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Four orphan boys who have grown to be the closest of friends find themselves competing against each other to be adopted by the McAnshs, a prospective foster family.

Academy Award winners Clint Eastwood and Meryl Streep star in this passionate tale of two lives irrevocably linked - a lonely farmer's wife and a travelling photographer who share a romantic affair that, although brief, affects both profoundly.

From the highest of regard to the depths of despair, John Forbes Nash, Jr experienced it all. A mathematical genius, he made an astonishing discovery early in his career. But Nash soon found himself on a painful and harrowing journey of self-discovery once he was diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia. Winner of four Academy Awards in 2002, including Best Picture.

Mossad recruits a woman to become an agent and sends her to Tehran on an undercover mission. When her missions become more dangerous, she decides to quit, forcing her boss to find her before she becomes a threat. Stars Diane Kruger and Martin Freeman.

A group of neo-Nazi skinheads in the Melbourne suburbs become alarmed at the way their neighbourhood is changing. When they find their local pub has been sold to a Vietnamese businessman, they savagely beat up the new owner's sons. Winner of three AFI Awards in 1992, including Best Actor (Russell Crowe). Directed by Geoffrey Wright, and also stars Daniel Pollock and Jacqueline McKenzie.

A socially awkward teen decides to import a mail-order best friend from France. Instead, he ends up with his personal nightmare: a cologne-soaked, chain-smoking youth who quickly becomes the hero of the community.

Four orphan boys who have grown to be the closest of friends find themselves competing against each other to be adopted by the McAnshs, a prospective foster family.

A Sydney lawyer's seemingly normal life is turned upside-down when he takes on a murder case and discovers that he shares a strange and unexplained connection to five Aboriginal men. Directed by Peter Weir and stars Richard Chamberlain, David Gulpilil and Olivia Hamnett.

In New Zealand in 1903, an ex-Boer war guerrilla is sent out to bring back a Maori man accused of killing a British soldier. Gradually, they grow to know and respect one another, but a posse led by the British Commanding officer is close behind, and his sole intention is to see the man hang. Directed by Ian Sharp and stars Ray Winstone, Nicholas McGough and Temuera Morrison.

Set in the Bronx during the tumultuous 1960s, an adolescent boy is torn between his honest, working-class father and a violent yet charismatic crime boss. Complicating matters is the youngster's growing forbidden attraction. Stars Robert De Niro, Chazz Palminteri and Lillo Brancato.

8-year-old Nelly has just lost her grandmother and is helping her parents clean out her mother's home. One day she meets a girl her own age in the woods building a treehouse.

Jeanne, a brilliant architect, must investigate the murder of the landlord and patriarch of the mansion she was assigned to renovate.

John Keats, the romantic poet, wrote the love poem 'Bright Star' for his 18-year-old next door neighbour Fanny Brawne. This is the story of their first love.

After he kills a detective, a con artist and his wife must trust a potentially dangerous stranger to help them get out of Greece.

When a U.S. citizen working in South America is abducted and his employers cannot buy his release, the man's wife hires a kidnap-and-ransom specialist for a daring scheme to free him in this fast-paced thriller.

Small-town cook Odd Thomas is an ordinary guy with a paranormal secret: he sees dead people, everywhere. When a creepy stranger shows up with an entourage of ghostly bodachs - predators who portend mass destruction - Odd knows that his town is in serious trouble. Teaming up with his sweetheart and the local sheriff, Odd tries to try to stop a disaster of apocalyptic proportions.

Waters and Stone are two nobody police officers who work in the evidence room of the Las Vegas Police Department. When Stone discovers an unusually high bail receipt in connection to a drug bust, the two friends set in motion a plan to find the source of the money. Stars Nicolas Cage, Elijah Wood and Sky Ferreira.

Academy Award winners Clint Eastwood and Meryl Streep star in this passionate tale of two lives irrevocably linked - a lonely farmer's wife and a travelling photographer who share a romantic affair that, although brief, affects both profoundly.

8-year-old Nelly has just lost her grandmother and is helping her parents clean out her mother's home. One day she meets a girl her own age in the woods building a treehouse.

December, 1942. Following their parents' arrest for being part of the Norwegian resistance movement during the war, young siblings Gerda and Otto are left on their own. When they discover two Jewish children hidden in their basement at home, all four have to embark on a desperate journey to reach neutral Sweden and safety.

