Screen Australia
1) Goldstone
Pub. Date
2018
Language
English
Description
Detective Jay Swan arrives in the frontier town of Goldstone on a missing persons inquiry, and what seems like a simple investigation unearths a web of crime, corruption human trafficking, and the exploitation of aboriginal lands.
2) Sherpa
Publisher
Discovery
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Every year, Western mountain climbers make news ascending Mount Everest. The compelling stories of the Sherpas, the Nepalese guides who risk their lives to provide for their families, have remained a mystery, until now. This chronicles a fateful 2014 expedition and the tragic avalanche that spurred the Sherpas to make a stand for human rights and respect.
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Juggling a relationship, parental responsibilities, friendships, and a sick brother while earning a living would be difficult for anyone, but it's particularly difficult when you're a criminal for hire. Ray Shoesmith takes care of people collecting debts, relieving them of drugs and guns, and often taking care of them on a more permanent basis. Ray demands respect and does not tolerate it when someone disregards his very clear code of ethics.
5) The babadook
Pub. Date
2015
Language
English
Description
Amelia is a single mother plagued by the violent death of her husband. When a disturbing storybook called Mister Babadook turns up at her house, she is forced to battle with her son's deep seated fear of a monster. Soon she discovers a sinister presence all around her.
6) ANZAC girls
Publisher
Distributed exclusively by RLJ Entertainment, Inc
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Based on true events, this uplifting drama tells the story of five Australian and New Zealand nurses during World War I. Drawing on the real participants' diaries and letters, this six-part drama celebrates the contributions of women to the war effort.
Publisher
Blue Fox Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
1970s Australia: A 200-ton blue whale washes up on a local beach and it's the biggest thing that's ever happened in the lives of the local kids. Behind closed doors, the parents of this quiet suburban cul-de-sac celebrate in their own special way. It's a time of boxed wine, bad hair, bad styles, bad choices, but good times. And like the rotting whale, it's all about to go spectacularly wrong.
Publisher
Sundance Now
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Although they are both heavily pregnant and due at the same time, their lives could not be more different. Both women have secrets. And both will risk everything to conceal the truth. But their worlds are about to collide in one shocking act that cannot be undone.
9) Rams
Publisher
Samuel Goldwyn Films
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Two estranged brothers, Colin and Les, are at war raising separate flocks of sheep both descended from the family's bloodline. When Les's prize ram is diagnosed with a rare and lethal illness, authorities order a purge of every sheep in the valley but Colin attempts to stealthily outwit the powers that be.
Publisher
RLJ Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Glamorous lady detective Phryne Fisher returns in a cinematic sequel to the wildly popular TV series. In 1929 Jerusalem, Phryne's rescue of a young Bedouin girl leads her on a globe-trotting adventure to uncover priceless treasures, wartime secrets, and an ancient tomb bearing a terrible curse, with the help of handsome detective Jack Robinson.
11) Nekrotronic
Publisher
EOne Films
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Howard North, a down on his luck sewage worker, gets dragged into a global conflict between the Nekromancers, a family of badass demon hunters, and Finnegan, an evil demon who absorbs people's souls to increase her power. When Howard finds out the truth behind Finnegan's past and her dark plans for the future, he teams up with his new friends to discover he is the ultimate Nekromancer, the only one with the power to defeat her and save the world.
12) Sleeping beauty
Publisher
IFC Films
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
Lucy is a university student possessed by radical passivity, letting coin tosses decide random sexual encounters and enduring her menial jobs with patience. After answering an ad for a lingerie waitress, Lucy is secretly initiated into the job of a Sleeping Beauty, for which she is sedated and given in absolute submission to her clients. As this unnerving experience bleeds into her daily life, Lucy develops the courage to break the spell and discover...
Publisher
IFC Films
Pub. Date
2024
Language
English
Description
Based on horrifying crimes discovered in Snowtown, Australia in 1999, The Snowtown Murders is a stark journey into a brutal subculture of suspicion, addiction and violence. Hoping for much-needed stability and security in their lives, embattled mother Elizabeth and her three sons take up with John, the self-appointed moral compass of a vigilante neighborhood watch group. John's charismatic nature causes 16-year-old Jamie to view the older man as a...
14) Predestination
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
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.
15) Buoyancy
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
Central Khmer
Description
This story of a Cambodian teenager sold into forced labor on a Thai fishing boat is a passionate testimony against social injustice and a moving coming-of-age tale about a boy whose humanity is put to the test.
16) Winchester
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Eccentric firearm heiress believes she is haunted by the souls of people killed by the Winchester repeating rifle.
Publisher
Cohen Media Group
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
The unforgettable true story of Margaret Humphreys, a social worker who uncovered one of the most controversial scandals of recent times: the organized deportation of innocent children from the UK to Australia, where they were thought to be lost in the system forever. Against overwhelming odds, and with little regard for her own safety, Humphreys reunited thousands of families and brought worldwide attention to a corrupt system and an extraordinary...
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Full of lively wit, surprising twists, and gorgeous period detail, the 1960s-set spinoff to the beloved Australian mystery series returns with new adventures for Phryne Fisher's plucky niece, Peregrine. Now established as a private detective, Peregrine works out of the Melbourne Adventuress Club with assistance from tough former spy Birdie Birnside and brilliant biologist Violetta Fellini. With her partner in crime-solving, Detective James Steed,...
19) Talk to me
Language
English
Formats
Description
When a group of friends discover how to conjure spirits using an embalmed hand, they become hooked on the new thrill, until one of them goes too far and opens the door to the spirit world forcing them to choose who to trust: the dead or the living.
20) The hunter
Publisher
Magnolia Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
Martin, a skilled and ruthless mercenary, posing as a scientist sent into the Tasmanian wilderness on a hunt for a tiger believed to be extinct. Hired by an anonymous company that wants the tiger's genetic material, Martin proceeds to set up base camp at a broken-down farmhouse, where he stays with a family, becoming increasingly close to them. However, as his attachment grows, Martin is led down a path of unforeseen dangers, complicating his deadly...