List of the best Jack Thompson movies: The Sum of Us(1994), Sunday Too Far Away(1975), Burke and Wills(1985), Under the Lighthouse Dancing(1997), Man-Thing(2005), Breaker Morant(1980), Ground Zero(1987), Mad Dog Morgan(1976), Blinder(2013), Trouble in Paradise(1989), The Earthling(1980), Mystery Road(2013) ... ...
7.3/10
Drama, Gay & Lesbian
Australia
1994
99 Minutes
Harry Mitchell
Jack Thompson Geoff Burton Russell Crowe John Polson Deborah Kennedy Joss Moroney Mitch Mathews Julie Herbert Rebekah Elmaloglou
father son boyfriend girlfriend witty touching australia family home father/son relationship dating acceptance homophobia illness love quest 1990s
A widowed father has to deal with two complex issues: while he is searching for "Miss Right," his son, who is in his 20s and gay, is searching for "Mr. Right."
7.0/10
Drama
Australia
1975
95 Minutes
Foley
Jack Thompson Peter Cummins Reg Lyle John Ewart
A hard-drinking but hard-working gun shearer leads a group of Outback sheep herders into striking after wealthy landowners attempt to drive them from their territory.
6.1/10
Drama, History
Australia
1985
140 Minutes
Robert O'Hara Burke
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.
5.6/10
Drama
Australia
1997
93 Minutes
Harry
Jack Thompson Jacqueline McKenzie Naomi Watts Aden Gillett Philip Holder Zoe Bertram
The story of 6 friends who journey to an island off the coast of Australia for the weekend. Two of them (Emma and Harry) announce that they intend to get married, but have made no plans, ... See full summary »
4.0/10
Horror
USA|Germany|Australia
2005
100 Minutes
Frederic Schist
Jack Thompson Matthew Le Nevez Rachael Taylor Rawiri Paratene Patrick Thompson Steve Bastoni Alex O'Loughlin Imogen Bailey Robert Mammone William Zappa Conan Stevens
monster oil baron son sheriff native american rousing brutal creepy louisiana swamp police station office monsters man vs. nature drilling operation survival investigation superhuman abilities mystery metamorphosis
Agents of an oil tycoon vanish while exploring a swamp marked for drilling. The local sheriff investigates and faces a Seminole legend come to life: Man-Thing, a shambling swamp-monster whose touch burns those who feel fear.
7.8/10
Drama, War, History
Australia
1980
107 Minutes
Maj. J.F. Thomas
Edward Woodward Jack Thompson Bryan Brown John Waters Rod Mullinar Lewis Fitz-Gerald Charles "Bud" Tingwell Vincent Ball Frank Wilson Terence Donovan Russell Kiefel
military officer lord soldier enemy prisoner of war somber south africa court battlefield military base horrors of war war murder court battles injustice sacrifice fall 1900s
Three Australian lieutenants are court martialed for executing prisoners as a way of deflecting attention from war crimes committed by their superior officers.
6.5/10
Mystery & Thriller
Australia
1987
99 Minutes
photographer scientist aborigine hermit chilling intricate somber suspenseful australia desert cover-up nuclear weapons testing science gone awry racism airplane crash investigation mystery discovery adventure 1980s
A second generation cameraman in Australia finds evidence that his father had filmed a nuclear test that allowed aboriginies to be exposed to and killed by radiation. He begins a search for... See full summary »
6.1/10
Biography
Australia
1976
102 Minutes
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.
4.5/10
Drama, Romance
Australia
2013
102 Minutes
Coach Chang
Oliver Ackland Jack Thompson Zoe Carides Anna Hutchison Josh Helman Rose McIver Damien Di Paola Angus Sampson Lisa Kowalski
An ex footballer embroiled in a scandal returns home to clear his name and reignite an old flame.
Romance
1989
97 Minutes
A U.S. diplomat's widow (Raquel Welch) and a coarse Australian sailor (Jack Thompson) are marooned with something smugglers want.
7.0/10
Adventure
Australia|USA
1980
102 Minutes
Ross Daley
William Holden Rick Schroder Jack Thompson Olivia Hamnett Alwyn Kurts Redmond Phillips Willie Fennell Ray Barnett Pat Evison Jane Harders
dying person boy father mother father figure emotional moving australia wilderness outback isolation survival death nature friendship terminal illness quest discovery 1980s
Diagnosed with a terminal form of cancer, Patrick Foley has returned to his native Australia to die in the peace and quiet of the wilderness. His simple plan is complicated, however, when he meets a young boy who has just lost his parents.