The international success of the film Das Boot made the U-96 the most famous of all Hitler's submarines and the best-known movie submarine. But the true story of this extraordinary submarine and its equally exceptional crew goes far beyond fiction. Decorated with a sawfish with a mocking smile painted on its turret, the U-96 was not only one of the most iconic but also one of the most formidable o

From the highest of regard to the depths of despair, John Forbes Nash, Jr experienced it all. A mathematical genius, he made an astonishing discovery early in his career. But Nash soon found himself on a painful and harrowing journey of self-discovery once he was diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia. Winner of four Academy Awards in 2002, including Best Picture.

Small-town cook Odd Thomas is an ordinary guy with a paranormal secret: he sees dead people, everywhere. When a creepy stranger shows up with an entourage of ghostly bodachs - predators who portend mass destruction - Odd knows that his town is in serious trouble. Teaming up with his sweetheart and the local sheriff, Odd tries to try to stop a disaster of apocalyptic proportions.

Four orphan boys who have grown to be the closest of friends find themselves competing against each other to be adopted by the McAnshs, a prospective foster family.

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.

Two idiots, far down on the corporate ladder, win an invitation to their boss Bernie's sumptuous beach house for the weekend, only to find him dead upon their arrival. Now they're stuck with trying to pass him off as alive so they can enjoy the rest of the weekend.

Beau lives alone in a downtown apartment where every moment is a waking nightmare. Prone to anxiety and paranoia, he visits his longtime therapist who prepares him for his journey to visit his mother. But mayhem ensues on the eve of Beau's departure, spinning his life in a surreal new direction.

Based on the critically acclaimed cult novel by Ryu Murakami, Director Nicolas Pesce blends psychological horror with comedy and stylish neo-noir, resulting in a sly take on the fantasy of escape and the hazards of modern romance.

A former WWI soldier loses control of a police operation, which results in the massacre of an Indigenous community.

Charming and ambitious art critic, James Figueras, has fallen from grace. He spends his days in Milan lecturing witless tourists about art history. His only glimmer of hope is a new-found love interest, the enigmatic American, Berenice Hollis. An opportunity strikes when he is contacted by wealthy art dealer Joseph Cassidy who summons James to his villa on Lake Como and asks him to steal a paintin

A young African boy named Gisani finds himself destined to protect a rare and magnificent white lion cub named Letsatsi who is cast from his pride and is forced to survive on his own.

Two idiots, far down on the corporate ladder, win an invitation to their boss Bernie's sumptuous beach house for the weekend, only to find him dead upon their arrival. Now they're stuck with trying to pass him off as alive so they can enjoy the rest of the weekend.

John Keats, the romantic poet, wrote the love poem 'Bright Star' for his 18-year-old next door neighbour Fanny Brawne. This is the story of their first love.

When a U.S. citizen working in South America is abducted and his employers cannot buy his release, the man's wife hires a kidnap-and-ransom specialist for a daring scheme to free him in this fast-paced thriller.

After he kills a detective, a con artist and his wife must trust a potentially dangerous stranger to help them get out of Greece.

A young boy tells the story of growing up in a fatherless home with his unmarried mother and four spinster aunts in 1930s Ireland.

A young woman frets upstairs in her family's country manor on her wedding day, fearful she's about to marry the wrong man. Downstairs, both her fiance and her former lover grow increasingly anxious.

A woman goes to Ireland to propose to her boyfriend, but she winds up stranded on the other side of the Emerald Isle with a handsome, but surly, Gaelic man.

Pippa and Thomas move into their dream apartment, but notice that their windows look directly into the apartment opposite.

A man risks everything to provide for his wife and newborn son by entering Malta's black-market fishing industry.

A 15-year-old ticket scalper in Kabul dreams of Bollywood until the Soviets force him into a state facility. Directed by Shahrbanoo Sadt, stars Sediqa Rasuli, Masihullah Feraji, Hasibullah Rasooli.

This is the farm where Thomas was born. This is his family. His brother, who won't be coming back, his mother, who is going down the same road, and his father, who has always stood aloof. Thomas gets back to everything he ran away from twelve years ago. Only today, there is Alex, his six-year-old nephew, and Mona, the boy's radiant mother.

