Jonathan Hardy

Down Rusty Down

John Curran

Noah Taylor, Bob Ellis

An anthromorphic tale, humans representing canines, of compulsive traits and raging desires. A gang of neutered men; fat, subdued and lazy, look out for their younger 'pup'- Rusty (Noah Taylor) who is always active and mischievous.

Moulin Rouge!

Baz Luhrmann

Nicole Kidman, Ewan McGregor

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.

Backstage

Jonathan Hardy

Laura Branigan, Michael Aitkens

The plot centred on American pop singer Kate Lawrence (Branigan) wanting to embark on a career as an actress. The only job she can find is playing the lead role in an Australian theatre production of The Green Year Passes. The hiring of an American causes conflict with her Australian cast and crew, and the chagrin of theatre critic Robert Landau with whom she has an affair.

Lonely Hearts

Paul Cox

Wendy Hughes, Norman Kaye

In this offbeat comedy, an unlikely romance develops between a flamboyant, middle-aged piano tuner and an extremely timid office worker

The Devil's Playground

Fred Schepisi

Arthur Dignam, Nick Tate

A powerful drama relating the intimate aspect of teenage boys and their priest/educators behind the walls of a religious institution where rigid discipline backfires natural feelings are deemed unnatural acts and human lives are controlled in the names of good intentions.

Mad Max

George Miller

Мэл Гибсон, Joanne Samuel

In the ravaged near future, a savage motorcycle gang rules the road. Terrorizing innocent civilians while tearing up the streets, the ruthless gang laughs in the face of a police force hell-bent on stopping them. But they underestimate one officer: Max Rockatansky. And when the bikers brutalize Max's best friend and family, they send him into a mad frenzy that leaves him with only one thing left in the world to live for – revenge!

Terrain

Terry Kyle

Jonathan Hardy, Amanda Dettrick

The crew of the isolated research station, Orpheus, are forced to confront the unknowability of each other and the hostile planet on which they reside.

Mr Reliable

Nadia Tass

Colin Friels, Jacqueline McKenzie

All Wally Mellish, an ex-convict in 1960s Australia, wants to do is live a quiet life with his girlfriend Beryl. Unfortunately when two police officers come around to disturb this, a misunderstanding quickly becomes out of control, resulting Wally, Beryl and her child being trapped in their house, surrounded by armed police under the impression that Wally is holding everyone hostage. Events quickly spiral into a media circus as, through the siege, Wally - inadvertently - manages to become a symbol for the anti-war movement.

Ned Kelly

Gregor Jordan

Heath Ledger, Orlando Bloom

After getting threatened by Kelly's friends and family, Constable Fitzpatrick places the blame on Ned Kelly and exaggerates what happened. With the biggest ever award available, Kelly and his gang set into the wild, to remain hidden from everyone who seeks them. Even if it means having his family arrested, the members of the Kelly Gang stay hidden and plan a way to get their names cleared.

The Thorn Birds: The Missing Years

Richard Chamberlain, Amanda Donohoe

The Scarecrow

Sam Pillsbury

Jono Smith, Tracy Mann

The same night as a girl is slain in the woods, the teenagers Sam and Les are robbed of all of their hard earned hens. In the quest for their hens they cross the murderer's path.

The Delinquents

Chris Thomson

Kylie Minogue, Charlie Schlatter

A small town in Australia, in the late 1950s: Brownie and Lola are deeply in love. But because they are under-age, their parents are against their relationship and try to separate them.

Mesmerized

Michael Laughlin

Джон Литгоу, Jodie Foster

An orphan weds an older man in circa-1900 New Zealand, then finds out he's a miser who spies on her.

Wills & Burke

Bob Weis

Garry McDonald, Kim Gyngell

Parody of historical epics that focuses on real-life Australian explorers William John Wills and Robert O'Hara Burkes, who tragically tried to cross the Australian continent from the south, to the north, a distance of 3,250 km.

Tunnel Vision

Clive Fleury

Patsy Kensit, Robert Reynolds

A pair of cops investigate a series of art-gallery related murders.