2017 Australian Films Released In Cinemas
by subculturemedia | created - 15 Dec 2017 | updated - 15 Dec 2017 | PublicA list of Australian films released in Australian cinemas during the 2017 calender year.
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1. Lion (2016)
PG-13 | 118 min | Biography, Drama
A five-year-old Indian boy is adopted by an Australian couple after getting lost hundreds of kilometers from home. 25 years later, he sets out to find his lost family.
Director: Garth Davis | Stars: Dev Patel, Nicole Kidman, Rooney Mara, Sunny Pawar
Votes: 251,090 | Gross: $51.74M
2. Jasper Jones (2017)
Not Rated | 105 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
In the late '60s, two teenage boys join forces to solve a chilling mystery and navigate the prejudices and secrets of their small Australian town.
Director: Rachel Perkins | Stars: Levi Miller, Kevin Long, Toni Collette, Aaron L. McGrath
Votes: 3,712
3. A Few Less Men (2017)
TV-MA | 92 min | Adventure, Comedy
Travel plans for three men in ill-fitting wedding tuxedos goes horribly wrong. A follow-up to the 2011 comedy 'A Few Best Men'.
Director: Mark Lamprell | Stars: Kris Marshall, Dacre Montgomery, Kevin Bishop, Xavier Samuel
Votes: 1,723
4. David Stratton: A Cinematic Life (2017)
97 min | Documentary
For most people, movies are entertainment. For one man, they're a way of life.
Stars: David Stratton, Jill Bilcock, Jacki Weaver, P.J. Hogan
Votes: 159
5. Rough Stuff (2017)
TV-MA | 120 min | Action, Adventure
An environmental activist group charters treasure-seeking Rovers for an expedition through remote and treacherous Australian terrain, with exciting off-road chases, daring rescues and amazing discoveries to follow.
Director: Jonathan Adams | Stars: Gareth Rickards, Vincent Andriano, Sam Glissan, Katie Garfield
Votes: 304
6. The Death and Life of Otto Bloom (2016)
85 min | Drama
The chronicle of the life and great love of Otto Bloom, an extraordinary man who experiences time in reverse - passing backwards through the years only remembering the future.
Director: Cris Jones | Stars: Xavier Samuel, Rachel Ward, Matilda Brown, Rose Riley
Votes: 308
7. Dance Academy: The Movie (2017)
Not Rated | 101 min | Drama
This 2017 movie follows the original dance academy TV show and tracks where the characters are in their lives now.
Director: Jeffrey Walker | Stars: Xenia Goodwin, Mackenzie Fearnley, Ines English, Adam Sollis
Votes: 1,799
8. Berlin Syndrome (2017)
R | 116 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
A passionate holiday romance leads to an obsessive relationship, when an Australian photojournalist wakes one morning in a Berlin apartment and is unable to leave.
Director: Cate Shortland | Stars: Teresa Palmer, Max Riemelt, Matthias Habich, Emma Bading
Votes: 27,626 | Gross: $0.03M
9. My Pet Dinosaur (2017)
98 min | Action, Adventure, Family
A troubled town is plunged into chaos when a boy accidentally makes a new friend.
Director: Matt Drummond | Stars: Jordan Dulieu, Annabel Wolfe, Scott Irwin, Beth Champion
Votes: 1,285
10. Bad Girl (II) (2016)
Not Rated | 87 min | Drama, Thriller
Bad girl Amy, 17, is given one last chance by her adoptive parents, who think Amy's friendship with local girl Chloe is a step in the right direction. But when Amy discovers Chloe's secret ... See full summary »
Director: Fin Edquist | Stars: Sara West, Samara Weaving, Ben Winspear, Felicity Price
Votes: 857
11. Emo: The Musical (2016)
TV-14 | 94 min | Comedy, Music, Musical
Ethan, a sullen high-school student whose life is defined by what he hates, finds love with a blindly optimistic Christian girl Trinity, much to the annoyance of his angst-filled band mates and her evangelistic brethren.
