2018 Australian Films Released In Cinemas
A list of Australian films released in 2018
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- DirectorStephan ElliottStarsGuy PearceKylie MinogueJesse DenyerA teenager comes of age in a small Australian town during the 1970s when a 200-ton blue whale gets washed up on a local beach.
- DirectorWarwick ThorntonStarsHamilton MorrisShanika ColeEwen LeslieWestern set on the Northern Territory frontier in the 1920s, where justice itself is put on trial when an aged Aboriginal farmhand shoots a white man in self-defense and goes on the run as a posse gathers to hunt him down.
- DirectorDavid WenhamStarsPaul AndersonEmily BarclayFerdinand HoangIn the middle of a crowded city the paths of two strangers, a man and a woman, collide. This accidental, chance occurrence sets in motion a chain of events that sees the two strangers embark on a night of adventure and connection that challenges their separate lives.
- DirectorPaul CurrieStarsMichiel HuismanTeresa PalmerSam ReidA man's life is derailed when an ominous pattern of events repeats itself in exactly the same manner every day, ending at precisely 2:22 p.m.
- DirectorStephen AmisStarsShane JacobsonMagda SzubanskiManu FeildelDazza has a passion for barbequing. He accidentally gives his neighbours food poisoning. To make amends he seeks tutelage from the tyrannical Scottish chef and together they enter an international barbecue competition.
- DirectorMichael SpierigPeter SpierigStarsHelen MirrenSarah SnookFinn Scicluna-O'PreyEnsconced in her sprawling San Jose, California mansion, eccentric firearm heiress Sarah Winchester (Dame Helen Mirren) believes she is haunted by the souls of people killed by the Winchester repeating rifle.
- DirectorKate McIntyre ClereMichael Mick McIntyreStarsKangaroo DundeeTim FlanneryTerri IrwinA film that reveals the unsettling truth about Australia's love-hate relationship with its beloved icon.
- DirectorDean MurphyStarsShane JacobsonRonald JacobsonPaul HoganTHAT'S NOT MY DOG is a joyous comedy that celebrates our love of joke telling. The film centers around the lovable Shane Jacobson (playing himself) who is throwing a party. Invited are the funniest people Shane knows comprising of Australia's biggest stars along with several Australian music legends playing their biggest hits live, right throughout the party. The invite that goes out is clear. Don't bring meat. We'll provide the beer. Just come armed with nothing but the funniest jokes you've ever heard. Shane will take care of the rest. It'll be a night of great friends telling the world's funniest jokes over a beer and BBQ.
- DirectorSimon BakerStarsSamson CoulterBen SpenceSimon BakerAfter developing an interest in surfing, a teenage boy and his friend forge an unlikely friendship with an older surfer.
- DirectorJohn V. SotoStarsJacqueline McKenzieMyles PollardShannon BerryA particle physicist grieving over the loss of her husband in a car crash travels to a parallel world to find him again, with dire consequences for her family.
- DirectorPaul Damien WilliamsStarsGeoffrey Gurrumul YunupinguMark GroseMichael HohnenGURRUMUL is a portrait of an artist on the brink of global reverence, and the struggles he and those closest to him faced in balancing that which mattered most to him and keeping the show on the road.
- DirectorNaina SenStarsMorris StuartRobert BorgasJudy BrumbyAn Aboriginal Women's Choir travels to Germany to perform German hymns in their traditional language.
- DirectorBen HowlingYolanda RamkeStarsSimone LandersMartin FreemanMarlee Jane McPherson-DobbinsAfter an epidemic spreads all over Australia, a father searches for someone willing to protect his daughter.
- DirectorRay ArgallStarsMidnight OilMidnight Oil: 1984 is the untold story of a year that would ultimately make - but nearly break - Australia's most important rock and roll band.
- DirectorMairi CameronStarsRachael BlakeSusie PorterVince ColosimoThe persona of a celebrated author is threatened when her best friend and muse reveals the dark secret behind her first novel's provenance, igniting an incendiary tale of sex, lies and betrayal.
- DirectorLuke SparkeStarsDan EwingTemuera MorrisonStephany JacobsenA small group of town residents have to band together after a devastating ground invasion. As they struggle to survive, they realize they must stay one step ahead of their attackers, and work together for a chance to strike back.
- DirectorClayton JacobsonStarsShane JacobsonClayton JacobsonKim GyngellTwo brothers' murder plans go somewhat sideways in this Australian dark comedy.
- DirectorLeigh WhannellStarsLogan Marshall-GreenMelanie VallejoSteve DanielsenSet in the near-future, technology controls nearly all aspects of life. But when the world of Grey, a self-labeled technophobe, is turned upside down, his only hope for revenge is an experimental computer chip implant.
