20 Best Australian Movies on Netflix US You Need to Watch
Even though there are not a lot of Australian movies on Netflix in the US, we still managed to make a list of the 20 best ones. So, if you are looking for Australian movies on Netflix, you are in the right place.
Some of the Australian movies on this list are big names, with big movie stars, while others are gems of Australian cinematography you can only find on Netflix.
Whichever you choose for your next watch, you can’t go wrong, so take a look below and choose your next Australian watch on Netflix.
Crocodile Dundee (1986)
Crocodile Dundee has learned to survive in the jungle, but not like this! Michael J. Dundee (Paul Hogan) is a crocodile hunter who lives in the Australian desert, where he organizes safaris with his friend and mentor Walter Reilly (John Meillon), and because of his work he is better known by the nickname Crocodile Dundee.
After the story of how he survived a crocodile attack goes around the world, journalist Sue Charlton (Linda Kozlowski) arrives in Australia from New York to interview him. An attraction is born between the two, so Sue invites Michael to New York. There, he will realize how life in a big city is very different from that at home…
Lion (2016)
A five-year-old boy from India gets lost on the streets of Calcutta, thousands of kilometers from his home. He survives a lot until he is adopted by a couple from Australia. Twenty-five years later, he goes in search of his lost family using Google Earth.
The Babadook (2014)
One of the most popular horror films of 2014 is a dark story about a single mother and her six-year-old son who face a terrifying creature from their imagination. A film that fans of the genre should not miss!
Australia (2008)
Australia is the story of Lady Sarah Ashley (Nicole Kidman), an English aristocrat who leaves Great Britain to follow her husband to Australia. The reason for his departure is the sale of a huge cattle farm, but Lady Ashely believes that he is actually cheating on her, so she goes to confront him.
The property is located in the very north of Australia, so she is forced to make an arduous journey across the continent, accompanied by a rough, uncouth cattle driver (Hugh Jackman).
Rabbit-Proof Fence (2002)
Perth, Australia, 1931: Mr. Neville, Supreme Protector of Aborigines in Western Australia, is giving a lecture to a gathering of women. Neville proudly describes the program he has overseen for the past ten years, the purpose of which is to separate Aboriginal children from their families and place them in settlements where they will be “prepared for a new life in the white community” where, when they grow up, they will work as servants or farm workers…
Jindabyne (2006)
An elderly white man stops a young and attractive Aboriginal woman on a lonely road and later throws her naked dead body into a river. Somehow at the same time, the owner of a car repair shop in the nearby town of Jindabyne, Stewart Kane, and his wife Claire have marital conflicts, and Claire often quarrels with her mother-in-law, Stewart’s mother.
Stewart and three friends go fishing on the river, where they discover the corpse of a murdered girl. Shocked at first, Stewart and the others decide to continue fishing and not interrupt their trip, and only inform the police a day or two later. Such behavior causes the outrage of both the police and the public…
The Nightingale (2018)
Tasmania, 1825. Claire, a young Irish woman serving a sentence in Tasmania, pursues a British officer through the merciless wilderness in order to take revenge for the terrible act he committed against her family. She is joined in this endeavor by the aboriginal Billy, a searcher of a dark and violent past.
Goldstone (2016)
Indigenous Detective Jay Swan arrives in the frontier town of Goldstone on a missing person inquiry. What seems like a simple investigation unearths an intricate web of crime, corruption, human trafficking, and coordinated exploitation of indigenous people’s land. Jay must bury his differences with young local cop Josh, so that together they can bring justice to Goldstone.
The Tracker (2002)
They begin a manhunt, not knowing that their internal conflicts and racism will be far more dangerous than the man they are chasing.
In 1922, somewhere in Australia, an Australian native was accused of killing a white woman. Three white men were given the task of catching him with the help of a very experienced detective.
Back to the Outback (2021)
The plot of the animated film follows a group of Australia’s cute but deadliest animals who are fed up with living in zoo terrariums where visitors look at them as if they were monsters. The team decides to escape to live freely in the Australian wilderness, led by the big-hearted venomous snake Maddie.
She is accompanied by the Australian giant Zoe, the hairy spider Frank and the gentle scorpion Nigel. Everything is going according to plan until Pretty Boy, a cute but busy koala, decides to join them. Of course, zookeeper Chaz and his assistant will try to prevent their escape into the wild.
