Australian Resistance Films

List of the best Australian films about the resistance according to the audience: Santa's Apprentice, Spin Out, Beneath Hill 60, The Tracker, Candyman, X, Needle, Dance Academy: The Movie, Uninhabited, Gringo.

In the top there are new films of 2023, a plot description and trailers for films that have already been released.

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Markimdb: 6.3
Genrecomedy, family, cartoon
CountryFrance, Belgium, Australia, Republic of Ireland
Duration01:31

Santa doesn't want to retire, but rules are rules and he must train someone to replace him. The lucky winner, to be chosen from among millions of children, must be named Nicholas, be an orphan and have a pure heart. On the other side of the planet, there is a little boy who is a perfect match, but his lack of self-confidence and fear of heights make him a poor contestant. Will Santa agree to step down, and help his apprentice take his place?

Markimdb: 4.6
Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
CountryAustralia

Billy and Lucy have grown up together in a small, close-knit Australian country town, where they form one of the town's most formidable Ute driving teams. When Billy takes one risky car stunt too far, Lucy declares she is moving to the city - sending Billy into a spin. Amid the mayhem of the town's annual "Bachelors and Spinsters" party, Billy only has one night to wake up to his true feelings for his best friend - or lose her forever. Spin Out is a fresh, feel-good comedy romance for the young and the young at heart.

Markimdb: 7
Genredrama, military, history
CountryAustralia
Duration02:02

The true story of Australia's cat-and-mouse underground mine warfare—one of the most misunderstood, misrepresented and mystifying conflicts of WW I. It was secret struggle BENEATH the Western Front that combined daring engineering, technology and science. Few on the surface knew of the brave, claustrophobic and sometimes barbaric work of these tunnellers.

Markimdb: 7.3
Genredrama, western, history
CountryAustralia

Somewhere in Australia in the early 20th century outback, an Aboriginal man is accused of murdering a white woman. Three white men are on a mission to capture him with the help of an experienced Indigenous man.

Markimdb: 5.9
Genrehorror
CountryUSA, Canada, Australia

Anthony and his partner move into a loft in the now gentrified Cabrini-Green, and after a chance encounter with an old-timer exposes Anthony to the true story behind Candyman, he unknowingly opens a door to a complex past that unravels his own sanity and unleashes a terrifying wave of violence.

Markimdb: 5.5
Genrethriller, drama, crime
CountryAustralia
Duration01:30

Holly Rowe's retiring, kissing her callgirl life goodbye. She just has to get through her last night on the job. Shay Ryan's a teenage runaway, broke and alone. She just has to get through her first night as a hooker. Then fate throws them together on a job that goes horribly wrong and they're trapped on an out-of-control roller coaster ride, through the twilight zone of sex-for-sale. X is a sizzling adults-only thriller about love, chance, escape and the oldest profession experienced by two women, on a night that will change their lives forever.

Markimdb: 4.8
Genrehorror, thriller, detective
CountryAustralia
Duration01:30

In this cunning mystery-horror hybrid, college student Ben inherits a curious old mechanical box that churns out voodoo dolls. When a shadowy figure starts using the box to murder Ben's friends, Ben must find the killer.

Markimdb: 6.9
Genremelodrama, drama, family, music
CountryAustralia, Germany
Duration01:45

This 2017 movie follows the original dance academy TV show and tracks where the characters are in their lives now.

Markimdb: 4.3
Genrehorror, thriller
CountryAustralia

Harry and Beth wanted a different kind of holiday so they chartered a boat to drop them off on a remote coral island on the Great Barrier Reef. The island was idyllic, surrounded by a wide reef, covered in palms and full of birds and other wildlife. It was small and totally deserted or so they thought. But when things go missing from their camp site and they discover someone else's footprints in the sand this quickly becomes disturbing as they realize the island has a ghost! Inspired by actual events.

Markimdb: 6.1
Genreaction, comedy, drama, crime
CountryAustralia, USA, Mexico
Duration01:31

An American businessman with a stake in a pharmaceutical company that's about to go public finds his life is thrown into turmoil by an incident in Mexico.

