Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "australian-fantasy"

1. Farscape (1999–2003)

TV-14 | 50 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

Thrown into a distant part of the universe, an Earth astronaut finds himself part of a fugitive alien starship crew.

Stars: Ben Browder, Claudia Black, Anthony Simcoe, Lani John Tupu

Votes: 40,302

2. The Matrix Revolutions (2003)

R | 129 min | Action, Sci-Fi

The human city of Zion defends itself against the massive invasion of the machines as Neo fights to end the war at another front while also opposing the rogue Agent Smith.

Directors: Lana Wachowski, Lilly Wachowski | Stars: Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Anne Moss, Hugo Weaving

Votes: 543,740 | Gross: $139.31M

3. Dark City (1998)

R | 100 min | Fantasy, Mystery, Sci-Fi

A man struggles with memories of his past, which include a wife he cannot remember and a nightmarish world no one else ever seems to wake up from.

Director: Alex Proyas | Stars: Rufus Sewell, Kiefer Sutherland, Jennifer Connelly, William Hurt

Votes: 212,372 | Gross: $14.38M

4. The Lego Movie (2014)

PG | 100 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

An ordinary LEGO construction worker, thought to be the prophesied as "special", is recruited to join a quest to stop an evil tyrant from gluing the LEGO universe into eternal stasis.

Directors: Phil Lord, Christopher Miller | Stars: Chris Pratt, Will Ferrell, Elizabeth Banks, Will Arnett

Votes: 388,481 | Gross: $257.76M

5. H2O: Just Add Water (2006–2010)

TV-PG | 23 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama

Three girls become mermaids after a mysterious island transforms them and gives them special powers.

Stars: Cariba Heine, Phoebe Tonkin, Angus McLaren, Burgess Abernethy

Votes: 18,294

6. Love and Monsters (2020)

PG-13 | 109 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

Seven years after he survived the monster apocalypse, lovably hapless Joel leaves his cozy underground bunker behind on a quest to reunite with his high school sweetheart.

Director: Michael Matthews | Stars: Dylan O'Brien, Jessica Henwick, Michael Rooker, Dan Ewing

Votes: 145,515 | Gross: $1.07M

7. FernGully: The Last Rainforest (1992)

G | 76 min | Animation, Adventure, Family

The magical inhabitants of a rainforest fight to save their home, which is threatened by logging and a polluting force of destruction called Hexxus.

Director: Bill Kroyer | Stars: Samantha Mathis, Christian Slater, Robin Williams, Tim Curry

Votes: 33,955 | Gross: $24.65M

8. Mad Max: The Wasteland

Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi | Announced

Sequel to the film "Mad Max: Fury Road".

Director: George Miller | Star: Tom Hardy

9. Babe (1995)

G | 91 min | Comedy, Drama, Family

Gentle farmer Arthur Hoggett wins a piglet Babe at a county fair. Narrowly escaping his fate as Christmas dinner, Babe bonds with motherly border collie Fly and discovers that he too can herd sheep. But will the other animals accept him?

Director: Chris Noonan | Stars: James Cromwell, Magda Szubanski, Christine Cavanaugh, Miriam Margolyes

Votes: 134,168 | Gross: $66.60M

10. Glitch (2015–2019)

TV-MA | 45 min | Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi

Seven people return from the dead with no memory and attempt to unveil what brought them to the grave in the first place.

Stars: Patrick Brammall, Emma Booth, Sean Keenan, Hannah Monson

Votes: 21,093

11. Daybreakers (2009)

R | 98 min | Action, Horror, Sci-Fi

In the year 2019, a plague has transformed almost every human into vampires. Faced with a dwindling blood supply, the fractured dominant race plots their survival; meanwhile, a researcher works with a covert band of vamps on a way to save humankind.

Directors: Michael Spierig, Peter Spierig | Stars: Ethan Hawke, Willem Dafoe, Sam Neill, Harriet Minto-Day

Votes: 135,054 | Gross: $30.10M

12. Peter Rabbit (2018)

PG | 95 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

A rabbit sneaks into a garden to steal food, and they get a new challenge with a new owner.

Director: Will Gluck | Stars: James Corden, Fayssal Bazzi, Domhnall Gleeson, Sia

Votes: 48,144 | Gross: $115.25M

13. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (2011 Video Game)

M | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

After escaping execution, the last living Dragonborn must grow in strength and power to defeat the dragons that have once again begun to plague the land of Skyrim.

