List of the best Bill Hunter movies: Newsfront(1978), Muriel's Wedding(1994), Strictly Ballroom(1992), Broken Highway(1993), Death of a Soldier(1986), The Leaving of Liverpool(1992), The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert(1994), Hard Knocks(1980), Rikky and Pete(1988), Rebel(1985), Sky Pirates(1986), Heatwave(1982) ... ...
Drama
Australia
1978
111 Minutes
Bill Hunter Chris Heywood Angela Punch McGregor Gerard Kennedy Wendy Hughes John Ewart Bryan Brown
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In post war Australia the men and women of Cinetone struggle to produce the weekly news reels for the movie going public.
Romance
Australia|France
1994
105 Minutes
Toni Collette Bill Hunter Rachel Griffiths Jeanie Drynan Gennie Nevinson Daniel Lapaine
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A young social outcast in Australia steals money from her parents to finance a vacation where she hopes to find happiness, and perhaps love.
Musical, Comedy
Australia|UK
1992
92 Minutes
Barry Fife
Paul Mercurio Tara Morice Bill Hunter Barry Otto Pat Thompson Gia Carides Peter Whitford John Hannan Sonia Kruger-Taylor Pip Mushin
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A maverick dancer risks his career by performing an unusual routine and sets out to succeed with a new partner.
Drama
Australia
1993
97 Minutes
Wilson
Aden Young David Field Bill Hunter Claudia Karvan Norman Kaye Dennis Miller Kris McQuade William McInnes Stephen Davis Peter Settle
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Characters adrift in an isolated landscape collide with the past and each other as they unravel the secrets of a dead man's dreams. A moody meditation on anti-heroism, the film pays tribute to the black and white style of cinema noir.
Drama
Australia
1986
93 Minutes
Det. Sgt. Adams
James Coburn Reb Brown Bill Hunter Maurie Fields Belinda Davey Max Fairchild
Based on a true story, James Coburn portrays a military lawyer assigned to defend a confessed psychotic killer. Set in the context of WWII and the uneasy US-Australian military alliance. ... See full summary »
Drama
USA
1992
180 Minutes
Father O'Neill
Christine Tremarco Frances Barber John Hargreaves Bill Hunter Martin Jacobs Frank Whitten David Kaff Darren Yap
Three trappers protect the daughters of a British Colonel in the midst of the French and Indian War.
Gay & Lesbian, Comedy
Australia
1994
102 Minutes
Bob
Terence Stamp Hugo Weaving Guy Pearce Bill Hunter Sarah Chadwick Mark Holmes Julia Cortez Ken Radley Alan Dargin June Marie Bennett Rebel Russell
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Two drag performers and a transgender woman travel across the desert to perform their unique style of cabaret.
Drama
Australia
1980
85 Minutes
Brady
Tracy Mann Hilton Bonner Max Cullen Bill Hunter Tony Barry Kristy Grant John Arnold
A young woman from a poor, crime-ridden background tries to forge a new life as a model.
Comedy
Australia
1988
101 Minutes
Whitstead
Stephen Kearney Nina Landis Tetchie Agbayani Bill Hunter Bruno Lawrence Bruce Spence Lewis Fitz-Gerald Dorothy Alison
Follow the lives of Rikky, a talanted geologist, and her brother Pete, an off-the-wall mechanical genius. To find peace of mind they travel to the outbacks of Australia and meet up with a ... See full summary »
Drama
Australia|USA
1985
93 Minutes
Browning
Matt Dillon Debbie Byrne Bryan Brown Bill Hunter Ray Barrett Julie Nihill Kim Deacon Isabelle Anderson Sheree Da Costa Joy Smithers
This drama is set in World War II Australia, where an American Marine, Rebel is recuperating from wounds suffered in battle. He is weary of war and is intent on going AWOL and escaping from... See full summary »
Sci-Fi
Australia
1986
86 Minutes
O'Reilly
John Hargreaves Meredith Phillips Max Phipps Bill Hunter Simon Chilvers Alex Scott
Air force Lieutenant Harris starts for a flight to Boa Boa, on board Reverend Mitchell with a box containing a part of a top-secret extraterrestrial key. They get lost in a supernatural ... See full summary »
Mystery & Thriller
1982
92 Minutes
Robert Duncan
Judy Davis Richard Moir Chris Heywood Bill Hunter John Gregg Anna Maria Monticelli
An Australian preservationist (Judy Davis) sleeps with the architect (Richard Moir) of a condo project she opposes.