Markimdb: 6.5
Genremelodrama, drama, biography, history
CountryUnited Kingdom, Australia, USA

In 1840s England, palaeontologist Mary Anning and a young woman sent by her husband to convalesce by the sea develop an intense relationship. Despite the chasm between their social spheres and personalities, Mary and Charlotte discover they can each offer what the other has been searching for: the realisation that they are not alone. It is the beginning of a passionate and all-consuming love affair that will defy all social bounds and alter the course of both lives irrevocably.

Markimdb: 6.6
Genrefantasy, comedy, adventure, family, cartoon
CountryUSA, Australia, India, United Kingdom
Duration02:18

Peter Rabbit's feud with Mr. McGregor escalates to greater heights than ever before as they rival for the affections of the warm-hearted animal lover who lives next door.

Markimdb: 6.6
Genredocumentary
CountryAustralia

The wild untold story of the iconic Shaw Brothers who paved the way for the boom of the Kung fu film movement, which had a huge influence on the West that still continues today.

Markimdb: 5.7
Genreaction, thriller, melodrama, drama, crime
CountryAustralia
Duration01:36

In Sydney, the newly married Midori is honeymooning with her husband, Yukio. She does not love him and fakes her own kidnapping to escape the marriage. Her lover is supposed to meet her, but fails to appear. She goes to a bank to get some cash, only to become a hostage in an unfolding robbery, until the getaway driver, Colin, saves her from his fellow robbers. They hit the road together, with the cops, her husband and the robbers in pursuit.

Markimdb: 6.1
Genredrama, crime
CountryAustralia

A father has less than a day to pay back a debt to a violent loan shark, while looking after his young son.

Markimdb: 6.6
Genrecrime
CountryAustralia
Duration01:30

A task force is sent to a small country town to investigate a shocking crime.

Markimdb: 5.8
Genreaction, drama, western, biography, history
CountryAustralia
Duration02:23

Ben Hall is drawn back into bushranging by the reappearance of his old friend John Gilbert. Reforming the gang, they soon become the most wanted men in Australian history.

Markimdb: 6.6
Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective
CountryAustralia

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

Markimdb: 6.5
Genrefantasy, comedy, melodrama
CountryAustralia

Teddy wakes up the morning after his wedding to discover that he's jumped forward a year in his life to his first anniversary. Trapped in an endless cycle of time jumps, transported another year ahead every few minutes, he is faced with a race against time as his life crumbles around him.

Markimdb: 7.5
Genredocumentary, biography
CountryAustralia, New Zealand

Wayne tells the exhilarating story of 1987 World Motorcycle Grand Prix Champion Wayne Gardner's triumphant, improbable journey from a 5-dollar dirt bike to the international summit of his sport.

Markimdb: 7
Genrethriller, drama, detective
CountryUSA, Australia, China
Duration02:34

A husband and wife try to reinvigorate their relationship but their lives are threatened by a "friend" from the husband's past who holds a horrifying secret about him, sending their world into a tailspin.

Markimdb: 4.6
Genredrama
CountryAustralia
Duration01:37

A stagecoach driver goes to work for a dying, one-armed aristocrat in 1860s Australia.

Markimdb: 5.2
Genrefamily
CountryUnited Kingdom, Australia, USA
Duration01:27

Walking with Dinosaurs 3D is a film depicting life-like 3D dinosaur characters set in photo-real landscapes that transports audiences to the prehistoric world as it existed 70 million years ago. The film is based on the 1999 documentary television miniseries Walking with Dinosaurs, produced by the BBC. Walking with Dinosaurs 3D is being produced by Evergreen Studios, the company that produced Happy Feet, and it is was released on October 11, 2013.

Markimdb: 5.1
Genrethriller, drama
CountryUnited Kingdom, Poland, Australia

One woman's journey for self-discovery and turns into a harrowing tale of survival.

Markimdb: 6.2
Genreaction, drama
CountryUSA, Canada, Bulgaria, Australia
Duration01:42

Based on Frank Miller's latest graphic novel Xerxes and told in the breathtaking visual style of the blockbuster "300," this new chapter of the epic saga takes the action to a fresh battlefield--on the sea--as Greek general Themistokles attempts to unite all of Greece by leading the charge that will change the course of the war. "300: Rise of an Empire" pits Themistokles against the massive invading Persian forces led by mortal-turned-god Xerxes and Artemesia, the vengeful commander of the Persian navy.

