Movies & TV Shows/Series by New South Wales Film & Television Office at a glance

55 movies and TV shows/series found (page 1/2):

Strictly Ballroom(1992)

| 1h 34min | Comedy, Drama, Romance / Love

3.3/5 (with 144 votes)

Brave new steps put Scott's career in jeopardy. With a new partner and determination, can he still succeed?

Directed by Baz Luhrmann - With Paul Mercurio, Bill Hunter, Barry Otto, Gia Carides, Lauren Hewett, Tara Morice, ...

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The Piano(1993)

| 1h 56min | Drama, Romance / Love

3.7/5 (with 632 votes)

After a long voyage from Scotland, pianist Ada McGrath and her young daughter, Flora, are left with all their belongings, including a piano, on a New Zealand beach. Ada, who has been mute since childhood, has been sold into marriage to a local man named Alisdair Stewart. Making little attempt to warm up to Alisdair, Ada soon becomes intrigued by his Maori-friendly acquaintance, George Baines, leading to tense, life-altering conflicts.

Directed by Jane Campion - With Harvey Keitel, Anna Paquin, Sam Neill, Holly Hunter, Tungia Baker, Bruce Allpress, ...

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Candy(2006)

1h 56min | Drama, Romance / Love

3.6/5 (with 268 votes)

A poet falls in love with an art student, who gravitates to his bohemian lifestyle — and his love of heroin. Hooked as much on one another as they are on the drug, their relationship alternates between states of oblivion, self-destruction, and despair.

Directed by Neil Armfield - With Heath Ledger, Abbie Cornish, Geoffrey Rush, Tony Martin, Tara Morice, Adrienne Pickering, ...

Like Minds(2006)

1h 50min | Mystery, Thriller, Crime, Horror

3.2/5 (with 43 votes)

A forensic psychologist must determine if a minor should be charged with murder.

Directed by Gregory J. Read - With Toni Collette, Eddie Redmayne, Tom Sturridge, Richard Roxburgh, Kate Maberly, Patrick Malahide, ...

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Beneath Hill 60(2010)

| 2h 2min | Drama, History, War

3.5/5 (with 64 votes)

The true story of Australia's cat-and-mouse underground mine warfare—one of the most misunderstood, misrepresented and mystifying conflicts of WW I. It was secret struggle BENEATH the Western Front that combined daring engineering, technology and science. Few on the surface knew of the brave, claustrophobic and sometimes barbaric work of these tunnellers.

Directed by Jeremy Sims - With Brendan Cowell, Gyton Grantley, Aden Young, Bella Heathcote, Jacqueline McKenzie, Anthony Hayes, ...

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Virtual Revolution(2016)

1h 32min | Science Fiction

2.6/5 (with 37 votes)

Paris 2047. Most of the population spend all their time online, connected into virtual worlds, and don't care anymore about reality. A shadow agent, Nash, working for one of the multinational companies behind these virtual worlds, is tracking down terrorists who threaten the system...

Directed by Guy-Roger Duvert - With Mike Dopud, Jane Badler, Melissa Mars

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The Boys(1998)

1h 26min | Drama

2.9/5 (with 7 votes)

Brett Sprague is a violent and psychopathic man, who is released on parole after serving a sentence for assault. As he returns to his family house and we watch him and his brothers, Stevie and Glenn, for the next 24 hours, it becomes clear this day will not end well.

Directed by Rowan Woods - With David Wenham, Toni Collette, Lynette Curran, John Polson, Anthony Hayes

Darwin's Brave New World(2009)

| 45min per episode | Documentary, Drama

3.5/5 (with 1 vote)

A docudrama series focusing on Charles Darwin's theory of evolution through natural selection; it uses reconstruction of the 19th century with present day documentary.

Somersault(2004)

1h 45min | Drama, Romance / Love

3.1/5 (with 40 votes)

Australian teenager Heidi is left with little choice but to leave home after she's caught red-handed with her mother's boyfriend. With few options, Heidi ends up in Jindabyne, a tourist community. Upon meeting Joe at a bar, she pursues a relationship with him and tries to find something resembling a normal home life. Heidi makes small strides by getting a job and finding a place to stay, but her relationship with Joe must overcome more than its share of hurdles.

Directed by Cate Shortland - With Abbie Cornish, Sam Worthington, Erik Thomson, Anne-Louise Lambert, Leah Purcell, Lynette Curran, ...

