As you might already know, AUSTRALIA has made some very good movies during
the years and Aussie Style has selected its favorite TOP 10 to share with you!
TOP 10
Australia
Genre: Drama
Description: 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, Australia, by Japanese forces firsthand.
Actors: Bryan Brown, Hugh Jackman, Nicole Kidman, David Wenham
Director: Baz Luhrmann
Running Time: 165 minutes
Ned Kelly
Genre: Drama
Description: You can kill a man but not a legend. Ned Kelly (Heath Ledger) and his brother Dan, sons of an Irish pig thief exiled to the Australian penal colony in 1843, formed the core of the Kelly Gang (with two other men), an outlaw gang (they were called "bushrangers", not "cowboys") that roamed across Australia for over two wild years. Kelly was a clever bandit, making his own homemade armour, including steel chest plates and helmets, to stop bullets from stopping him. Kelly was first arrested at 16 for horse stealing, but he became an outlaw when he killed a police officer who was harassing his brother.
Actors: Heath Ledger
Director: Gregor Jordan
Running Time: 110 minutes
Babe - Pig In The City
Genre: Family
Description: This sequel takes the three musketeers Babe, Ferdy and Mrs. Hoggett on a crusade into the midst of a large city where despite incredible obstacles, they're able to turn enemies into friends, raise enough money to save the farm and combine the two worlds into one. Once again, it's Babe's kind and steady heart that achieves the miracles.
Actors:
Director: George Miller
Running Time: 90 minutes
Babe
Genre: Family
Description: Introducing a barnyard full of captivating characters unlike any you've ever met! There's Farmer Hoggett (James Cromwell); Fly, the sheep dog; Rex, her shepherding partner; Ferdinand, the quacky duck; Maa, the elderly ewe; and the newest addition to Hoggett Farm, Babe, a most unusual Yorkshire piglet. It's a delightful story the whole family will love! Filled with fun and laughter, Babe is an instant classic which Joel Siegel of Good Morning America hails as "Absolutely Enchanting."
Actors: James Cromwell, Magdo Szubanski
Director: Chris Nooman
Running Time: 88 minutes
Crocodile Dundee
Genre: Comedy
Description: After hearing of Michael Dundee's near-fatal brush with a giant crocodile in the wild Australian Outback, New York reporter, Sue Charlton entices him to Manhattan where muggers, hookers and high society all fall victim to his good old Aussie charm.
Actors: Paul Hogan, David Gulpilil, Linda Kozlowski, John Meillon
Director: Peter Faiman
Running Time: 104 minutes
Crocodile Dundee 2
Genre: Comedy
Description: Now living in New York with his American girlfriend, Mick Dundee, goes up against a new kind of wildlife when his lady becomes the target of vindictive drug dealers.
Actors: Paul Hogan, Emie Dingo, Linda Kozlowski, John Meillon, Gus Mercurio
Director: John Cornell
Running Time: 106 minutes
Moulin Rouge
Genre: Romance
Description: Moulin Rouge is a celebration of truth, beauty, freedom, but above all things love - set in the infamous, gaudy and glamorous Paris nightclub, circa 1900. This is a completely unique and groundbreaking film from visionary director Baz Luhrmann (Romeo & Juliet, Strictly Ballroom). Satine (Nicole Kidman) the star of the MOULIN ROUGE and the city's most famous courtesan, is caught between the love of a young writer and another man's obsession. Christian (Ewan McGregor) is a writer who finds himself plunged into this decadent world where anything goes - except falling in love. Prepare to enter a world where nothing is forbidden and everything is possible.
Actors: Jim Broadbent, Nicolde Kidman, John Leguizamo, Ewan McGregor
Director: Baz Luhrmann
Running Time:
Mad Max
Genre: Action
Description: A police officer in the outback of a grim futuristic Australia is caught up in a struggle with lawless biker gangs. After the death of his partner at the hands of these thugs he realises that not only his life is in danger, but also the lives of his wife and child.
Actors: Mel Gibson, Joanne Samuel
Director: George Miller
Running Time: 90 minutes
Gallipoli
Genre: War Thriller
Description: Gallipoli is about several young men from rural Western Australia who enlist in the Australian Army during the First World War. They are sent to Turkey, where they take part in the Gallipoli Compaign. During the course of the movie, the young men slowly lose their innocence about the purpose of war. The climax of the movie occurs on the Anzac battlefield at Gallipoli and depicts the brutal attack at the Neck. Gallipoli provides a faithful portrayal of life in Australia in the 1910s -reminiscent of Weir's 1975 film Picnic at Hanging Rock set in 1900 -and captures the ideals and character of the Australians who joined up to fight, and the conditions they endured on the battlefield. It does, however, modify events for dramatic purposes and contains a number of significant historical inaccuracies. In particular the officers responsible for Entente command of the attack are depicted in the film as being British, when in fact most historians agree that the blame for the failure falls at the feet of the two Australian Commanding Officers.
Actors: Mel Gibson, Mark Lee, Bill Kerr
Director: Peter Weir
Running Time: 110 minutes
Chopper
Genre: Comedy
Description: Australians see Mark Brandon 'Chopper' Read as a celeb criminal, an underworld folk hero who writes best-sellers and does the rounds of the television chat shows when he's not serving time. Andrew Dominik, making his feature debut as a director, has adapted Chopper's memoirs with the enthusiastic consent of their author, and reveals him as a psychopathic egomaniac with an explosive and dangerous temper, who is virtually devoid of any moral sense.
Actors: Eric Bana, Kate Beahan, Vince Colosimo, Simon Lyndon
Director: Andrew Dominik
Running Time: 94 minutes
Bootmen
Genre: Drama, Comedy
Description: Young Newcastle steel worker Sean is determined to escape his small town existence. Despite many obstacles, including personal tragedy, he finally beats the odds and realises his dream of forming a successful tap group. Every great journey begins with a single step!
Actors: Adam Garcia, Sophie Lee, Sam Worthington, Richard Carter, William Zappa, Susie Porter, Anthony Hayes
Director: Dein Perry
Running Time: 93 minutes
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