- DirectorNoel ClearySergio DelfinoAlexs StadermannStarsCoco Jack GilliesBenson Jack AnthonyRichard RoxburghWhen an overenthusiastic Maya accidentally embarrasses the Empress of Buzztropolis, she is forced to unite with a team of misfit bugs and compete in the Honey Games for a chance to save her hive.
- DirectorJason PeriniStarsDan EwingIsabel LucasGeorge HouvardasWagga is a country town that loves its sport but is divided over its loyalty for the rival codes, Afl and Nrl. It's in this setting that we find our hero Chase daylight. Chase's dream to play in the NRL is falling by the wayside, just like his relationship to Brooke. At his lowest point, Chase takes a leap of faith to sort out his life. But living this out is a far greater challenge than he imagined, especially among team mates who won't let him give up his partying ways without a fight. Chase's leap of faith might possibly be the worst decision ever he has ever made.
- DirectorMark JoffeStarsJimmy BarnesJim DuffyJack OliverBased on Barnes' memoir of the same name, this documentary tells the story of his childhood survival in the slums of Glasgow, immigration to Australia, and how he became the lead singer of Cold Chisel.
- DirectorJason RaftopoulosStarsDamian HillTy PerhamArthur AngelA father has less than a day to pay back a debt to a violent loan shark, while looking after his young son.
- DirectorMarion PilowskyStarsEddie IzzardLuke McKenzieVanessa GuideAustralian madness via the visitors-from-hell mixed with love, lust and a bloody good shiraz.
- DirectorJeremy SimsStarsDonna-Lee KahlbetzerWayne GardnerWayne tells the exhilarating story of 1987 World Motorcycle Grand Prix Champion Wayne Gardner's triumphant, improbable journey from a 5-dollar dirt bike to the international summit of his sport.
- DirectorMark GrentellStarsDamian CallinanKate MulvanyJohn HowardTroy Carrington, a former professional football player returns to his country town after an abrupt end to his sporting career and is persuaded to coach the hapless local footy team, the Roosters.
- DirectorBen LawrenceFollows a real life ghost hunter.
- DirectorBruce BeresfordStarsJulia OrmondAngourie RiceRachael TaylorThe lives of a group of department store employees in 1959 Sydney.
- DirectorCorey PearsonStarsJacqueline McKenzieEamon FarrenJordan CowanBorn with an energetic power to absorb fear from others, a young woman must find love to balance the fears of her own and fight an ever growing storm of negative energy.
- DirectorRussell MulcahyStarsThomas CocquerelCorey LargeWilliam MoseleyThe adventurous life of young Errol Flynn in Australia before he became a famous Hollywood actor.
- DirectorStephen McCallumStarsRyan CorrAbbey LeeSimone Kessell1% is set within the primal underworld of outlaw motorcycle club gangs. It follows the heir to the throne of a motorcycle club who has to betray his president to save his brother's life.
- DirectorCatherine ScottStarsBernie ShakeshaftBernie Shakeshaft is the rule-breaking jackaroo who takes a chance on three boys on a direct path to juvie when he brings them aboard his legendary dog-jumping team.
- DirectorJoel EdgertonStarsLucas HedgesNicole KidmanJoel EdgertonThe son of a Baptist preacher unwillingly participates in a church-supported gay conversion program after being forcibly outed to his parents.
- DirectorStorm AshwoodStarsMegan DruryWill McDonaldJack RuwaldWhen a doctor looking for her missing child awakens to find herself in an abandoned school, she must survive the supernatural terror and face her own demons if she is to find the truth about where her son is.
- DirectorDrew WatersStarsJonathan Patrick MooreNickolaus SchnetzkyCaige CoulterBen met Ava at age seven standing in his driveway. As the two journey together through the seasons of life, a tragedy occurs that leaves their entire future in jeopardy.
- DirectorSue ThomsonIn the middle of Australia's divisive marriage equality vote, Melbourne hosted a gala event to honour and celebrate its LGBTIQ elders. These are their stories.
- DirectorAlena LodkinaStarsKate CheelDaniel P. JonesJustin CourtinMilena travels to a remote opal mining community to see her estranged, ill father. Lost and alone, she falls into his bewildering world, where men escape society and share ideals of freedom. Soon, he doesn't want her to leave.
- DirectorJames WanStarsJason MomoaAmber HeardWillem DafoeArthur Curry, the human-born heir to the underwater kingdom of Atlantis, goes on a quest to prevent a war between the worlds of ocean and land.