Director: Todd Howard | Stars: Max von Sydow, Christopher Plummer, Joan Allen, Michael Hogan

Votes: 33,668

14. Mako Mermaids (2013–2016)

TV-G | 30 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama

A young man is magically turned a merman, and discovers his underwater origins, after he comes in contact with the magic waters at the mysterious Mako Island guarded by a trio of mermaids.

Stars: Chai Hansen, Dominic Deutscher, Gemma Forsyth, Rowan Hills

Votes: 4,714

15. Scarygirl (2023)

90 min | Animation, Adventure, Fantasy

As her world is shrouded in darkness, a young girl must overcome her fears and travel to a mysterious city of light, save her father from a dangerous scientist and prevent the destruction of her planet.

Directors: Ricard Cussó, Tania Vincent | Stars: Sam Neill, Anna Torv, Liv Hewson, Remy Hii

Votes: 473

16. The Bureau of Magical Things (2018–2021)

TV-G | 25 min | Drama, Family, Fantasy

Teenage girl Kyra accidentally discovers an extraordinary world and gains magical powers; when an unexpected threat emerges, she must unite fairies, elves and humans to save them all.

Stars: Kimie Tsukakoshi, Elizabeth Cullen, Mia Milnes, Julian Cullen

Votes: 3,077

17. The 13th Floor (1988)

R | 88 min | Horror

As a child, a girl witnesses her father electrocute a young boy. When she grows into an adult, the ghost of the murdered boy appears to her, and together they set out to expose the crimes of her father.

Director: Chris Roache | Stars: Kylie Clare, Tony Blackett, Allen Leong, Matthew Nicholls

Votes: 565

18. The Lion King 1½ (2004 Video)

G | 77 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

Timon the meerkat and Pumbaa the warthog retell the story of The Lion King (1994) from their own perspective.

Director: Bradley Raymond | Stars: Nathan Lane, Ernie Sabella, Julie Kavner, Jerry Stiller

Votes: 45,995

19. Danger 5 (2011–2015)

TV-14 | 24 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

It's Christmas in the 1980s, Adolf Hitler is alive and has two Yuletide wishes: Danger 5 dead and the world under his Christmas tree.

Stars: David Ashby, Sean James Murphy, Natasa Ristic, Amanda Simons

Votes: 4,976

20. Babe: Pig in the City (1998)

PG | 97 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama

Babe, fresh from his victory in the sheepherding contest, returns to Farmer Hoggett's farm, but after Farmer Hoggett is injured and unable to work, Babe has to go to the big city to save the farm.

Director: George Miller | Stars: Magda Szubanski, Elizabeth Daily, Mickey Rooney, James Cromwell

Votes: 35,474 | Gross: $18.32M

21. The New Boy (2023)

96 min | Drama, Fantasy, History

A nine-year-old Aboriginal Australian orphan boy arrives in the dead of night at a remote monastery run by a renegade nun.

Director: Warwick Thornton | Stars: Cate Blanchett, Aswan Reid, Deborah Mailman, Wayne Blair

Votes: 1,058

22. The Secret of Moonacre (2008)

PG | 103 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy

Maria inherits a book of secrets from her dad. She moves to her uncle's Moonacre estate. A family curse was cast on the valley. Only Maria can break it using her book.

Director: Gabor Csupo | Stars: Ioan Gruffudd, Dakota Blue Richards, Tim Curry, Juliet Stevenson

Votes: 10,998

23. Round the Twist (1989–2001)

TV-PG | 25 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy

Tony Twist and his three children--14-year-old twins Pete and Linda and 7-year-old Bronson--move to an old lighthouse on the rugged Australian coast.

Stars: Mark Mitchell, Esben Storm, Rian McLean, Mathew Waters

Votes: 2,869

24. BeastMaster (1999–2002)

TV-14 | 43 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

The sword and sorcery adventures of a wandering adventurer who has the ability to communicate with animals.

Stars: Daniel Goddard, Jackson Raine, Steven Grives, Monika Schnarre

Votes: 2,489

25. The New Legends of Monkey (2018–2020)

TV-PG | 24 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

Entering the mythical world of the Monkey King, where a young monk and his group of disciples are on a journey to collect scrolls of Buddhist wisdom.