Mystery & Thriller
1993
110 Minutes
Managing Director
Anthony LaPaglia Hugo Weaving Barry Otto Kelly Dingwall Bill Hunter Gosia Dobrowolska Naomi Watts Essie Davis
An honest policeman goes on the take and tips off a TV newswoman as part of a plan to expose corruption on the force.
Kids & Family, Comedy, Drama
Australia|USA
2011
92 Minutes
Jumbo Smelt
Josh Lucas Rachael Taylor Keisha Castle-Hughes Noah Taylor Luke Ford Bill Hunter Rohan Nichol John Batchelor Eamon Farren Tiffany Lyndall-Knight Arthur Angel
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Based on the legendary true story of the Red Dog who united a disparate local community while roaming the Australian outback in search of his long lost master.
Mystery & Thriller
Australia
2008
105 Minutes
Gil
David Roberts Claire van der Boom Joel Edgerton Anthony Hayes Peter Phelps Bill Hunter Damon Herriman Brendan Donoghue Kieran Darcy-Smith Lucy Bell Hanna Mangan Lawrence
husband wife adulterer construction worker mobster crafty suspenseful thrilling dark australia construction site party house car running away schemes robbery unhappy marriage arson adultery
A man's life begins to unravel when his mistress brings him a bag of cash.
Drama
Australia
1992
96 Minutes
Beth's Father
Lisa Harrow Bruno Ganz Kerry Fox Miranda Otto Kiri Paramore Bill Hunter Lex Marinos Micki Camilleri Lynne Murphy
Vicki returns to her elder sister Beth's house in Australia after an affair in Italy. Beth, with a teenage daughter, has become involved in something of a marriage of convenience with ... See full summary »
Drama
Australia
2004
106 Minutes
Malcolm
Colin Friels Rachael Blake Dan Spielman Loene Carmen David Field Bill Hunter Kevin Harrington Angela Punch McGregor
An architect experiences a mental breakdown with life-changing results.
Drama
Australia
2000
92 Minutes
Brendan's Voice
Lisa Hensley Steve Bastoni Domenic Galati Tara Jakszewicz Gertraud Ingeborg Rhiana Griffith Bill Hunter
Peace within war. An adult voice narrates a story of childhood during World War II when he lived with his mother, brother, and sister on an estate in Australia's Hunter Valley, his father ... See full summary »
Comedy, Drama
Australia
1997
95 Minutes
Bob
Phillip Adams Tony Barry Vikki Blanche Don Bridges Paul Chubb Lynette Curran Matthew Dyktynski Bill Hunter Patricia Kennedy Alwyn Kurts Monica Maughan
One of three cars carrying lady bowls players is overdue. Unsure about which car, who the occupants might have been, or what might have happened to them, the locals embark on a chaotic ... See full summary »
Drama
Australia
2011
96 Minutes
Bart Cummings
Brendan Gleeson Stephen Curry Daniel MacPherson Jodi Gordon Bobby Fox Martin Sacks Harli Ames Shaun Micallef Bill Hunter Alice Parkinson Colleen Hewett
The 2002 Melbourne Cup horse race, brotherly love and the triumph of the human spirit. A true story.
Western
USA
1944
58 Minutes
William Boyd Andy Clyde Jimmy Rogers Don Costello Francis Macdonald Forrest Taylor Eleanor Stewart Jack Rockwell Pierce Lyden John Merton Bill Hunter
Hoppy's ranch is threatened by rustlers. Hoppy and the gang oblige as usual.
Drama
USA
1996
99 Minutes
Halle Berry James Belushi Casey Affleck Eliza Dushku Kevin Tighe Anthony Ruiviar J. Moki Cho Dion Basco Sara Tanaka Nadja Pionilla Steve Zahn
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A bunch of high school misfits in Hawaii, introduced by their new teacher, attend a science fair in which they draw up inspiration to build their own solar car and win a trip to compete in the 1990 World Solar Challenge in Australia.