SBS World Movies

A news reporter and her cameraman are unintentional witnesses to an emergency core shutdown procedure at a nuclear power plant in California.The crew prevents a catastrophe, but the plant supervisor begins to suspect the plant is in violation of safety standards, and tries desperately to bring it to the attention of the public, fearing that another incident will produce an atomic disaster. Star Ja

Ernie Dingo delivers an outstanding portrayal of Robert Tudawali, the first Aboriginal film star, whose lead role in Jedda is iconic in Australian cinema. This film traces the life of Tudawali.

Batting prodigy Anina loses her hand on the eve of her international cricketing debut. A failed cricketer enters her life and with innovative training, she becomes a bowler.

In 1879, a Spanish archaeologist and his eight-year-old daughter cause worldwide controversy when they discover cave paintings that are 10,000 years old. The discovery will put the family at odds with the religious and scientific leaders of the day.

A coming-of-age tale told through the eyes of Tu, an ambitious young man from Auckland who will do whatever it takes to realise his dream of becoming a professional hip-hop dancer.

Powell and Pressburger are at their most imaginative in this film set in the final days of WWII. British pilot Peter Carter is alone in a blazing plane. As he prepares himself for death, he confides his innermost secrets to an American radio operator. After jumping out of the plane, he miraculously survives - only to find that his survival was due to a celestial error.

Redmond Barry is a rogue Irishman who is forced to leave England when he mistakenly believes he has killed the fiance of his paramour in a duel. Robbed of all his money, he enlists in the British army to fight in the Seven Years War in Europe. Eventually he deserts only to be discovered as a charlatan by the Prussian Captain Potzdorf, and forced to serve in the much harsher Prussian army. At the e

The final months of Bobby Sands, the Irish Republican Army activist who protested his treatment by the British prison guards with a hunger strike, are chronicled in this drama.

For the past year, Sandra (Sandra Huller), a German writer, her French husband Samuel (Samuel Theis), and their eleven-year-old son Daniel (Milo Machado Graner) have lived a secluded life in a remote town in the French Alps. When Samuel is found dead in the snow below their chalet, the police question whether he committed suicide or was killed. Samuel's death is treated as suspicious, and Sandra b

In a remote Senegalese village, Banel and Adama's intense love defies tradition, but their passion soon clashes with a world where order rules and chaos has no place.

In 1879, a Spanish archaeologist and his eight-year-old daughter cause worldwide controversy when they discover cave paintings that are 10,000 years old. The discovery will put the family at odds with the religious and scientific leaders of the day.

A coming-of-age tale told through the eyes of Tu, an ambitious young man from Auckland who will do whatever it takes to realise his dream of becoming a professional hip-hop dancer.

Powell and Pressburger are at their most imaginative in this film set in the final days of WWII. British pilot Peter Carter is alone in a blazing plane. As he prepares himself for death, he confides his innermost secrets to an American radio operator. After jumping out of the plane, he miraculously survives - only to find that his survival was due to a celestial error.

Flight Lt. Harris, a thrill-seeking pilot, teams up with a clergyman's daughter to rescue her father and find a mystical tablet.

In a remote Senegalese village, Banel and Adama's intense love defies tradition, but their passion soon clashes with a world where order rules and chaos has no place.

When self-taught mathematical genius Srinivasa Ramanujan fails out of college, he does not give up hope. Determined to pursue his passion, he contacts Professor G.H. Hardy and is invited to attend Trinity College, Cambridge. Directed by Matthew Brown and stars Dev Patel, Jeremy Irons and Toby Jones.

Set aboard fictional minesweeper, the Caine, during World War II, rich kid Willis Seward Keith (Robert Francis) reports for duty fresh out of officer training school. He is shocked to discover that the ship's captain, Lt. Commander DeVriess (Tom Tully), has let discipline on the ship slide and allows his men to exhibit a casual attitude to their duties. What Keith fails to notice, however, is that

The story of FBI special agent Mark Felt, who under the name 'Deep Throat', helped The Washington Post journalists Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein uncover the Watergate scandal in 1972. In the process, Felt risked and ultimately sacrificed everything, including his family and career, to bring what he knew to light.

At 32, Alice Hyatt (Burstyn) watches her dreams slipping away. Instead of a career as a singer, she has an abusive husband, an ill-mannered 12-year-old son and a life in small-town Oklahoma.

A young soldier survives an attack from a group of flying kung fu warriors. Hoping to follow in their footsteps, he travels to a local monastery to begin his martial-arts training.

The final months of Bobby Sands, the Irish Republican Army activist who protested his treatment by the British prison guards with a hunger strike, are chronicled in this drama.

