Australia (
2008) | IMDb:
6.6
Set in northern Australia before World War II, an English aristocrat who inherits a sprawling ranch reluctantly pacts with a stock-man in order to protect her new property from a takeover plot. As the pair drive 2,000 head of cattle over unforgiving landscape, they experience the bombing of Darwin by Japanese forces firsthand.
Ten Canoes (
2006) | IMDb:
6.9
A story within a story within a story. In Australia's Northern Territory, an Aboriginal narrator tells a story about his ancestors on a goose hunt. A youngster on the hunt is being tempted to adultery with his elder brother's wife, so an elder tells him a story from the mythical past about how evil can slip in and cause havoc unless prevented by virtue according to customary tribal law.
Starring:
Crusoe Kurddal
,
Jamie Gulpilil
,
Richard Birrinbirrin
,
David Gulpilil
,
Peter Minygululu
,
Frances Djulibing
The Proposition (
2005) | IMDb:
7.3
In 1880s Australia, a lawman offers renegade Charlie Burns a difficult choice. In order to save his younger brother from the gallows, Charlie must hunt down and kill his older brother, who is wanted for rape and murder. Venturing into one of the Outback's most inhospitable regions, Charlie faces a terrible moral dilemma that can end only in violence.
Rabbit-Proof Fence (
2002) | IMDb:
7.4
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.
Starring:
Everlyn Sampi
,
Tianna Sansbury
,
Laura Monaghan
,
David Gulpilil
,
Ningali Lawford
,
Myarn Lawford
Until the End of the World (
1991) | IMDb:
6.8
In 1999, a woman's life is forever changed after she survives a car crash with two bank robbers, who enlist her help to take the money to a drop in Paris. On the way, she runs into another fugitive from the law — an American doctor on the run from the CIA. They want to confiscate his father's invention – a device which allows anyone to record their dreams and visions.
Starring:
William Hurt
,
Solveig Dommartin
,
Sam Neill
,
Max von Sydow
,
Rüdiger Vogler
,
Ernie Dingo
Directed by:
Wim Wenders
Crocodile Dundee (
1986) | IMDb:
6.6
When a New York reporter plucks crocodile hunter Mick Dundee from the Australian Outback for a visit to the Big Apple, it's a clash of cultures and a recipe for good-natured comedy as naïve Dundee negotiates the concrete jungle. He proves that his instincts are quite useful in the city and adeptly handles everything from wily muggers to high-society snoots without breaking a sweat.
Starring:
Paul Hogan
,
Linda Kozlowski
,
Mark Blum
,
David Gulpilil
,
Michael Lombard
,
John Meillon
The Right Stuff (
1983) | IMDb:
7.8
As the Space Race ensues, seven pilots set off on a path to become the first American astronauts to enter space. However, the road to making history brings forth momentous challenges.