Best Australian Movies
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Best Australian Movies
TOP Movies: Mad Max: Fury Road (2015), Buoyancy (2019), Superman (2025), Titanic (1997), The Dressmaker (2015), Megamind (2010), Jumanji: The Next Level (2019), The Thin Red Line (1998), Better Watch Out (2016), The Adam Project (2022), Mortal Kombat (2021), Deadpool & Wolverine (2024), Toy Story 3 (2010), Hacksaw Ridge (2016), Crocodile Dundee (1986), Ice Age (2002), Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga (2024), Sinners (2025), Bring Her Back (2025), The Great Gatsby (2013).
List of Best Movies
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: Australia, USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
An apocalyptic story set in the furthest reaches of our planet, in a stark desert landscape where humanity is broken, and most everyone is crazed fighting for the necessities of life. Within this world exist two rebels on the run who just might be ...
Style:
visually appealing, visually stunning, road movie, apocalyptic, breathtaking ...
Audience:
boys' night, girls' night, family friendly, teens, adult
Plot:
post apocalypse, car, desert, apocalypse, survival, post apocalyptic, chase, on the run, dystopia, car chase, distopia, tough guy ...
Time:
future, year 2015, year 2016, near future, distant future ...
Place:
australia, los angeles
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Australia
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
An innocent Cambodian boy is sold to a Thai broker and enslaved on a fishing trawler. As fellow slaves are tortured and murdered around him, he starts to wonder if his only hope of freedom is to become as violent as his captors.
Style:
disturbing, serious, rough, suspense
Plot:
sea, slave, slavery, revenge, teenage boy, murder, fishing boat, human trafficking, bare chested male, gay, running away from home, child trafficking ...
Place:
cambodia
Is relevant?
388K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 129 min.
Story:
The next installment in the Superman series. This will be WB's ninth live-action Superman film. The plot is unknown at this time.
Style:
surprise ending, inspirational, emotional, epic, psychotronic ...
Plot:
superhero, urban setting, heroism, villain, alien, superhero team, dog, clone, lex luthor character, superheroine, robot, showdown ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
kansas, north america, antarctica, pentagon
Is relevant?
1.4M
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 194 min.
Story:
84 years later, a 101-year-old woman named Rose DeWitt Bukater tells the story to her granddaughter Lizzy Calvert, Brock Lovett, Lewis Bodine, Bobby Buell and Anatoly Mikailavich on the Keldysh about her life set in April 10th 1912, on a ship called ...
Style:
romantic, emotional, touching, sentimental, dramatic ...
Audience:
chick flick, date night, girls' night, kids, family friendly ...
Plot:
titanic, love story, disaster, love, ship, tragedy, forbidden love, love and romance, ocean, fall in love, tragic love, survival ...
Time:
20th century, 1910s, year 1997, edwardian era, 90s ...
Place:
atlantic ocean, britain, iran, nova scotia, america ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Australia, UK
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
In 1950s Australia, beautiful, talented dressmaker Tilly returns to her tiny hometown to right wrongs from her past. As she tries to reconcile with her mother, she starts to fall in love while transforming the fashion of the town.
Style:
romantic, romantic drama, period piece, costume drama, melancholic ...
Audience:
chick flick, girls' night
Plot:
bullying, women, fashion, dressmaker, small town, murder mystery, mother daughter relationship, revenge, memory, illegitimate daughter, accidental death, seamstress ...
Time:
1950s, 1900s, year 1951, 50s
Place:
australia, oceania, milan italy, france, new york ...
Is relevant?
322K
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Bumbling supervillain Megamind finally defeats his nemesis, the superhero Metro Man. But without a hero, he loses all purpose and must find new meaning to his life.
Style:
feel good, entertaining, witty, computer animated, cute ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, family friendly, girls' night, preschool
Plot:
superhero, villain, mad scientist, good versus evil, villain turns good, superhuman powers, prison, escapades, anti hero, talking animal, super villain, reporter ...
Time:
year 2010, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
usa, north america
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
Spencer returns to the world of Jumanji, prompting his friends, his grandfather and his grandfather’s friend to enter a different and more dangerous version to save him.
Style:
funny, breathtaking, action adventure, action comedy, captivating ...
Audience:
kids, teens, family outing, chick flick, adult
Plot:
jungle, adventurer, body swapping, curse, mission, teamwork, virtuality, trophy, ostrich, desert, obstacle course, rescue ...
