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Sydney is the capital city of the state of New South Wales and the most populous city in Australia. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Sydney Harbour and extends about 80 km (50 mi) from the Pacific Ocean in the east to the Blue Mountains in the west, and about 80 km (50 mi) from the Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park and the Hawkesbury River in the north and north-west, to the Royal National Park and Macarthur in the south and south-west. Greater Sydney consists of 658 suburbs, spread across 33 local government areas. Residents of the city are colloquially known as "Sydneysiders". The estimated population in June 2023 was 5,450,496, which is about 66% of the state's population. The city's nicknames include the "Emerald City" and the "Harbour City". Aboriginal Australians have inhabited the Greater Sydney region for at least 30,000 years, and their engravings and cultural sites are common. The traditional custodians of the land on which modern Sydney stands are the clans of the Darug, Dharawal and Eora peoples. During his first Pacific voyage in 1770, James Cook charted the eastern coast of Australia, making landfall at Botany Bay. In 1788, the First Fleet of convicts, led by Arthur Phillip, founded Sydney as a British penal colony, the first European set... ()

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Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings(2021)

PG-13
| 2h 12min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
3.8/5 (with 4,126 votes)

Shang-Chi must confront the past he thought he left behind when he is drawn into the web of the mysterious Ten Rings organization.

The Matrix(1999)

R
| 2h 16min | Action, Science Fiction
4.1/5 (with 11,493 votes)

Set in the 22nd century, The Matrix tells the story of a computer hacker who joins a group of underground insurgents fighting the vast and powerful computers who now rule the earth.

Mad Max: Fury Road(2015)

3.8/5 (with 10,255 votes)

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 able to restore order.

Hacksaw Ridge(2016)

R
| 2h 19min | Drama, History, War
4.1/5 (with 5,982 votes)

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.

The Matrix Reloaded(2003)

3.5/5 (with 5,119 votes)

Six months after the events depicted in The Matrix, Neo has proved to be a good omen for the free humans, as more and more humans are being freed from the matrix and brought to Zion, the one and only stronghold of the Resistance. Neo himself has discovered his superpowers including super speed, ability to see the codes of the things inside the matrix and a certain degree of pre-cognition. But a nasty piece of news hits the human resistance: 250,000 machine sentinels are digging to Zion and would reach them in 72 hours. As Zion prepares for the ultimate war, Neo, Morpheus and Trinity are advised by the Oracle to find the Keymaker who would help them reach the Source. Meanwhile Neo's recurrent dreams depicting Trinity's death have got him worried and as if it was not enough, Agent Smith has somehow escaped deletion, has become more powerful than before and has fixed Neo as his next target.

Dark City(1998)

R
| 1h 40min | Mystery, Science Fiction
3.7/5 (with 1,179 votes)

A man struggles with memories of his past, including a wife he cannot remember, in a nightmarish world with no sun and run by beings with telekinetic powers who seek the souls of humans.

The Matrix Revolutions(2003)

3.4/5 (with 4,421 votes)

The human city of Zion defends itself against the massive invasion of the machines as Neo fights to end the war at another front while also opposing the rogue Agent Smith.

Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith(2005)

PG-13
| 2h 20min | Adventure, Action, Science Fiction
3.7/5 (with 6,281 votes)

The evil Darth Sidious enacts his final plan for unlimited power -- and the heroic Jedi Anakin Skywalker must choose a side.

Mission: Impossible II(2000)

PG-13
| 2h 3min | Adventure, Action, Thriller
3.1/5 (with 3,109 votes)

With computer genius Luther Stickell at his side and a beautiful thief on his mind, agent Ethan Hunt races across Australia and Spain to stop a former IMF agent from unleashing a genetically engineered biological weapon called Chimera. This mission, should Hunt choose to accept it, plunges him into the center of an international crisis of terrifying magnitude.

Gods of Egypt(2016)

PG-13
| 2h 7min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
2.8/5 (with 1,885 votes)

A common thief joins a mythical god on a quest through Egypt.

The Great Gatsby(2013)

PG-13
| 2h 23min | Drama, Romance / Love
3.7/5 (with 5,585 votes)

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 existence, where obsession, madness, and tragedy await.

The Lego Movie(2014)

3.7/5 (with 3,482 votes)

An ordinary Lego mini-figure, mistakenly thought to be the extraordinary MasterBuilder, is recruited to join a quest to stop an evil Lego tyrant from conquering the universe.

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The Protector(2005)

R
| 1h 51min | Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
3.6/5 (with 394 votes)

A young fighter named Kham must go to Australia to retrieve his stolen elephant. With the help of a Thai-born Australian detective, Kham must take on all comers, including a gang led by an evil woman and her two deadly bodyguards.

Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones(2002)

PG
| 2h 22min | Adventure, Action, Science Fiction
3.3/5 (with 6,054 votes)

Following an assassination attempt on Senator Padmé Amidala, Jedi Knights Anakin Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi investigate a mysterious plot that could change the galaxy forever.

Unbroken(2014)

PG-13
| 2h 17min | Drama, War
3.7/5 (with 1,874 votes)

A chronicle of the life of Louis Zamperini, an Olympic runner who was taken prisoner by Japanese forces during World War II.

Moulin Rouge!(2001)

PG-13
| 2h 7min | Drama, Romance / Love, Music
3.8/5 (with 2,021 votes)

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 the club's most notorious and beautiful star.

Superman Returns(2006)

PG-13
| 2h 34min | Science Fiction, Action, Adventure
2.9/5 (with 1,949 votes)

Superman returns to discover his 5-year absence has allowed Lex Luthor to walk free, and that those he was closest to felt abandoned and have moved on. Luthor plots his ultimate revenge that could see millions killed and change the face of the planet forever, as well as ridding himself of the Man of Steel.

The Punisher(1989)

R
| 1h 29min | Action, Thriller
2.9/5 (with 236 votes)

The avenging angel of Marvel Comics fame comes brilliantly to life in this searing action-adventure thriller! Dolph Lundgren stars as Frank Castle, a veteran cop who loses his entire family to a mafia car bomb. His ex-partner believes Castle survived the blast and became the Punisher, living in the sewers and exacting vigilante violence against mob bosses throughout the city. When the populace is caught in the midst of a gang war that he caused, Castle must again emerge from the shadows and save the innocent.

Directed by Mark Goldblatt - With Dolph Lundgren, Louis Gossett Jr., Jeroen Krabbé, Barry Otto, Bryan Marshall, John Negroponte, ...

Interceptor(2022)

3.1/5 (with 293 votes)

A U.S. Army Captain uses her years of tactical training to save humanity from sixteen nuclear missiles launched at the U.S. as a violent attack threatens her remote missile interceptor station.

Directed by Matthew Reilly - With Elsa Pataky, Chris Hemsworth, Luke Bracey, Rhys Muldoon, Colin Friels, Zoe Carides, ...

Babe: Pig in the City(1998)

2.8/5 (with 530 votes)

Babe, fresh from his victory in the sheepherding contest, returns to Farmer Hoggett's farm, but after Farmer Hoggett is injured and unable to work, Babe has to go to the big city to save the farm.

Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie(1995)

2.9/5 (with 311 votes)

Six incredible teens out-maneuver and defeat evil everywhere as the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, but this time the Power Rangers may have met their match when they face off with Ivan Ooze, the most sinister monster the galaxy has ever seen.

Crocodile Dundee(1986)

PG-13
| 1h 37min | Adventure, Comedy
3.2/5 (with 810 votes)

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 his instincts are quite useful in the city and adeptly handles everything from wily muggers to high-society snoots without breaking a sweat.

Adore(2013)

R
| 1h 40min | Drama
3.1/5 (with 430 votes)

Lil and Roz are two lifelong friends, having grown up together as neighbors in an idyllic beach town. As adults, their sons have developed a friendship as strong as that which binds their mothers. One summer, all four are confronted by simmering emotions that have been mounting between them, and each find unexpected happiness in relationships that cross the bounds of convention.

Australia(2008)

PG-13
| 2h 45min | Adventure, Drama, Romance / Love
3.3/5 (with 1,021 votes)

Set in northern Australia before World War II, an English aristocrat who inherits a sprawling ranch reluctantly pacts with a stock-man in order to protect her new property from a takeover plot. As the pair drive 2,000 head of cattle over unforgiving landscape, they experience the bombing of Darwin by Japanese forces firsthand.

Bleeding Steel(2017)

3.0/5 (with 212 votes)

Jackie Chan stars as a hardened special forces agent who fights to protect a young woman from a sinister criminal gang. At the same time, he feels a special connection to the young woman, like they met in a different life.

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.

Strictly Ballroom(1992)

PG
| 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?

Birthday Girl(2001)

R
| 1h 33min | Comedy, Crime, Thriller
3.0/5 (with 174 votes)

A shy bank clerk orders a Russian mail order bride, and finds his life turned upside down.

Muriel's Wedding(1994)

R
| 1h 46min | Comedy, Drama, Romance / Love
3.5/5 (with 184 votes)

A young social outcast in Australia steals money from her parents to finance a vacation where she hopes to find happiness, and perhaps love.

The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert(1994)

R
| 1h 44min | Drama, Comedy
3.6/5 (with 329 votes)

Two drag queens and a transgender woman contract to perform a drag show at a resort in Alice Springs, a town in the remote Australian desert. As they head west from Sydney aboard their lavender bus, Priscilla, the three friends come to the forefront of a comedy of errors, encountering a number of strange characters, as well as incidents of homophobia, whilst widening comfort zones and finding new horizons.

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