Based on the critically acclaimed cult novel by Ryu Murakami, Director Nicolas Pesce blends psychological horror with comedy and stylish neo-noir, resulting in a sly take on the fantasy of escape and the hazards of modern romance.

A young woman frets upstairs in her family's country manor on her wedding day, fearful she's about to marry the wrong man. Downstairs, both her fiance and her former lover grow increasingly anxious.

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.

A young boy tells the story of growing up in a fatherless home with his unmarried mother and four spinster aunts in 1930s Ireland.

After learning of mass murderer Jack the Ripper's gruesome reign of terror, private detective Sherlock Holmes decides to investigate. The police are no help, withholding information about the case from Holmes. But the detective refuses to be deterred, seeking the crucial assistance of psychic Robert Lees, who sets him on the right path. Holmes, along with his trusted friend, Dr. Watson, descends i

A 15-year-old ticket scalper in Kabul dreams of Bollywood until the Soviets force him into a state facility. Directed by Shahrbanoo Sadt, stars Sediqa Rasuli, Masihullah Feraji, Hasibullah Rasooli.

Two idiots, far down on the corporate ladder, win an invitation to their boss Bernie's sumptuous beach house for the weekend, only to find him dead upon their arrival. Now they're stuck with trying to pass him off as alive so they can enjoy the rest of the weekend.

A young African boy named Gisani finds himself destined to protect a rare and magnificent white lion cub named Letsatsi who is cast from his pride and is forced to survive on his own.

A true story about three young Aboriginal girls. They are taken from their home in 1931 and sent to a remote settlement, where they attempt the impossible and embark on a daring escape. Stars Everlyn Sampi and Tianna Sansbury.

A man stranded in the Arctic after a plane crash must decide whether to remain in the relative safety of his makeshift camp or to embark on a deadly trek through the unknown in hopes of making it out alive. Directed by Joe Penna and stars Mads Mikkelsen, Maria Thelma Smaradottir and Tintrinai Thikhasuk.

A thriller about a psychologist whose client makes bizarre predictions that - to the psychologist's mounting terror - begin to come true. He must race against time to save everything he loves before it disappears.

Conflict escalates between a small community and a Catholic pastor who refuses to allow a person who died by suicide to be laid to rest on church grounds.

When Zoe and Tim find out they are having a baby, they resolve to not let parenthood change them. As Tim embraces the prospect of fatherhood, Zoe panics about being a mum. Terrified that her life won't be her own anymore, Zoe is determined to tick off a list of their wildest dreams before the baby arrives. Directed by Curtis Vowell and stars Rose Matafeo, Matthew Lewis and Emily Barclay.

Pippa and Thomas move into their dream apartment, but notice that their windows look directly into the apartment opposite.

A true story about three young Aboriginal girls. They are taken from their home in 1931 and sent to a remote settlement, where they attempt the impossible and embark on a daring escape. Stars Everlyn Sampi and Tianna Sansbury.

Set in a beautiful coastal village in present-day Italy to the music of popular hit songs from the 1980s. After a whirlwind romance, Maddie is preparing to marry gorgeous Italian Raf, and has invited her sister Taylor to the wedding. Unbeknown to Maddie, however, Raf is Taylor's ex-holiday flame, and the love of her life.

A woman goes to Ireland to propose to her boyfriend, but she winds up stranded on the other side of the Emerald Isle with a handsome, but surly, Gaelic man.

A man risks everything to provide for his wife and newborn son by entering Malta's black-market fishing industry.

Conflict escalates between a small community and a Catholic pastor who refuses to allow a person who died by suicide to be laid to rest on church grounds.

A young woman frets upstairs in her family's country manor on her wedding day, fearful she's about to marry the wrong man. Downstairs, both her fiance and her former lover grow increasingly anxious.

Twelve-year-old Antoine Doinel is given extra homework as a severe punishment. It happens that he is unable to do it. Not daring to go back to school the next day, Antoine, together with his best friend Rene, discovers the joys of playing truant. That afternoon, he stumbles across his mother on the arm of a strange man.

Ibsen's play, adapted to Australia, concerns a couple forced to answer for their daughter's legitimacy.

Set in the Western Australian outback during the gold rushes of the 1890s. To escape a harsh existence and return to his home country, a young Afghan cameleer falls in with a mysterious bushman on the run with stolen Crown gold.

