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Bride of the Wind (2

Bride of the Wind (2001)

IMDb: 5.7
2001

This movie is a biopic of Alma Mahler, the wife of composer Gustav Mahler as well as Walter Gropius and Franz Werfel, and the mistress of Oskar Kokoschka

Peace, Love & Mi

Peace, Love & Misunderstanding (2011

IMDb: 5.9
2011

An uptight New York City lawyer takes her two teenagers to her hippie mothers farmhouse upstate for a family vacation

Driving Miss Daisy (

Driving Miss Daisy (1989)

IMDb: 7.4
1989

An old Jewish woman and her African American chauffeur in the American South have a relationship that grows and improves over the years

Ladies in Black (201

Ladies in Black (2018)

IMDb: 6.7
2018

Adapted from the bestselling novel by Madeleine St John, Ladies in Black is an alluring and tender hearted comedy drama about the lives of a group of department store employees in 1959 Sydney

Puberty Blues (1981)

Puberty Blues (1981)

IMDb: 5.9
1981

The mating rituals of two teenage surf chicks from the southern suburbs of Sydney

Paradise Road (1997)

Paradise Road (1997)

IMDb: 6.8
1997

A group of women who are imprisoned on the island of Sumatra by the Japanese during World War II use music to relieve their misery

Mr. Church (2016)

Mr. Church (2016)

IMDb: 7.7
2016

Mr Church tells the story of a unique friendship that develops when a little girl and her dying mother retain the services of a talented cook Henry Joseph Church What begins as a six month arrangement instead spans into fifteen

Tender Mercies (1983

Tender Mercies (1983)

IMDb: 7.4
1983

A broken down, middle aged country singer gets a new wife, reaches out to his long lost daughter, and tries to put his troubled life back together

A Good Man in Africa

A Good Man in Africa (1994)

IMDb: 5.1
1994

In a West African nation, the womanizing British 1st Secretary of the High Commissioner deals with different issues

Dons Party (1976)

Dons Party (1976)

IMDb: 6.8
1976

Don is a schoolteacher living with his wife Kath and baby son in suburban Melbourne On the night of the 1969 federal election he invites a small group of friends to celebrate a predicted Australian Labor Party ALP election victory

The Adventures of Ba

The Adventures of Barry McKenzie (1972)

IMDb: 5.7
1972

Young Australian, Barry McKenzie, travels to England with his Aunt Edna after his father dies and a request is revealed in his will

Crimes of the Heart

Crimes of the Heart (1986)

IMDb: 6.4
1986

Three southern sisters try to come to grips with the meaning of their mothers suicide

Her Alibi (1989)

Her Alibi (1989)

IMDb: 5.8
1989

Phil has writers block after 30 detective novels In court for inspiration, he sees a cute Romanian murder suspect He provides her alibi She stays with him Will he live to write another novel

Double Jeopardy (199

Double Jeopardy (1999)

IMDb: 6.5
1999

A woman framed for her husbands murder suspects he is still alive as she has already been tried for the crime, she cant be re prosecuted if she finds and kills him

Evelyn (2002)

Evelyn (2002)

IMDb: 7.0
2002

Desmonds wife leaves him and their 3 kids after Christmas 1953 Unemployed in Dublin, the authorities place the kids in orphanages Employed again, Desmond tries to get his kids back

Last Dance (1996)

Last Dance (1996)

IMDb: 5.7
1996

A lawyer assigned to the clemency case of a woman on death row finds himself forming a deep friendship with her while he tries to prevent her impending execution

Mister Johnson (1990

Mister Johnson (1990)

IMDb: 6.4
1990

In 1923, a local resident of British Colonial Nigeria tries to be equal with the colonial administration

And Starring Pancho

And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself (20

IMDb: 6.5
2003

Hollywood makes a deal with Mexican revolutionary Pancho Villa to film his war and recreate his life

King David (1985)

King David (1985)

IMDb: 5.3
1985

The Biblical story of Israels greatest King

Black Robe (1991)

Black Robe (1991)

IMDb: 7.1
1991

In the 17th century, a Jesuit missionary nicknamed Black Robe by the natives and his small party of companions try reaching the Huron tribe in Canada all while facing mistrust, Iroquois warring parties and harsh winter conditions

The Club (1980)

The Club (1980)

IMDb: 6.9
1980

Boardroom and dressing room intrigues spill on to the field at the Australian Rules football club

The Contract (2006)

The Contract (2006)

IMDb: 5.6
2006

A father and his son attempt to bring in an assassin to the authorities, but his dangerous associates have other plans

Silent Fall (1994)

Silent Fall (1994)

IMDb: 5.9
1994

An autistic boy witnesses his parents double murder A controversial therapist seeks to probe the childs mind in order to solve the case

Money Movers (1978)

Money Movers (1978)

IMDb: 6.5
1978

An armoured car company is the target of repeated heists Company leadership is enforcing new measures in order to tighten security The biggest danger of a new heist lies from within the companys own ranks

Maos Last Dancer (20

Maos Last Dancer (2009)

IMDb: 7.3
2009

In Maoist China, a boy is taken from his family and trained to become a dancer, but everything he knows is challenged when he is chosen to attend a ballet summer school in Houston, Texas

Aria (1987)

Aria (1987)

IMDb: 5.8
1987

10 short films by 10 different directors, set to arias by different composers

Breaker Morant (1980

Breaker Morant (1980)

IMDb: 7.9
1980

Three Australian lieutenants are court martialed for executing prisoners as a way of deflecting attention from war crimes committed by their superior officers

Barry McKenzie Holds

Barry McKenzie Holds His Own (1974)

IMDb: 5.5
1974

Barry McKenzies Aunt Edna is kidnapped by Count Von Plasma, the vampire head of an isolated Eastern European dictatorship who mistakes her for the Queen of England and thinks that kidnapping her will draw tourists to his country Ba