Australian films about the uprising

List of the best Australian films about rebellion, riots and riots, selected by visitors to our site: Charlie's Country, Underground: The Julian Assange Story, Turkey Shoot, Thor: Ragnarok, Jupiter Ascending, The Lego Movie, Occupation, Robert the Bruce, 33 Postcards, Oranges and Sunshine.

In the top there are new films of 2022, a plot description and trailers for films that have already been released.

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Markimdb: 7.2
Genredrama
CountryAustralia

Blackfella Charlie is getting older, and he's out of sorts. The intervention is making life more difficult on his remote community, what with the proper policing of whitefella laws that don't generally make much sense, and Charlie's kin and ken seeming more interested in going along with things than doing anything about it. So Charlie takes off, to live the old way, but in doing so sets off a chain of events in his life that has him return to his community chastened, and somewhat the wiser.

Markimdb: 6.7
Genredrama, biography
CountryAustralia
Duration01:29

In 1989, known as Mendax, Julian Assange and two friends formed a group called the International Subversives. Using early home computers and defining themselves as white hat hackers - those who look but don’t steal – they broke into some of the world’s most powerful and secretive organisations. In the eyes of the US Government, they were a major threat to national security.

Markimdb: 5.9
Genrehorror, fantastic, thriller, drama
CountryAustralia, United Kingdom
Duration01:20

In the near future, after an unspecified holocaust, survivors are herded into prison camps. There, they are hunted for sport by the leaders of the camp. Paul, one of the newest prisoners, is determined not to go down as quietly as the others.

Markimdb: 7.9
Genrefantastic, action, fantasy, adventure
CountryUSA
Duration01:53

    Thor is on the other side of the universe and finds himself in a race against time to get back to Asgard to stop Ragnarok, the prophecy of destruction to his homeworld and the end of Asgardian civilization, at the hands of an all-powerful new threat, the ruthless Hela.

    Markimdb: 5.3
    Genrefantastic, action, adventure
    CountryUSA, Australia
    Duration01:43

      In a universe where human genetic material is the most precious commodity, an impoverished young Earth woman becomes the key to strategic maneuvers and internal strife within a powerful dynasty…

      Markimdb: 7.7
      Genrefantastic, action, fantasy, comedy, musical, adventure, family, cartoon
      CountryDenmark, Norway, Australia, USA
      Duration01:40

      An ordinary Lego mini-figure, mistakenly thought to be the extraordinary MasterBuilder, is recruited to join a quest to stop an evil Lego tyrant from gluing the universe together.

      Markimdb: 4.7
      Genrefantastic, action, drama, military
      CountryAustralia
      Duration01:39

      A small group of town residents have to band together after a devastating ground invasion. As they struggle to survive, they realize they must stay one step ahead of their attackers, and work together for a chance to strike back.

      Markimdb: 5.4
      Genreaction, drama, military, biography, history
      CountryUSA, Australia, United Kingdom

      In 1306, Scottish King Robert the Bruce turns a defeated outlaw when his country is invaded. But before to free his sacred land, he must manage to regain his will to fight back and survive the persecution of those who want take his head and the English gold.

      Markimdb: 6.2
      Genredrama, crime, music
      CountryChina, Australia
      Duration01:37

      Dean Randall has sponsored a young Chinese orphan Mei Mei for many years, when she arrives in Sydney out of the blue to thank him, their lives are changed forever.

      Markimdb: 7.1
      Genredrama, biography, history
      CountryUnited Kingdom, Australia
      Duration01:45

      The story of Margaret Humphreys, a social worker from Nottingham, who uncovers one of the most significant social scandals in recent times – the forced migration of children from the United Kingdom. Almost singlehandedly, Margaret reunited thousands of families, brought authorities to account and worldwide attention to an extraordinary miscarriage of justice.

      Markimdb: 7.3
      Genrefantastic, fantasy, drama, cartoon, short
      CountryAustralia, United Kingdom
      Duration00:15

      A boy finds a strange creature on a beach, and decides to find a home for it in a world where everyone believes there are far more important things to pay attention to.

      Markimdb: 6.6
      Genremelodrama, drama
      CountryAustralia

      Mike has felt alienated and alone for as long as he can remember, until a new boy arrives at his school - awakening feelings and a world of possibilities he'd never before dared to dream of.

