
Set in the outback where a local policeman tries to help a rambunctious scamp settle down by promising the lad a new gun if he can stay out of mischief and treat other people with respect. Read More »
Tag Archives: Australia
Lovers and Luggers (1938) Ken G. Hall, Lloyd Hughes, Ann Richards, James Raglan, Adventure, Comedy, Romance

Daubeney Carshott, a concert pianist, leaves London to dive for pearls on Thursday Island in the South Seas at the whim of Stella Raff, his fiancée. Read More »
Shame (1988) Steve Jodrell, Deborra-Lee Furness, Tony Barry, Bill McCluskey, Drama

Asta Cadell, a lawyer traveling through the Australian Outback on holiday, stops in a small Western Australian town after her motorcycle breaks down and shacks up with Tim Curtis Read More »
Blutige Schreie / Strange Behavior (1981) Michael Laughlin, Michael Murphy, Louise Fletcher, Dan Shor, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller

Widowed John Brady is the Chief of Police in small town Galesburg, Illinois, where he has lived most of his life. Read More »
Death Cheaters (1976) Brian Trenchard-Smith, John Hargreaves, Grant Page, Margaret Gerard, Action, Adventure

Australia sends two ex-commando stuntmen (John Hargreaves, Grant Page) to steal documents from a Philippine mobster.
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Ninety Nine Per Cent (1963) Giorgio Mangiamele, Comedy

In Ninety-Nine Percent, Mangiamele’s only comedy, Italian widower Joseph Pino and his young son Peter live a chaotic and deeply opposed life. Read More »
Mabo (2012) Rachel Perkins, Jimi Bani, Deborah Mailman, Ewen Leslie, Biography, Drama

Mabo tells the story of one of Australia’s national heroes – Eddie Koiki Mabo, the Torres Strait Islander who left school at age 15 Read More »
Head On (1998) Ana Kokkinos, Alex Dimitriades, Julian Garner, Elena Mandalis, Drama, Romance

Nineteen-year-old Ari confronts both his sexuality and his Greek family. Ari despises his once-beloved parents, former radical activists, for having entombed themselves in insular tradition. Read More »
Dimboola (1979) John Duigan, Bruce Spence, Natalie Bate, Max Gillies, Comedy, Drama

Dimboola follows the interaction of various characters at a country wedding reception. Read More »
Mouth to Mouth (1978) John Duigan, Kim Krejus, Sonia Peat, Ian Gilmour, Drama

An edgy urban drama, Mouth to Mouth follows the lives of four young people, desperate to carve out a better existence in a harsh and unforgiving world. Read More »