5 Best Australian Movies

1:Australia
year: 2008 ‧
Genre: Romance/Adventure ‧
Length: 2h 46m
Rating:6.6/10

Initial release: November 26, 2008 (USA)
Director: Baz Luhrmann
Box office: 211.3 million USD
Nominations: Academy Award for Best Costume Design, MORE
Awards: Satellite Award for Best Cinematography, MORE

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Description:  A woman travels to Australia in order to save the
 cattle ranch she inherited. In the process of doing so,
she befriends a local called Drover who then
 helps her accomplish her mission.



2:Mad Max
year:  1979  ‧
‧ Genre:‧ Action/Adventure ‧
Length:1h 35m
Rating:6.9/10

Initial release: April 12, 1979 (Australia)
Director: George Miller
Budget: 350,000 USD
Film series: Mad Max
Screenplay: George Miller, James McCausland

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Description:Max, a member of a police unit,
finds himself confronting a gangster, which eventually results in the gangster being killed.
The gang leader decides to seek revenge for the death of the former leader.



3:Wolf Creek
‧year:2005  ‧
‧Genre:‧Horror/Thriller‧
Length: 1h 44m
Rating:6.2/10

Initial release: March 2005 (Adelaide)
Director: Greg McLean
Box office: AU$35 million; (US$27.7 million)
Film series: Wolf Creek
Budget: 1.38 million USD

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Description:Horror tale of backpacking friends out in the
Australian wilderness whose car breaks down.
They accept help from an eccentric local who turns out to be a tourist-hating maniac.



4:Rabbit-Proof Fence
‧year: 2002 ‧
‧Genre:‧‧Adventure/Drama
Length:1h 34m
Rating:7.4/10

Initial release: February 4, 2002 (Australia)
Director: Phillip Noyce
Story by: Doris Pilkington Garimara
Screenplay: Christine Olsen
Awards: AACTA Award for Best Film, MORE

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Description:In 1931, three aboriginal girls escape after being plucked from their homes to be
trained as domestic staff and set off on a trek across the Outback.



5:Red Dog
‧  ‧
‧year: 2011 
‧Genre:‧‧Family/Drama
Length:1h 32m
Rating:7.4/10

Initial release: February 2011 (Germany)
Director: Kriv Stenders
Budget: $A8.5 million
Box office: 21 million AUD
Awards: AACTA Award for Best Film, AFI Members' Choice Award

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Description:Based on the true story of Red Dog, the film revolves around how a dog develops
 a strong bond with Grant, who becomes his 'true master'.