Discover the best of Oceanian cinema, film, and television
Discover the definitive list of popular and critically-acclaimed movies and TV shows from Oceania. Find your next binge-watch, streaming on Netflix, HBO, Hulu, Prime Video, and other top services!
The cinema of Oceania
Oceanian cinema is a tale told against the world's most breathtaking landscapes, a creative powerhouse defined by the distinct cinematic flavours of Australia and New Zealand. It's a film culture known for its epic scale, its wonderfully dry humour, and its deep connection to the land. The Australian film industry exploded onto the world stage with the "New Wave" of the 70s and 80s, unleashing the post-apocalyptic fury of Mad Max and the haunting mystery of Picnic at Hanging Rock. But Australia's creative spirit also has a brilliantly irreverent side, giving us iconic comedies like The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert and gritty, unforgettable crime dramas. Across the Tasman Sea, New Zealand transformed itself into a fantasy filmmaking epicentre with Peter Jackson’s monumental The Lord of the Rings trilogy, showcasing a level of technical and artistic wizardry that stunned the globe. More recently, the quirky, heartfelt genius of directors like Taika Waititi and Jane Campion has championed a distinctly Kiwi voice, blending comedy and pathos to international acclaim. What truly sets the region’s cinema apart is its growing and powerful focus on indigenous storytelling, giving a global platform to Māori and First Nations voices in films and series that are raw, beautiful, and utterly essential. It is a cinema of vast horizons and even bigger heart.
Best Oceanian series
Farscape 1999
A freak accident during an experimental space mission catapults Astronaut John Crichton across a thousand galaxies to an alien battlefield.
84Mr Inbetween 2018
Ray Shoesmith is a father, ex-husband, boyfriend and best friend: tough roles to juggle in the modern age. Even harder when you’re a criminal for hire.
83Wentworth 2013
Bea Smith is locked up while awaiting trial for the attempted murder of her husband and must learn how life works in prison. A modern adaptation and sequel of the iconic Prisoner series.
85Glitch 2015
A police officer and a doctor face an emotionally charged mystery when seven local residents inexplicably return from the dead in peak physical form.
69Please Like Me 2013
After breaking up with his girlfriend, Josh comes to the realization that he is homosexual. With the support of his now ex girlfriend Claire, and his best friend and house mate Tom, Josh must help his mother with her battle with depression and the rest of his family embrace his new found lifestyle.
83Bluey 2018
Bluey is an inexhaustible six year-old Blue Heeler dog, who loves to play and turns everyday family life into extraordinary adventures, developing her imagination as well as her mental, physical and emotional resilience.
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Best Oceanian movies
Mad Max: Fury Road 2015
An apocalyptic story set in the furthest reaches of our planet, in a stark desert landscape where humanity is broken, and most everyone is crazed fighting for the necessities of life. Within this world exist two rebels on the run who just might be able to restore order.
79Hacksaw Ridge 2016
WWII American Army Medic Desmond T. Doss, who served during the Battle of Okinawa, refuses to kill people and becomes the first Conscientious Objector in American history to receive the Congressional Medal of Honor.
83Upgrade 2018
A brutal mugging leaves Grey Trace paralyzed in the hospital and his beloved wife dead. A billionaire inventor soon offers Trace a cure — an artificial intelligence implant called STEM that will enhance his body. Now able to walk, Grey finds that he also has superhuman strength and agility — skills he uses to seek revenge against the thugs who destroyed his life.
75The Great Gatsby 2013
An adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald's Long Island-set novel, where Midwesterner Nick Carraway is lured into the lavish world of his neighbor, Jay Gatsby. Soon enough, however, Carraway will see through the cracks of Gatsby's nouveau riche existence, where obsession, madness, and tragedy await.
72Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga 2024
As the world falls, young Furiosa is snatched from the Green Place of Many Mothers into the hands of a great biker horde led by the warlord Dementus. Sweeping through the wasteland, they encounter the citadel presided over by Immortan Joe. The two tyrants wage war for dominance, and Furiosa must survive many trials as she puts together the means to find her way home.
74Predestination 2014
Predestination chronicles the life of a Temporal Agent sent on an intricate series of time-travel journeys designed to prevent future killers from committing their crimes. Now, on his final assignment, the Agent must stop the one criminal that has eluded him throughout time and prevent a devastating attack in which thousands of lives will be lost.
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