Australian Horror Movies

From Ted Kotcheff, starring Donald Pleasence, Gary Bond, Chips Rafferty, Sylvia Kay
Rated R

Wake in Fright is a 1971 Australian thriller/drama directed by Ted Kotcheff. The film follows John Grant (Gary Bond), a schoolteacher who has been assigned to a remote outback town for six months. Desperate to leave, he takes a small loan from a local pub and boards a train, only to find out that he is stranded in the small town of Bundanyabba due to the train being cancelled. John is soon introduced to the wild, alcohol-fueled, and violent lifestyle of the townspeople. After reluctantly joining in on the debauchery, he falls deeper and deeper into a self-destructive cycle of gambling and drinking, putting him in a dangerous situation. In the end, John must find a way to escape the town and regain his dignity.

From Peter Weir, starring Rachel Roberts, Anne-Louise Lambert, Vivean Gray, Helen Morse
Rated PG

From Peter Weir, starring Richard Chamberlain, Olivia Hamnett, David Gulpilil, Frederick Parslow
Rated PG

From Jennifer Kent, starring Essie Davis, Noah Wiseman, Daniel Henshall, Hayley McElhinney
Rated Not Rated

From Phillip Noyce, starring Nicole Kidman, Sam Neill, Billy Zane, Rod Mullinar
Rated R

From George Miller, starring Mel Gibson, Joanne Samuel, Hugh Keays-Byrne, Steve Bisley
Rated R

From Sean Byrne, starring Xavier Samuel, Robin McLeavy, John Brumpton, Richard Wilson
Rated R

From Colin Eggleston, starring John Hargreaves, Briony Behets, Mike McEwen, Roy Day
Rated Not Rated

From Richard Franklin, starring Stacy Keach, Jamie Lee Curtis, Marion Edward, Grant Page
Rated PG

From Justin Kurzel, starring Lucas Pittaway, Daniel Henshall, Louise Harris, Bob Adriaens
Rated Not Rated

From Directors: Michael Spierig, Peter Spierig, starring Ethan Hawke, Willem Dafoe, Sam Neill, Harriet Minto-Day
Rated R

From Greg McLean, starring Nathan Phillips, Cassandra Magrath, Kestie Morassi, John Jarratt
Rated R

From Directors: George Miller, George Ogilvie, starring Mel Gibson, Tina Turner, Bruce Spence, Adam Cockburn
Rated PG-13

From Greg McLean, starring John Jarratt, Ryan Corr, Shannon Ashlyn, Philippe Klaus
Rated Not Rated

From Stan Dragoti, starring George Hamilton, Susan Saint James, Richard Benjamin, Dick Shawn
Rated PG

From Directors: Cameron Cairnes, Colin Cairnes, starring Oliver Ackland, Paul Blackwell, Ward Everaardt, Iain Herridge
Rated Not Rated

From Directors: Michael Spierig, Peter Spierig, starring Felicity Mason, Mungo McKay, Rob Jenkins, Lisa Cunningham
Rated R

From Michael Rymer, starring Aaliyah, Stuart Townsend, Marguerite Moreau, Vincent Perez
Rated R