Best movies on Netflix (Australie) : our Top 20

2023 · Kitty Green

Two backpackers find themselves stranded in a tiny, remote Australian town when their travel funds dry up and they accept short-term work at the Royal Hotel to get by. What seems like a pragmatic arrangement soon sours as the prevailing attitudes and behavior of the local men escalate, eroding the women’s sense of safety and autonomy. Cut off by isolation and fading options, they become enmeshed in a tense, increasingly volatile situation that spirals beyond their control.

With Julia Garner, Jessica Henwick, Hugo Weaving, Daniel Henshall, Ursula Yovich, Toby Wallace and James Frecheville

2009 · Christopher Smith

A celebrated supermodel pair accept an invitation aboard an extravagant cruise for the ultra-wealthy, overseen by a dangerously unstable, hard-drinking captain. What begins as a picture-perfect escape collapses into catastrophe, leaving the remaining guests marooned on a deserted island where social masks fall away and a brutal struggle for power and survival takes over.

With Melissa George, Liam Hemsworth, Emma Lung, Rachael Carpani, Michael Dorman, Joshua McIvor and Henry Nixon

2023 · Sarah Spillane

Tenacious young sailor Jessica Watson embarks on a bid to become the youngest person to circumnavigate the globe alone—without stops or outside assistance. Labeled by many as bound to fail, she relies on the guidance of her coach and mentor Ben Bryant and the unwavering support of her parents as she faces some of the world’s most treacherous seas over a 210-day solo voyage.

With Teagan Croft, Cliff Curtis, Alyla Browne, Josh Lawson, Anna Paquin, Bridget Webb and Vivien Turner

2023 · Wendy Rogers

Peter, driven by the desperate hope of reuniting with the sister he lost years ago, wanders into a bustling market and is stopped by a cryptic fortune-teller. When he asks whether his sister is still alive, she gives him no simple answer—only a riddle: he must track down a strange elephant and the elusive magician who can summon it. Thrust into a quest that demands he face three daunting, seemingly impossible trials, Peter sets out on a journey that will test everything he believes and, in the end, transform his town in ways no one could have expected.

With Noah Jupe, Mandy Patinkin, Brian Tyree Henry, Natasia Demetriou, Sian Clifford, Benedict Wong and Miranda Richardson

2010 · Troy Nixey

The Daily Show host riffs on the comic pitfalls of assigning names to nations, how traffic lights seem to grant New Yorkers a bizarre sense of invincibility, and the strange reasons you might want to avoid drinking in Scotland.

With Katie Holmes, Guy Pearce, Bailee Madison, Jack Thompson, Alan Dale, Emelia Burns and Nicholas Bell

2015 · Kim Farrant

During a long-distance trip, two strangers fall into easy conversation — but both conceal double lives and dangerous secrets that could undo them. As their façades begin to crack, a vast, nationwide law‑enforcement dragnet tightens around them.

With Nicole Kidman, Joseph Fiennes, Hugo Weaving, Lisa Flanagan, Megan Alston, Maddison Brown and Meyne Wyatt

2001 · Gary Fleder

When his daughter is kidnapped, a shaken psychiatrist is told the ransom condition: he must reach a young woman with severe PTSD who alone knows a crucial six-digit code. Racing against the clock, he must pry open her scarred memories—and his own ethical boundaries—to recover the number and save his child.

With Michael Douglas, Sean Bean, Brittany Murphy, Guy Torry, Jennifer Esposito, Famke Janssen and Oliver Platt

2015 · Mike Mitchell

A sinister pirate called Burger Beard is on a quest for the final page of an enchanted book that makes any written evil scheme come true — and that last page contains the Krabby Patty secret recipe. When his pursuit puts Bikini Bottom in jeopardy, SpongeBob, Patrick, Mr. Krabs, Squidward, Sandy, and even Plankton band together to reclaim the formula and save their town. Their chase leads them to the surface world, where unexpected twists grant them superhero powers as they race to stop Burger Beard’s plan.

With Tom Kenny, Bill Fagerbakke, Rodger Bumpass, Clancy Brown, Mr. Lawrence, Carolyn Lawrence and Antonio Banderas

1999 · Stephan Elliott

An acclaimed journalist exposes a motel proprietor who secretly watched his guests for decades, but the explosive exposé rapidly spirals into a controversy that engulfs everyone involved.

With Ewan McGregor, Ashley Judd, Patrick Bergin, k.d. lang, Geneviève Bujold, Jason Priestley and Kaitlin Brown

2022 · Mark Williams

Travis Block is a covert government cleaner tasked with quietly neutralizing operatives whose assignments have been compromised. When evidence points to a lethal conspiracy rooted inside his own agency and stretching to the highest tiers of power, he must navigate betrayal and corruption to expose the truth and survive.

With Liam Neeson, Emmy Raver-Lampman, Taylor John Smith, Aidan Quinn, Tim Draxl, Claire van der Boom and Michael M. Foster

2026 · Tommy Wirkola

A devastating Category 5 hurricane tears through a coastal town, and the rushing surge that follows leaves ruin and chaos behind — along with an even deadlier menace: packs of ravenous sharks swept inland by the flood.

With Phoebe Dynevor, Whitney Peak, Djimon Hounsou, Gemma Dart, Alyla Browne, Amy Mathews and Elijah Ungvary