Redmond Barry is a rogue Irishman who is forced to leave England when he mistakenly believes he has killed the fiance of his paramour in a duel. Robbed of all his money, he enlists in the British army to fight in the Seven Years War in Europe. Eventually he deserts only to be discovered as a charlatan by the Prussian Captain Potzdorf, and forced to serve in the much harsher Prussian army. At the e

Margaret and David review Au Revoir Les Enfants, Cop, No Time for Tears, Glass Menagerie and Playing Away, with film news and interviews with Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward and Karen Allen.

Some of the biggest film stars in history rose to fame during the 'golden age' of Hollywood, in the early and mid-20th century. We profile some of these stars who became household names.

Set aboard fictional minesweeper, the Caine, during World War II, rich kid Willis Seward Keith (Robert Francis) reports for duty fresh out of officer training school. He is shocked to discover that the ship's captain, Lt. Commander DeVriess (Tom Tully), has let discipline on the ship slide and allows his men to exhibit a casual attitude to their duties. What Keith fails to notice, however, is that

The story of FBI special agent Mark Felt, who under the name 'Deep Throat', helped The Washington Post journalists Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein uncover the Watergate scandal in 1972. In the process, Felt risked and ultimately sacrificed everything, including his family and career, to bring what he knew to light.

Redmond Barry is a rogue Irishman who is forced to leave England when he mistakenly believes he has killed the fiance of his paramour in a duel. Robbed of all his money, he enlists in the British army to fight in the Seven Years War in Europe. Eventually he deserts only to be discovered as a charlatan by the Prussian Captain Potzdorf, and forced to serve in the much harsher Prussian army. At the e

Based on the incredible true story of Joseph Ferdinand Cheval comes the remarkable tale of a simple postman who spent 33 years crafting the magnificent 'Ideal Palace'. Everyday Cheval travels along the river Drome from village to village. Quiet and alone, he enjoys the solitude of his rounds, daydreaming about a world full of wonder he can only imagine through postcards. After his wife Philomena g

She will forever be remembered as the writer who gave the world Frankenstein. But the real life story of Mary Shelley - and the creation of her immortal monster - is nearly as fantastical as her fiction.

In London, a counter espionage agent deals with his own bureaucracy while investigating the kidnapping and brainwashing of British scientists.

Academy Award winners Robert Redford and Dustin Hoffman star in this true story as Washington Post reporters Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward, whose investigation of a seemingly minor hotel room break-in uncovers the greatest political scandal in United States history and leads to the downfall of President Richard Nixon.

A racist prison guard has an affair with a Black woman after her husband, who was sentenced to capital punishment, dies.

At 32, Alice Hyatt (Burstyn) watches her dreams slipping away. Instead of a career as a singer, she has an abusive husband, an ill-mannered 12-year-old son and a life in small-town Oklahoma.

A young soldier survives an attack from a group of flying kung fu warriors. Hoping to follow in their footsteps, he travels to a local monastery to begin his martial-arts training.

Based on the incredible true story of Joseph Ferdinand Cheval comes the remarkable tale of a simple postman who spent 33 years crafting the magnificent 'Ideal Palace'. Everyday Cheval travels along the river Drome from village to village. Quiet and alone, he enjoys the solitude of his rounds, daydreaming about a world full of wonder he can only imagine through postcards. After his wife Philomena g

Some of the biggest film stars in history rose to fame during the 'golden age' of Hollywood, in the early and mid-20th century. We profile some of these stars who became household names.

In London, a counter espionage agent deals with his own bureaucracy while investigating the kidnapping and brainwashing of British scientists.

Academy Award winners Robert Redford and Dustin Hoffman star in this true story as Washington Post reporters Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward, whose investigation of a seemingly minor hotel room break-in uncovers the greatest political scandal in United States history and leads to the downfall of President Richard Nixon.

A young soldier survives an attack from a group of flying kung fu warriors. Hoping to follow in their footsteps, he travels to a local monastery to begin his martial-arts training.

The story of FBI special agent Mark Felt, who under the name 'Deep Throat', helped The Washington Post journalists Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein uncover the Watergate scandal in 1972. In the process, Felt risked and ultimately sacrificed everything, including his family and career, to bring what he knew to light.

The story of Oxford-educated King Seretse Khama of Botswana and how his loving but controversial marriage to white Englishwoman Ruth Williams in 1948 plunged his kingdom into political and diplomatic turmoil.

Welcome to America: Where dreams come true...ish. Set in Jackson Heights, Queens, New York, career-driven sisters Maryam and Sam Khan, and their fish-out-of-water cousin Ameera navigate romance, culture, career, and family. Americanish highlights different layers of womanhood as they hilariously intersect with cultural and societal expectations.

In a post-apocalyptic wasteland, a woman rebels against a tyrannical ruler in search for her homeland with female prisoners, a psychotic worshipper and a drifter named Max.

Recruited by the FBI, an ex con and former special operations soldier returns to prison to try and take down a Polish drug cartel from the inside.