Nineteen-year-old Ari confronts both his sexuality and his Greek family. Ari despises his once-beloved parents, former radical activists, for having entombed themselves in insular tradition. Ari is obsessed with gay sex, although he does make an unenthusiastic attempt to satisfy the sister of one of his best friends. While all of this is going on, he's facing problems with his traditional Greek parents, who have no clue about his sexual activities.

The Devil's Playground

1976

English

6.8

♡ 6

100%

Fred Schepisi Director

Arthur Dignam as Brother Francine

Nick Tate as Brother Victor

Gerda Nicolson as Mrs. Allen

Alan Cinis as Waite

A powerful drama relating the intimate aspect of teenage boys and their priest/educators behind the walls of a religious institution where rigid discipline backfires natural feelings are deemed unnatural acts and human lives are controlled in the names of good intentions.

Measure for Measure

2019

English

5.6

♡ 6

33%

Paul Ireland Director

Hugo Weaving as Duke

Fayssal Bazzi as Farouk

Daniel Henshall as Lukey

Malcolm Kennard as Sutherland

An improbable love affair flares up between Karima, a modern Muslim girl, and Claudio, a local musician, in Melbourne's most notorious housing estate, where ruthless gangs rule, drug abuse spreads and racial tension grows.

Take Away

2003

English

5.8

♡ 6

58%

Marc Gracie Director

John Howard as Burgies CEO

Rose Byrne as Sonja Stilano

Nicholas Bell as Squire

Tom Budge as Tarquin

Tony Stilano and Trev Spackneys both own, live over and work in adjoining take-away fish shops in Melbourne. Although they have fallen into a habitual rivalry based on a cause long forgotten, the pair unite when the multinational fast-food outlet "Burgies" unveils a new store directly opposite the twin fish & chips shops.

I, Portrait

2021

English

3.7

♡ 2

Nathan Hill Director

Keith Elliott as Bar Patron #2

Nathan Hill as Julian Ryde

Ellen Grimshaw as Kelly

Kalia Best as TV Host

A newly married couple receive an unexpected visit from an old friend who has ulterior motives to end their relationship.

Malcolm

1986

English

7.1

♡ 6

84%

Nadia Tass Director

Heather Mitchell as Barmaid

Colin Friels as Malcolm Hughes

Tony Mahood as Tram Conductor

Charles 'Bud' Tingwell as Tramways supervisor

Malcolm is a chronically shy mechanical genius, who has just been fired for building his own tram. He gets Frank, who has just been released from jail, to move in to help pay the bills. With Frank's help, Malcolm turns to a life of crime.

Road to Perth

2021

English

5.2

♡ 5

95%

long distance relationship

melbourne, australia

perth australia

photographer

Chad Peter Director

Tommy O'Brien as Alex

Ellen Grimshaw as Helen

Rachel Scott as Rachel

Kevin Anthony Brooks as Some Guy on the Phone

Rejected after a marriage proposal, Alex finds himself alone on a journey from Los Angeles to Melbourne, Australia, on what was supposed to be a happy vacation with his new fiancée. Stuck in a mild state of shock, Alex crosses paths with Ronnie - a woman on an adventure of her own - and together they take a grand road trip across Australia's Nullarbor Plain, on their way to Perth.

The Wog Boy

2000

English

5.8

♡ 6

australia

Comedy

melbourne, australia

Aleksi Vellis Director

Charles 'Bud' Tingwell as Mr Walker

Robert Rabiah as Pietro

Lucy Taylor as Shazza

Kim Gyngell as The Supervisor

Steve liked Celia from the moment they met. But following a clash with her boss, Raelene Beagle-Thorpe, Minister for Employment, he finds himself on national television branded as Australia's biggest dole bludger. Now Steve has to prove to Celia, to himself, and to the whole country, that there's more to him than meets the eye. With a little help from his friends, he might just do it.

We're Livin' on Dog Food

2009

English

7.3

♡ 1

Richard Lowenstein Director

Rowland S. Howard as Self

Chuck Meo as Self

Alannah Hill as Self

Ollie Olsen as Self

Rowland S. Howard, the Primitive Calculators, Ollie Olsen, Phillip Brophy and many others proffer their recollections and air their animosities in a tribute to the underground music scene of '77-'81 in Melbourne, Australia. This is a warts and all look at the Melbourne underground music scene of 1977 to 1981 that spawned the likes of Nick Cave, Rowland S. Howard, Ollie Olsen, The Birthday Party, the Primitive Calculators, The Ears as well as venues such as the Crystal Ballroom and others that fostered what became known as the Little Band scene.