      Markimdb: 4.7
      Genrecomedy
      CountryAustralia

      When a pop-star cousin comes to stay, a family's once normal life changes drastically.

      Markimdb: 6.6
      Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective
      CountryAustralia

      An indigenous detective returns to the Outback to investigate the murder of a young girl.

      Markimdb: 7.3
      Genrehorror, fantastic, thriller, drama
      CountryAustralia
      Duration02:00

      James Hayes is a small town police man who is called to the local cemetery in the middle of the night after six people have inexplicably risen from the dead in perfect health. With no memory of their identities, they are determined to discover who they are and what has happened to them. James recognises one of them and along with local doctor Elishia Glass, struggles to keep the case hidden from his colleagues, his family and the world. The six people are all linked in some way and the search begins for someone who knows the truth about how and why they have returned.

      Markimdb: 7.3
      Genrethriller, drama
      CountryAustralia, USA

      In 1825, Claire, a 21-year-old Irish convict, chases a British soldier through the rugged Tasmanian wilderness, bent on revenge for a terrible act of violence he committed against her family. She enlists the services of an Aboriginal tracker who is also marked by trauma from his own violence-filled past.

      Markimdb: 3.9
      Genrefantastic, action, thriller, drama, adventure
      CountryAustralia, Canada
      Duration01:30

      When a solar eclipse sends a colossal blast of super chilled air towards the earth, it then sets off a catastrophic chain of events that threatens to engulf the world in ice and begin a new Ice Age.

      Markimdb: 4.8
      Genrehorror, fantastic, action, thriller, detective
      CountryAustralia
      Duration01:27

      A group of elite soldiers sent to infiltrate and extract the lead science team from Pine Gap, Australia's top secret underground military compound, after it comes under attack from unknown forces. The mission is compromised when they encounter a young woman with no memory of who she is or how she came to be there. As they try to escape, the group quickly discovers all is not as it seems and the facility has become a testing ground for something far more sinister.

      Markimdb: 6.9
      Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective
      CountryAustralia, USA, United Kingdom

      Aaron Falk returns to his drought-stricken hometown to attend a tragic funeral. But his return opens a decades-old wound - the unsolved death of a teenage girl.

      Markimdb: 7.7
      Genredrama
      CountryAustralia

      The uncensored story of one of Australia's most successful bands, INXS. A story of mateship, a story of success and excess, talent and sheer bloody will, set to a pulsating soundtrack including all of INXSs greatest hits.

      Markimdb: 7.3
      Genrethriller, drama
      CountryAustralia

      Based on true events, "Nitram" lives with his parents in suburban Australia in the mid-90s. He lives a life of isolation and frustration at never fitting in. As his anger grows, he begins a slow descent into a nightmare that culminates in the most heinous of acts.

      Markimdb: 2.7
      Genrecomedy, drama, crime
      CountryAustralia
      Duration01:26

      A remake of 'Reservoir Dogs' by Quentin Tarantino, with the noticeable difference that all the male characters have been replaced with female ones.

      Markimdb: 8.1
      Genrefantastic, action, thriller, adventure
      CountryAustralia, South Africa
      Duration02:30

      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. There's Max, a man of action and a man of few words, who seeks peace of mind following the loss of his wife and child in the aftermath of the chaos. And Furiosa, a woman of action and a woman who believes her path to survival may be achieved if she can make it across the desert back to her childhood homeland.

      Markimdb: 5.9
      Genredrama
      CountryAustralia, USA
      Duration01:44

      A young Aboriginal boy is torn between his unexpected love of acting and the disintegration of his family.

      Markimdb: 4.6
      Genrefantasy, melodrama, adventure
      CountryUnited Kingdom, Australia
      Duration01:49

      The Lovers is an epic romance time travel adventure film. Helmed by Roland Joffé from a story by Ajey Jhankar, the film is a sweeping tale of an impossible love set against the backdrop of the first Anglo-Maratha war across two time periods and continents and centred around four characters — a British officer in 18th century colonial India, the Indian woman he falls deeply in love with, an American present-day marine biologist and his wife.

