Discover the best of Australian cinema, film, and television
Discover the definitive list of popular and critically-acclaimed movies and TV shows from Australia. Find your next binge-watch, streaming on Netflix, HBO, Hulu, Prime Video, and other top services!
The cinema of Australia
Australian cinema is a culture of bold, sun-drenched storytelling, famous for its grand landscapes, gritty characters, and a wonderfully dry, irreverent sense of humour. It first burst onto the world scene in the 70s with the legendary "Australian New Wave". This movement gave us the post-apocalyptic fury of George Miller's Mad Max and the haunting, ethereal mystery of Peter Weir's Picnic at Hanging Rock, showcasing a staggering range and ambition. This creative explosion also cemented a love for a very specific type of comedy, one that would later produce global smash-hits like Crocodile Dundee and beloved, quotable classics like The Castle and The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert. In the modern era, Australia has become a cinematic powerhouse, known for its superb, dark-edged crime thrillers like Animal Kingdom and for exporting a galaxy of A-list talent, from Cate Blanchett and Hugh Jackman to director Baz Luhrmann. This creative energy has also defined its television. While iconic soaps like Neighbours have entertained for decades, it's the animated series Bluey that has become a stunning global phenomenon, charming families everywhere with its heartfelt humour. What makes Australian film culture so unique is its unmistakable character. It's a cinema that can be as vast as the outback, as funny as a chat at a barbecue, and as tough as nails, all at the same time.
Best Australian series
NCIS: Sydney 2023
The brilliant and eclectic team of U.S. NCIS Agents and the Australian Federal Police (AFP) are grafted into a multi-national taskforce to keep naval crimes in check in the most contested patch of ocean on the planet.
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The Artful Dodger 2023
It's a tale of reinvention, betrayal, redemption, and love with a twist. Jack Dawkins is The Artful Dodger, whose pickpocketing fingers have become the skilled hands of a surgeon. He is torn between an impossible love and the criminal underworld he secretly craves. This will require Artfulness.
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Deadloch 2023
Two vastly different female detectives are thrown together to solve the murder of a local man in the sleepy seaside hamlet of Deadloch.
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Heartbreak High 2022
A fresh look at Hartley High over 20 years on. With her new friends - outsiders Quinni and Darren - Amerie must repair her reputation, while navigating love, sex, and heartbreak.
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The Amazing Digital Circus 2023
A woman finds herself trapped in a virtual circus where she and five other humans are subject to the whims of a wacky AI ringmaster. In this digital purgatory they must face frightening NPCs and cope with their own personal traumas.
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MasterChef Australia 2009
MasterChef Australia is a Logie Award-winning Australian competitive cooking game show based on the original British MasterChef. It is produced by Shine Australia and screens on Network Ten.
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Best Australian movies
War Machine 2026
On one last grueling mission during Army Ranger training, a combat engineer must lead his unit in a fight against a giant otherworldly killing machine.
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Bring Her Back 2025
Following the death of their father, a brother and sister are sent to live with a foster mother, only to learn that she is hiding a terrifying secret.
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Ice Road: Vengeance 2025
Big rig ice road driver Mike McCann travels to Nepal to scatter his late brother’s ashes on Mt. Everest. While on a packed tour bus traversing the deadly 12,000 ft. terrain of the infamous Road to the Sky, McCann and his mountain guide encounter a group of mercenaries and must fight to save themselves, the busload of innocent travelers, and the local villagers’ homeland.
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Primitive War 2025
During the Vietnam War, a recon unit ventures to an isolated jungle valley to uncover the fate of a missing platoon. They soon find themselves in a fight for their lives against an unexpected enemy — prehistoric dinosaurs.
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The Age of Disclosure 2025
Director Dan Farah got 34 senior members of the U.S. Government, military, and intelligence community to come on camera. He says they reveal an 80 year cover-up of the existence of non-human intelligent life and a secret war amongst major nations to reverse engineer technology of non-human origin. The film explores the profound impact the situation has on the future of humanity, while providing a look behind-the-scenes with those at the forefront of the bi-partisan disclosure effort.
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Beast of War 2025
When their boat sinks while crossing the Timor Sea during World War II, a troop of young Australian soldiers must find a way to survive the harsh seas on a quickly shrinking raft. Hundreds of miles from anywhere, they must confront interpersonal conflicts, enemy attacks, and the advances of one very large, very hungry great white shark.
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