Relic

2020

English

6.0

♡ 125

92%

Natalie Erika James Director

Jeremy Stanford as Alex

Robyn Nevin as Edna

Emily Mortimer as Kay

Bella Heathcote as Sam

When elderly mother Edna inexplicably vanishes, her daughter rushes to the family's decaying home, finding clues of her increasing dementia scattered around the house in her absence.

Alvin Purple

1973

English

5.5

♡ 6

43%

Tim Burstall Director

Penne Hackforth-Jones as Dr. Liz Sort

Lynette Curran as First Sugar Girl

Jacki Weaver as Second Sugar Girl

Alan Finney as Spike Dooley

Alvin is your average guy, except for the fact women find him irresistible and chase him everywhere. He tries to avoid them and get psychiatric help but gets used by the psychiatrists as a gigolo to treat other patients instead.

Death in Brunswick

1990

English

6.4

♡ 10

67%

John Ruane Director

Sam Neill as Carl 'Cookie' Fitzgerald

David Hoflin as Dave's Boy

Deborah Kennedy as June

Zoe Carides as Sophie Papafogos

A reserved man in need of a job, Carl Fitzgerald finds employment at a Greek restaurant. Upon meeting waitress Sophie, Carl begins dating the attractive woman. Though it seems things are improving for Carl, an unexpected situation leads to the death of Mustafa, a shady coworker, and Carl must figure out how to cover up the incident. Unsure of what to do, Carl enlists the help of his buddy, Dave, to get rid of Mustafa's corpse.

The Mystery of a Hansom Cab

2012

English

6.4

♡ 1

43%

19th century

based on novel or book

Shawn Seet Director

Peter Stratford as Judge

Jessica De Gouw as Madge Frettlby

Chelsie Preston Crayford as Sal Rawlins

Shane Jacobson as Samuel Gorby

Melbourne, 1886. Two gentlemen climb into a hansom cab late one murky night. One man climbs out, the other travels on to St Kilda. On arrival, the driver finds the second man dead; murdered. The ‘high-society’ killing sends shockwaves through the young city, still flush from its gold-rush boom.

Jack Irish: Bad Debts

2012

English

6.8

♡ 6

63%

Jeffrey Walker Director

Guy Pearce as Jack Irish

Nicholas Bell as Martin Scullin

Anthony Hayes as Vin McKillop

Fletcher Humphrys as Wayne Waylon Milovich

Jack Irish is a man getting his life back together again. A former criminal lawyer whose world imploded, he now spends his days as a part-time investigator, debt collector, apprentice cabinet maker, punter and sometime lover - the complete man really. Jack is an expert in finding those who don't want to be found - dead or alive. He helps out his mates while avoiding the past. That is until the past finds him.

Animal Kingdom

2010

English

♡ 27

94%

David Michôd Director

Joel Edgerton as Barry 'Baz' Brown

Anthony Hayes as Detective Justin Norris

Guy Pearce as Detective Senior Sgt Nathan Leckie

David Michôd as Reporter

Joshua “J” is taken in by his extended family after his mother dies of an overdose. The clan, ruled by J’s scheming grandmother, is heavily involved in criminal activities, and J is soon indoctrinated into their way of life. But J is given a chance to take another path when a cop seeks to help him.

Jack Irish: Black Tide

2012

English

6.8

♡ 8

55%

australian rules football

Jeffrey Walker Director

Roy Billing as Harry Strang

Guy Pearce as Jack Irish

John Arnold as Jack's Grandfather

Damien Garvey as Stan

Jack Irish has no shortage of friends, but family members are few and far between. His wife was murdered by an ex-client and his father is a fading photo on the pubs football wall of fame. So when Des Connors, the last link to his dad, calls to ask for help in the matter of a missing son, Jack is more than happy to lend a hand. But sometimes prodigal sons go missing for a reason... As Jack begins to dig, he discovers that Gary Connors was a man with something to hide, and his friends are people with yet darker and even more deadly secrets.

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