Movies and TvShows featuring "australian-cinema" theme.
In 1977, a live television broadcast goes horribly wrong as it unleashes evil into the nation's living rooms. %s
Follows a young girl, Alice Hart, whose violent childhood casts a dark shadow over her adult life.
When a diplomat in Sydney discovers a nuclear bomb plot, he must navigate the treacherous waters of international espionage and uncover the truth while facing personal demons.
Alvin Purple was an Australian television situation comedy series made by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation in 1976. The series followed continued adventures of the title character, previously featured in successful sex comedy feature films Alvin Purple and Alvin Purple Rides Again. Graeme Blundell reprises the role of Alvin in the series. Alvin cohabitates with a new character, flatmate Spike. As in the films various women inexplicably lust after Alvin. The women were played by a stream of recognisable Australian actors in guest starring roles including Tina Bursill, Jackie Weaver, Belinda Giblin, June Rich, Jane Harders, Pamela Gibbons, Kirrily Nolan, Peta Peita, Judy Lynne, Suzanne Church, Carla Hoogeveen, Chantal Contouri, Anya Saleky. Dawn Lake and Leonard Teale also acted in the series.
In the year 2000, after a global nuclear war, the survivors in Australia await their inevitable deaths as radiation slowly spreads toward them. As they face their final days, friendships form and tensions rise. The story follows a group of people as they navigate through the horrors of living in a post-apocalyptic world.
Gettin' Square is a comedy crime film set on the Gold Coast of Australia. It follows a group of ex-convicts who are trying to go straight but find themselves caught up in a heist. The film explores their relationships and the challenges they face as they try to rebuild their lives.
In the Australian outback, a German geologist becomes embroiled in a legal and environmental dispute when a mining company threatens to destroy a sacred Aboriginal site. As tensions rise, the geologist must navigate the complexities of indigenous rights, tribal customs, and the destruction of wildlife habitat. The trial becomes a symbolic battle between progress and the preservation of ancient cultures.
An old captain & his young wife share a lot of adventures after they're shipwrecked and captured by Aborigines on an island near Australia.
In 19th century Australia, a young woman named Sybylla rebels against the conservative societal norms of the time to pursue her passion for writing. Despite facing rejection and criticism, she remains an independent and strong-willed woman, navigating love, career choices, and the challenges of being a female writer in a male-dominated world.
In the midst of a zombie apocalypse, a man named Barry must navigate a dangerous underworld in search of his missing daughter. Along the way, he encounters various challenges and violent encounters, forced to confront his own inner demons. As he fights against hordes of undead creatures, Barry learns the true extent of his strength and resilience.
On 21st April 1976, gunmen held up more than 50 members of Melbourne’s venerable Victorian club, escaping with several million dollars in untraceable cash.The robbery had been so brilliantly planned and executed that police were left without a single clue–and so strict was the robbers’ code of silence that not even the underworld was aware of their identities.
In the 1870s, the colonial administrator hires bounty hunter Palmer and gun salesman Ben to wipe out an army of Irish Catholic revolutionaries in their stronghold. Palmer and Ben recruit three gun men to help them and their mission is successful but when they go to get their payment they are trapped by treacherous officials. Ben and Palmer must fight their way to safety.
Revered critic David Stratton tells the glorious story of Australian cinema, focusing in on the films that capture the nation’s true nature with candour, emotion and humour.
The story of notorious Australian bank robber Brendan Abbott, who according to the myth, sent postcards to authorities hot on his trail while on the run across the country.
Money Movers is an action-packed crime drama about a group of bank robbers who meticulously plan a heist. However, their plans take an unexpected turn when they encounter corrupt policemen, security measures, and other obstacles that threaten their success.
In The Chain Reaction, a man finds himself caught in the middle of a deadly plot when he witnesses a nuclear chain reaction. As he tries to unravel the conspiracy, he becomes a target himself, with his life in constant danger. With thrilling action sequences and a gripping storyline, The Chain Reaction keeps viewers on the edge of their seats.
A stagecoach driver goes to work for a dying, one-armed aristocrat in 1860s Australia.
Idiot Box is a comedy crime drama thriller set in Australia. It follows a group of slackers who plan a heist. The film explores themes of robbery, grunge, and the Australian culture.
Three attractive socialites working for charity turn to robbery to keep a special primary school for underprivileged children open.
A glossy thriller about a show-business tycoon with a shady background, and a young documentary filmmaker and his girlfriend who are making a film about him. They believe the tycoon has been making "snuff" films, and try to get a confession on film. He invites them to his luxury penthouse for a weekend of partying and filming, and indulges in mind games until the party ends in disaster.