Best movies on Apple TV+ (Australie) : our Top 20

2015 · George Miller

On the planet’s outer edge, a bleached, merciless desert has reduced civilization to fragments, with desperate people driven to violence as they claw for scant food, water and shelter. In the midst of this ruin, two fugitives—rebels on the run—race across sand and smashed settlements, carrying a fragile hope: to rally the scattered survivors and challenge the brutal forces that keep the world fractured.

With Tom Hardy, Charlize Theron, Nicholas Hoult, Hugh Keays-Byrne, Riley Keough, Zoë Kravitz and Rosie Huntington-Whiteley

2009 · Adam Elliot

An unlikely correspondence begins when Mary, an isolated eight-year-old living in a Melbourne suburb, starts exchanging letters with Max, a 44-year-old New Yorker coping with severe obesity. Their transcontinental friendship—built from small confessions, humor and mutual care—bridges age and distance, quietly reshaping both their lives.

With Toni Collette, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Eric Bana, Barry Humphries, Bethany Whitmore, Renée Geyer and Ian 'Molly' Meldrum

2017 · Ben Howling

Ill and reluctant, a seasoned barrister is pulled back into court to defend a man accused of killing a celebrated socialite, and the case rapidly becomes the most extraordinary and tumultuous murder trial of his career.

With Martin Freeman, Simone Landers, Anthony Hayes, Susie Porter, Caren Pistorius, Kris McQuade and Natasha Wanganeen

1993 · Jane Campion

Sent to New Zealand’s untamed 19th-century frontier by an arranged marriage, Ada and her headstrong daughter confront life far from home; Ada fights a controlling husband while a fierce, forbidden attraction to a rugged frontiersman sparks a tense clash of wills.

With Holly Hunter, Harvey Keitel, Sam Neill, Anna Paquin, Cliff Curtis, Kerry Walker and Ian Mune

2013 ·

P.L. Travers, the author behind Mary Poppins, confronts the ghosts of her youth as she cautiously contends with Walt Disney’s determined efforts to turn her stories into a feature film.

With Emma Thompson, Tom Hanks, Colin Farrell, Paul Giamatti, Ruth Wilson, Jason Schwartzman and Bradley Whitford

2008 · Ari Folman

An Israeli filmmaker speaks with fellow veterans of the 1982 Lebanon invasion, collecting their testimonies to piece together and come to terms with his own memories of serving in that war.

With Ari Folman, Mickey Leon, Ori Sivan, Yehezkel Lazarov, Ronny Dayag, Shmuel Frenkel and Zahava Solomon

2022 · Baz Luhrmann

Spanning Elvis Presley's rise from small-town performer to global icon, the film examines how his fraught, often transactional partnership with the elusive Colonel Tom Parker shaped his career choices, personal life, and the costs of fame.

With Austin Butler, Tom Hanks, Olivia DeJonge, Helen Thomson, Richard Roxburgh, Kelvin Harrison Jr. and David Wenham

2016 · Alex Proyas

Two royal brothers in ancient Egypt, once inseparable, find their bond tested when the duties they willingly assume put them at odds, unleashing far-reaching and extraordinary consequences.

With Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Brenton Thwaites, Gerard Butler, Chadwick Boseman, Élodie Yung, Courtney Eaton and Geoffrey Rush

1996 · Scott Hicks

David Helfgott, a gifted pianist relentlessly pressured by his father and teachers, suffers a mental breakdown. Years later he returns to performing, winning popular adoration even if critical approval is mixed.

With Armin Mueller-Stahl, Noah Taylor, Geoffrey Rush, Lynn Redgrave, Googie Withers, Sonia Todd and Nicholas Bell

2013 · Jonathan Teplitzky

Haunted by the brutal treatment he endured on the notorious Death Railway in World War II, a survivor launches a relentless, cross-border quest to unmask and confront the men responsible for his torture — based on true events.

With Colin Firth, Nicole Kidman, Stellan Skarsgård, Jeremy Irvine, Hiroyuki Sanada, Tanroh Ishida and Michael MacKenzie

2002 · Phillip Noyce

In 1931, three Aboriginal girls, forcibly taken from their families to be trained as domestic servants, break free and embark on a dangerous journey across the Outback.

With Everlyn Sampi, Tianna Sansbury, Laura Monaghan, David Gulpilil, Ningali Lawford, Myarn Lawford and Deborah Mailman

2011 · Leon Ford

Cecilia inherits a fortune when her violent former partner supposedly takes his own life, but she becomes convinced the death is a setup. As a string of unlikely events spirals into fatal incidents, she fights to expose the truth and prove she’s being pursued by an unseen predator.

