Discover Movies

The story of Julia, a disabled woman in a wheelchair and voice synthesizer, who's trapped psychologically by a cruel, manipulative caregiver. After the arrival of a mysterious man, Julia begins to question the day-to-day dramas and frustrations she's tolerated for years. An achingly genuine and profoundly moving drama about a woman born with cerebral palsy.

Proud and classy Caddie Marsh is forced to get a job as a barmaid and raise two children on her own after her husband walks out on her.

A lonely man walks through a desert landscape, searching.

Celeste, now in university, finds herself unable to move on without the love of her life Ingrid. But will tracking Ingrid down bring her the happiness she’s seeking?

George works in an antique shop run by Lilli. George also has a secret that's consumed many years of his life, a secret that would shock everyone. Elisa is young and sweet. Sachin is dreamy and naive. A disaster for both becomes love at first sight. Will fate keep them together? Zac and Alex are tight. Their relationship blossomed amidst dance and gymnastics. But can someone truly be that sure? Through a saga intertwined with dance pieces, six individuals embrace their emotions in Sydney.

This silent picture (which was redone as a talkie in 1930) concerns the daughter of the head of a criminal gang, who falls in love with the son of her father's most bitter enemy.

Phirun is 19 years old and lives in Phnom Penh. One day he is accused of theft and involuntarily injures his employer. Phirun escapes and during his flight, he meets Sovanna; a powerful bond grows between the two of them, and develops into love. Amiel Courtin-Wilson is Australian, and made his debut at the Sundance Film Festival in 2000 with Chasing Buddha; since then he has made many films, screened at the major film festivals. In 2011 he directed Hail, presented at the 68th Venice International Film Festival in the Orizzonti section. Michael Cody, producer, director and screenwriter, has often collaborated with Courtin-Wilson and now they are back together with Ruin.

A young businessman befriends a troubled homeless girl on the streets of Sydney and is drawn into her secret fantasy world. Over a lost weekend they try out new personalities - from hippies to grunting cavemen. But as these games bring them closer together they are forced to confront the frightening reality of each other's lives.

Shannon cooks dinner whilst speaking to a perverted stranger online. Andrew takes a bath wrapped in seared Christmas lights. What could possibly shock this estranged couple from their malaise?

Two corporate middle managers wage war over their shared desk space using office stationary. As their battle escalates to the breaking point, they find themselves drawn into an unexpected, unusual relationship.

When she receives a voice message from her missing boyfriend, a dependent lover must confront her fear of abandonment and uncover the truth behind his disappearance.

Jindalee Lady tells the story of a young Aboriginal woman sets out to build a career in the fashion industry. It is an urban love triangle involving an Aboriginal fashion designer, her white music executive husband and an Aboriginal cinematographer. It is considered the first feature film ever directed by an indigenous person in Australia.

Emilia Kong - a filmmaker on the verge of being evicted who applies for funding through fictional organisation Film Reach to get her script financed and appease her landlord. Funding officer Shannon Edmunds is her only hope, but he soon falls for her best friend, Zoe Chadwick, leading them to open a can of worms on their past.

An elderly widower undergoes a dramatic makeover in a last bid for love.

An elderly novelist re-visits the crossroads of his first and 2nd love through memory, imagination and a typewriter.

In the 1920s, the unlikely bond between Chinese erotic dancer Lee Ping and an Aboriginal farmhand enables her to escape the clutches of her white employer.

A surrealist tale of love, masculinity, and the pursuit of happiness, which follows the journey of a young man who tries to fix his life in all the ways that don’t work.

When a nationwide lockdown threatens the progress of James' budding romance with local barista, Leila, he is faced with a hard decision to avoid being alone.

Australia 1946. A young woman escapes from an unhappy affair to become tutor to three children who are being raised by their uncle.

Ethan and Violet are set to travel in different directions yet a common interest undeniably entwines their destinies.

Two young women fall in love in the highly competitive world of theatre students, but life forces them to re-evaluate their relationship.

As a young child, Frederic had been apprenticed to a pirate by mistake when he should have been apprenticed to a pilot. Now, having reached his 21st year, Frederic's indentures are at last over and he happily leaves the service of the pirates. When Frederic meets the beautiful Mabel, one of the many daughters (or wards in Chancery) of Major-General Stanley, they fall in love and decide to marry. However, complications arise when the pirates decide to marry the rest of the Major-General's daughters, themselves - and Frederic's birthdate turns out to be not all it seems. Opera Australia's 2006 rendition of the Gilbert and Sullivan opera.

An aspiring Peruvian-Australian performer is partnered with her ex-boyfriend in a community Marinera dance competition.