Director: Neil Triffett | Stars: Benson Jack Anthony, Jordan Hare, Rahart Adams, Jon Prasida
Votes: 1,559
12. I Am Heath Ledger (2017)
Not Rated | 90 min | Documentary, Biography
Friends and family of the late actor Heath Ledger remember his life and career.
Directors: Adrian Buitenhuis, Derik Murray | Stars: Heath Ledger, Ben Harper, Kim Ledger, Sally Bell
Votes: 6,901
13. Whiteley (2017)
90 min | Documentary
A visual journey into the life and legacy of one of Australia's most celebrated artists, Brett Whiteley.
Director: James Bogle | Stars: Jack Barns, Andrew Blaikie, Sebastian Craig, Alan Dukes
Votes: 81
14. Don't Tell (2017)
110 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
With help from a local lawyer, a young abuse survivor finds the courage to speak out when having a voice is her only option.
Director: Tori Garrett | Stars: Jack Thompson, Aden Young, Sara West, Rachel Griffiths
Votes: 419
15. The Osiris Child (2016)
Not Rated | 95 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Set in the future in a time of interplanetary colonization, an unlikely pair race against an impending global crisis and are confronted by the monsters that live inside us all.
Director: Shane Abbess | Stars: Kellan Lutz, Daniel MacPherson, Isabel Lucas, Luke Ford
Votes: 9,240
16. Hounds of Love (2016)
Not Rated | 108 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Vicki Maloney is randomly abducted from a suburban street by a disturbed couple. As she observes the dynamic between her captors she quickly realises she must drive a wedge between them if she is to survive.
Director: Ben Young | Stars: Emma Booth, Ashleigh Cummings, Stephen Curry, Susie Porter
Votes: 13,437
17. Hotel Coolgardie (2016)
83 min | Documentary
On a road between Australia's most isolated town and its largest gold mine lies Coolgardie, where the arrival every three months of a new foreign backpacker couple is a much-anticipated event.
Director: Pete Gleeson | Stars: Nicolina, Stephanie, Peter Coffey, John Joseph Lowe
Votes: 1,313
18. Detour (I) (2016)
R | 97 min | Action, Thriller
A young law student blindly enters into a pact with a hoodlum who offers to kill his stepfather--a man he feels is responsible for the accident that put his mother in a coma.
Director: Christopher Smith | Stars: Tye Sheridan, Emory Cohen, Bel Powley, Stephen Moyer
Votes: 6,569 | Gross: $0.00M
19. Descent Into the Maelstrom (2017)
110 min | Documentary, Music
A group of outsiders get together in 1974 Sydney, and RADIO BIRDMAN is born with a mission - to keep compromise from their art. Birdman are turned off and kicked out of venue after venue. ... See full summary »
Director: Jonathan Sequeira | Stars: Alley Brereton, Warwick Gilbert, Pip Hoyle, Ron Keeley
Votes: 69
20. All for One (II) (2017)
TV-14 | 107 min | Documentary, Biography, Sport
ALL FOR ONE is the story of GreenEdge, Australia's first ProTour cycling team.
Directors: Marcus Cobbledick, Dan Jones | Stars: Esteban Chaves, Matthew Hayman, Phil Liggett
Votes: 177
21. Killing Ground (2016)
Not Rated | 88 min | Horror, Thriller
A couple's camping trip turns into a frightening ordeal when they stumble across the scene of a horrific crime.
Director: Damien Power | Stars: Aaron Pedersen, Ian Meadows, Harriet Dyer, Aaron Glenane
Votes: 9,329
22. Ali's Wedding (2017)
TV-MA | 110 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
After telling a white lie which spirals out of control, a neurotic, naive, musically gifted Muslim cleric's eldest son must follow through with an arranged marriage, even though he's madly in love with an Australian born-Lebanese girl.
