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Top Australian Films

Rank Title Year Director(s) Overall
Rank
1 The Matrix1 1999 Andy and Larry Wachowski 59
2 The Piano2 3 1993 Jane Campion 203
3 Moulin Rouge!1 2001 Baz Luhrmann 235
4 Babe1 1995 Chris Noonan 329
5 The Road Warrior 1981 George Miller 370
6 Mad Max 1979 George Miller 543
7 Picnic at Hanging Rock 1975 Peter Weir 556
8 Gallipoli 1981 Peter Weir 590
9 Three Kings1 1999 David O. Russell 722
10 'Breaker' Morant 1980 Bruce Beresford 815
11 Strictly Ballroom 1992 Baz Luhrmann 836
12 My Brilliant Career 1979 Gillian Armstrong 860
13 Muriel's Wedding2 1994 P.J. Hogan 862
14 An Angel at My Table3 4 1990 Jane Campion 998
15 Shine 1996 Scott Hicks 1018
16 Dark City1 1998 Alex Proyas 1072
17 Rabbit-Proof Fence 2002 Phillip Noyce 1102
18 Zoolander1 5 2001 Ben Stiller 1244
19 Ocean's Eleven1 2001 Steven Soderbergh 1432
20 Sweetie 1989 Jane Campion 1442
21 Crocodile Dundee 1986 Peter Faiman 1453
22 The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert 1994 Stephan Elliott 1668
23 The Year of Living Dangerously 1982 Peter Weir 1707
24 Lantana5 2001 Ray Lawrence 1836
25 Training Day1 2001 Antoine Fuqua 1841
26 Proof 1991 Jocelyn Moorhouse 1857
27 The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith 1978 Fred Schepisi 1935
28 Flirting 1991 John Duigan 2006
29 The Quiet American1 5 2002 Phillip Noyce 2048
30 Newsfront 1978 Phillip Noyce 2057
31 Black Robe6 1991 Bruce Beresford 2076
32 Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome1 1985 George Miller and George Ogilvie 2083
33 A Walk on the Moon1 1999 Tony Goldwyn 2189
34 Chopper 2000 Andrew Dominik 2219
35 Pitch Black1 2000 David Twohy 2250
36 The Castle 1997 Rob Sitch 2275
37 The Dish 2000 Rob Sitch 2335

1 Joint production with France.
2 Joint production with the United States.
3 Joint production with New Zealand.
4 Joint production with the United Kingdom.
5 Joint production with Germany.
6 Joint production with Canada.

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