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Melbourne ( MEL-bərn; Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: Narrm or Naarm) is the capital of the Australian state of Victoria and the second-most populous city in Australia (behind Sydney), although the most populous by contiguous urban area. Its name generally refers to a 9,993 km2 (3,858 sq mi) metropolitan area also known as Greater Melbourne, comprising an urban agglomeration of 31 local municipalities, although the name is also used specifically for the local municipality of City of Melbourne based around its central business area. The metropolis occupies much of the northern and eastern coastlines of Port Phillip Bay and spreads into the Mornington Peninsula, part of West Gippsland, as well as the hinterlands towards the Yarra Valley, the Dandenong Ranges, and the Macedon Ranges. Melbourne has a population over 5 million (19% of the population of Australia, as of the 2021 census), mostly residing to the east of the city centre, and its inhabitants are commonly referred to as "Melburnians". The area of Melbourne has been home to Aboriginal Victorians for over 40,000 years and serves as an important meeting place for local Kulin nation clans. Of the five peoples of the Kulin nation, the traditional custodians of the land encompassing Melbourne are the Boonwurrung, Wathaurong and the W... ()

Other filming locations in this country: Sydney


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Ghost Rider(2007)

PG-13
| 1h 54min | Thriller, Action, Fantasy
2.8/5 (with 2,591 votes)

In order to save his dying father, young stunt cyclist Johnny Blaze sells his soul to Mephistopheles and sadly parts from the pure-hearted Roxanne Simpson, the love of his life. Years later, Johnny's path crosses again with Roxanne, now a go-getting reporter, and also with Mephistopheles, who offers to release Johnny's soul if Johnny becomes the fabled, fiery 'Ghost Rider'.

Blacklight(2022)

PG-13
| 1h 48min | Action, Thriller
3.1/5 (with 453 votes)

Travis Block is a shadowy Government agent who specializes in removing operatives whose covers have been exposed. He then has to uncover a deadly conspiracy within his own ranks that reaches the highest echelons of power.

Knowing(2009)

PG-13
| 2h 1min | Action, Mystery, Science Fiction, Thriller
3.1/5 (with 2,331 votes)

A teacher opens a time capsule that has been dug up at his son's elementary school; in it are some chilling predictions -- some that have already occurred and others that are about to -- that lead him to believe his family plays a role in the events that are about to unfold.

Foe(2023)

3.0/5 (with 10 votes)

Henrietta and Junior farm a secluded piece of land that has been in Junior's family for generations, but their quiet life is thrown into turmoil when an uninvited stranger shows up at their door with a startling proposal. Will they risk their relationship & personal identity for a chance to survive in a new world?

Directed by Garth Davis - With Saoirse Ronan, Paul Mescal, Aaron Pierre

Predestination(2014)

R
| 1h 37min | Science Fiction, Thriller
3.7/5 (with 2,804 votes)

Predestination chronicles the life of a Temporal Agent sent on an intricate series of time-travel journeys designed to prevent future killers from committing their crimes. Now, on his final assignment, the Agent must stop the one criminal that has eluded him throughout time and prevent a devastating attack in which thousands of lives will be lost.

Lion(2016)

PG-13
| 1h 58min | Drama
4.1/5 (with 3,003 votes)

A five-year-old Indian boy gets lost on the streets of Calcutta, thousands of kilometers from home. He survives many challenges before being adopted by a couple in Australia; 25 years later, he sets out to find his lost family.

Directed by Garth Davis - With Dev Patel, Nicole Kidman, Rooney Mara, David Wenham, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Priyanka Bose, ...

Police Story 4: First Strike(1996)

PG-13
| 1h 47min | Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
3.2/5 (with 194 votes)

Hong Kong cop Chan Ka-Kui returns, working with Interpol to track down and arrest an illegal weapons dealer. Chan later realizes that things are not as simple as they appear and soon finds himself to be a pawn of an organization posing as Russian intelligence.

Charlotte's Web(2006)

G
| 1h 37min | Comedy, Kids & Family, Fantasy
3.1/5 (with 617 votes)

Wilbur the pig is scared of the end of the season, because he knows that come that time, he will end up on the dinner table. He hatches a plan with Charlotte, a spider that lives in his pen, to ensure that this will never happen.

Where the Wild Things Are(2009)

3.2/5 (with 859 votes)

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.

I, Frankenstein(2014)

PG-13
| 1h 32min | Horror, Thriller
2.6/5 (with 842 votes)

200 years after his shocking creation, Dr. Frankenstein's creature, Adam, still walks the earth. But when he finds himself in the middle of a war over the fate of humanity, Adam discovers he holds the key that could destroy humankind.

Killer Elite(2011)

R
| 1h 56min | Action, Adventure, Thriller
3.1/5 (with 931 votes)

Based on a shocking true story, Killer Elite pits two of the world’s most elite operatives—Danny, an ex-special ops agent and Hunter, his longtime mentor—against the cunning leader of a secret military society. Covering the globe from Australia to Paris, London and the Middle East, Danny and Hunter are plunged into a highly dangerous game of cat and mouse—where the predators become the prey.

The King's Daughter(2022)

PG
| 1h 30min | Fantasy, Adventure, Kids & Family
3.6/5 (with 307 votes)

King Louis XIV's quest for immortality leads him to capture and steal a mermaid's life force, a move that is further complicated by his illegitimate daughter's discovery of the creature.

