List of the best Chris Heywood movies: Golden Braid(1990), Newsfront(1978), The Diaries of Vaslav Nijinsky(2001), Savages Crossing(2011), Man of Flowers(1983), Kiss or Kill(1997), Heatwave(1982), One Night the Moon(2001), The Coca-Cola Kid(1985), Razorback(1984), Sweet Talker(1990), Malcolm(1986) ... ...
Drama
Australia
1990
91 Minutes
Chris Heywood Gosia Dobrowolska Paul Chubb Monica Maughan Norman Kaye Marion Heathfield Robert Menzies Jo Kennedy Barry Dickins
When a man discovers a golden braid hidden inside an antique he has purchased, he becomes obsessed with the fantasy of a love affair from time passed and the woman he imagines the braid belonged to.
Drama
Australia
1978
111 Minutes
Bill Hunter Chris Heywood Angela Punch McGregor Gerard Kennedy Wendy Hughes John Ewart Bryan Brown
reporter cameraman writer wife love interest brother fascinating somber profound australia parliament outback river journalism technology unrequited love family changing times family business rivalry
In post war Australia the men and women of Cinetone struggle to produce the weekly news reels for the movie going public.
Biography, Drama
USA
2001
95 Minutes
Derek Jacobi Chris Heywood Vicki Attard David McAllister Csara Buday Michele Buday Peter Furness Kim Hales-McCarthur Deon Hastie Lisa Heaven Rachel Jenson
Jerry Cooper is The Dogwalker, a Tom Sawyer grown up for the nineties, who having fallen on hard times, is struggling with the reality of having to sleep in his car. When he quite literally... See full summary »
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
2011
90 Minutes
John Jarratt Chris Heywood Sacha Horler Craig McLachlan Jessica Napier Angela Punch McGregor Rebecca Smart Charlie Jarratt
stranger murderer hunter thrilling woods outback strangers danger suspicion rivalry
In the Outback, rising floodwaters trap several strangers in a roadhouse, and it quickly becomes clear that the threat within the group is more dangerous than the raging water.
Comedy, Drama
Australia
1983
92 Minutes
Norman Kaye Alyson Best Chris Heywood
recluse collector australian therapist model millionaire offbeat raw dark church bathroom australia classroom love interest life lessons father/son relationship art loneliness relationships love
An eccentric elderly man tries to enjoy the three things in life that he considers real beauty: collecting art, collecting flowers, and watching pretty women undress.
Mystery & Thriller
Australia
1997
95 Minutes
Frances O'Connor Matt Day Chris Heywood Barry Otto Max Cullen Andrew Gilbert Barry Langrishe Jennifer Cluff John Clark Don Chapman Geoff Revell
criminal boyfriend lawyer football player police officer creative dark hotel highway australia outback accidental death pedophilia crime sleepwalking murder pursuit escape 1990s
After a robbery scam that goes bad, lovers Nikki and Al take off into the Australian outback, pursued by the police and a malevolent footballer named Zipper Doyle, and meet a number of offbeat characters.
Mystery & Thriller
1982
92 Minutes
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, Musical, Drama
Australia
2001
57 Minutes
Paul Kelly Kaarin Fairfax Kelton Pell Chris Heywood David Field Memphis Kelly Ruby Hunter
Based on the true story of a young girl who went missing in the Australian outback in 1932.
Comedy
Australia
1985
94 Minutes
Eric Roberts Greta Scacchi Bill Kerr Chris Heywood Kris McQuade Max Gilles Tony Barry Paul Chubb David Slingsby Tim Finn
marketing executive entrepreneur secretary single mother waiter ex-husband confident moving charming australia small town office house restaurant factory americans abroad big business small business father/daughter relationship soda pop
Ex-marine turned Coca-Cola marketing guru Becker is on a mission to boost sales in Australia when he discovers a dry spot in the Outback, where everyone is guzzling homegrown brew - and not a drop of his company's cola.
Horror, Fantasy
Australia
1984
95 Minutes
Gregory Harrison Arkie Whiteley Bill Kerr Chris Heywood Judy Morris John Howard John Ewart Don Smith Mervyn Drake Redmond Phillips Alan Beecher
As a vicious wild boar terrorizes the Australian outback, the husband of one of the victims is joined by a hunter and a farmer in a search for the beast.
Romance
Australia
1990
88 Minutes
Bryan Brown Karen Allen Justin Rosniak Chris Heywood Bill Kerr Bruce Spence Bruce Myles Paul Chubb Peter Hehir Don Barker
A sweet-talking con man starts to turn his life around when he falls in love in this family oriented comedy.
Comedy, Drama
1986
90 Minutes
Colin Friels John Hargreaves Lindy Davies Chris Heywood Charles "Bud" Tingwell Beverly Phillips Judith Stratford
inventor criminal police officer roommate woman man cheeky thrilling hilarious australia bank house heist unlikely friendship inventions crime new life loss of job adventure discovery
An out-of-work Melbourne tramway fix-it man (Colin Friels) helps a couple (John Hargreaves, Lindy Davies) rob a bank with his mechanical genius.
Drama
Australia
1987
108 Minutes
Michael Hutchence Saskia Post Nique Needles Deanna Bond Chris Heywood Tony Helou
Two man are the key members of a band called 'Dogs in Space' and share a house in a Melbourne suburb with a variety of young music fans and social misfits, including a college student and a transient and apparently nameless teenage girl.