Time:
year 2019, 2010s, jurassic
Place:
new hampshire
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Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: USA
Duration: 170 min.
Story:
Based on the graphic novel by James Jones, The Thin Red Line tells the story of a group of men, an Army Rifle company called C-for-Charlie, who change, suffer, and ultimately make essential discoveries about themselves during the fierce World War II ...
Style:
philosophical, visually stunning, visually appealing, visual, epic ...
Plot:
war, world war two, sergeant, jungle, infantry, soldier, pacific war, anti war, u.s. army, pacific island, survival, existentialism ...
Time:
20th century, 1940s, 90s, year 1998, year 1940 ...
Place:
asia, japan, america, germany, pacific ocean ...
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Genre: Comedy, Horror, Thriller
Country: Australia, USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
On a quiet suburban street tucked within a 'safe neighborhood', a babysitter must defend a twelve-year-old boy from strangers breaking into the house, only to discover that this is far from a normal home invasion.
Style:
christmas horror, horror comedy, suspense, suspenseful, psychological ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
christmas, holiday horror, home invasion, evil child, babysitter, murder, teenager, winter, killer child, psychopath, survival, old dark house ...
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
After accidentally crash-landing in 2022, time-traveling fighter pilot Adam Reed teams up with his 12-year-old self on a mission to save the future.
Style:
enigmatic, mysterious, funny, disturbing, motivational ...
Audience:
family outing, teens
Plot:
time travel, time, father, suv, child, female warrior, time traveler, travel, space, time paradox, death of father, astronaut ...
Time:
future, 2010s, 2020s, 21st century
Is relevant?
203K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
A failing boxer uncovers a family secret that leads him to a mystical tournament called Mortal Kombat where he meets a group of warriors who fight to the death in order to save the realms from the evil sorcerer Shang Tsung.
Style:
perverse, saga, epic, tense, exciting ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
martial arts, martial artist, master warrior, martial arts tournament, graphic violence, black magic, vigilante, alternate dimension, fight, masked man, female warrior, chase ...
Time:
90s, 2020s
Place:
usa, japan, north america
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
Third entry in the "Deadpool" franchise. Plot TBA.
Style:
buddy comedy, raunchy comedy, entertaining, psychotronic, action packed ...
Plot:
multiverse, x men, avenger, masked hero, final battle, regeneration, epic battle, redemption, mind reading, vulgar language, heroes, bald woman ...
Time:
2020s, 2010s
Place:
north dakota, new york, canada, north america
Is relevant?
961K
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Woody, Buzz, and the rest of Andy's toys haven't been played with in years. With Andy about to go to college, the gang find themselves accidentally left at a nefarious day care center. The toys must band together to escape and return home ...
Style:
feel good, funny, touching, emotional, humorous ...
Audience:
kids, teens, family outing, toddlers, girls' night ...
Plot:
toys, escape, objects come to life, friendship, friends, toy story, dinosaur, toy comes to life, anthropomorphism, dog, betrayal, doll ...
Time:
2010s, year 2010, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
iran, north america, ohio
Is relevant?
671K
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: USA
Duration: 139 min.
Story:
WWII American Army Medic Desmond T. Doss, who served during the Battle of Okinawa, refuses to kill people and becomes the first Conscientious Objector in American history to receive the Congressional Medal of Honor.
Style:
inspirational, touching, sentimental, christian film, harsh ...
Audience:
manly, girls' night
Plot:
world war two, war, soldier, conscientious objector, survival, us military, combat, american soldier, religion, bible, military, pacifist ...
Time:
1940s, year 2016, 20th century, middle ages, year 1945 ...
Place:
okinawa japan, japan, tennessee, usa
Is relevant?
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
There's trouble brewing in Bikini Bottom. Someone has stolen King Neptune's crown, and it looks like Mr. Krab, SpongeBob's boss, is the culprit. Though he's just been passed over for the promotion of his dreams, SpongeBob stands ...
Style:
funny, humorous, stylized, not serious, surreal ...
Audience:
kids, teens, family friendly, pre-teens, preschool
Plot:
friendship, stupidity, underwater, sea, fish, underwater city, beach, castle, princess, restaurant, king, slavery ...
Time:
2000s, year 2004
Place:
pacific ocean
Is relevant?
