In 1923 British Colonial Nigeria, Mister Johnson is an oddity -- an educated black man who doesn't really fit in with the natives or the British. He works for the local British magistrate, and considers himself English, though he has never been to England. He is always scheming, trying to get ahead, which lands him in a lot of hot water.

Mao's Last Dancer

2009

English

7.3

♡ 10

55%

Bruce Beresford Director

Bruce Greenwood as Ben Stevenson

Penne Hackforth-Jones as Cynthia Dodds

Amanda Schull as Elizabeth

Nicholas Hammond as TV Reporter

At the age of 11, Li was plucked from a poor Chinese village by Madame Mao's cultural delegates and taken to Beijing to study ballet. In 1979, during a cultural exchange to Texas, he falls in love with an American woman. Two years later, he managed to defect and went on to perform as a principal dancer for the Houston Ballet and as a principal artist with the Australian Ballet.

Paradise Road

1997

English

6.8

♡ 9

48%

Bruce Beresford Director

Nicholas Hammond as Marty Merritt

Penne Hackforth-Jones as Mrs. Pike

Jennifer Ehle as Rosemary Leighton-Jones

Cate Blanchett as Susan Macarthy

A group of English, American, Dutch and Australian women creates a vocal orchestra while being imprisoned in a Japanese POW camp on Sumatra during World War II.

Evelyn

2002

English

7.0

♡ 13

64%

Bruce Beresford Director

Pierce Brosnan as Desmond Doyle

Aidan Quinn as Nick Barron

John Lynch as Senior Counsel Mr. Wolfe

Andrea Irvine as Sister Brigid

Desmond Doyle is devastated when his wife abandons their family on the day after Christmas. His unemployment, and the fact that there is no woman in the house to care for the children—Evelyn, Dermot and Maurice—make it clear to the authorities this is an untenable situation. The Catholic Church and the Irish courts decide to put the Doyle children into Church-run orphanages.

Bonnie & Clyde

2013

English

6.4

♡ 9

Bruce Beresford Director

James DuMont as Bank Manager 1 episode, 2013

Sarah Hyland as Blanche Barrow 2 episodes, 2013

Emile Hirsch as Clyde Barrow 2 episodes, 2013

Ritchie Montgomery as Turner 1 episode, 2013

Based on the true story of Clyde Barrow, a charismatic convicted armed robber who sweeps Bonnie Parker, an impressionable, petite, small-town waitress, off her feet, and the two embark on one of most infamous bank-robbing sprees in history.

Peace, Love & Misunderstanding

2011

English

5.9

♡ 7

30%

Bruce Beresford Director

Rosanna Arquette as Darcy

Jeffrey Dean Morgan as Jude

Joyce Van Patten as Mariam

Elizabeth Olsen as Zoe Hudson

A conservative lawyer named Diane takes her two teenage children Jake and Zoe to meet their estranged, hippie grandmother in Woodstock after her husband asks for a divorce.

Puberty Blues

1981

English

5.9

♡ 11

66%

Bruce Beresford Director

Brian Anderson as Drive-In Attendant

Eric Hahn as Kneeboarder

Rowena Wallace as Mrs. Knight

Charles 'Bud' Tingwell as The Headmaster

Two teenage surf chicks from the southern suburbs of Sydney ingratiate themselves with a new group of boys.

Tender Mercies

1983

English

7.3

♡ 18

82%

Bruce Beresford Director

Jerry Jones as Country Man

Wilford Brimley as Harry

Robert Duvall as Mac Sledge

Ellen Barkin as Sue Anne

Alchoholic former country singer Mac Sledge makes friends with a young widow and her son. The friendship enables him to find inspiration to resume his career.

And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself

2003

English

6.5

♡ 5

53%

Bruce Beresford Director

Eion Bailey as Frank Thayer

Jim Broadbent as Harry Aitken

Antonio Banderas as Pancho Villa

Michael McKean as William Christy Cabanne

In 1914, the Mexican revolutionary Pancho Villa invites studios to shoot his actual battles against Porfírio Diaz army to raise funds for financing guns and ammunition. The Mutual Film Corporation, through producer D.W. Griffith, interests for the proposition and sends the filmmaker Frank Thayer to negotiate a contract with Pancho Villa himself.

Last Dance

1996

English

5.7

♡ 12

30%

Bruce Beresford Director

Skeet Ulrich as Billy, Cindy's Brother

Sharon Stone as Cindy Liggett

Peter Gallagher as John Hayes

Rob Morrow as Rick Hayes

Upon taking a new job, young lawyer Rick Hayes is assigned to the clemency case of Cindy Liggett, a woman convicted of first degree murder and sentenced to death. As Hayes investigates the background for her case, the two begin to form a deep friendship, while all the while the date for her execution draws nearer.

