List of the best Baz Luhrmann movies: Moulin Rouge(2001), Strictly Ballroom(1992), The Great Gatsby(2013), Australia(2008), William Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet(1996), The Winter of Our Dreams(1981), Oh My God?(2009) ... ...
Musical, Drama
Australia|USA
2001
126 Minutes
Director
Nicole Kidman Ewan McGregor John Alberto Leguizamo Jim Broadbent Richard Roxburgh Garry McDonald Jacek Koman Matthew Whittet Kerry Walker Caroline O'Connor David Wenham
poet duke courtesan singer dancer creative quirky frenetic hedonistic nightclub theater paris love triangle romance song and dance poetry illness deception forbidden love rivalry
A poet falls for a beautiful courtesan whom a jealous duke covets.
Musical, Comedy
Australia|UK
1992
92 Minutes
Director
Paul Mercurio Tara Morice Bill Hunter Barry Otto Pat Thompson Gia Carides Peter Whitford John Hannan Sonia Kruger-Taylor Pip Mushin
dancer dance instructor chairman mother father fan cheeky amusing offbeat tender melbourne, australia dance hall romance underdog passion outsider family history dancing competition forbidden love growing up
A maverick dancer risks his career by performing an unusual routine and sets out to succeed with a new partner.
Drama
Australia|USA
2013
142 Minutes
Director
Leonardo DiCaprio Tobey Maguire Carey Mulligan Joel Edgerton Isla Fisher Jason Clarke Amitabh Bachchan Elizabeth Debicki Adelaide Clemens Vince Colosimo Richard Carter
writer millionaire cousin husband mistress young woman spectacular wild disheartening long island, n.y. mansion party car house automobile repair shop debauchery infidelity high society past loves murder
A writer and wall street trader, Nick, finds himself drawn to the past and lifestyle of his millionaire neighbor, Jay Gatsby.
Romance, Adventure, Drama, War, Western
UK|Australia|USA
2008
165 Minutes
Director
Nicole Kidman Hugh Jackman David Wenham Bryan Brown Jack Thompson David Gulpilil Brandon Walters Essie Davis David Ngoombujarra Ben Mendelsohn Barry Otto
wife cowboy elderly person boy aboriginal owner engaging passionate england australia ranch desert journey romance family cattle world war ii pursuit rivalry transformation
Set in northern Australia before World War II, an English aristocrat who inherits a sprawling ranch reluctantly pacts with a stock-man in order to protect her new property from a takeover plot. As the pair drive 2,000 head of cattle over unforgiving landscape, they experience the bombing of Darwin, Australia, by Japanese forces firsthand.
Drama, Romance
1996
120 Minutes
Director
Leonardo DiCaprio Claire Danes Brian Dennehy John Alberto Leguizamo Pete Postlethwaite Paul Sorvino Diane Venora Harold Perrineau Paul Rudd Jesse Bradford Dash Mihok
romeo juliet mother father cousin suitor thrilling passionate outlandish sad california beach church mansion ballroom street young love family feud passion murder
Twentieth-century teenagers (Leonardo DiCaprio, Claire Danes) fall in love, despite feuding families, in an update of the classic tragedy.
Drama
USA|UK
1981
89 Minutes
Pete
Judy Davis Bryan Brown Cathy Downes Baz Luhrmann Peter Mochrie Mervyn Drake Margie McCrae Mercia Deane-Johns Joy Hruby Kim Deacon Caz Lederman
prostitute drug addict classmate wife husband bookseller shocking melodramatic tense sydney waterfront apartment street bookstore australia reunion suicide drug addiction troubled marriage boredom
When a family moves to a country home, the young girls experience strange happenings that have a link to an occult event years past.
Documentary
USA
2009
93 Minutes
Peter Rodger Hugh Jackman Ringo Starr David Copperfield Seal Bob Geldof Baz Luhrmann Jack Thompson
atheist christian buddhist hugh jackman ringo starr muslim quirky engaging uplifting australia vatican tibet united states israel new orleans god religion spirituality politics religious differences
People from all walks of life are asked "What is God?"