Aussie Classics

Jam packed full of outrageous anecdotes, lessons in maverick filmmaking, a smattering of international names and a genuine, infectious love of Aussie movies.

A boy with polio observes the lives of friends and neighbours in an Australian farm community.

At seventeen Josie Alibrandi is about to enter her final year as a scholarship student at an exclusive Catholic College. It's the year her life is turned upside down and changed forever.

Two teenage girls fall into a demeaning life of drugs and sex to serve a gang of surfies in this beach-culture classic.

A fascinating time capsule revealing the naked truth about male strippers in 1980s Australia. They bare all with savage honesty about why they do it and who they really are.

Rob meets up with drug-addicted prostitute Lou and tries to help her crawl out of the dead-end life she's created for herself. When Rob's wife discovers who he's spending time with, his marriage and stable life are threatened.

Sonny and his kangaroo Skippy live in Waratah National Park in New South Wales. Matt Hammond, Sonny's father is the park ranger. Skippy saves the day in many adventures.

Nell is committed to a hospital; Linda, Pete and Bronson try to prove Nell's sanity.

Bobby grapples with fame's comeback while Anna and Thomas chase drama, romance and school rites of passage; unexpected connections and family tension build.

Dramatic retelling of the events surrounding Cyclone Tracy's destruction of Darwin on Christmas Eve 1974 and the impact on local residents.

Residents of a Sydney apartment block navigate issues of adultery, drug use, frigidity and gossip, while juggling their turbulent relationships.

An adult drama series following a family who wins millions of dollars in the lottery.

Benny works for Abe, a crime boss, and is caught in an escalating Queensland gang war. Things are complicated as Abe has multiple personalities and Benny must confront the deadliest persona - Kane.

Explores the conflicting worlds of a teenager and a mature woman as they discover the full force of their sexuality.

In 4039, a time-traveling city under cyborg attack sends two troopers to the Australian desert in 1988 to prepare for its arrival, but the enemy tracks them.

Sonny and his kangaroo Skippy live in Waratah National Park in New South Wales. Matt Hammond, Sonny's father is the park ranger. Skippy saves the day in many adventures.

On a dare, Pete sets out to collect a rotting skull from the pond in the middle of the night.

Bobby grapples with fame's comeback while Anna and Thomas chase drama, romance and school rites of passage; unexpected connections and family tension build.

Malcolm is a chronically shy mechanical genius who has just been fired for building his own tram naively helps a pair of bank robbers in a series of outrageous heists.

Residents of a Sydney apartment block navigate issues of adultery, drug use, frigidity and gossip, while juggling their turbulent relationships.

An adult drama series following a family who wins millions of dollars in the lottery.

Fat, middle-aged drunkard Les Patterson (Barry Humphries) represents Australia at the UN where his fart literally incinerates an Arab ambassador.

A group of female friends return home from locations around the world to help another friend have her child. While there, they reminisce and catch up on each other's lives.

When a young schoolgirl is raped and murdered, the mateship between a group of surfers is tested as the truth is slowly revealed.

After the violent death of her husband, Amelia begins to see glimpses of a sinister presence in the house, slowly dawning on her that the monster her son has been warning her about may be real.

A hard-drinking but hard-working gun shearer leads a group of outback sheep herders into striking after wealthy landowners attempt to drive them from their territory.

A movie about a cache of stolen walkie-talkies, young BMX riders, and ruthless bank robbers pursuing them. A 1980s Down Under cult classic.

A teacher spirals into degradation when he is stranded in a menacing Outback town. This 1971 classic with Gary Bond and Chips Rafferty has been restored in its original uncompromising form.

Sonny and his kangaroo Skippy live in Waratah National Park in New South Wales. Matt Hammond, Sonny's father is the park ranger. Skippy saves the day in many adventures.

On a dare, Pete sets out to collect a rotting skull from the pond in the middle of the night.

Bobby grapples with fame's comeback while Anna and Thomas chase drama, romance and school rites of passage; unexpected connections and family tension build.

A woman travels to Australia in 1900 to live with her husband at an outback ranch. She struggles to adapt to the harsh climate and severe loneliness, being the only white woman around.

Residents of a Sydney apartment block navigate issues of adultery, drug use, frigidity and gossip, while juggling their turbulent relationships.

An adult drama series following a family who wins millions of dollars in the lottery.

A rancher, targeted by renegade Aborigines fleeing their tribe's posse, escapes into the woods. His posh wife and her alcoholic cop lover then set out to rescue him.

Bodgy Creek is a struggling town. The drought won't let up, jobs are scarce, and the footy team looks like it will have to merge with another club or fold.

Sonny and his kangaroo Skippy live in Waratah National Park in New South Wales. Matt Hammond, Sonny's father is the park ranger. Skippy saves the day in many adventures.

Bronson finds a baby in the cabbage patch.

Bobby grapples with fame's comeback while Anna and Thomas chase drama, romance and school rites of passage; unexpected connections and family tension build.

A suburban couple's callous disregard for the environment while on a camping trip on a deserted stretch of coastline soon becomes apparent when the animals start to seek vengeance.

Residents of a Sydney apartment block navigate issues of adultery, drug use, frigidity and gossip, while juggling their turbulent relationships.