Stars: Chai Hansen, Luciane Buchanan, Josh Thomson, Emilie Cocquerel

Votes: 5,001

26. The Singing Detective (1986)

70 min | Drama, Musical, Mystery

Tormented and bedridden by a debilitating disease, a mystery writer relives his detective stories through his imagination and hallucinations.

Stars: Michael Gambon, Patrick Malahide, Joanne Whalley, David Ryall

Votes: 4,812

27. Ready, Steady, Wiggle! (2013–2024)

11 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy

Ready, Steady, Wiggle is a brand new series from the early childhood entertainment specialists, The Wiggles. Featuring brand new songs, along with fresh interpretations of classics.

Stars: Anthony Field, Lachlan Gillespie, Simon Pryce, Paul Paddick

Votes: 198

28. Beauty and the Beast (2010)

R | 90 min | Drama, Fantasy, Romance

A dark twist on the morality tale of forbidden love between beautiful Belle and the feared forest Beast. As villagers are being brutally murdered and the Beast is hunted down as the one ... See full summary »

Director: David Lister | Stars: Estella Warren, Rhett Giles, Victor Parascos, Vanessa Gray

Votes: 1,830

29. The Quest (1986)

PG | 93 min | Adventure, Drama, Family

A resourceful American orphan living in rural Australia finds himself caught up in the magic of a local Aboriginal myth that might be more real than anyone knows.

Directors: Brian Trenchard-Smith, Russell Hagg | Stars: Henry Thomas, Tony Barry, Rachel Friend, Tamsin West

Votes: 2,173

30. Turkey Shoot (1982)

R | 80 min | Action, Drama, Horror

In a dystopian future where deviants are held in "re-education" camps, a freedom fighter and an innocent prisoner try to survive their decadent oppressors' game of kill-or-be-killed.

Director: Brian Trenchard-Smith | Stars: Steve Railsback, Olivia Hussey, Michael Craig, Carmen Duncan

Votes: 4,266

31. Spirited (2010–2011)

60 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy

A dentist Suzy meets the ghost of an 80s English rock star Henry Mallet.

Stars: Claudia Karvan, Matt King, Rodger Corser, Belinda Bromilow

Votes: 1,274

32. Nekrotronic (2018)

R | 99 min | Action, Comedy, Drama

A man discovers that he is part of a secret sect of magical beings who hunt down and destroy demons in the Internet.

Director: Kiah Roache-Turner | Stars: Ben O'Toole, Monica Bellucci, Caroline Ford, Tess Haubrich

Votes: 3,800

33. Mortified (2006–2007)

TV-Y7 | 30 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy

A girl has extremely awkward parents and a crazy life.

Stars: Marny Kennedy, Nicolas Dunn, Maia Mitchell, Luke Erceg

Votes: 975

34. Dating the Enemy (1996)

97 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Romance

A couple wake up one morning to find they have now switched bodies.

Director: Megan Simpson Huberman | Stars: Claudia Karvan, Guy Pearce, Matt Day, Lisa Hensley

Votes: 1,976

35. The Wiggles Movie (1997)

G | 83 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family

The Wiggles throw a surprise party for Dorothy the Dinosaur, while she goes after a magician who takes Greg's magic wand to become popular.

Director: Dean Covell | Stars: Murray Cook, Jeff Fatt, Greg Page, Anthony Field

Votes: 529

36. Nowhere Boys (2013–2018)

26 min | Adventure, Drama, Horror

This fantasy action-adventure series follows four teenage boys who get lost in the forest and discover, when they return home, that they are in an alternate world identical to theirs except... See full summary »

Stars: Darci McDonald, Nicholas Coghlan, Matt Testro, Dougie Baldwin

Votes: 2,546

37. Return to Nim's Island (2013)

PG | 90 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy

With the help of a young runaway, a feisty 14-year-old fights to keep her idyllic island home from the clutches of developers.

Director: Brendan Maher | Stars: Bindi Irwin, Toby Wallace, John Waters, Matthew Lillard

Votes: 1,966

38. Dinosaur Island (2014)

Not Rated | 82 min | Adventure, Family, Sci-Fi

A vacation becomes the adventure of a lifetime as a boy finds himself stranded in a world filled with ghost ships and prehistoric creatures. He embarks on a journey that will change his future forever.