Fresh out of prison, alex has nothing but a dream of an uncomplicated life. Unfortunately however, within the hour he's entangled in wirh the beautiful out of work actress Blanka, who dressed as a bunny hands out pamphlets on the streets of Warsaw

A Chinese teenage girl is insecure about her nose. This story revisits her parents in 90's Hong Kong, young and in love.

Worlds collide when polar opposites Friday and Debbie fall head over heels for one another, the only issue is; it's 1987. Follow the characters in a tale about identity, adversity and romance that spans across the year.

Aimée, a young professional photographer whose job it is to follow boss Gustav, a world-famous photographer himself. As the holidays approach, Aimée receives notice that her family's traditional Christmas celebrations are under threat.

Rodger Keaton is a socially challenged, clinically frigid, computer nerd, desperate single white male. Patricia Bartlett is a ruthless award winning journalist who has found her man. Pitted against overwhelming odds, Hollywood makeover Guru Brad Holloway is blackmailed via the threat of crippling publicity. Brad's challenge is a "mission impossible" makeover and he must prove with substantial results that his Ultimate Makeover Services are the 'Real Deal'. Over the next six weeks, Brad & Rodger take a most unlikely journey into often uncharted terrain, with hilarious & heart warming results at every turn. But can true change be given a deadline? And can anything with a deadline be thoroughly achieved? A willing dog can learn a thousand new tricks, but is self-identity a trick?

Emily and Tom meet and have a magnetic connection. They almost fall very much in love, however, fate intervenes and they can never be together.

As Vishal and Nitya wait in a cold courtroom to finalize their divorce, snippets of their tender partnership in life and in art come to the fore.

Two boys are talking after a bicycle accident. The older is bragging about his experience with girls, but is that just a boast?

Donizetti wrote Lucia di Lammermoor in 1835, when he was reaching the peak of his reputation as an opera composer. Gioachino Rossini had recently retired and Vincenzo Bellini had died shortly before the premiere of Lucia leaving Donizetti as "the sole reigning genius of Italian opera". Not only were conditions ripe for Donizetti's success as a composer, but there was also a widespread interest in the history and culture of Scotland. The perceived romance of its violent wars and feuds, as well as its folklore and mythology, intrigued 19th century readers and audiences. Walter Scott dramatized these elements in his novel The Bride of Lammermoor, which inspired several musical works including Lucia.

A romance set in the world of the sport of kings. The Curzons are a racehorse breeding family, who need to strengthen their blood stock to re-establish a fading reputation.

An embezzler, Bill Marsh, swears vengeance on a businessman, John Travers, who has turned him in to the police. Twenty years pass, and Marsh emerges from jail and establishes himself as the head of a powerful crime empire, with his daughter, Paula, serving as bait to attract wealthy victims. Paula falls in love with Lee Travers, the adopted son of Marsh's old enemy, and begins to have doubts about her life of crime. Only after a series of tragic incidents is she set free to marry Lee and start life anew. This silent feature was highly regarded for its set design and 'unusual sensitivity to the expressive range of the camera and their awareness of careful scenario construction as a key to emotionally powerful cinema'. Cast includes Marie Lorraine, Arthur Greenaway, John Faulkner. A sound version was attempted soon after but was not successful and was never released.

Discovering his crush (supposedly) likes him, a gauche autistic teen undergoes a thorough research project with his stuttering friend to study the age-old question: ‘How To Ask Someone Out?’

A country boy, Jim Conroy, is living a dissolute life in the city, running around with vamp Helen Ross. When his father cuts him off, he is dumped by Helen and returns to the bush.

As a young child, Frederic had been apprenticed to a pirate by mistake when he should have been apprenticed to a pilot. Now, having reached his 21st year, Frederic's indentures are at last over and he happily leaves the service of the pirates. When Frederic meets the beautiful Mabel, one of the many daughters (or wards in Chancery) of Major-General Stanley, they fall in love and decide to marry. However, complications arise when the pirates decide to marry the rest of the Major-General's daughters, themselves - and Frederic's birthdate turns out to be not all it seems. Esgee Productions' live taping starring Australian singer-songwriter Jon English.

In 2019, a man named Naveen disappears from a memorial park in Sydney while traveling with his girlfriend Cathy. Having arrived in New York two years ago, Naveen finds a job at a restaurant and meets Cathy there. As their relationship deepens, Naveen′s lies become bolder. The man known as Naveen, or Sameer, cannot tell the truth about anything, including his name, nationality, religion, family, and past.

A story of transition: from lust to compassion, compassion to escape and escape to Sydney. Truth plays a very small part.

Connor, secretly in love with his best friend Rach, has gotten her a pretty cool birthday present. Something that's sure to knock her off her feet. But, when things take a sharply peculiar turn, Connor begins to wonder whether he would have been better off just getting a gift voucher.

