Film Australia Movies

  • 1996
    Rats in the Ranks

    Rats in the Ranks

    Rats in the Ranks

    71996HD

    Every September Sydney's inner-suburban Leichhardt Council re-elects it mayor. Incumbent Larry Hand was popular with the citizenry but they don't vote...

    Rats in the Ranks
  • 2002
    The Trouble with Merle

    The Trouble with Merle

    The Trouble with Merle

    02002HD

    The director explores the birth origins of actress Merle Oberon, traveling to Tasmania and India in search of the truth, but her quest ultimately resu...

    The Trouble with Merle
  • 1995
    Rough Diamonds

    Rough Diamonds

    Rough Diamonds

    01995HD

    In Queensland's outback, a single mother from Brisbane, who's tired of her old life as a singer, bonds with a handsome truck driver, who can also sing...

    Rough Diamonds
  • 2000
    Cunnamulla

    Cunnamulla

    Cunnamulla

    5.62000HD

    Cunnamulla, 800 kilometres west of Brisbane, is the end of the railway line. In the months leading up to a scorching Christmas in the bush, there's a...

    Cunnamulla
  • 2003
    Welcome to the Waks Family

    Welcome to the Waks Family

    Welcome to the Waks Family

    62003HD

    Everyday life in the Waks household is a logistical challenge of monumental proportions. There are two minibuses to move the family around and the kit...

    Welcome to the Waks Family
  • 1966
    Life in Australia: Geraldton

    Life in Australia: Geraldton

    Life in Australia: Geraldton

    01966HD

    Made by the Department of Immigration to entice immigrants from Great Britain, this film shows an idyllic picture of life in the Western Australian re...

    Life in Australia: Geraldton
  • 1988
    Custody

    Custody

    Custody

    01988HD

    Using the 'real life' documentary style, this drama observes two years in the life of the Byrne family as they become involved in the complicated lega...

    Custody
  • 1991
    Act of Necessity

    Act of Necessity

    Act of Necessity

    01991HD

    An Australian couple strive to prove that chemical companies have polluted the water supply, giving their daughter leukemia.

    Act of Necessity
  • 2002
    Ordinary People

    Ordinary People

    Ordinary People

    8.52002HD

    Far right and anti-immigration politics have been on the rise worldwide. In Australia, as in many other western countries, as Ordinary People was film...

    Ordinary People
  • 1987
    Prisoners of Propaganda

    Prisoners of Propaganda

    Prisoners of Propaganda

    61987HD

    In 1943, the Imperial Japanese Secret Service made a film called Calling Australia! to show the "exemplary conditions" under which prisoners of war we...

    Prisoners of Propaganda
  • 1981
    Fourteen's Good, Eighteen's Better

    Fourteen's Good, Eighteen's Better

    Fourteen's Good, Eighteen's Better

    01981HD

    Profile on three young Adelaide women. Diana, Kerry and Josie are now 18 years old, and continue to have open and frank discussions about their lives.

    Fourteen's Good, Eighteen's Better
  • 1982
    The Human Face of Japan

    The Human Face of Japan

    The Human Face of Japan

    01982HD

    The world continues to look to Japan as a highly industrialized, future-oriented country that has retained much of its ancient tradition. This series...

    The Human Face of Japan
  • 1984
    The Human Face of Russia

    The Human Face of Russia

    The Human Face of Russia

    01984HD

    Documentary on the USSR

    The Human Face of Russia
  • 1960
    Suicide Trail

    Suicide Trail

    Suicide Trail

    01960HD

    Shot with a big cowboy nod to the Western genre, this road safety film shows the danger of speeding on an unknown country road at night.

    Suicide Trail
  • 1977
    Yumi Yet

    Yumi Yet

    Yumi Yet

    5.51977HD

    Documents Independence Day of Papua New Guinea on September 16, 1975, comparing the pageantry of local celebrations with the official ceremony in the...

    Yumi Yet
  • 1974
    Namatjira the Painter

    Namatjira the Painter

    Namatjira the Painter

    01974HD

    Traces the life and artistic development of the Aboriginal painter, the late Albert Namatjira. His environment, his introduction to painting, his subs...

    Namatjira the Painter
  • 1999
    Federation

    Federation

    Federation

    01999HD

    An epic tale about the making of Australia. This tells the stories of the founding fathers and of the people in six separate colonies in the decades l...

    Federation
  • 1958
    Dead on Their Feet

    Dead on Their Feet

    Dead on Their Feet

    01958HD

    A road safety film for pedestrians in city traffic. Demonstrates typical unsafe practices.

    Dead on Their Feet
  • 1959
    The Pace That Kills

    The Pace That Kills

    The Pace That Kills

    01959HD

    Excessive speed is the number one killer on the roads: one-thrid of all road deaths are caused by it. By excessive speeding drivers risk their own liv...

    The Pace That Kills
  • 1974
    Mr. Symbol Man

    Mr. Symbol Man

    Mr. Symbol Man

    01974HD

    Examines the system of symbol communication devised by Charles Bliss for use by speech handicapped and deaf individuals. Profiles the life and work of...

    Mr. Symbol Man