      Markimdb: 6.1
      Genrecomedy, drama
      CountryUnited Kingdom, Australia, Republic of Ireland, Finland

      Laura and Tyler are best friends and drinking buddies whose hedonistic existence falls under the creeping horror of adulthood when Laura gets engaged to Jim – an ambitious pianist who surprisingly decides to go teetotal.

      Markimdb: 6.3
      Genrethriller, crime
      CountryAustralia
      Duration01:43

      In 1983, a naive man is detained by Australian Federal Police with lethal narcotics hidden in his stomach. After being apprehended, ‘The Mule’ makes a desperate choice... to defy his bodily functions and withhold the evidence – literally.

      Markimdb: 7.6
      Genreaction, thriller, drama, history
      CountryUSA, Australia
      Duration01:51

      Mumbai, India, November 26, 2008. While several terrorists spread hatred and death through the city, others attack the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel. Both hotel staff and guests risk their lives, making unthinkable sacrifices to protect themselves and keep everyone safe while help arrives.

      Markimdb: 5.6
      Genrecomedy, drama
      CountryAustralia
      Duration02:01

      1975: A 200-ton blue whale gets washed up on a local beach and the kids think it’s the biggest thing that’s ever happened in Australia. Behind closed doors, the Mums and Dads of a quiet suburban street are going to celebrate in their own special way, by joining the sexual revolution and throwing a wife-swapping key party. And like the rotting whale, it’s all about to go spectacularly wrong.

      Markimdb: 6.2
      Genrehorror, action, comedy
      CountryAustralia
      Duration01:38

      Barry is a talented mechanic and family man whose life is torn apart on the eve of a zombie apocalypse. His sister, Brooke, is kidnapped by a sinister team of gas-mask wearing soldiers & experimented on by a psychotic doctor. While Brooke plans her escape Barry goes out on the road to find her & teams up with Benny, a fellow survivor - together they must arm themselves and prepare to battle their way through hordes of flesh-eating monsters in a harsh Australian bushland.

      Markimdb: 7.2
      Genremelodrama, drama
      CountryUnited Kingdom, New Zealand, USA, India, Australia
      Duration02:40

      A lighthouse keeper and his wife living off the coast of Western Australia raise a baby they rescue from an adrift rowboat.

      Markimdb: 7.7
      Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime, detective
      CountryAustralia
      Duration01:00

      Jack Irish is a man getting his life back together again. A former criminal lawyer whose world imploded, he now spends his days as a part-time investigator, debt collector, apprentice cabinet maker, punter and sometime lover – the complete man really. An expert in finding those who don’t want to be found – dead or alive, Jack helps out his mates while avoiding the past. That is until the past finds him.

      Markimdb: 6.3
      Genredrama, biography, sport
      CountryAustralia
      Duration01:53

      In the 70s two brothers battle killer waves, conservative society and ruthless bikers to kick-start the modern surf industry.

      Markimdb: 5.4
      Genrethriller
      CountryAustralia

      Driving cross-country to a job interview, Colin takes a short cut and comes across a fatal road accident. One of the drivers, Jina, is shaken but unhurt; the other has been killed instantly. Beside the dead body is a briefcase full of money, which Colin turns in to the local police. But getting out of town proves a nightmare, as Colin's good deed causes a series of bizarre events to unfold.

      Markimdb: 7.1
      Genremelodrama, drama, military
      CountryAustralia, USA
      Duration01:55

      Australian journalist Guy Hamilton travels to Indonesia to cover civil strife in 1965. There—on the eve of an attempted coup—he befriends a Chinese Australian photographer with a deep connection to and vast knowledge of the Indonesian people, and also falls in love with a British national.

      Markimdb: 5.2
      Genrecomedy, melodrama
      CountryAustralia
      Duration01:37

      A heartbroken young man decides to walk 4000km up the coast of Western Australia naked, for charity, with the secret goal of making his ex-girlfriend jealous.

      Markimdb: 5.8
      Genrehorror, thriller, drama, adventure
      CountryAustralia
      Duration01:28

      A great white shark hunts the crew of a capsized sailboat along the Great Barrier Reef.

      Markimdb: 5.7
      Genrecomedy, melodrama, adventure
      CountryAustralia, USA, United Kingdom
      Duration01:37

      A comedy about a groom and his three best men who travel to the Australian outback for a wedding.

