Film Victoria
Publisher
BBC Worldwide Americas, Inc
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Doctor Lucien Blake returns to Ballarat after an attempt to reunite with his long lost daughter. But it's no longer the safe haven he left behind: Danny has been transferred to Melbourne, replaced by a new Senior Constable who seems hell bent on making Blake's job as police surgeon as difficult as possible. Blake's old nemesis Patrick Tyneman has called in the help of some powerful men to keep an eye on Blake. And of course there are the strange and...
Publisher
Broad Green Pictures
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Tells the story of the beautiful and talented Tilly Dunnage. After years working as a dressmaker in exclusive Parisian fashion houses, Tilly returns home to a town in the Australian outback to reconcile with her eccentric mother Molly. She also falls in love with the pure-hearted Teddy, and armed with her sewing machine and haute couture style, Tilly transforms the women of the town, exacting sweet revenge on those who did her wrong.
Publisher
RLJ Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Glamorous lady detective Phryne Fisher returns in a cinematic sequel to the wildly popular TV series. In 1929 Jerusalem, Phryne's rescue of a young Bedouin girl leads her on a globe-trotting adventure to uncover priceless treasures, wartime secrets, and an ancient tomb bearing a terrible curse, with the help of handsome detective Jack Robinson.
4) Noise
Series
Film Movement volume 6, film 4
Publisher
Film Movement
Pub. Date
2008
Language
English
Description
Noise: Two heinous crimes have left a suburban town reeling. As the local community enfolds itself in a shroud of secrecy, borne from fear and an untrammeled mistrust of authority, the police remain desperate for witnesses. Graham McGahan, a young police constable suffering from a chronic hearing problem, is stationed at a police caravan near the crime scene. Living on the periphery of the investigation, McGahan crosses paths with the people affected...
5) Winchester
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Formats
Description
Eccentric firearm heiress believes she is haunted by the souls of people killed by the Winchester repeating rifle.
Publisher
Oscilloscope Laboratories
Language
English
Formats
Description
Shot on vivid 16mm film over a three-year period, ANONYMOUS CLUB chronicles notoriously shy, Melbourne-based musician Courtney Barnett’s ups and downs on the world tour for her album Tell Me How You Really Feel. Featuring Barnett’s unguarded narration from her audio diary, recorded on a dictaphone provided by filmmaker Danny Cohen, the film delivers frank and unprecedented insight into Barnett’s creative process, the sacrifices and inner conflicts...
7) Tanna
Publisher
Lightyear Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
Austronesian
Description
In one of the last traditional tribes in the South Pacific, a young girl falls in love with her chief 's grandson. But when war with their enemies escalates, Wawa is unknowingly betrothed as part of a peace deal. The young lovers run away, but are pursued by warriors of both tribes. With their lives on the line, the star-crossed lovers must choose between their hearts and the peaceful future of the tribe.
Publisher
Distributed by Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
In a remote Australian desert a geologist and a businessman strike a deal to go on a cross country journey together. As they encounter life or death situations, it is clear that neither of them will ever be the same person they were at the beginning.
Publisher
Acorn
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
A contemporary Australian detective drama about retired cop Alexa Crowe. With her old boss regularly asking for her insight on cold cases and a young police data-analyst eager to be mentored, whether Alexa wants to or not, Alexa can't seem to stop solving crime.
11) Oddball
Publisher
Momentum Pictures
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
The heart-warming true story about an eccentric chicken farmer who, with the help of his granddaughter, trains his mischievous dog to protect a wild penguin sanctuary from fox attacks and in the process tries to reunite his family and save their seaside town.
12) Angel of mine
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
A woman grieving over the death of her daughter loses grip of reality when she begins to think her girl may still be alive.
13) The dry
Publisher
IFC Films
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Formats
Description
For Aaron Falk, going back home is not going to be easy. After all, with the area facing an extreme drought, everyone is in a constant state of alert. It is against this strange backdrop that Falk stumbles into a mystery that is four decades old. Many years ago, a teenage girl died under mysterious circumstances. And the more that Falk investigates this cold case, the more he realizes that it may have something to do with the town's more recent tragedies....
Publisher
[Publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Follow the Honorable Phryne (fry-nee) Fisher through the back alleys, shady markets, and jazz clubs of late 1920s Melbourne. A glamorous lady detective in a mostly male world, she goes about her work with a pear-handled pistol and dagger-sharp wit, leaving a trail of male admirers in her wake. Includes 8 episodes.
Eight all-new episodes of the glamorous, gun-toting lady detective Phryne Fisher. Along with her ever-faithful companion, Dot Williams,...
15) Upgrade
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Appears on list
Formats
Description
Grey Trace and his wife suffer a brutal mugging which leaves him paralyzed and results in her murder. After the horrific crime, a special new technology is brought to him with a chip implanted in his spine called Stem. With that chip, he now has a new upgraded control over his body and abilities. Set in the near-future, Grey embarks on an exhilarating quest to gain revenge by using his new skills.
16) Innocence
Publisher
Columbia Tristar Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2002
Language
English
Description
After more than forty years apart, Andreas and Claire embark on an affair as reckless and intense as when they were young lovers.
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
When an angry client firebombs her offices, consulting solicitor Josephine Newton is forced to take a new job as a barrister at Knox, a high-powered legal firm where her old flame Lewis works. Worried about leaving behind her former clients turned colleagues, Josephine sets up a new legal office in the building's basement for Johnny, a reformed car thief, and Helena, a brilliant legal mind with a crippling fear of courtrooms.
19) Harvie Krumpet
Publisher
StudioWorks [distributor]
Pub. Date
c2003
Language
English
Description
A clay animation film about Harvie Krumpet, an ordinary man seemingly cursed with perpetual bad luck.
20) Look both ways
Publisher
Kino International
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
Meryl is a lonely artist who literally envisions disaster around every corner. Nick is a photojournalist whose work keeps him emotionally distanced from the tragedies he documents. When the two meet in the aftermath of a real train accident, their lives, and the lives of a handful of other witnesses and victims, are revealed and transformed.