An adult drama series following a family who wins millions of dollars in the lottery.

A bride-to-be is invited to her fiance's bachelor party, but when uncomfortable details of their relationship are exposed, the night takes a feral turn.

Harry, a schizophrenic patient, meets Kate at a psychiatric clinic, and they begin a passionate affair. Believing their love will heal them, they stop their medicines, but their world unravels.

Based on real life war diaries, the harrowing journey of outback kid Jim Collins and his battalion on the Western Front, at one of Australia's biggest victories during WW1.

DH Lawrence's tale follows a British writer and his wife, who move to Australia and meet a fascist.

A truck driver plays a cat-and-mouse game with a mysterious serial killer who uses a young female hitchhiker as bait to lure victims on a desolate Australian highway.

After he comes into a small inheritance, Barry McKenzie sets off for England with his aunt, Edna Everage to advance his cultural education.

Jerry and Lou go with Kate after her grandad chains himself to a fence protesting river pollution. Rangers gather evidence a mill is killing wildlife. The kids keep Skippy safe.

In this quirky and loveable story, Rey must rely on a Polynesian family, a Spanish dance teacher, an ex-wrestler, and all of his friends to help him become the Paper Champion.

Based on the infamous Great Emu War of 1932, a rag tag platoon of soldiers are driven into a brutal and bloody battle against Australia's deadliest flightless beasts.

A mythical and satirical coming-of-age story about four men on a journey to find hope, adventure and fortune in an age when the world was spiralling into despair.

In 1900s Australia, a boy's loyalty to his unhinged father is challenged when three ex-soldiers arrive at their remote cabin, claiming to have found gold.

In post-war Australia the men and women of Cinetone struggle to produce the weekly news reels for the movie-going public.

Skippy and the gang face a new adventure at the Habitat.

Inspired by the life of eccentric pianist David Helfgott, this is the story about a boy who was never allowed to grow up, and who became a 40-year-old prodigy.

A repressed reverend falters when he tries to tame the wicked ways of an artist who does scandalous paintings of nude models.

Stone is an undercover cop who rides with the Grave Diggers motorbike gang to discover who's killing their members one by one.

An Italian journalist deals with culture shock in Australia in the 1960s when his cousin convinces him to emigrate for a lucrative magazine job.

Acclaimed director Geoffrey Wright directs this stellar cast in a film that follows the lives of four adolescents in and around the blue-collar suburb of Altona, Melbourne.

Set in multicultural inner Melbourne, this is the kooky misadventures of Carl the short-order cook and his best mate as a band of cutthroats block Carl's path to his barmaid sweetheart.

The rise of Punk in the conservative state of Queensland, Australia during the late Seventies with the band, THE SAINTS, leading the way and caught up in the thick of it.

In 4039, a time-traveling city under cyborg attack sends two troopers to the Australian desert in 1988 to prepare for its arrival, but the enemy tracks them.

The Oscar-winning Cate Blanchett is perfection itself in this bittersweet comedy about a man who goes in search of the perfect woman; not knowing what he's got till it's gone.

Skippy and the gang face a new adventure at the Habitat.

Dramatic retelling of the events surrounding Cyclone Tracy's destruction of Darwin on Christmas Eve 1974 and the impact on local residents.

Featuring footage covering 30 years of his life, this documentary depicts Peter Allen's personal story and includes many of Peter's famous friends, such as Harry Connick Jr, Bette Midler, Bernadette Peters, and many more.

Separated from his family and caught in a cycle of gambling and debt, Jim has less than a day to repay a violent loan shark, while looking after his young son.

Malcolm, a chronically shy mechanical genius who has just been fired for building his own tram, naively helps a pair of bank robbers in a series of outrageous heists.

Sonny and his kangaroo Skippy live in Waratah National Park in New South Wales. Matt Hammond, Sonny's father is the park ranger. Skippy saves the day in many adventures.

Sonny and his kangaroo Skippy live in Waratah National Park in New South Wales. Matt Hammond, Sonny's father is the park ranger. Skippy saves the day in many adventures.

Sonny and his kangaroo Skippy live in Waratah National Park in New South Wales. Matt Hammond, Sonny's father is the park ranger. Skippy saves the day in many adventures.

Sonny and his kangaroo Skippy live in Waratah National Park in New South Wales. Matt Hammond, Sonny's father is the park ranger. Skippy saves the day in many adventures.

Sonny and his kangaroo Skippy live in Waratah National Park in New South Wales. Matt Hammond, Sonny's father is the park ranger. Skippy saves the day in many adventures.

Jerry is teased for hanging out with Lou and takes a dare concerning recluse Kevin. Kevin is more concerned about his koalas. Brendan's matches cause disaster.

Dramatic retelling of the events surrounding Cyclone Tracy's destruction of Darwin on Christmas Eve 1974 and the impact on local residents.

Set in the 1970's Western Sydney. This drama centres around a young working-class guy who loves being in his yellow FJ Holden. Kevin and Bob cruise around the 'burbs looking for a good time.

A look at the life and successful swimming career of Australian professional swimmer Dawn Fraser, winner of gold medals in the 1956, 1960 and 1964 Olympics.

Two Australian writers clash over the Americanisation of their country's film industry.