best films made in Melbourne
by leos_monkey | created - 22 Nov 2013 | updated - 07 Jun 2014 | Public- Instant Watch Options
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1. Any Questions for Ben? (2012)
114 min | Comedy, Romance
For Ben, life couldn't be better. A well paid job, friends, parties, girls and nothing to tie him down. But when he is invited back to his high school for a speaking engagement, he starts to reassess the direction his life is headed in.
Director: Rob Sitch | Stars: Josh Lawson, Rachael Taylor, Daniel Henshall, Felicity Ward
Votes: 1,776
2. The Castle (1997)
R | 85 min | Comedy, Drama
A working-class family from Melbourne, Australia fights city hall after being told they must vacate their beloved family home to allow for infrastructural expansion.
Director: Rob Sitch | Stars: Michael Caton, Anne Tenney, Stephen Curry, Anthony Simcoe
Votes: 17,494 | Gross: $0.86M
3. Animal Kingdom (2010)
R | 113 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A seventeen-year-old navigates his survival amongst an explosive criminal family and the detective who thinks he can save him.
Director: David Michôd | Stars: James Frecheville, Guy Pearce, Joel Edgerton, Bryce Lindemann
Votes: 60,517 | Gross: $1.04M
4. Chopper (2000)
R | 94 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
Chopper tells the intense story of Mark "Chopper" Read, a legendary criminal who wrote his autobiography while serving a jail sentence in prison. His book, "From the Inside", upon which the film is based, was a best-seller.
Director: Andrew Dominik | Stars: Eric Bana, Simon Lyndon, Vince Colosimo, Renée Brack
Votes: 41,527 | Gross: $0.23M
5. Head On (1998)
Not Rated | 104 min | Drama, Romance
A 19 year old Greek Australian youth struggles with his sexual identity and has one clumsy heterosexual and several homosexual encounters.
Director: Ana Kokkinos | Stars: Alex Dimitriades, Elle Mandalis, Damien Fotiou, Alex Papps
Votes: 4,626 | Gross: $0.38M
6. Macbeth (I) (2006)
Not Rated | 109 min | Crime, Drama, Fantasy
A contemporary retelling of Shakespeare's "Macbeth" set in the ganglands of Melbourne.
Director: Geoffrey Wright | Stars: Victoria Hill, Lachy Hulme, Gary Sweet, Sam Worthington
Votes: 2,279 | Gross: $1.11M
7. The Big Steal (1990)
99 min | Comedy
To impress a girl a shy teenaged boy buys a used Jaguar.
Director: Nadia Tass | Stars: Ben Mendelsohn, Claudia Karvan, Marshall Napier, Damon Herriman
Votes: 1,462
8. The Mystery of a Hansom Cab (2012 TV Movie)
TV-14 | 100 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A man is murdered in 19th century Melbourne. The investigation uncovers a trail of secrets and scandal.
Director: Shawn Seet | Stars: John Waters, Marco Chiappi, Shane Jacobson, Jessica De Gouw
Votes: 895
9. Love and Other Catastrophes (1996)
R | 78 min | Comedy, Romance
A day in the life of two film-school students trying to find love and another house-mate.
Director: Emma-Kate Croghan | Stars: Frances O'Connor, Alice Garner, Matt Day, Matthew Dyktynski
Votes: 2,073 | Gross: $0.21M
10. Hating Alison Ashley (2005)
Not Rated | 100 min | Comedy
Classmates Erica Yurgen and Alison Ashley vie with each other to become the undisputed star of their class.
Director: Geoff Bennett | Stars: Saskia Burmeister, Tracy Mann, Richard Carter, Rachael Carpani
Votes: 918
11. Blessed (I) (2009)
113 min | Drama
Seven lost children wander the night streets while their mothers await their return home.
Director: Ana Kokkinos | Stars: Frances O'Connor, Miranda Otto, Deborra-Lee Furness, Victoria Haralabidou
Votes: 782
12. Let Me Not (2007)
100 min | Romance
A love story about NINA and ALEX, set against the background of MAD Night, a school concert fundraiser that features music and dance.
Directors: Ron V. Brown, Ruth Brown | Stars: Rodger Corser, Charlotte Rose, Charles 'Bud' Tingwell, Cameron Knight
Votes: 59
13. The Loved Ones (2009)
R | 84 min | Crime, Horror
When Brent turns down his classmate Lola's invitation to the prom, she concocts a wildly violent plan for revenge.
Director: Sean Byrne | Stars: Xavier Samuel, Robin McLeavy, John Brumpton, Richard Wilson
Votes: 44,071
14. The Jammed (2007)
89 min | Drama, Thriller
A thriller about trafficking, governmental deportation and the sex slave trade in Melbourne.
Director: Dee McLachlan | Stars: Emma Lung, Veronica Sywak, Saskia Burmeister, Sun Park
Votes: 871
15. I, Frankenstein (2014)
PG-13 | 92 min | Action, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Frankenstein's creature finds himself caught in an all-out, centuries-old war between two immortal clans.
Director: Stuart Beattie | Stars: Aaron Eckhart, Bill Nighy, Miranda Otto, Virginie Le Brun
Votes: 83,930 | Gross: $19.08M
16. Centre Place (2010)
Not Rated | 100 min | Romance
Centre Place is a sophisticated romantic drama featuring Melbourne's style, fashion and culture. Set in the very European boutiques, cafes and bars of Melbourne's inner lane-ways the film ... See full summary »
Director: Ben Shackleford | Stars: Julia Markovski, Sullivan Stapleton, Alison Whyte, John Waters
Votes: 126
17. The Beautiful and Damned (2009)
95 min | Drama
Twenty something trust fund kid Anthony Patch and his party girl wife Gloria Gilbert are disinherited by their wealthy benefactor grandfather and their lives spiral out of control in a blizzard of drugs, sex and eventual violence.
Director: Richard Wolstencroft | Stars: Daniel Armstrong, John Brumpton, Brian Canham, Peter Christopherson
Votes: 57
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