Genre: Adventure, Comedy
Country: Australia, USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
When a New York reporter plucks crocodile hunter Dundee from the Australian Outback for a visit to the Big Apple, it's a clash of cultures and a recipe for good-natured comedy as naïve Dundee negotiates the concrete jungle. Dundee proves that ...
Style:
feel good, funny, romantic, humorous, exciting ...
Audience:
chick flick, kids, date night, girls' night
Plot:
culture clash, escapades, tourist, jungle, adventurer, australian outback, swamp, transformation, treasure hunt, fish out of water, life philosophy, creativity ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
new york, australia, usa, pacific ocean, manhattan new york city ...
Is relevant?
560K
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
With the impending ice age almost upon them, a mismatched trio of prehistoric critters – Manny the woolly mammoth, Diego the saber-toothed tiger and Sid the giant sloth – find an orphaned infant and decide to return it to its human parents. ...
Style:
touching, feel good, road movie, humorous, funny ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, family friendly, toddlers, girls' night ...
Plot:
unlikely friendships, ice age, friendship, odd couple, heroes, heroic mission, good versus evil, friends, escapades, bonding, talking animal, journey ...
Time:
prehistoric times, stone age, prehistory, 20th century, 2000s ...
Place:
antarctic
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: Australia, USA
Duration: 148 min.
Story:
As the world falls, young Furiosa is snatched from the Green Place of Many Mothers into the hands of a great biker horde led by the warlord Dementus. Sweeping through the wasteland, they encounter the citadel presided over by Immortan Joe. The two ...
Style:
visually stunning, exciting, apocalyptic, suspenseful, futuristic ...
Audience:
boys' night, family friendly, girls' night, adult
Plot:
post apocalypse, desert, female protagonist, mad max, distopia, mother daughter relationship, chase, wasteland, kidnapped girl, warrior, revenge, loss of mother ...
Time:
future
Place:
oceania, australia
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394K
Genre: Action, Drama, Horror, Music, Thriller
Country: USA, Australia, Canada
Duration: 137 min.
Story:
Trying to leave their troubled lives behind, twin brothers return to their hometown to start again, only to discover that an even greater evil is waiting to welcome them back.
Style:
period piece, southern gothic, dark fantasy, gothic, psychotronic ...
Plot:
supernatural horror, vampire, profanity, brother brother relationship, twins, ku klux klan, vampirism, loss of brother, eaten alive, native american, plantation, graphic violence ...
Time:
1930s, 90s, 20th century, year 1932, year 1992 ...
Place:
mississippi, chicago, north america
Is relevant?
Genre: Horror, Mystery
Country: Australia
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Following the death of their father, a brother and sister are introduced to their new sibling by their foster mother, only to learn that she has a terrifying secret.
Style:
psychological horror, touching, tragic
Plot:
blind girl, teenage protagonist, funeral, grief, kidnapped boy, death, body horror, supernatural horror, sibling relationship, supernatural, ritual, mute ...
Place:
australia, south australia
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Australia, USA
Duration: 143 min.
Story:
An adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald's Long Island-set novel, where Midwesterner Nick Carraway is lured into the lavish world of his neighbor, Jay Gatsby. Soon enough, however, Carraway will see through the cracks of Gatsby's nouveau riche ...
Style:
romantic, sentimental, bad ending, stylized, colorful ...
Audience:
chick flick, teens, girls' night, date night, adult
Plot:
high society, obsession, love, social differences, loneliness, love triangle, millionaire, couples, love and romance, love story, destructive relationship, infidelity ...
Time:
1920s, year 2013, 2010s, 90s, 1900s ...
Place:
usa, new york, los angeles, long island, midwest
Is relevant?
169K
Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: USA, Australia
Duration: 144 min.
Story:
The story of how Richard Williams served as a coach to his daughters Venus and Serena, who will soon become two of the most legendary tennis players in history.
Style:
inspirational, emotional, thought provoking, serious, captivating ...
Audience:
kids, adult
Plot:
tennis, athlete and trainer, father daughter relationship, athlete's life, strict father, biopic, black, african american, family relations, coach, rivalry, real life ...
Time:
2020s, 90s, 20th century
Place:
los angeles
Is relevant?
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Max imagines running away from his mom and sailing to a far-off land where large talking beasts -- Ira, Carol, Douglas, the Bull, Judith and Alexander -- crown him as their king, play rumpus, build forts and discover secret hideaways.
Style:
touching, visually stunning, talky, fairy tale, visually appealing ...