Markimdb: 6.6
Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
CountryUSA, Canada, Australia
Duration01:51

An art instructor and an English teacher form a rivalry that ends up with a competition at their school in which students decide whether words or pictures are more important.

Markimdb: 7
Genremelodrama, drama
CountryAustralia
Duration01:41

Samson and Delilah's world is small- an isolated community in the Central Australian desert. When tragedy strikes they turn their backs on home and embark on a journey of survival. Lost, unwanted and alone the discover that life isn't always fair, but love never judges.

Markimdb: 6.7
Genrefantastic, action, fantasy, comedy
CountryUSA, Australia
Duration01:52

    Following a ghost invasion of Manhattan, paranormal enthusiasts Erin Gilbert and Abby Yates, nuclear engineer Jillian Holtzmann, and subway worker Patty Tolan band together to stop the otherworldly threat.

    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: 7.7
    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: 7.8
    Genredrama, military, history
    CountryAustralia
    Duration01:47

    During the Boer War, three Australian lieutenants are on trial for shooting Boer prisoners. Though they acted under orders, they are being used as scapegoats by the General Staff, who hopes to distance themselves from the irregular practices of the war. The trial does not progress as smoothly as expected by the General Staff, as the defence puts up a strong fight in the courtroom.

    Markimdb: 8.3
    Genreadventure, crime, detective
    CountryAustralia

    Our lady sleuth sashays through the back lanes and jazz clubs of late 1920’s Melbourne, fighting injustice with her pearl handled pistol and her dagger sharp wit. Leaving a trail of admirers in her wake, our thoroughly modern heroine makes sure she enjoys every moment of her lucky life. Based on author Kerry Greenwood's Phryne Fisher Murder Mystery novels.

    Markimdb: 5.2
    Genreaction, thriller, drama
    CountryUSA, Australia
    Duration02:49

    The bird flu virus spreads through Los Angeles as a doctor from the CDC races to find a vaccine.

    Markimdb: 3.1
    Genrefantastic, fantasy, adventure
    CountryAustralia

    Sinbad, armed with rumors of ancient gold, finds himself sneaking into the desert camp of the evil sorcerer Al-Jibar. Hidden among the many relics is an ivory scroll case containing the logs of the pirate Captain Minos, which will lead Sinbad to the golden head of the Colossus of Rhodes.

    Markimdb: 6.8
    Genredrama
    CountryAustralia
    Duration01:35

    A contemporary, ensemble drama telling the complex tale of six high school students whose lives are interwoven with situations that so many of today's youth are faced with. The story takes place during a normal school day. At precisely 2:37 a tragedy will occur, affecting the lives of a group of students and their teachers. As the story unfolds, the individual stories of the six teenagers are revealed, each with its own explosive significance. An unwanted pregnancy unravels a terrible, dark secret; all is not as it appears for the seemingly confident school football hero; an outcast must deal with everyday taunts from his peers; a beautiful young girl battles an eating disorder; a stellar student constantly struggles to win his parents' approval; while another uses drugs to escape from his own demons.

    Markimdb: 6.8
    Genrefantastic, action, thriller, adventure
    CountryAustralia, USA
    Duration01:33

    In a self-destructing world, a vengeful Australian policeman sets out to stop a violent motorcycle gang.

    Markimdb: 6.5
    Genredrama
    CountryAustralia

    A man uses an imaginary umbrella to protect himself against against life; until he is convinced to use a real umbrella.

    Markimdb: 5.1
    Genrefantasy, melodrama, adventure
    CountryAustralia, USA

    King Louis XIV's quest for immortality leads him to capture and steal a mermaid's life force, a move that is further complicated by his illegitimate daughter's discovery of the creature.

    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: 6.2
    Genredrama, family, music
    CountryUSA, Australia

    Tommy was born and raised on a rocky, drought-ridden sheep station in the middle of the Australian Outback.

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