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
The Survivors 2025
Fifteen years ago, the loss of three young people tore this sleepy seaside town apart. Now, the mysterious death of a young woman dredges up the past.
Netflix70
Farscape 1999
A freak accident during an experimental space mission catapults Astronaut John Crichton across a thousand galaxies to an alien battlefield.
Nine Network83
Mr 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.
FX83
Clickbait 2021
When family man Nick Brewer is abducted in a crime with a sinister online twist, those closest to him race to uncover who is behind it and why.
Netflix70
Wentworth 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.
FOX Showcase85
Glitch 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.
ABC69
Best Oceanian 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.
71
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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