Popular from Australia
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
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
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
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: 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
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
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, AMC Plus Apple TV Channel , 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,
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 Premium, 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,
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
New from Australia
Ammonite
A paleontologist and a married young woman become involved in an intense affair in 1840s England.
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- United Kingdom, Australia, United States • 2020
- Director Francis Lee
- Cast Kate Winslet, Saoirse Ronan, Gemma Jones, James McArdle, Alec Secăreanu, Fiona Shaw
- Genre Drama, Romance
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, Eventive, AMC on Demand, Kanopy
Fisk
When high-end lawyer Helen Tudor-Fisk’s life falls apart, she takes a job at a small suburban firm specializing in wills.
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- Australia • 2021
- Creator Vincent Sheehan, Kitty Flanagan
- Cast Kitty Flanagan, Julia Zemiro, Marty Sheargold, Aaron Chen
- Genre Comedy, Drama
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads
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
Love Serenade
Two sisters will do anything to hook the right man.
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- Australia • 1996
- Director Shirley Barrett
- Cast Miranda Otto, Rebecca Frith, George Shevtsov, John Alansu, Jessica Napier, Jill McWilliam
- Genre Comedy, Romance
- Available on Kanopy
Upper Middle Bogan
A successful doctor discovers she's adopted, and her biological family isn't what she expected.
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- Australia • 2013
- Creator Wayne Hope, Robyn Butler
- Cast Annie Maynard, Patrick Brammall, Robyn Malcolm, Michala Banas, Rhys Mitchell, Madeleine Jevic
- Genre Comedy
- Available on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
You'll Never Find Me
On a dark and stormy night, a woman seeks refuge from the weather in the mobile home of Patrick, a mysterious and lonely man who might not be as hospitable as he seems.
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- Australia • 2024
- Director Indianna Bell, Josiah Allen
- Cast Brendan Rock, Jordan Cowan, Elena Carapetis, Angela Korng, Finn Watson, Luca Trimboli
- Genre Horror, Thriller
- Available on Shudder, Shudder Amazon Channel, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC Plus Apple TV Channel , Shudder Apple TV Channel
Foe
Junior and Hen’s quiet life is interrupted when a man shows up at their door uninvited with a strange proposal.
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- United States • 2023
- Director Garth Davis
- Cast Saoirse Ronan, Paul Mescal, Aaron Pierre, Goran D. Kleut, Yesse Spence, Michael M. Foster
- Genre Drama, Science Fiction
- Available on Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Amazon Prime Video 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
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
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 Castle
Ordinary Family. Extraordinary Story.
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- Australia • 1997
- Director Rob Sitch
- Cast Michael Caton, Anne Tenney, Stephen Curry, Anthony Simcoe, Sophie Lee, Wayne Hope
- Genre Drama, Comedy
- Available on Apple TV, Vudu, Amazon Video
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,
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
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, 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
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The Power of the Dog
In Montana, in 1925, a rancher responds with cruelty when his brother brings home a new wife and her son.
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- United Kingdom, Australia, United States • 2021
- Director Jane Campion
- Cast Benedict Cumberbatch, Kirsten Dunst, Jesse Plemons, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Thomasin McKenzie, Frances Conroy
- Genre Drama, Western
- Available on Netflix, Netflix basic 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, AMC Plus Apple TV Channel , 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,
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
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
Picnic at Hanging Rock
On St. Valentine's Day in 1900 a party of schoolgirls set out to picnic at Hanging Rock ... Some were never to return.
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- Australia • 1975
- Director Peter Weir
- Cast Rachel Roberts, Vivean Gray, Helen Morse, Kirsty Child, Tony Llewellyn-Jones, Jacki Weaver
- Genre Drama, Mystery
- Available on Criterion Channel, TCM, Max Amazon Channel, Max, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, YouTube
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
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
Lore
When your life is a lie, who can you trust?
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- Germany, Australia, United Kingdom • 2012
- Director Cate Shortland
- Cast Saskia Rosendahl, Kai-Peter Malina, Nele Trebs, Ursina Lardi, Hans-Jochen Wagner, Mika Seidel
- Genre Drama, War, Thriller
- Available on Amazon Prime Video, Fandor Amazon Channel, Hoopla, OVID, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, YouTube, Tubi TV, Freevee, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Kanopy, Plex,
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
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
Women He's Undressed
A legendary fashionisto and the designs he immortalized Hollywood's foremost starlets in.
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- Australia • 2015
- Director Gillian Armstrong
- Cast Darren Gilshenan, Angela Lansbury, Jane Fonda, Catherine Martin, Ann Roth
- Genre Documentary
- Available on Apple TV, Vudu, Tubi TV, The Roku Channel, Kanopy
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
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
Control
This film tells the story of the troubled life of Ian Curtis, the lead singer of English rock band Joy Division.
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- United Kingdom, United States, Australia • 2007
- Director Anton Corbijn
- Cast Sam Riley, Samantha Morton, Alexandra Maria Lara, Joe Anderson, James Anthony Pearson, Toby Kebbell
- Genre Drama
- Available on Hoopla, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, AMC on Demand, Tubi TV, The Roku Channel, Pluto TV, VUDU Free, Freevee, Kanopy, Plex,
Goldstone
A complex and stylish crime thriller that explores themes of racism, human trafficking, police corruption, corporate malfeasance, and the trampling of indigenous people’s rights.
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- Australia • 2016
- Director Ivan Sen
- Cast Aaron Pedersen, Alex Russell, Jacki Weaver, Cheng Pei-Pei, David Wenham, David Gulpilil
- Genre Crime, Thriller, Western
- Available on Hoopla, FlixFling, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, YouTube, Plex,