Michael, at his beach-home in Australia, is avoiding phone calls regarding his dear lifelong friend and former lover of two-years Chris who is dying back in Boston, America. While trying to write, he is disturbed by the noisy surfers next door as they get ready for a weekend away of surf. C.K., one of the surfers, remains behind to surf the local beach....

Verdi’s monumental music makes this historic epic an enduring favourite. Davide Livermore’s radiant production is a thrilling theatrical experience. Ten towering digital screens create ever-changing floor-to-ceiling set pieces. Immersive digital video design ranges from rich symbolism to vivid landscapes. Opulent costumes and props reflect the splendour of Egypt at the height of its power. Together with dramatic video, the massed grandeur of the famous Triumphal March is a visual and musical feast.

After a chance encounter with a glamorous female, two polar-opposite brothers are willing to do whatever it takes, to win her over.

Bea has always known she was born to perform. But when a pandemic shuts down her school's music program and bans singing altogether, even her boundless ambition hits a wall. Undeterred, she convinces her friends to form an underground show choir — and what starts as an act of rebellion slowly becomes something much bigger: a reminder that music isn't a privilege, it's a lifeline. Funny, heartfelt, and packed with original songs, Plan Bea is an Australian musical feature film that proves you can't stop joy.

Rachel and Nick are your model, contemporary relationship. They're young, hip, creative and independent. In the end, they can't escape the basic differences between men and women. In '90s psycho-babble jargon - women are from Venus and men are from Mars. And in this relationship, Mars needs guitars and a chart-topping hit song without any silly domestic interruptions. Venus needs consideration, understanding and a hand changing a light fitting in the kitchen. So when Nick goes in search of the perfect sound and Rachel has an axe to grind - the Gulf War is about to begin. They say all you need is three chords and a wardrobe and you've got the perfect song...relationships aren't so easy.

An anthology of four diverse stories about identity and belonging through prism of love and loss, sexuality, marriage and wish to fulfill dreams.

When a couple's relationship is threatened by sudden tragedy, one of them goes to unthinkable lengths to preserve their union.

A young couple share a summer romance/trip with a visiting American artist. A story about love, relationships, nature, art, death and the meaning of life set in a beautiful scenery.

Davo and Valletta (aka Daughter) have remained fiercely loyal to each other for 24 years. The many hardships they have faced and their tender relationship take place both on and off the streets of the Melbourne, amidst mainstream society, but not within it. An intimate portrait of outsiders and of lovers, A Life Together entwines humour and honesty as the couple sits together at home and reflects on their life.

Katie (Shamita Sivabalan) is a young, confidently queer woman. After finding herself attracted to a man for the first time in her life, she must decide whether the complicated nature of the relationship is worth pursuing.

A young woman, Emma studying at university and living at home with her mother and brother in the Adelaide suburbs, falls in love with a cafe waiter Nick, who lives and works in the town of Stirling in the Adelaide Hills. Entranced by the man and the town, she begins to feel a sense of excitement and vitality in her life.

Toby goes to a gay spa for the first time. Amidst the crowd of strangers in the hunt, he meets JD. Quickly, they form a bond.

Joan (Helen Twelvetrees) is a Canadian, adopted by Ma Dawson (Nellie Ferguson), a struggling horse breeder and trainer. Joan thinks "legs don't make a race horse, it's blood", and so she buys an unwanted thoroughbred colt called Stormalong. Helped by Ma's son Tommy Dawson (Frank Leighton), Joan restores the horse to health and fitness, and soon enough the horse is winning race after race, becoming a favourite for the Melbourne Cup.

A lonely man obsessed with symmetry is forced to reveal a peculiar imperfection when he falls in love with the seemingly perfect woman.

Opera Australia's 1976 production of Lakmé, an opera in three acts by Léo Delibes, with a French libretto by Edmond Gondinet and Philippe Gille. Set in India during the British Raj, the story focuses on Lakmé, the daughter of a Hindu priest. Lakmé's life is troubled by her infatuation with a British officer.

Set from the times of modern day 2023 where the two lovers as adults talk to there children about how they first met in the conservative society of 1981. Elle and Lizzie's love has been everlasting for many decades, and continues to tie back to there love for the beach and living on the offshore. When a child of theres question their love, they take a trip down memory lane.

Rei is on a mission to win the spectacular Arena Games, and with it; the heart of the Princess.

When aged-care facility workers find two residents in bed together, familial tensions rise.

When an ex couple meet unexpectedly for the first time since breaking up they both begin to wonder if getting back together is such a bad idea. Can time heal all wounds or will it soon become apparent that old habits die hard?

Best friends Aaron and Harris deal with a dynamic change in their friendship when romantic feelings surface. How will they continue being best bros?