List of the best Fred Schepisi movies: The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith(1978), Last Orders(2001), A Cry in the Dark(1988), Roxanne(1987), Words and Pictures(2013), Fierce Creatures(1997), Barbarosa(1982), Iceman(1984), The Eye of the Storm(2011), Mr. Baseball(1992) ... ...
Drama
Australia
1978
108 Minutes
Director
Tom E. Lewis Freddy Reynolds Ray Barrett Jack Thompson Peter Carroll Angela Punch McGregor Steve Dodds Ruth Cracknell Don Crosby Elizabeth Alexander Peter Sumner
boss wife daughter son aboriginal solemn shocking gripping australia persecution racism australian aborigines colonialism murder revenge fall underdog transformation 1900s
Jimmie Blacksmith, the son of an Aboriginal mother and a white father, falls victim to much racist abuse after marrying a white woman, and goes on a killing spree and finds himself on the run in the aftermath.
Drama
UK|Germany
2001
109 Minutes
Director
Michael Caine Bob Hoskins Tom Courtenay David Hemmings Ray Winstone Helen Mirren JJ Feild Anatol Yusef Cameron Fitch Nolan Hemmings Kelly Reilly
butcher wife friend son emotional spirited england pub london seaside death celebration drinking grief family friendship discovery love 1990s
A group of old friends reminisce about their lives over the years after the death of one of their crew.
Biography, Drama
Australia
1988
121 Minutes
Director
Meryl Streep Sam Neill Bruce Myles Dale Reeves David Hoflin Jason Reason Michael Wetter Kane Barton
mother pastor lawyer suspenseful emotional melodramatic australia outback courtroom loss media court battles fall mystery rescue 1980s
A mother whose child was killed in a dingo attack in the Australian Outback fights to prove her innocence when she is accused of murder.
Romance
USA
1987
106 Minutes
Director
Steve Martin Daryl Hannah Rick Rossovich Shelley Duvall Michael J. Pollard Fred Willard John Kapelos Damon Wayans
fire chief love interest fireman poet charming winsome witty washington state small town firehouse love triangle romance poetry small-town life love underdog transformation 1980s
The large-nosed C.D. Bales is in love with the beautiful Roxanne; she falls for his personality but another man's looks.
Romance, Comedy, Drama
USA|Canada|Australia
2013
111 Minutes
Director
Clive Owen Juliette Binoche Amy Brenneman Bruce Davison Keegan Connor Tracy Adam DiMarco Valerie Tian Eva Allan Janet Kidder David Lewis Josh Ssettuba
woman man teacher art teacher english teacher student brooding charming emotional intense moving quirky witty uplifting prep school school america competition love courtship
An art instructor and an English teacher form a rivalry that ends up with a competition at their school in which students decide whether words or pictures are more important.
Comedy
UK|USA
1997
93 Minutes
Director
John Cleese Jamie Lee Curtis Kevin Kline Michael Palin Ronnie Corbett Robert Lindsay Carey Lowell Bille Brown Derek Griffiths Cynthia Cleese
millionaire businesswoman zoologist director son cheeky offbeat london zoo animals wildlife murder romance commercialism transformation underdog 1990s
Zookeepers struggle to deal with the policies of changing directors.
Western
USA
1982
90 Minutes
Director
Willie Nelson Gary Busey Gilbert Roland Isela Vega Danny De La Paz Alma Martinez George Voskovec Sharon Compton Howland Chamberlin
outlaw father-in-law farmer bandit young man mentor crafty suspenseful texas mexico survival murder robbery chases escape pursuit 19th century
A young cowboy hooks up with a legendary outlaw, and before long both are on the run from the law.
Drama
USA
1984
99 Minutes
Director
Timothy Hutton Lindsay Crouse John Lone Josef Sommer David Strathairn Philip Akin Danny Glover Amelia Hall Richard Monette James Tolkan
anthropologist prehistoric man scientist linguist doctor emotional fascinating touching north pole laboratory arctic frozen man scientific observation human connection human rights culture shock protection discovery rivalry transformation
A prehistoric Neanderthal man found frozen in ice is revived by an arctic exploration team, who then attempt to use him for their own scientific means.
Drama
Australia
2011
119 Minutes
Director
Geoffrey Rush Charlotte Rampling Dustin Clare Judy Davis Colin Friels Helen Morse Alexandra Schepisi Elizabeth Alexander Robyn Nevin John Gaden Maria Theodorakis
mother brother sister emotional home death of mother growing up
Elizabeth Hunter controls all in her life - society, her staff, her children; but the once great beauty will now determine her most defiant act as she chooses her time to die.
Comedy
USA|Japan
1992
109 Minutes
Director
Tom Selleck Ken Takakura Aka Takanashi Dennis Haysbert Toshi Shioya Kohsuke Toyohara Toshizo Fujiwara Mak Takano Kenji Morinaga Joh Nishimura
baseball player baseball coach teammate friend love interest amusing lighthearted japan baseball field baseball culture clash bad behavior disillusionment teamwork comeback discovery underdog transformation 1990s
Jack Elliot, once a great baseball player, is forced to play in Japan where his brash, egotistical ways cause friction with his new teammates and friends.