LONG LIST OF AUSTRALIAN FILMS: HOLLYWOOD AND AUSTRLIAN FILMS

Main article: List of Australian films before 1910

Main article: List of Australian films of the 1910s

Main article: List of Australian films of the 1920s

Main article: List of Australian films of the 1930s

Australian filmmakers were at the forefront of cinema and film, having created what is considered the first feature length narrative film with the release of The Story of the Kelly Gang and other early films by directors John Gavin, W. J. Lincoln and Alfred Rolfe.
Notable Australian films of the early 1900s:

• The Story of the Kelly Gang (1906) - The world's first feature-length film.
• Moora Neya, or The Message of the Spear (1911) - One of the first films to depict Indigenous Australians.
• The Sentimental Bloke (1919) - Made by Raymond Longford and Lottie Lyell, the best-known partnership in Australian film at that time.
• For the Term of His Natural Life (1927) - Based on the novel by Marcus Clarke; the most expensive Australian silent film ever made.
• In the Wake of the Bounty (1933) - The first film to star Errol Flynn, an iconic Australian "swashbuckler" character.

1940s-1970s

Main article: List of Australian films of the 1940s

Main article: List of Australian films of the 1950s

Main article: List of Australian films of the 1960s

Main article: List of Australian films of the 1970s

The mid-1900s had a slow start for Australian film, although saw the first Academy Award won for an Australian film, Kokoda Front Line!. The industry picked back up during the 1970s with one of the first internationally released films Picnic at Hanging Rock and there was also the success of the series of Mad Max franchise films.
Notable Australian films of the 1940s-1950s:

• Forty Thousand Horsemen (1940) - One of the most successful films of its day
• Kokoda Front Line! (1942) - First Australian film to win an Oscar, for Best Documentary Feature in 1942
• Jedda (1955) - First Australian film to have two indigenous lead actors
• Conquest of The Rivers (1958) - AFI winner for Best Film
• Hard to Windward (1958) - AFI winner for Best Film
• Edge of The Deep (1959) - AFI winner for Best Film
• The Power Makers (1959) - AFI winner for Best Film

Notable Australian films of the 1960s:

• Three in a Million (1960) - AFI winner for Best Film
• Bypass to Life (1962) - AFI winner for Best Film
• Night Freighter (1962) - AFI winner for Best Film
• The Land That Waited (1963) - AFI winner for Best Film
• The Dancing Class (1964) - AFI winner for Best Film
• I The Aboriginal (1964) - AFI winner for Best Film
• The Legend of Damien Parer (1965) - AFI winner for Best Film
• Stronger Since The War (1965) - AFI winner for Best Film
• They're a Weird Mob (1966) - Said to have been one factor leading to the founding of the Australian Film Industry. Based on a novel of the same title
• Concerto for Orchestra (1966) - AFI winner for Best Film
• Cardin in Australia (1967) - AFI winner for Best Film
• The Change at Groote (1968) - AFI winner for Best Film
• The Talgai Skull (1968) - AFI winner for Best Film
• Jack and Jill: A Postscript (1969) - AFI winner for Best Film
• Skippy And The Intruders (1969) - Spin-off of the Skippy the Bush Kangaroo TV series

Notable Australian films of the 1970s:

• Three To Go: Michael (1970) - AFI winner for Best Film
• Homesdale (1971) - AFI winner for Best Film
• Walkabout (1971) - First film appearance of David Gulpilil
• Stork (1972) - AFI winner for Best Film
• Wake in Fright (1971)
• Marco Polo Jr. Versus the Red Dragon (1972) - Australia's first animated feature film.
• Libido (1973) - AFI winner for Best Film
• 27A (1973) - AFI winner for Best Film
• The Cars That Ate Paris (1974) - Directed by Peter Weir
• Stone (1974) - Directed by Sandy Harbutt
• Sunday Too Far Away (1975) - AFI winner for Best Film, acclaimed for its realism in character portrayal
• Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975) - One of the first Australian films to reach an international audience; based on a book of the same title
• The Devil's Playground (1976) - AFI winner for Best Film
• The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith (1976) - A multi-award winning film
• Storm Boy (1977) - AFI winner for Best Film
• The Getting of Wisdom (1977) - Nominated for 5 AFI Awards and winner of Best Adapted Screenplay
• Newsfront (1978) - Winner of 8 AFI awards including Best Film and Best Actor: Bill Hunter.
• Mouth to Mouth (1978) - AFI Nominee Kim Krejus
• Mad Max (1979) - Held world record as the highest profit-to-cost ratio of a motion picture and introduced Mel Gibson to an international audience.
• My Brilliant Career (1979) - AFI winner for Best Film
• Tim (1979) - Winner of 3 AFI Awards including Best Actor: Mel Gibson

1980s

Main article: List of Australian films of the 1980s

The Man from Snowy River was a highly acclaimed Australian film released in the 1980s, along with Crocodile Dundee which boosted the nation's economy and tourism industry. The Year My Voice Broke is also held in high regard, also having been released in this decade.
Notable Australian films of the 1980s:

• 'Breaker' Morant (1980) - Nominated for an Oscar (for Best Screenplay), AFI winner for Best Film
• Gallipoli (1981) - AFI winner for Best Film. Gallipoli is an important historical Australian event
• Mad Max 2 (1981) - AFI winner for Best Direction, Costume Design, Editing, Production Design and Sound
• Lonely Hearts (1982) - AFI winner for Best Film
• Running On Empty (1982) - Classic Australian Drag racing movie
• The Man from Snowy River (1982) - Award winning iconic film
• BMX Bandits (1983) - The earliest film appearance of Nicole Kidman
• Careful, He Might Hear You (1983) - AFI winner for Best Film
• Phar Lap (1983) - Based on the successful New Zealand racehorse
• Annie's Coming Out (1984) - AFI winner for Best Film
• Bliss (1985) - AFI winner for Best Film
• Burke and Wills (1985) - AFI nominations for Best Music Score and Best Cinematography
• Crocodile Dundee (1986) - Received International acclaim, Nominated for an Oscar, for Best Screenplay
• Malcolm (1986) - AFI winner for Best Film. One of the first films starring Colin Friels.
• For Love Alone (1986) - Five AFI Award nominations. Nominated for a Golden Bear at the Berlin Film Festival. Stars Hugo Weaving, Sam Neill, and Naomi Watts in her first film appearance
• The Lighthorsemen (film), a 1987 feature film about an Australian Light Horse unit
• The Year My Voice Broke (1987) - Often cited by film critics as the best Australian film in the past 25 years., AFI winner for Best Film
• Dogs in Space (1987) - A cult film set in the post-punk "little band scene" in Melbourne in 1979.
• Ghosts… of the Civil Dead (1988) - Directed by John Hillcoat
• Evil Angels (A Cry in the Dark)^[1] (1989) - AFI winner for Best Film and Meryl Streep Best Actress Oscar Nominee
• Houseboat Horror (1989) - featuring Alan Dale from Neighbours
• Dead Calm (1989) - Listed on the New York Times Top 1000 Movies list