The Square(2008)

1h 45min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

3.1/5 (with 42 votes)

Ray, a construction worker trapped in an unhappy marriage, pursues an affair with his neighbor, Carla. Carla's husband, Greg, is a mobster who keeps large sums of drug money in their home. With this in mind, Carla comes up with a plan: She and Ray will steal Greg's money, burn down her house, convince Greg the money was lost in the fire and then run away together. Carla's scheme, however, doesn't go off as planned.

Directed by Nash Edgerton - With David Roberts, Claire van der Boom, Joel Edgerton, Anthony Hayes, Peter Phelps, Bill Hunter, ...

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$9.99(2009)

| 1h 18min | Animation, Drama

3.0/5 (with 38 votes)

Have you ever wondered "What is the meaning of life? Why do we exist?" The answer to this vexing question is now within your reach! You'll find it in a small yet amazing booklet, which will explain, in easy to follow, simple terms your reason for being! The booklet, printed on the finest paper, contains illuminating, exquisite colour pictures, and could be yours for a mere $9.99.

Directed by Tatia Rosenthal, Etgar Keret

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Sweetie(1989)

| 1h 37min | Drama, Comedy

3.0/5 (with 38 votes)

A young woman struggling to maintain a relationship with her boyfriend has her life upturned by the arrival of her estranged, maladjusted sister "Sweetie".

Directed by Jane Campion - With Genevieve Lemon

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Children of the Revolution(1996)

1h 41min | Comedy, Drama

2.7/5 (with 8 votes)

A man (Richard Roxburgh) the Australian government blames for 1990s political woes blames his mother (Judy Davis), a communist Stalin seduced in 1951.

Directed by Peter Duncan - With Judy Davis, Sam Neill, F. Murray Abraham, Richard Roxburgh, Rachel Griffiths, Geoffrey Rush, ...

Better Than Sex(2000)

1h 24min | Romance / Love, Drama, Comedy

2.8/5 (with 13 votes)

After a one-night stand a couple is faced with the terrifying possibility of what they really want.

Directed by Jonathan Teplitzky - With David Wenham, Susie Porter, Catherine McClements

The Magic Pudding(2000)

| 1h 20min | Animation, Music, Kids & Family

2.9/5 (with 6 votes)

Meet Albert, The Magic Pudding, Bunyip Bluegum, a splendid young koala and his seafaring friends Bill Barnacle and Sam Sawnoff. Together they fight off the bungled attempts of pudding thieves, Possum and Wombat, and try to solve the mystery of Bunyip's parents' disappearance.

Directed by Karl Zwicky

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The Man Who Sued God(2001)

| 1h 37min | Comedy

3.3/5 (with 29 votes)

A lawyer becomes a fisherman from frustration. When his one piece of property, his boat, is struck by lightning and destroyed he is denied insurance money because it was “an act of God”. He re-registers as a lawyer and sues the insurance company and, as God’s representative, The Church.

Directed by Mark Joffe - With Billy Connolly, Judy Davis, Emily Browning, Colin Friels, Wendy Hughes, Steve Jacobs, ...

Jindabyne(2006)

| 2h 3min | Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller

2.8/5 (with 28 votes)

Outside the Australian town of Jindabyne, local man Stuart Kane is on a fishing trip with friends when they discover the body of a murdered girl. What follows will change their lives forever.

Directed by Ray Lawrence - With Gabriel Byrne, Laura Linney, Deborra-Lee Furness, John Howard, Chris Haywood

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Lantana(2001)

| 2h 1min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

3.4/5 (with 85 votes)

Plagued with grief over the murder of her daughter, Valerie Somers suspects that her husband John is cheating on her. When Valerie disappears, Detective Leon Zat attempts to solve the mystery of her absence. A complex web of love, sex and deceit emerges -- drawing in four related couples whose various partners are distrustful and suspicious about each other's involvement.

Directed by Ray Lawrence - With Anthony LaPaglia, Barbara Hershey, Geoffrey Rush, Peter Phelps, Manu Bennett, Kerry Armstrong, ...

The Monkey's Mask(2001)

1h 33min | Thriller, Crime

2.2/5 (with 17 votes)

A lesbian private detective falls in love with a suspect in the disappearance of a young woman. The film is based on the verse novel of the same name by Australian poet Dorothy Porter.

Directed by Samantha Lang - With Susie Porter, Kelly McGillis, Abbie Cornish, Marton Csokas, Bojana Novakovic, John Noble, ...

Romulus, My Father(2007)

1h 44min | Drama

3.0/5 (with 16 votes)

The story of Romulus, his beautiful wife, Christina, and their struggle in the face of great adversity to bring up their son, Raimond. It is a story of impossible love that ultimately celebrates the unbreakable bond between father and son.

