies, and a book of "fakts" hung around his neck.

7.3

4K votes

7.3

4K votes

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Glass: A Portrait of Philip in Twelve Parts

2007 · Documentary · 119 min. · Australia

Direction Scott Hicks

Synopsis Scott Hicks ("Shine") documents an eventful year in the career and personal life of distinguished Western classical composer Philip Glass as he interacts with a number of friends and collaborators,...

7.3

23 votes

7.3

23 votes

Lion

2016 · Movie · 120 min. · Australia

Direction Garth Davis

Cast Dev Patel · Sunny Pawar · Nicole Kidman · Rooney Mara

Synopsis Based on the true story of five-year-old Indian boy Saroo, who gets lost on the streets of Calcutta, thousands of kilometers from home. He survives many challenges before being adopted...

7.3

20K votes

7.3

20K votes

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...

7.3

253 votes

7.3

253 votes

Hating Peter Tatchell

2021 · Documentary · 91 min. · Australia

Direction Christopher Amos

Cast Ian McKellen · Stephen Fry · Peter Tatchell

Synopsis The profound life story of the controversial human rights campaigner whose provocative acts of civil disobedience rocked the establishment, revolutionised attitudes to homosexuality and exposed tyrants in the fight for...

7.3

28 votes

7.3

28 votes

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