      Markimdb: 6.8
      Genrehorror, drama
      CountryAustralia, Canada
      Duration01:33

      A single mother, plagued by the violent death of her husband, battles with her son's fear of a monster lurking in the house, but soon discovers a sinister presence all around her.

      Markimdb: 6.7
      Genrethriller, drama, adventure, western, history
      CountryAustralia

      To escape the outback, a young Afghan cameleer falls in with a mysterious bushman on the run with stolen Crown gold.

      Markimdb: 7.6
      Genreaction, drama, crime
      CountryAustralia

      The series follows two complete strangers, Lola and Chelsea, who intervene in a fatal carjacking while waiting at a suburban bus stop, and are subsequently thrust into a chase from authorities across Australia with a vehicle filled with cash. The strangers must rely solely on each other while they are on the run.

      Markimdb: 6.3
      Genredrama
      CountryAustralia, Iran

      Marzieh is a young female actress living in Tehran. The authorities ban her theatre work and, like all young people in Iran, she is forced to lead a secret life in order to express herself artistically. At an underground rave, she meets Iranian born Saman, now an Australian citizen, who offers her a way out of her country and the possibility of living without fear.

      Markimdb: 6.2
      Genrefantasy, comedy, family
      CountryAustralia

      The world is closing in on Greta Driscoll. On the cusp of turning fifteen she can't bear to leave her childhood, it contains all the things that give her comfort in this incomprehensible new world. She floats in a bubble of loserdom with her only friend Elliott, until her parents throw her a surprise 15th birthday party and she's flung into a parallel place; a world that's weirdly erotic, a little bit violent and thoroughly ludicrous - only there can she find herself.

      Markimdb: 8.1
      Genredetective
      CountryAustralia

      Dr Lucien Blake left Ballarat as a young man. But now he finds himself returning to take over not only his dead father's medical practice, but also his on-call role as the town's police surgeon, only to find change is afoot, nothing is sacred, and no one is safe.

      Markimdb: 4.9
      Genrethriller
      CountryAustralia

      American high school sweethearts, Wade and Lisa, travel to Australia to experience nature at its finest. As their relationship strains, they head inland to Uluru, navigating remote dirt roads with an unreliable GPS. Soon, they find themselves stranded and ill- prepared and, with only each other to rely on, the two are driven to extremes in order to stay alive in the harsh and unforgiving Outback.

      Markimdb: 6.3
      Genrethriller, drama, detective
      CountryAustralia, USA
      Duration01:37

      A woman grieving over the death of her daughter loses grip of reality when she begins to think her girl may still be alive.

      Markimdb: 6.8
      Genreaction, drama, military, history
      CountryAustralia

      Vietnam War, 1966. Australia and New Zealand send troops to support the United States and South Vietnamese in their fight against the communist North. Soldiers are very young men, recruits and volunteers who have never been involved in a combat. On August 18th, members of Delta Company will face the true horror of a ruthless battle among the trees of a rubber plantation called Long Tân. They are barely a hundred. The enemy is a human wave ready to destroy them.

      Markimdb: 5.9
      Genrecomedy, drama
      CountryAustralia, USA
      Duration01:47

      Werner Ernst is a young hospital resident who becomes embroiled in a legal battle between two half-sisters who are fighting over the care of their comatose father. But are they really fighting over their father's care, or over his $10 million estate? Meanwhile, Werner must contend with his nutty supervisor, who insists that he only care for patients with full insurance. Can Werner sidestep the hospital's legal team and do what's best for the patient?

      Markimdb: 6
      Genredrama, western, crime, biography
      CountryAustralia, United Kingdom, France

      Set against the badlands of colonial Australia where the English rule with a bloody fist and the Irish endure, Ned Kelly discovers he comes from a line of Irish rebels—an uncompromising army of cross dressing bandits immortalised for terrorising their oppressors back in Ireland. Nurtured by the notorious bushranger, Harry Power and fuelled by the unfair arrest of his mother, Kelly recruits a wild bunch of warriors to plot one of the most audacious attacks of anarchy and rebellion the country has ever seen.

      Markimdb: 6.1
      Genreaction, drama, adventure, family, military
      CountryAustralia

      This dramatic adventure series tells the story of a group of teenagers who are separated from their families following an invasion of their country, a conflict they never saw coming.




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