Directed by Richard Roxburgh - With Eric Bana, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Franka Potente, Marton Csokas, Jacek Koman, Alethea McGrath, ...

Thunderstruck(2004)

1h 38min | Comedy, Drama, Music

3.3/5 (with 1 vote)

After a near death experience, five Boys, all devoted AC/DC fans, make a pact to bury their best friend next to the grave of Bon Scott. 12 years later, having gone their different ways, they come together to fulfill the promise.

Directed by Darren Ashton - With Damon Gameau, Stephen Curry, Ryan Johnson, Callan Mulvey, Sam Worthington, Kestie Morassi, ...

The Home Song Stories(2007)

1h 43min | Drama

3.0/5 (with 4 votes)

Tom, now in his 40s, begins to write the memoirs of his 1960s childhood, as the little boy whose mother Rose was a glamorous Shanghai nightclub singer. When Rose meets Aussie sailor Bill, they are quickly married, and she packs up Tom and his older sister May to head for Melbourne. The marriage just as quickly breaks up and Rose moves with the kids to Sydney. After a succession of male friends and little success, in 1971 Rose moves back to Melbourne, in an uncomfortable arrangement living again with Bill – and his mother. With Bill called away to sea, Rose takes up with young Chinese cook Joe, but despair and conflicts over May's relationship with Joe tear the family further apart. Little Tom is deeply hurt, but May's ongoing conflict with her mother takes a respite when Rose tells her daughter about her traumatic teenage years.

Directed by Tony Ayres - With Joan Chen, Joel Lok, Qi Yuwu, Irene Chen

The Goddess of 1967(2000)

| 1h 59min | Romance / Love, Drama, Comedy

3.4/5 (with 11 votes)

A rich, young businessman travels to Australia with the intention of buying a 1967 Citroën DS. Once he arrives, things do not go to plan, and he must drive the DS into the outback alongside a blind young woman in order to track down its seller.

Directed by Clara Law - With Rose Byrne

Clubland(2007)

1h 45min | Drama, Comedy, Romance / Love

2.7/5 (with 10 votes)

The shy son of an aging comedienne tries to find a balance between his demanding home life, his new girlfriend, and his mother's second chance at fame.

Directed by Cherie Nowlan - With Khan Chittenden, Emma Booth, Richard Wilson, Brenda Blethyn, Emma Booth, Philip Quast, ...

Joanne Lees: Murder In The Outback(2007)

1h 34min | Thriller, Drama, Crime, TV Movie

3.0/5 (with 4 votes)

After surviving the terrifying outback abduction of her boyfriend, Joanne Lees became the victim of a relentless trial by media across two continents. With no body to speak of, reported 'sightings' of Peter, and revelations Joanne had cheated on her boyfriend, the public and media in both Britain and Australia refused to accept Joanne's innocence on face value. This is the story of one young woman's courage in the face of one of the most mysterious crimes in Australian history.

Directed by Tony Tilse - With Joanne Froggatt

Strange Planet(1999)

1h 36min | Comedy, Romance / Love

2.5/5 (with 4 votes)

Alice, Judy and Sally are three Australian roommates who are unlucky in love. Over the course of a year, they endure numerous personal ups and downs. Meanwhile, Ewan, Joel and Neil are friends and coworkers with similar problems, and gradually their lives intersect with the trio of women to varying degrees. Will any of these young people finally find a satisfying relationship?

Directed by Emma-Kate Croghan - With Claudia Karvan, Naomi Watts, Felix Williamson, Hugo Weaving, Alice Garner, Aaron Jeffery, ...

Paws(1997)

1h 23min | Adventure, Kids & Family, Fantasy

2.2/5 (with 12 votes)

A talking Terrier with impressive computer skills teams up with two youngsters to stop a million dollars from falling into the wrong hands.

Directed by Karl Zwicky - With Billy Connolly, Nathan Cavaleri, Myriam Francois-Cerrah, Sandy Gore, Heath Ledger, Alyssa-Jane Cook, ...

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The Night We Called It a Day(2003)

| 1h 37min | Comedy, Drama

2.9/5 (with 4 votes)

Based on the true events surrounding Frank Sinatra's tour of Australia. When Sinatra calls a local reporter a "two-bit hooker", every union in the country black-bans the star until he issues an apology.

Directed by Paul Goldman - With Dennis Hopper, Melanie Griffith, Portia de Rossi, Joel Edgerton, Rose Byrne, David Hemmings, ...

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