With Ryan Kwanten, Maeve Dermody, Patrick Brammall, Toby Schmitz, Marshall Napier, Heather Mitchell and David Webb

1995 · Kevin Lima

Aiming to impress his crush and belong at school, teenage Max’s plans for a perfect first date are upended when his well-meaning but clueless father, Goofy, impulsively whisks him away on a cross-country road trip. Their clash—Goofy’s old-school parenting versus Max’s push for independence—turns the getaway into a chain of comic misadventures that ultimately forces both father and son to listen, grow, and see each other in a new light.

With Bill Farmer, Jason Marsden, Rob Paulsen, Jim Cummings, Kellie Martin, Kevin Lima and Jenna von Oy

2014 · Russell Crowe

In 1919, Australian farmer Joshua Connor crosses into Anatolia to learn the fate of his three sons, all listed as missing after the fighting. Clinging to hope, he navigates a shattered countryside of ruined towns and lingering grief, pursuing facts that might finally bring him closure. What begins as a quest for news of his children becomes a deeper journey toward acceptance and inner peace.

With Russell Crowe, Olga Kurylenko, Yılmaz Erdoğan, Cem Yılmaz, Jai Courtney, Ryan Corr and James Fraser

2024 · Mark Gravas

Raised in a close-knit wrestling family, Paige and her brother Zak leap at the rare chance to audition for the WWE. When only Paige earns a coveted spot in the grueling training program, she must leave her loved ones behind and enter a ruthless new world alone. Pushed to her limits, she confronts doubt and sacrifice, ultimately discovering that the very qualities that set her apart could be the key to becoming a star.

With Evanna Lynch, Miranda Otto, Ardal O'Hanlon, Richard Roxburgh, Charlotte Friels, Rupert Degas and Ed Byrne

2010 · Zack Snyder

Abducted by a sinister legion of owls, a young owlet breaks free with a band of unlikely allies and embarks on a perilous quest to find the fabled Guardians and put an end to the looming threat.

With Jim Sturgess, Ryan Kwanten, Hugo Weaving, Helen Mirren, Geoffrey Rush, Emily Barclay and Abbie Cornish

2008 · Baz Luhrmann

A ruthless poacher will stop at nothing to capture a rare, golden eagle and kidnaps the only boy who knows where the bird nests. To rescue him and protect the majestic raptor, the Rescue Aid Society sends its top operatives — the courageous mice Miss Bianca and Bernard — to Australia. They’re accompanied by the well-meaning, clumsy albatross Wilbur and Jake, a savvy local kangaroo rat, as the unlikely team races across wild terrain to outsmart the hunter and save both boy and bird.

With Nicole Kidman, Hugh Jackman, Essie Davis, David Wenham, Bryan Brown, David Gulpilil and John Jarratt

1979 · George Miller

In a shattered near-future city, a brutal motorcycle crew has taken control of the roads, preying on ordinary people and leaving chaos in their wake. They wreck the streets and terrorize communities, openly mocking a relentless police force bent on bringing them to justice.

With Mel Gibson, Joanne Samuel, Hugh Keays-Byrne, Steve Bisley, Tim Burns, Roger Ward and Lisa Aldenhoven

2022 · George Miller

On a lone research trip to Istanbul, a reclusive scholar unearths an ancient, ornately sealed bottle and releases a djinn who offers her three wishes. Too wary and indecisive to ask for anything, she finds herself paralyzed by doubt; in response, the djinn begins to spin vivid tales from his centuries of existence, hoping his stories will kindle a wish within her.

With Tilda Swinton, Idris Elba, Erdil Yaşaroğlu, Ece Yüksel, Zerrin Tekindor, Sabrina Elba and Seyithan Özdemir

1999 · Harold Ramis

A sharp parody of countless mob pictures follows a high-ranking Mafia boss beset by crippling panic attacks and mounting insecurity. When Paul Vitti’s emotional collapse threatens his standing in the "family," the unlucky psychiatrist Dr. Ben Sobel is thrust into the underworld and given just days to sort him out. Forced to turn a frazzled crime lord into a composed, functioning leader, Sobel must navigate the collision of therapy and organized crime with increasingly absurd consequences.

With Robert De Niro, Billy Crystal, Lisa Kudrow, Chazz Palminteri, Kresh Novakovic, Bart Tangredi and Michael Straka