Top 10 Australian Movies

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There are really quite a few Australian films that I have enjoyed. I know I have seen some other good ones, but have forgotten the titles. Anyway, the following are my favorites:

1. The Piano (1993)
2. Flirting (1991)
3. Walkabout (1971)
4. Gallipoli (1981)
5. My Brilliant Career (1979)
6. Strictly Ballroom (1992)
7. Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975)
8. Shine (1994)
9. Muriel’s Wedding (1994)
10. Innocence (2000)

There are a few that I think of as American films even though they were at least partly filmed in Australia, but they could also be thought of as Australian:

On the Beach (1959)
Paradise Road (1997) -- financed in part by the Australian Film Finance Corporation
The Sundowners (1960)

One of Bruce Beresford’s films, Black Robe, dealt with 18th century American Indians, but was also financed in part by the Australian Film Finance Corporation.

Some other Australian films that I liked are:

Breaker Morant (1980)
The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith (1978)
Evil Angels [aka A Cry in the Dark] (1988)
The Fringe Dwellers (1986)
Lantana (2001)
Mad Max (1979)
The Man from Snowy River (1982)
Hammers Over the Anvil (1993)
Holy Smoke (2000)
The Road Warrior (1981)
Beyond Thunderdome (1985)
Phar Lap (1983)
Sirens (1994)
The Well (1997)
The Year My Voice Broke (1987)