Director: Jeffrey Walker | Stars: Osamah Sami, Don Hany, Helana Sawires, Robert Rabiah
Votes: 5,470
23. Namatjira Project (2017)
87 min | Documentary
From the remote Australian desert to the opulence of Buckingham Palace - Namatjira Project is the iconic story of the Namatjira family, tracing their quest for justice.
Director: Sera Davies | Stars: Albert Namatjira, King Charles III, Trevor Jamieson, Derik Lynch
Votes: 28
24. Rip Tide (2017)
Unrated | 85 min | Drama, Family
Following an embarrassing viral video, a New York model decides to escape from her suffocating existence by visiting her faraway aunt in Australia.
Director: Rhiannon Bannenberg | Stars: Debby Ryan, Genevieve Hegney, Andrew Creer, Naomi Sequeira
Votes: 3,914
25. Australia Day (2017)
98 min | Drama
A trio of intertwined tales of racial prejudice, misunderstanding and revenge play out against the backdrop of Australia's national holiday.
Director: Kriv Stenders | Stars: Miah Madden, Elias Anton, Jenny Wu, Daniel Webber
Votes: 504
26. Mountain (I) (2017)
PG | 74 min | Documentary
An experience about the highest peaks around the world.
Director: Jennifer Peedom | Star: Willem Dafoe
Votes: 4,251 | Gross: $0.24M
27. The Go-Betweens: Right Here (2017)
95 min | Documentary, Music
All about the Australian band The Go-Betweens.
Director: Kriv Stenders | Stars: Robert Forster, Mark Callaghan, Clinton Walker, Damian Nelson
Votes: 107
28. Three Summers (2017)
95 min | Comedy
At a summer music festival, the feisty lead singer of an Irish folk band meets a folk music-hating Theremin player and sparks literally fly.
Director: Ben Elton | Stars: Robert Sheehan, Rebecca Breeds, Michael Caton, Magda Szubanski
Votes: 864
29. Jungle (I) (2017)
R | 115 min | Action, Adventure, Biography
A group of friends join a guide for a trek into the Bolivian jungle, searching for an Indian village. The men soon realize that the jungle is a difficult place to be.
Director: Greg McLean | Stars: Daniel Radcliffe, Thomas Kretschmann, Alex Russell, Joel Jackson
Votes: 63,622
30. Innuendo (2017)
100 min | Drama, Thriller
When a mysterious young woman starts a new life as an art model, will her demons leave her alone or finally reveal the naked truth?
Director: Saara Lamberg | Stars: Saara Lamberg, Brendan Bacon, Andy Hazel, Karina Sorelli
Votes: 171
31. The Butterfly Tree (2017)
TV-14 | 97 min | Drama
Evelyn, a burlesque queen bewitches single dad, Al and his teenage son, Fin. As they compete for her affections, old wounds are reopened over the death of Fin's mother.
Director: Priscilla Cameron | Stars: Melissa George, Ewen Leslie, Ed Oxenbould, Sophie Lowe
Votes: 581
32. The Comet Kids (2017)
TV-PG | 92 min | Adventure
In order to protect his father's discovery, Lucas and his five friends go on the adventure of a lifetime to find the piece of a passing Comet that crash lands near their hometown in the 1950's.
Director: Glenn Triggs | Stars: Tiriel Mora, Marty Rhone, Reg Gorman, Lulu McClatchy
Votes: 89
33. Blue (IV) (2017)
76 min | Documentary
BLUE is a provocative journey into the ocean realm, witnessing this critical moment in time when the marine world is on a precipice.
Director: Karina Holden | Stars: Tim Silverwood, Madison Stewart, Valerie Taylor
Votes: 152
34. Bad Blood (I) (2017)
Not Rated | 90 min | Thriller
Carrie is in love with her new fiancé Vincent, a handsome and successful author. Vincent is besotted with Carrie, she's everything he's ever dreamed of. However, he's harbouring a dark ... See full summary »
Director: David Pulbrook | Stars: Xavier Samuel, Morgan Griffin, Rob MacPherson, Tess Fowler
Votes: 207
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