Director: Matt Drummond | Stars: Darius Williams, Kate Rasmussen, Juliette Frederick, Nicole Yardley

Votes: 2,114

39. Nowhere Boys: The Book of Shadows (2016)

80 min | Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi

The Nowhere Boys are drawn together for one final spell when Felix finds a magically sealed Book of Shadows. Unknowingly the spell releases a powerful teenage force of chaos and revenge that threatens their world.

Director: David Caesar | Stars: Dougie Baldwin, Joel Lok, Rahart Adams, Matt Testro

Votes: 665

40. Dark Place (2019)

75 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

Mystery, terror, suspense and fantasy. Dark Place is a collection of five gripping Australian Indigenous horror tales.

Directors: Kodie Bedford, Perun Bonser, Rob Braslin, László Baranyai, Liam Phillips, Bjorn Stewart | Stars: Katie Beckett, Shakira Clanton, Tamala Shelton, Nelson Baker

Votes: 86

41. Cleverman (2016–2017)

TV-14 | 50 min | Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi

In the very near future, creatures from ancient mythology must live among humans and battle for survival in a world that wants to silence, exploit, and destroy them.

Stars: Hunter Page-Lochard, Rob Collins, Tasma Walton, Rarriwuy Hick

Votes: 3,547

42. Napoleon (1995)

G | 81 min | Adventure, Family

The adventures of Golden Retriever pup Napoleon and his friend, the parrot Birdo Lucci.

Director: Mario Andreacchio | Stars: Jamie Croft, Philip Quast, Susan Lyons, Coralie Sawade

Votes: 2,045 | Gross: $0.05M

43. Wilfred (2007–2010)

25 min | Comedy, Drama

A depressed man is the only one who can see his girlfriend's dog as a full-grown man in a dog suit.

Stars: Jason Gann, Adam Zwar, Cindy Waddingham, Kim Gyngell

Votes: 3,147

44. Maya the Bee Movie (2014)

G | 89 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

Maya is a little bee with a big heart! Join her on an epic adventure.

Director: Alexs Stadermann | Stars: Miriam Margolyes, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Richard Roxburgh, Jacki Weaver

Votes: 2,276

45. The Navigator: A Medieval Odyssey (1988)

PG | 92 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

Men seeking relief from the Black Death, guided by a boy's vision, dig a tunnel from 14th century England to 20th century New Zealand.

Director: Vincent Ward | Stars: Bruce Lyons, Chris Haywood, Hamish Gough, Marshall Napier

Votes: 3,982 | Gross: $1.33M

46. Parallax (2004)

25 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy

Ben's life is turned upside down when he is accused of a theft that he did not commit. While in pursuit of the real thief, Ben discovers that Werrinup is a gateway to a number of parallel universes known as the Parallax.

Stars: Josh Marshall-Clarke, Gillian Alexy, Caroline Brazier, David Richardson

Votes: 261

47. The Time Guardian (1987)

PG | 87 min | Action, Romance, Sci-Fi

A time traveling city under attack by cyborg robots in 4039 travels back in time sending two troopers in advance to the Australian desert year 1988 to prepare for its arrival. The enemy tracks them.

Director: Brian Hannant | Stars: Tom Burlinson, Nikki Coghill, Dean Stockwell, Carrie Fisher

Votes: 1,135

48. Chances (1991–1992)

60 min | Drama

Soap opera based around a family which is transformed when they win a large amount of money. Early episodes deal with the effect this fortunate event has on them. The later episodes have ... See full summary »

Stars: Michael Caton, Mercia Deane-Johns, Jeremy Sims, Patsy Stephen

Votes: 90

49. Dot and the Kangaroo (1977)

TV-Y7-FV | 71 min | Animation, Drama, Family

A young girl gets lost in the Australian outback and befriends a kangaroo

Director: Yoram Gross | Stars: Barbara Frawley, Joan Bruce, Spike Milligan, June Salter

Votes: 877

50. Celia (1989)

Not Rated | 103 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

An imaginative and somewhat disturbed young girl fantasizes about evil creatures and other oddities to mask her insecurities while growing up in rural Australia.

Director: Ann Turner | Stars: Rebecca Smart, Nicholas Eadie, Victoria Longley, Mary-Anne Fahey

Votes: 1,504