List of the best Garry McDonald movies: Ginger Meggs(1982), The Rage in Placid Lake(2003), Don't Be Afraid of the Dark(2010), Moulin Rouge(2001), The Pirate Movie(1982), Mr. Accident(2000), Young Soul Rebels(1991), Rabbit-Proof Fence(2002), The Light Between Oceans(2016) ... ...
Comedy
Australia
1982
100 Minutes
Garry McDonald Ross Higgins Gwen Plumb Harold Hopkins John Wood Hugh Keays-Byrne
The escapades of Ginger Meggs, local larrikin. He's trying to win the heart of Minnie Peters, but the pressures of school, his rival Eddie Coogan and bully Tiger Kelly make life tough for him. Besides, there's fishing to be done.
Comedy
Australia
2003
89 Minutes
Doug Lake
Ben Lee Rose Byrne Miranda Richardson Garry McDonald Christopher Stollery Nicholas Hammond Francis McMahon Toby Schmitz Nathaniel Dean Stephen James King Socratis Otto
An exuberant, sharply satirical comedy about two parentally neglected teenagers who find the courage to believe in themselves
Horror, Mystery & Thriller, Fantasy
USA|Australia|Mexico
2010
99 Minutes
Emerson Blackwood
Katie Holmes Guy Pearce Bailee Madison Jack Thompson Garry McDonald Alan Dale Julia Blake
child father girlfriend creature thrilling tense creepy haunted house mansion basement creatures house building haunted houses pursuit escape 2000s
A young girl sent to live with her father and his new girlfriend believes that she has released creatures from a sealed ash pit in the basement of her new home.
Musical, Drama
Australia|USA
2001
126 Minutes
The Doctor
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
1982
99 Minutes
Sergeant, Inspector
Kristy McNichol Christopher Atkins Ted Hamilton Bill Kerr Maggie Kirkpatrick Garry McDonald Chuck McKinney Linda Nagle
pirate young woman military officer sailor suitor young man cheery lighthearted playful australia ocean palace island festival boat dream vs. reality romance treasure hunting journey seafaring
The crew of a large ship sail the high seas encountering other pirates from other ships. The boy from the ship ends up having to save his girlfriend who is kidnapped by a bunch of other pirates.
Comedy
Australia
2000
88 Minutes
Kelvin Chevalier
Yahoo Serious Helen Dallimore David Field Grant Piro Jeanette Cronin Garry McDonald David Hoey Felix Williamson Pippa Grandison Libby Gorr Paul Livingston
handyman ex-girlfriend boss brother policewoman quirky amusing sydney factory quarry apartment obsession love triangle business sabotage missing persons investigation underdog love transformation
A very clumsy man and his UFO-obsessed girlfriend discover a plan made by his boss to market eggs laced with nicotine.
Mystery & Thriller
UK|France|Germany|Spain
1991
105 Minutes
Davis
Valentine Nonyela Mo Sesay Dorian Healy Frances Barber Sophie Okonedo Jason Durr Garry McDonald Debra Gillett Danielle Scillitoe
dj neo-nazi police officers punk emotional cool raw tense club london united kingdom studio racial tension murder false accusations homophobia forbidden love growing up mystery pursuit
Youth culture meets identity politics in this part-thriller, part-gay love story set in London in 1977, days before the Queen's Silver Jubilee celebrations. The hedonistic world of pirate ... See full summary »
Adventure, Drama
Australia
2002
94 Minutes
Mr. Neal
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.
Romance, Drama
UK|New Zealand|USA|India|Australia
2016
133 Minutes
Michael Fassbender Alicia Vikander Rachel Weisz Bryan Brown Jack Thompson Emily Barclay Caren Pistorius Florence Clery Thomas Unger Jane Menelaus Garry McDonald
lighthouse keeper wife dead person baby friend family member brooding emotional intense lighthouse house boat bedroom yard island love miscarriage loss second chance secrets
A lighthouse keeper and his wife living off the coast of Western Australia raise a baby they rescue from a drifting rowing boat.