Top End Wedding (2019)
Lauren’s mother has disappeared, going through a midlife crisis. To find her and save their wedding, Lauren and Ned embark on a fantastic journey through northern Australia.
Along the way, they find the fulfillment of their own personal journeys through the wild beauty of the landscape and the unsurpassed charm of the characters they meet along the way. But will they end up bringing Lauren’s mother and making their dream wedding come true?
Ladies in Black (2018)
In the summer of 1959, when the influence of European migration and the rise of women’s emancipation will change Australia forever, shy student Lisa accepts a summer job at the prestigious Goode’s department store in Sydney. There she meets the “ladies in black”, who will change her life forever.
Falling under the spell and influence of Magda, the vivacious manager of the haute couture floor, and befriending sales assistants Patty and Fay, Lisa realizes that there is a world of possibilities. As Lisa grows from a nerd to a glamorous and positive young woman, she herself becomes a catalyst for cultural change in everyone’s lives.
Romper Stomper (1992)
Hando (Crowe) is the aggressive leader of a group of racists and neo-Nazis who regularly clash with Vietnamese immigrants in Melbourne. Gabe (Mackenzie) is a troubled girl from a rich family who has problems with her father; she meets Hando in a cafe, falls in love with him and joins the team. Hand’s friend and comrade Davey (Pollock) falls in love with her.
After a fierce conflict with the Vietnamese in which they lose several members and their place of residence, the group finds itself in big trouble. Gabe promises to help them, but things only get more complicated.
Breaker Morant (1980)
Henry “Breaker” Morant is an Englishman living in Australia at the end of the 19th century. When war broke out between Britain and the Boers (descendants of Dutch colonists) in 1899, Morant and a number of Australians volunteered and were absorbed into the irregular units of the British Army.
Acting on the orders of his commanders, Morant oversees the execution of several Boer prisoners; it turns out that one of them is German, so in order to keep the peace with Germany, Britain agrees to convict Morant and two other soldiers.
Beneath Clouds (2002)
Lena has an absent Irish father she longs to see and an Aboriginal mother she finds disgusting. When she breaks away, she meets up with petty criminal Vaughn, who’s just escaped from low-security prison to reluctantly visit his dying mother. Blonde and light-skinned, Lena remains in denial about her Aboriginal heritage; Vaughn is an angry young man with a grudge against all whites. An uneasy relationship begins to form as they hit the road heading to Sydney, taking them on a journey that’s as emotional as it is physical, as revealing as it is desperate.
Initially, the two reluctant traveling companions are suspicious and wary of each other, but their journey, mostly by foot and the odd lift, builds an understanding between them. The film follows its creator’s (Ivan Sen’s) own experiences growing up in Inverell, NSW with an Aboriginal mother and a European father who was not around.
Bad Boy Bubby (1993)
Bubby spent thirty years trapped in the same small room, deceived by his mother. One day, he manages to escape, and disturbed and naive in equal measures, his adventure in modern life begins.
Satellite Boy (2012)
Pete lives with his grandfather in an old, abandoned, outdoor movie theater in the desert. When an old drive-in movie theater is threatened with destruction, 10-year-old Pete heads into town with his best friend Kalmain to save his home.
But the boys get lost in the Australian outback. They are hungry and thirsty. Pete must remember the old survival tricks his grandfather taught him.
Breath (2017)
When Robin is diagnosed with paralysis at the age of 28, he is sentenced to a hospital bed and only a few months to live. With the help of Diana’s brothers and the revolutionary inventor Teddy Hall, Robin and Diana refuse to limit their lifestyle and start a fight for life – while raising their son, traveling and helping other patients with a similar diagnosis.
Charlie’s Country (2013)
Charlie lives in a remote Aboriginal settlement in northern Australia, where government intervention in their traditional way of life has left many residents, including Charlie, unable to control their own destinies. When his gun and handmade spear are confiscated, making it impossible for him to hunt, Charlie defiantly sets off into the wilderness to live like the old days.
Fighting against both nature and his own aging body, Charlie is eventually forced to return to the settlement and later to the provincial capital of Darwin for treatment. What he finds there turns out to be just the beginning of a long journey home.
The Stranger (2022)
Two strangers strike up a conversation on a long journey. One is a suspect in an unsolved missing person’s case and the other an undercover operative on his trail. Their uneasy friendship becomes the core of this tightly wrought thriller, which is based on the true story of one of the largest investigations and undercover operations in Australia.
