Films from Down Under
Australia Day is January 26th, and a fine occasion to celebrate the cinema of a country that has produced so many great films, directors, and actors. From beloved gems of independent cinema to a franchise which has spanned four decades, here are some of our favorite Aussie movies.
Sweet Country
Justice itself is put on trial.
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- Australia • 2018
- Director Warwick Thornton
- Cast Hamilton Morris, Bryan Brown, Sam Neill, Thomas M. Wright, Ewen Leslie, Matt Day
- Genre Drama, History, Western
- Available on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, Tubi TV, The Roku Channel, Pluto TV, VIX , Freevee, Kanopy, Hoopla, Plex, Plex Channel
Lion
A five-year-old Indian boy gets lost on the streets of Calcutta, thousands of kilometers from home.
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- United Kingdom, Australia, United States • 2016
- Director Garth Davis
- Cast Sunny Pawar, Dev Patel, Rooney Mara, David Wenham, Nicole Kidman, Abhishek Bharate
- Genre Drama
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Tubi TV, Pluto TV, Hoopla, Plex, Plex Channel
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 Max Amazon Channel, Max, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Spectrum On Demand
The Great Gatsby
Midwesterner Nick Carraway is lured into the lavish world of his neighbor, Jay Gatsby.
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- Australia, United States • 2013
- Director Baz Luhrmann
- Cast Leonardo DiCaprio, Tobey Maguire, Carey Mulligan, Joel Edgerton, Elizabeth Debicki, Isla Fisher
- Genre Drama, Romance
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Spectrum On Demand
Australia
Welcome to Australia!
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- United Kingdom, Australia, United States • 2008
- Director Baz Luhrmann
- Cast Nicole Kidman, Hugh Jackman, Essie Davis, David Wenham, Bryan Brown, David Gulpilil
- Genre Adventure, Drama, Romance
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube
Japanese Story
Two people who hate each other become stranded in one of the most remote regions of the earth.
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- Australia • 2003
- Director Sue Brooks
- Cast Toni Collette, Gotaro Tsunashima, Matthew Dyktynski, Lynette Curran, Yumiko Tanaka, Kate Atkinson
- Genre Drama, Romance
- Available on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Apple TV, Amazon Video, Tubi TV, Freevee, Kanopy, Hoopla, Plex, Plex Channel
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 Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Hoopla
Lantana
Sometimes love isn't enough.
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- Australia, Germany • 2001
- Director Ray Lawrence
- Cast Anthony LaPaglia, Rachael Blake, Kerry Armstrong, Manu Bennett, Melissa Martinez, Owen McKenna
- Genre Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
- Available on No streaming locations found.
Moulin Rouge!
An English poet falls in love with the star courtesan of the Moulin Rouge, but she hides a dark secret
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- Australia, United States • 2001
- Director Baz Luhrmann
- Cast Nicole Kidman, Ewan McGregor, John Leguizamo, Jim Broadbent, Richard Roxburgh, Garry McDonald
- Genre Drama, Romance
- Available on Peacock Premium, Peacock Premium Plus, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Microsoft Store, YouTube
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, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Hoopla
Muriel's Wedding
A young social outcast steals her parents' money to finance a vacation to Sydney.
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- Australia, France • 1994
- Director P.J. Hogan
- Cast Toni Collette, Bill Hunter, Rachel Griffiths, Sophie Lee, Roz Hammond, Belinda Jarrett
- Genre Comedy, Drama, Romance
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, Pluto TV, Hoopla
The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
Three drag queens journey through the Australian outback in a lavender tour bus named Priscilla.
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- Australia • 1994
- Director Stephan Elliott
- Cast Terence Stamp, Hugo Weaving, Guy Pearce, Bill Hunter, Sarah Chadwick, June Marie Bennett
- Genre Drama, Comedy
- Available on MGM Plus, fuboTV, Epix Amazon Channel, MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, Tubi TV, The Roku Channel, Pluto TV, Kanopy, Hoopla
The Year My Voice Broke
It was the year that changed everything. Forever.
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- Australia • 1987
- Director John Duigan
- Cast Noah Taylor, Loene Carmen, Ben Mendelsohn, Graeme Blundell, Lynette Curran, Malcolm Robertson
- Genre Drama, Romance
- Available on No streaming locations found.
The Year of Living Dangerously
A love caught in the fire of revolution.
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- Australia, United States • 1982
- Director Peter Weir
- Cast Mel Gibson, Sigourney Weaver, Linda Hunt, Michael Murphy, Bill Kerr, Noel Ferrier
- Genre Drama, Romance, War
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, Spectrum On Demand, Tubi TV, The Roku Channel, VUDU Free, Plex, Plex Channel
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
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, Max Amazon Channel, Max, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube