List of the best David Gulpilil movies: The Tracker(2002), Charlie's Country(2013), Satellite Boy(2012), Walkabout(1971), Storm Boy(1976), The Last Wave(1978), Mad Dog Morgan(1976), Rabbit-Proof Fence(2002), Serenades(2001), Crocodile Dundee(1986), Australia(2008), Goldstone(2016) ... ...
Drama
Australia
2002
98 Minutes
David Gulpilil Gary Sweet Damon Gameau Grant Page Noel Wilton
tracker officer wise man newcomer fugitive brooding disturbing tense australia outback shack camp murder racism manhunt injustice culture clash pursuit discovery quest
It's 1922; somewhere in Australia. When a Native Australian man is accused of murdering a white woman, three white men (The Fanatic, The Follower and The Veteran) are given the mission of ... See full summary »
Drama
Australia
2013
108 Minutes
David Gulpilil Peter Djigirr Luke Ford Bobby Bunungurr Jennifer Budukpuduk Gaykamangu Peter Minygululu Frances Djulibing Garry Waddell
Displeased with the intervention of whitefella laws, Charlie takes off to live the old way and sets off a chain reaction of enlightening difficulties.
Adventure, Drama
Australia
2012
90 Minutes
David Gulpilil Cameron Wallaby Joseph Pedley Rohanna Angus Dean Daley-Jones
Pete lives with his grandfather in an old abandoned outdoor cinema in the desert. When the old drive-in is threatened with demolition, ten year old Pete takes off to the city with his best ... See full summary »
Adventure
UK|Australia
1971
95 Minutes
Black Boy
Jenny Agutter Lucien John David Gulpilil John Meillon Bob McDarra John Illingsworth Hilary Bamberger Pete Carver Barry Donnelly Noelene Brown Carlo Marchini
geologist teen girl little boy aborigine father dreamy gripping intense australia outback sydney survival unlikely allies cultural differences attempted murder suicide quest growing up discovery 1970s
Two city-bred siblings are stranded in the Australian Outback, where they learn to survive with the aid of an Aboriginal boy on his "walkabout": a ritual separation from his tribe.
Kids & Family, Drama
Australia
1976
88 Minutes
Fingerbone
young boy father aborigine pelican ranger teacher fascinating heartwarming powerful emotional australia river delta family home beach town coast father/son relationship animals cross-cultural relations life lessons
Mike is a lonely Australian boy living in a coastal wilderness with his reclusive father. In search of friendship he encounters an Aboriginal native loner and the two form a bond in the care of orphaned pelicans.
Mystery & Thriller
Australia
1978
105 Minutes
Chris Lee
Richard Chamberlain Olivia Hamnett David Gulpilil Frederick Parslow Vivean Gray Nanjiwarra Amagula Roy Bara Cedrick Lalara Morris Lalara Peter Carroll Athol Compton
lawyer defendant aborigine medical examiner judge bleak disturbing sydney office outback courtroom underground apocalypse murder dreams weather prophecy self-discovery mystery transformation
A Sydney lawyer defends five Aboriginal Persons in a ritualized taboo murder and in the process learns disturbing things about himself and premonitions.
Biography
Australia
1976
102 Minutes
Billy
outlaw robber aborigine judge land owner superintendent spectacular engaging brutal gripping opium den prison australia violence abuse disillusionment revenge friendship hero worship wretched excess
The true story of Irish outlaw Daniel Morgan, who is wanted, dead or alive, in Australia during the 1850s.
Adventure, Drama
Australia
2002
94 Minutes
Moodoo
Everlyn Sampi Tianna Sansbury Laura Monaghan David Gulpilil Kenneth Branagh Deborah Mailman Jason Clarke Ningali Lawford Myarn Lawford Garry McDonald Roy Billing
aboriginal servant police officer government official girl sister emotional inspiring suspenseful australia outback racism journey identity conquest deception abduction escape pursuit growing up
In 1931, three half-white, half-Aboriginal girls escape after being plucked from their houses to be trained as domestic staff, and set off on a journey across the Outback.
Drama
Australia
2001
99 Minutes
Rainman
Alice Haines Aden Young Sinisa Copic Bille Brown David Gulpilil Nick Lathouris Rodney Afif Katayla Williams Ben Winsor Eileen Darley Monette Lee
A girl is born to an Aboriginal mother and an Afghan father.
Comedy
Australia
1986
97 Minutes
Neville Bell
Paul Hogan Linda Kozlowski Mark Blum John Meillon David Gulpilil Michael Lombard Irving Metzman Ritchie Singer
reporter poacher bellhop amusing lighthearted australia new york city hotel man vs. nature travel culture clash adventure transformation 1980s
An American reporter goes to the Australian outback to meet an eccentric crocodile poacher and invites him to New York City.
Romance, Adventure, Drama, War, Western
UK|Australia|USA
2008
165 Minutes
King George
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.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
Australia
2016
110 Minutes
Jimmy
Aaron Pedersen Alex Russell Jacki Weaver Cheng Pei-Pei David Wenham David Gulpilil Michelle Lim Davidson Tom E. Lewis
police officers detective missing person local tourist prostitute brooding suspenseful sultry spectacular solemn australian outback mine small town crime human trafficking mystery pursuit 2010s
Indigenous detective Jay Swan arrives in the town of Goldstone to search for a missing person, and his simple duty becomes complicated when he uncovers a web of crime and corruption.
Kids & Family, Drama
Australia
2019
99 Minutes
Father of Fingerbone Bill
Geoffrey Rush Jai Courtney Finn Little Trevor Jamieson Morgana Davies Erik Thomson David Gulpilil Chantal Contouri
grandfather granddaughter childhood friend pelican uplifting tender spectacular positive inspiring emotional beach friendship adventure growing up rescue 1950s
When Michael Kingley, a successful retired businessman starts to see images from his past that he can't explain, he's forced to remember his childhood and how, as a boy, he rescued and raised an extraordinary orphaned pelican, Mr Percival.
Action, Western, Drama
Australia|UK
2005
104 Minutes
Jacko
Guy Pearce Ray Winstone Emily Watson Danny Huston John Hurt David Wenham Noah Taylor David Gulpilil Leah Purcell Richard Wilson Tom E. Lewis
outlaw murderer captain brother dark gritty australia outback farm missing persons moral dilemma family assault chase pursuit sacrifice revenge 1880s
A lawman apprehends a notorious outlaw and gives him nine days to kill his older brother, or else they'll execute his younger brother.
Mystery & Thriller
Australia
1996
103 Minutes
Bryan Brown Ernie Dingo Angie Milliken Aaron Pedersen Lewis Fitz-Gerald John Jarratt Anne Tenney Gnarnayarrahe Waitaire Lafe Charlton Stanley Djunawong Billy McPherson
sheriff prisoner schoolteacher wife lover aborigine dark suspenseful australia outback police station family home small town infidelity race relations culture clash murder small-town life small town mystery
A no holds barred look into the gaping divisions which exist within an Aboriginal settlement in outback Australia. These separations split the inhabitants, straining relationships until something has to give.