Black Robe

1991

English

7.1

♡ 10

92%

jesuits (society of jesus)

Bruce Beresford Director

Sandrine Holt as Annuka

Tantoo Cardinal as Chomina's Wife

Lawrence Bayne as Neehatin

Billy Two Rivers as Ougebmat

Missionary Father LaForgue travels to the New World in hopes of converting Algonquin Indians to Catholicism. Accepted, though warily, by the Indians, LaForgue travels with the Indians using his strict Catholic rules and ideals to try and impose his religion.

Rich in Love

1992

English

6.1

♡ 4

69%

Bruce Beresford Director

Kyle MacLachlan as Billy McQueen

Alfre Woodard as Rhody Poole

Wayne Dehart as Sam Poole

Ethan Hawke as Wayne Frobiness

Warren Odom, a rich Southern gentleman, is left in a state of shock when his wife, Helen, leaves him unexpectedly. With Helen gone, Warren's kindhearted teenage daughter, Lucille, cares for him and tries to cheer him up. Warren slowly starts to recover, and begins a relationship with another woman, Vera Delmage. However, his life is complicated when his older daughter, Rae, arrives in town pregnant.

Ladies in Black

2018

English

6.8

♡ 30

88%

75%

Action

australia

based on novel or book

Bruce Beresford Director

Rachael Taylor as Fay

Angourie Rice as Lisa

Julia Ormond as Magda

Nicholas Hammond as Mr. ryder

Adapted from the bestselling novel by Madeleine St John, Ladies in Black is an alluring and tender-hearted comedy drama about the lives of a group of department store employees in 1959 Sydney.

Her Alibi

1989

English

5.8

♡ 6

17%

Bruce Beresford Director

Victor Argo as Avram

Lucia Vincent as Cocktail Lady

Ted Sutton as Cop

Tom Selleck as Phil Blackwood

A writer of BAD detective novels is in full writers' block. He pretends to be the alibi of a beautiful woman who was arrested for murder at first thinking her innocent, but as she shows more and more interesting abilities (such as knife throwing) he begins to doubt his first assessment.

The Adventures of Barry McKenzie

1972

English

5.6

♡ 1

50%

Action

Comedy

Bruce Beresford Director

Bernard Spear as Cabbie

Peter Cook as Dominic

Dennis Price as Mr. Gort

Jack Watling as TV Director

Barry McKenzie sets off for England with his aunt, Edna Everage, to advance his cultural education. Bazza is an innocent abroad, fond of beer, Bondi and beautiful sheilas, but he soon settles into the Australian ghetto in Earls Court, where his old mate Curly has a flat.

Silent Fall

1994

English

5.9

♡ 5

29%

Bruce Beresford Director

Zahn McClarnon as Deputy Bear

John Lithgow as Dr. Rene Harlinger

Linda Hamilton as Karen Rainer

Liv Tyler as Sylvie Warden

Having seen the double murder of his parents, autistic youth Tim Warden is sent to therapy with controversial therapist Dr. Jake Rainer. Jake tries to probe the silent child about what he saw, but he gets more details about the Wardens' household dynamics from Tim's teenage sister, Sylvie. As he spends more time with the siblings, Jake learns that the Wardens' marriage was not as perfect as it seemed, and he uncovers other new details that might help solve the crime.

Money Movers

1978

English

6.5

♡ 9

50%

Bruce Beresford Director

Bryan Brown as Brian Jackson

Ray Meagher as First Guard

Charles 'Bud' Tingwell as Jack Henderson

Brian Anderson as Technician

A group of crooks plan a heist to steal twenty million dollars from a Security Firm counting house.

Breaker Morant

1980

English

7.8

♡ 7

100%

91%

Action

based on a true story

Bruce Beresford Director

Trevor Mann as B / M Little

Charles 'Bud' Tingwell as Lt. Col. Denny

Lewis Fitz-Gerald as Lt. George Witton

Rod Mullinar as Major Charles Bolton

During the Boer War, three Australian lieutenants are on trial for shooting Boer prisoners. Though they acted under orders, they are being used as scapegoats by the General Staff, who hopes to distance themselves from the irregular practices of the war. The trial does not progress as smoothly as expected by the General Staff, as the defence puts up a strong fight in the courtroom.

King David

1985

English

5.3

♡ 11

8%

Bruce Beresford Director

Richard Gere as David

David Graham as Ephraimite Elder

John Hallam as Philistine Armour Bearer

Denis Quilley as Samuel

This is a movie about the life of Israel's king David.

The Contract

2006

English

5.6

♡ 17

Bruce Beresford Director

Morgan Freeman as Carden

Ned Bellamy as Evans

Ryan McCluskey as Lochlan

John Cusack as Ray

Attempting to recover from a recent family trauma by escaping into the woods for a peaceful hiking trip, an ex-lawman and his young son stumble across a dangerous contract killer.

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Mister Johnson

Mao's Last Dancer

Paradise Road

Evelyn

Bonnie & Clyde

Peace, Love & Misunderstanding

Puberty Blues

Tender Mercies

And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself

Last Dance

Black Robe

Rich in Love

Ladies in Black

Her Alibi

The Adventures of Barry McKenzie

Silent Fall

Money Movers

Breaker Morant

King David

The Contract