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Gallipoli (2 disc set)
(1981) [PG]

Mel Gibson delivers an electrifying performance in Peter Weir's (The Truman Show, Witness) compelling story of friendship and adventure between two Australian soldiers in 1915. They cross continents and great oceans, climb the pyramids and walk through the ancient sands of Egypt to join their...  More

The Man From Snowy River
(1982) [PG]

Sweeping in scale, magnificent in execution and faithful in capturing the spirit of Banjo Paterson's epic poem, this is the film that put Australian cinema on the world map. Featuring an outstanding ensemble cast including Kirk Douglas, Jack Thompson and in career defining roles, Sigrid Thornton...  More

The Odd Angry Shot
(1979) [M]

Tom Jeffrey's classic Australian film The Odd Angry Shot is set in the late 1960s in the war Australians shared with the United States: the struggle for Vietnam. Harry (Graham Kennedy), is a hard-edged SAS corporal who is serving his second tour of duty in Vietnam. In his new company of...  More

Bad Boy Bubby (2 disc set)
(1994) [R]

It's been called audacious, daring, confronting and one of the most remarkable Australian films ever. But is the world ready for Bad Boy Bubby? Winner of countless awards including the Venice film festival's coveted Grand Jury Special Prize, this unforgettable movie experience traces the life of...  More

Muriel's Wedding
(1994) [M]

You're invited to one of the most celebrated and audaciously funny hit comedies of the year - Muriel's Wedding! Follow frumpy, misguided Muriel Heslop on her lifelong quest for a glitzy fairy-tale wedding. With visions of nuptials dancing in her head, this ABBA-obsessed misfit ditches her...  More

Stark
(1993) [M]

Ben Elton plays CD, a lay-about whose obsession with the gorgeous - but celibate - Rachel (Jacqueline McKenzie) leads him on a mission impossible against the evil STARK empire. Also stars Colin Friels as financial tycoon Sly Morgan, and Deborra-Lee Furness as a Wall Street journalist following...  More

Eureka Stockade
(1949) [G]

Director Watt, after the brilliant The Overlanders in 1946, may have even outdone that here, with a spectacular account of the infamous Eureka Stockade, and, more importantly, the events leading up to it. Rafferty is fantastic in the lead role as reluctant hero Lalor in the film which,...  More

Stone (2 disc set)
(1974) [R]

An Australian Easy Rider, Stone is a wild combination of biker movie, gore flick, whodunit, action film and remains the best known Australian cult exploitation film of the 70s. Writer, producer and director Sandy Harbutt also stars, giving a ferocious performance as the Grave Diggers’ leader,...  More

Backroads
(1977) [M]

From the director of Australian Classics Dead-Calm and Rabbit-Proof Fence and Hollywood blockbusters The Bone Collector and Patriot Games, comes the searing thriller that started it all. Phillip Noyce's debut feature film, Backroads, takes us on a vivid journey into the remote corners of white...  More

Celluloid Heroes (2 Disc Set)
(1995) [M]

Produced by Film Australia in collaboration with the ABC to celebrate the first century of filmmaking in Australia, this fascinating four-part series details the evolution of Australian cinema from the early silent film-era to the modern ‘renaissance’ in Australian film-making when names like...  More