Oz Movies

The big screen down under - Oz flicks that have made it bigtime.

The Australian movie making scene has it's ups and downs, but considering it's relatively small size, it has produced a lot of good movies.

Some of the more prominent actors and actresses are:

Jack Thompson
Nicole Kidman
Mel Gibson
Claire Danes
Paul Hogan
Russell Crowe (actually a Kiwi, good enough for us)
Cete Blanchett
Heath Ledger
Guy Pearce
Hugh Jackman

Some of the better known Australian movies over the years are:

Crocodile Dundee
The Sum of Us
Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
The Castle
Galipoli
Babe and Babe 2
Picnic at Hanging Rock
Sunday Too Far Away
Strictly Ballroom
The Mad Max series
The Dish

Oz is also becoming an increasingly popular country for other countries to make their movies in, apparently due to cheaper costs and the wide availability of settings, especially natural ones. Most notably, the movie "The Matrix" was shot in Sydney.