JR, a teenage criminal, finds himself locked up for a minor crime and forced to adapt to the harsh realities of prison life. Australia's most notorious criminal, Brendan Lynch, offers JR protection, but it comes at a price. Directed by Julius Avery and stars Ewan McGregor, Brenton Thwaites and Alicia Vikander.

The life of the writer of a television program in Uruguay is affected by the pressures of the military in the year that preceded the military coup of 1973.

This story about self-discovery centres on a young woman who struggles to find her career path after getting through a troubled love life.

When a self-destructive teenager is suspended from school and sent to look after his feisty alcoholic grandmother as punishment, the crazy time spent together turns him around.

Twelve-year-old Antoine Doinel is given extra homework as a severe punishment. It happens that he is unable to do it. Not daring to go back to school the next day, Antoine, together with his best friend Rene, discovers the joys of playing truant. That afternoon, he stumbles across his mother on the arm of a strange man.

In this Academy Award-winning adaptation of the Broadway musical based on the Charles Dickens novel, nine-year-old orphan Oliver Twist falls in with a group of street-urchin pickpockets. When Oliver's intended mark, Mr Brownlow, takes pity on the lad and offers him a home, Fagin's henchman Bill Sikes plots to kidnap the boy to keep him from talking. Stars Mark Lester, Ron Moody and Oliver Reed.

A man stranded in the Arctic after a plane crash must decide whether to remain in the relative safety of his makeshift camp or to embark on a deadly trek through the unknown in hopes of making it out alive. Directed by Joe Penna and stars Mads Mikkelsen, Maria Thelma Smaradottir and Tintrinai Thikhasuk.

A thriller about a psychologist whose client makes bizarre predictions that - to the psychologist's mounting terror - begin to come true. He must race against time to save everything he loves before it disappears.

A true story about three young Aboriginal girls. They are taken from their home in 1931 and sent to a remote settlement, where they attempt the impossible and embark on a daring escape. Stars Everlyn Sampi and Tianna Sansbury.

Set in a beautiful coastal village in present-day Italy to the music of popular hit songs from the 1980s. After a whirlwind romance, Maddie is preparing to marry gorgeous Italian Raf, and has invited her sister Taylor to the wedding. Unbeknown to Maddie, however, Raf is Taylor's ex-holiday flame, and the love of her life.

Oscar Wilde's hilarious story of two young women who think themselves engaged to the same non-existent man: Ernest.

Based on feminist icon Gloria Steinem's best selling memoir, My Life on the Road. From her role in the revolutionary women's rights movement to her travels throughout the U.S. and around the world, Steinem has made an everlasting mark on modern history. This is a non-traditional chronicle of a trailblazing life.

When a ladies' man, man's man, man-about-town men's magazine journalist meets a popular pro-feminist author with a secret agenda of her own, a classic battle-of-the-sexes high jinx plot plays out to its expected happy "coupled" ending.

The life and works of the cumbia singer Myriam Alejandra Bianchi, better known as Gilda. The performer died in a car accident when she was only 34 years old.

JR, a teenage criminal, finds himself locked up for a minor crime and forced to adapt to the harsh realities of prison life. Australia's most notorious criminal, Brendan Lynch, offers JR protection, but it comes at a price. Directed by Julius Avery and stars Ewan McGregor, Brenton Thwaites and Alicia Vikander.

Classic film review series hosted by living legends Margaret Pomeranz and David Stratton. In this episode they interview Tom Tykwer, Cate Blanchett and Chris Nolan.

Oscar Wilde's hilarious story of two young women who think themselves engaged to the same non-existent man: Ernest.

Ibsen's play, adapted to Australia, concerns a couple forced to answer for their daughter's legitimacy.

After his successful first novel, James Mortmain has been unable to write for 12 years, retreating to his decrepit family castle with his second wife, Topaz, and daughters Rose and Cassandra. With the family in desperate straits, their hopes are raised by the arrival of their new neighbours, American brothers Neil and Simon Cotton. To save the family, Rose is determined to seduce and marry the wea

Set in the Western Australian outback during the gold rushes of the 1890s. To escape a harsh existence and return to his home country, a young Afghan cameleer falls in with a mysterious bushman on the run with stolen Crown gold.