List of Australian films of 1990
The following is a list of Australian films released in the year 1990.
1990[]
| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| An Angel at My Table | Jane Campion | Kerry Fox | Biography / Drama | |
| Aya | Eri Ishida, Nicholas Eadie, Chris Haywood | Drama | ||
| Beyond My Reach | Terri Garber, David Roberts, Alan Fletcher | Drama | ||
| The Big Steal | Nadia Tass | Ben Mendelsohn, Claudia Karvan | Comedy | Won 'Best Actor in a Supporting Role', 'Best Screenplay, Original or Adapted' and 'Best Original Music Score' at AFI awards.[1] |
| Bloodmoon | Alec Mills | Leon Lissek, Christine Amor | Horror | |
| Blood Oath | Stephen Wallace | Bryan Brown, George Takei | Drama / War | aka: "Prisoners of the Sun" |
| Brakewell and the Twins | Ivor Bowen | |||
| Breakaway | Don McLennan | Bruce Boxleitner, Bruce Myles, Deborah Unger | Adventure / Comedy | aka: "Escape from Madness" |
| The Castanet Club | Neil Armfield | Angela Moore, Warren Coleman, Penny Biggins | Comedy / Musical | |
| Catch of the Day | Sarah Watt | Julie Forsyth, William McInnes, Kristina Schofield | Short / Animation | |
| The Circle Game | Ivor Bowen | |||
| The Crossing | George Ogilvie | Russell Crowe, Robert Mammone, Danielle Spencer | Drama | |
| A Date with Destiny | Mark Hartley | Short | ||
| Dead Sleep | Alec Mills | Linda Blair, Tony Bonner, Andrew Booth | Mystery / Thriller | |
| Death In Brunswick | John Ruane | Sam Neill, Zoe Carides, John Clarke, Nicholas Papademetriou | Comedy | |
| Deep Dive | Sarah Watt | Short / Animation | ||
| Fatal Sky | Frank Shields | Michael Nouri, Darlanne Fluegel, Maxwell Caulfield | Action / Sci-Fi | |
| Father | John Power | Max von Sydow, Julia Blake, Carol Drinkwater, Steve Jacobs | Drama / War | Entered into the 17th Moscow International Film Festival[2] |
| Flowers by Request | Susan Wallace | Judy Davis, Robyn MacKenzie | Short | |
| Frank Howson | Abigail, Tommy Dysart, Michael Lake | Thriller | ||
| Golden Braid | Paul Cox | Chris Haywood, Gosia Dobrowolska, Paul Chubb, Norman Kaye | Drama | |
| Green Card | Peter Weir | Gérard Depardieu, Andie MacDowell | Romantic comedy | Golden Globes 3 nominations, 1 win[3] 1 Oscar nomination for writing[4] |
| Harbour Beat | David Elfick | John Hannah, Gary Day, , Angie Milliken, Peta Toppano | Drama | |
| Heaven Tonight | Pino Amenta | John Waters, Rebecca Gilling, Kim Gyngell | Drama / Music | |
| In Too Deep | Colin South, John Tatoulis | Hugo Race, Santha Press, Rebekah Elmaloglou, John Flaus | Music / Thriller | |
| Jigsaw | Marc Gracie | Rebecca Gibney, Michael Coard, Dominic Sweeney | Thriller | |
| A Kink in the Picasso | Marc Gracie | Peter O'Brien, Jane Clifton, Jon Finlayson, Andrew Daddo | Comedy | |
| The Man in the Blue and White Holden | Peter Luby | Ben Ashton, Don Bridges, John Brumpton | Short | |
| Man Without Pigs | Chris Owen | Documentary | ||
| Nirvana Street Murder | Mark Little, Ben Mendelsohn, Mary Coustas | Comedy | ||
| The Phantom Horseman | Howard Rubie | Beth Buchanan, Brian Rooney, Bryan Marshall | Drama | aka: "South Pacific Adventures"[5] |
| Phobia | John Dingwall | Gosia Dobrowolska, Sean Scully | Drama | |
| Plead Guilty, Get a Bond | Peter Maguire | Lillian Crombie, Chris Haywood, Dennis Miller | Short | |
| Quigley Down Under | Simon Wincer | Tom Selleck, Alan Rickman, Laura San Giacomo | Action / Adventure | |
| Raw Nerve | Tony Wellington | Kelly Dingwall, Rebecca Rigg, John Polson | Drama | |
| Return Home | Ray Argall | Dennis Coard, Frankie J. Holden, Ben Mendelsohn, Mickey Camilleri | Drama | |
| Sher Mountain Killings Mystery | Vince Martin | , Tom Richards, Joe Bugner, , Abigail, | Mystery / Thriller | |
| Sleep When You're Dead | Clem Maloney | Jaci Edwards, Clem Maloney, Hirokazu Shirado | Documentary | |
| Struck by Lightning | Jerzy Domaradzki | Gary McDonald, Brian Vriends, Catherine McClements | Drama | |
| Swimming | Belinda Chayko | Michelle Linley, Steve Jacobs, Lynette Curran | Short | |
| The Tales of Helpmann | Don Featherstone | Robert Helpmann, Frederick Ashton, Ninette de Valois | Documentary | |
| Talking Broken | Frances Calvert | Documentary | ||
| Till There Was You | John Seale | Mark Harmon, Martin Garner, Gregory T. Daniel | Drama | |
| Weekend with Kate | Arch Nicholson | Colin Friels, Catherine McClements, Jerome Ehlers | Comedy | |
| Wendy Cracked a Walnut | Michael Pattinson | Rosanna Arquette, Bruce Spence, Hugo Weaving | Drama | aka: "...Almost"[6] |
| What the Moon Saw | Pino Amenta | Andrew Shephard, Pat Evison, Kim Gyngell | Family | |
| The Wonderful World of Dogs | Mark Lewis | Su Cruickshank | Documentary |
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Winners & Nominees". aacta.org. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
- ^ "1991 :: Moscow International Film Festival". moscowfilmfestival.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 29 June 2021.
- ^ "Green Card". goldenglobes.com. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
- ^ "The 63rd Academy Awards | 1991". Oscars.org | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
- ^ South Pacific Adventures (1992) - IMDb, retrieved 29 June 2021
- ^ ...Almost (1990) - IMDb, retrieved 29 June 2021
External links[]
- Australian film at the Internet Movie Database
Categories:
- Lists of Australian films by year
- Lists of 1990 films by country or language
- 1990 in Australian cinema