Audience:
kids, family friendly, teens, pre-teens, toddlers ...
Plot:
childhood, imaginary kingdom, children, creature, imagination, child, fantasy world, loneliness, island, boy, surrealism, mischievous children ...
Time:
year 2009, 90s, 21st century
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518K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Australia
Duration: 138 min.
Story:
A story about friendship and loyalty, guilt and vengeance, and the fateful affect the past has on the present.
Style:
psychological, suspense, depressing, twist ending, emotional ...
Audience:
chick flick, adult
Plot:
murder, murder mystery, vengeance, police, police investigation, investigation, death in the family, police detective, sexual abuse, loss of child, child abuse, loss of daughter ...
Time:
year 2003, 2000s, 70s, 20th century, 60s ...
Place:
boston, massachusetts, persia, usa
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
29 years since the Black Flame Candle was last lit, the 17th-century Sanderson sisters are resurrected, and they are looking for revenge. Now it's up to three high school students to stop the ravenous witches from wreaking a new kind of havoc ...
Style:
saga, dramatic, captivating, enigmatic, dark comedy ...
Audience:
kids, horror for children
Plot:
magic, witch, halloween, sister, power, spell, witchcraft, village, female protagonist, curse, wizard, magical ...
Time:
2020s, year 1953, 90s, 17th century, year 1993
Place:
salem massachusetts
Is relevant?
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Lance and Walter. One is a super cool and charming spy, and the other invents the super cool gadgets Lance uses. When an event happens, they must learn to rely on each other like never before in order to save the world.
Style:
3d animation, cult classic, entertaining, buddy comedy, captivating ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
spy, human becomes animal, hotel, gadget, transformation, superhero, talking animal, inventor, buddy, pigeon, secret service, animal ...
Time:
2000s, year 2019, year 2009, 20th century, 2010s ...
Place:
tokyo, venice, washington d.c., japan, italy ...
Is relevant?
195K
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Barry B. Benson, a bee who has just graduated from college, is disillusioned at his lone career choice: making honey. On a special trip outside the hive, Barry's life is saved by Vanessa, a florist in New York City. As their relationship ...
Style:
entertaining, 3d animation, humorous, absurd, light ...
Audience:
kids, family friendly, girls' night, pre-teens, family outing ...
Plot:
unlikely friendships, animal life, interspecies romance, beehive, culture clash, bee, talking animal, honey, trust, surrealism, lawsuit, fighting the system ...
Time:
year 2007, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
new york, pasadena california, usa, california
Is relevant?
259K
Genre: Biography, Drama, Music
Country: USA, Australia
Duration: 159 min.
Story:
The life story of Elvis Presley as seen through the complicated relationship with his enigmatic manager, Colonel Tom Parker.
Style:
costume drama, touching, historical drama, thought provoking, realistic ...
Plot:
rock music, musician, career, based on real people, music, singer, biopic, singing, rock and roll, manager, death of protagonist, king ...
Time:
20th century, 1950s, 2020s, 70s, 60s ...
Place:
las vegas, memphis, nevada, germany
Is relevant?
313K
Genre: Drama, Musical, Romance
Country: Australia, USA
Duration: 127 min.
Story:
A celebration of love and creative inspiration takes place in the infamous, gaudy and glamorous Parisian nightclub, at the cusp of the 20th century. A young poet, who is plunged into the heady world of Moulin Rouge, begins a passionate affair with ...
Style:
sentimental, romantic, sexy, visually stunning, period piece ...
Audience:
chick flick, girls' night, date night, teens
Plot:
cabaret, love story, tragic love, jealousy, nightclub, sexual attraction, showbiz, music, performer's life, bohemian life, passion, love and romance ...
Time:
19th century, 1890s, year 2001, ancient times, victorian era ...
Place:
paris france, europe, detroit, france, montmartre paris ...
Is relevant?
263K
Genre: Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
When their ship crash-lands on a remote planet, the marooned passengers soon learn that escaped convict Riddick isn't the only thing they have to fear. Deadly creatures lurk in the shadows, waiting to attack in the dark, and the planet is ...
Style:
futuristic, suspenseful, suspense, cult classic, harsh ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
monster, creature, survival, space travel, alien, alien life-form, one man army, dark hero, outer space, deadly creature, escape, space and aliens ...
Time:
future, year 2000, 2000s, y2k
Place:
oceania, space western
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