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Quigley Down Under(1990)

PG-13
| 1h 59min | Western
3.4/5 (with 153 votes)

American Matt Quigley answers Australian land baron Elliott Marston's ad for a sharpshooter to kill the dingoes on his property. But when Quigley finds out that Marston's real target is the aborigines, Quigley hits the road. Now, even American expatriate Crazy Cora can't keep Quigley safe in his cat-and-mouse game with the homicidal Marston.

Winchester(2018)

PG-13
| 1h 40min | Horror, Thriller
3.0/5 (with 788 votes)

San Jose, California, 1906. Isolated in her labyrinthine mansion, eccentric firearm heiress Sarah Winchester believes that she is being haunted by the souls of those killed by the guns manufactured by her company.

Queen of the Damned(2002)

R
| 1h 41min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
3.0/5 (with 447 votes)

Lestat de Lioncourt is awakened from his slumber. Bored with his existence, he has now become this generation's new Rock God. While in the course of time, another has arisen, Akasha, the Queen of the Vampires and the Dammed. He wants immortal fame, his fellow vampires want him eternally dead for his betrayal, and the Queen wants him for her King. Who will be the first to reach him? Who shall win?

On the Beach(1959)

3.3/5 (with 83 votes)

In 1964, atomic war wipes out humanity in the northern hemisphere; one American submarine finds temporary safe haven in Australia, where life-as-usual covers growing despair. In denial about the loss of his wife and children in the holocaust, American Captain Towers meets careworn but gorgeous Moira Davidson, who begins to fall for him. The sub returns after reconnaissance a month (or less) before the end; will Towers and Moira find comfort with each other?

The Castle(1997)

R
| 1h 25min | Drama, Comedy
3.6/5 (with 79 votes)

A Melbourne family is very happy living near the Melbourne airport. However, they are forced to leave their beloved home (by the Government and airport authorities) to make way for more runways. 'The Castle' is the story of how they fight to remain in their home.

Salaam Namaste(2005)

PG
| 2h 38min | Comedy, Romance / Love, Drama
3.0/5 (with 37 votes)

Salaam Namaste is about two Indians who have left their houses to make a life on their own, and how they meet and how they tackle their own relationships and problems and overcome them themselves without their families.

Dogs in Space(1986)

R
| 1h 43min | Music, Drama
3.1/5 (with 6 votes)

The place is Melbourne, Australia 1978. The punk phenomenon is sweeping the country and Dogs In Space, a punk group, are part of it. In a squat, in a dodgy suburb, live a ragtag collection of outcasts and don't-wanna-be's who survive on a diet of old TV space films, drugs and good music. And the satellite SKYLAB could crash through their roof at any moment...

Head On(1998)

1h 44min | Drama
3.2/5 (with 23 votes)

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. Ari is obsessed with gay sex, although he does make an unenthusiastic attempt to satisfy the sister of one of his best friends. While all of this is going on, he's facing problems with his traditional Greek parents, who have no clue about his sexual activities.

Kath & Kimderella(2012)

1h 20min | Comedy
2.4/5 (with 5 votes)

Kath & Kim turn more than just heads when they go on an overseas trip and end up being the centre of their very own fairytale.

Ghosts... of the Civil Dead(1988)

1h 33min | Crime, Drama
2.9/5 (with 14 votes)

The inmates and guards of a modern, clean and efficient maximum security wing are slowly and increasingly brutalized until they erupt in violence. Dark and macabre, and based in truth, the story is told in a traditional dramatic style combined with telephone interviews and narration.

Directed by John Hillcoat - With Nick Cave, David Field, Chris DeRose, Dave Mason, Mike Bishop

My Brother Jack(2001)

1h 30min | Drama
2.5/5 (with 1 vote)

The story of two brothers, David and Jack Meredith, who grow up in a working class family in Melbourne between the First and Second World Wars. Jack is the archetypal Aussie battler, whose greatest dream is to fight for his country. David, the more ambitious and complex of the brothers, takes a path which will lead him to success and ultimately, alienation from his homeland.

Funny Things Happen Down Under(1965)

1h 1min | Kids & Family, Music
5.0/5 (with 1 vote)

When the clubhouse of a group of country kids, known as the "Terrible ten" needs money for funding they invent numerous ways to make money. During their attempts at making puddings and selling mineral water they stumble on a formula for breeding coloured sheep.

Directed by Joe McCormick - With Olivia Newton-John, Ian Turpie, Susanne Haworth, Howard Morrison

We're Livin' on Dog Food(2009)

1h 34min | Music, Documentary

Rowland S. Howard, the Primitive Calculators, Ollie Olsen, Phillip Brophy and many others proffer their recollections and air their animosities in a tribute to the underground music scene of '77-'81 in Melbourne, Australia. This is a warts and all look at the Melbourne underground music scene of 1977 to 1981 that spawned the likes of Nick Cave, Rowland S. Howard, Ollie Olsen, The Birthday Party, the Primitive Calculators, The Ears as well as venues such as the Crystal Ballroom and others that fostered what became known as the Little Band scene.

Directed by Richard Lowenstein

Fences(2009)

7min
3.3/5 (with 2 votes)

Lucas is eight years old. When his father, a detective, visits a crime scene he asks Lucas to wait in the car. Will he stay put, or is it too tempting to find out what's on the other side of that fence?