Mao’s Last Dancer (
2009) | IMDb:
7.3
At the age of 11, Li was plucked from a poor Chinese village by Madame Mao's cultural delegates and taken to Beijing to study ballet. In 1979, during a cultural exchange to Texas, he falls in love with an American woman. Two years later, he managed to defect and went on to perform as a principal dancer for the Houston Ballet and as a principal artist with the Australian Ballet.
Directed by:
Bruce Beresford
Shine (
1996) | IMDb:
7.6
Pianist David Helfgott, driven by his father and teachers, has a breakdown. Years later he returns to the piano, to popular if not critical acclaim.
Starring:
Armin Mueller-Stahl
,
Noah Taylor
,
Geoffrey Rush
,
Lynn Redgrave
,
Googie Withers
,
Sonia Todd
Produced by:
Jane Scott
Crocodile Dundee II (
1988) | IMDb:
5.7
Australian outback expert protects his New York love from gangsters who've followed her down under.
Starring:
Paul Hogan
,
Linda Kozlowski
,
John Meillon
,
Ernie Dingo
,
Charles S. Dutton
,
Hechter Ubarry
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