Romance, Mystery & Thriller, Drama
Australia
2014
96 Minutes
Eamon Farren Claire van der Boom Anna Torv Dustin Clare Chris Heywood Lech Mackiewicz Heather Mitchell Rainee Lyleson
A summer of love for Audrey and Dean where they discover significantly more than they ever expected.
Drama
UK|France|Germany|Australia|USA
2002
105 Minutes
Kiefer Sutherland Nastassja Kinski Alun Armstrong Thomas Heinze Chris Heywood Nicholas Hope Peter Varga Marco Andreacchio
paul gauguin stockbroker artist emotional paradise painting passion business career fall 18th century
A successful 19th century French stockbroker (Sutherland) leaves his profession to become an artist in Paris.
Drama
Australia
2010
101 Minutes
Emily Browning Rachael Blake Ewen Leslie Peter Carroll Chris Heywood Mirrah Foulkes Hannah Bella Bowden Eden Falk
A haunting portrait of Lucy, a young university student drawn into a mysterious hidden world of unspoken desires.
Romance
Australia|UK
2019
105 Minutes
Kelly Macdonald Garrett Hedlund David Wenham Aaron Pedersen Dan Wyllie Chris Heywood George Mason Julia Stone
The stunning landscape of Western Australia is the backdrop for an impassioned tale of love and grief in Gregor Jordan's adaptation of the acclaimed novel by Tim Winton.
Comedy, Drama
Australia|UK
2009
104 Minutes
Clive Owen Emma Booth Laura Fraser George MacKay Nicholas McAnulty Julia Blake Chris Heywood Erik Thomson Natasha Little Lewis Fitz-Gerald Nakia Pires
A sports writer becomes a single parent in tragic circumstances.
Crime, Drama
Australia
1997
100 Minutes
Laurence Breuls Linda Cropper Simon Lyndon Rebecca Smart David Field Boyana Novakovitch Chris Heywood Jeanette Cronin Jessica Napier Justine Clark Essie Davis
When a young schoolgirl is raped and murdered, the mateship between a group of surfers is tested as the truth is slowly revealed.
Drama, History
Australia
1985
140 Minutes
Jack Thompson Nigel Havers Greta Scacchi Matthew Fargher Ralph Cotterill Drew Forsythe Chris Heywood Monroe Reimers Barry Hill
explorer scientist love interest aborigine patron patriotic incredible thrilling emotional australia outback desert melbourne, australia coast expedition australian aborigines historical events friendship quest transformation
A story based on true events about two explorers on a doomed journey trying to cross Australia on foot in the 19 century.
Comedy
Australia
2002
96 Minutes
Eric Bana Stephen Curry Dave O'Neil Peter Moon Alan Brough Vince Colosimo Belinda Emmett Chris Heywood Jean Kittson Max Cullen Sallyanne Ryan
friend gold digger road worker misfit prospector wife amusing spirited thrilling road hill suburb rural community working class windfall friendship greed theft rise fall
'The Nugget' looks at how instant wealth suddenly changes the lives of three working class men - not necessarily for the better, but always with hilarious consequences.
Kids & Family, Adventure
Australia
2013
90 Minutes
Bindi Irwin Toby Wallace Matthew Lillard John Waters Sebastian Gregory Jack Pearson Nathan Derrick Chris Heywood Andrea Moor
young girl young boy teenager runaway poacher developer confident emotional engaging gripping heartwarming inspiring island home ocean environment island life wildlife conservation friendship
With the help of a young runaway, a feisty 14-year-old fights to keep her idyllic island home from the clutches of developers.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
2011
83 Minutes
Jason Clarke Emma Booth David Lyons Travis McMahon Vince Colosimo Robert Mammone Roy Billing Chris Heywood Greg Stone
mechanic gangster innocent man police officer wife brutal chilling confident dark engaging gritty tense thrilling australian outback theft drug trafficking revenge disappearance revenge 2010s
A man (David Lyons) crosses paths with a dirty cop (Jason Clarke) and an assassin when he scoops up a bag of cash following a fatal car accident.
Drama
Australia
2006
123 Minutes
Laura Linney Gabriel Byrne Deborra-Lee Furness John Howard Leah Purcell Stelios Yiakmis Simon Stone Sean Rees-Wemyss Eva Lazzaro Chris Heywood Alice Garner
husband wife friend sheriff father electrician dark emotional suspenseful countryside river household funeral jindabyne, australia murder marriage fishing racism discovery mystery
After four men on a fishing trip discover a dead body in the water, they choose to delay reporting it and continue fishing.
Biography, Drama
Australia
1996
105 Minutes
Geoffrey Rush Justin Braine Sonia Todd Armin Mueller-Stahl Noah Taylor Lynn Redgrave John Gielgud Googie Withers Alex Rafalowicz Nicholas Bell Chris Heywood
pianist doctor restaurant manager father mental patient uplifting emotional gutsy concert hall london sanatorium restaurant piano family feud mental illness recovery dreams father/son relationship fall transformation
Pianist David Helfgott, driven by his father and teachers, has a breakdown. Years later he returns to the piano, to popular if not critical acclaim.
Mystery & Thriller
Australia|Canada|France|Italy|Japan
2000
94 Minutes
Susie Porter Kelly McGillis Marton Csokas Deborah Mailman Abbie Cornish Jean Pierre Mignon Caroline Gillmer Brendan Cowell Bojana Novakovic John Noble Linden Wilkinson
A lesbian private detective dives head first into murder, manipulation and the consuming power of sex.