6.6/10
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
Australia
2013
122 Minutes
Charlie Murray
Aaron Pedersen Hugo Weaving Jack Thompson Ryan Kwanten Tony Barry David Field Damian Walshe-Howling Tasma Walton
An indigenous detective returns to the Outback to investigate the murder of a young girl.
6.6/10
Kids & Family, Adventure
USA|UK
1993
105 Minutes
John Ricketts
Reese Witherspoon Ethan Embry Jack Thompson Sarel Bok Maximilian Schell Robert John Burke Patricia Kalember Daniel Gerroll
poacher african american murder victim teenager colonel emotional engaging frightening gripping gutsy intense africa kalahari desert crime scene home murder corruption survival desert trek
When a gang of African poachers raid her family's farm, young Nonni, visiting American teenager Harry Winslow and a local bushman guide must escape into the Kalahari desert and reach the nearest town.
6.6/10
Gay & Lesbian, Drama
USA
1997
155 Minutes
Sonny Seiler
Kevin Spacey John Cusack Jack Thompson The Lady Chablis Alison Eastwood Irma P. Hall Paul Hipp Jude Law Dorothy Loudon Anne Haney Kim Hunter
socialite journalist singer lawyer judge drag queen amusing outlandish offbeat savannah, ga. mansion courtroom murder trial love interest journalism homosexuality unintended consequences mystery wretched excess
A visiting city reporter's assignment suddenly revolves around the murder trial of a local millionaire, whom he befriends.
6.4/10
Drama
Australia
1976
107 Minutes
Ted
Helen Morse Takis Emmanuel Jack Thompson Jacki Weaver Melissa Jaffer
single mother abusive husband immigrant child bookie womanizer disheartening emotional sydney bar apartment great depression infidelity single parents poverty marital problems underdog quest 1930s
Sydney, Australia in the mid-1920's. Proud and classy Caddie Marsh is forced to get a job as a barmaid and raise two children on her own after her rich cad husband walks out on her. Despite... See full summary »
4.7/10
Drama
Australia|USA
1992
85 Minutes
Ralph
Greta Scacchi Joan Chen Jack Thompson Art Malik Norman Kaye Victoria Longley Martin Jacobs
Reporter Judith Wilkes leaves her husband and two sons in Sydney and goes to Malaysia to cover the story of the Vietnamese boat people. She becomes romantically involved with Kanan, and ... See full summary »
Sci-Fi
2017
Minutes
Harris
Billy Zane Dallas Bland Bruce Spence Jack Thompson Jake Ryan Stephen Hunter Kendra Appleton Barbara Hastings Bolude Watson
7.3/10
Western
Australia
1982
102 Minutes
Clancy
Kirk Douglas Tom Burlinson Sigrid Thornton Jack Thompson Lorraine Bayly Tommy Dysart Bruce Kerr
cowboy rancher father daughter rival young man heartwarming powerful spectacular australia mountain ranch countryside mine home father/daughter relationship ambition honor horse breaking sibling rivalry
In 1880s Australia, after young Jim Craig's father dies, Jim takes a job at the Harrison cattle ranch, where he is forced to become a man.
7.3/10
Drama
Australia
1978
108 Minutes
Rev. Neville
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.
5.9/10
Drama
Australia|USA
2013
104 Minutes
Mr. O'Donnell
Christina Ricci Hunter Page-Lochard Mark Coles Smith Jack Thompson Matt Nable Ursula Yovich Damian Walshe-Howling Madeleine Madden Andrea Demetriades Ruby Rose Daniel Henshall
An Aboriginal boy is torn between his unexpected love of acting and the disintegration of his family.
5.6/10
Horror, Mystery & Thriller, Fantasy
USA|Australia|Mexico
2010
99 Minutes
Harris
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.
5.3/10
Mystery & Thriller
Australia
2005
105 Minutes
Executive Producer
Alex O'Loughlin Patrick Thompson Gabby Millgate Jack Thompson Matthew Le Nevez David Field Rose Ashton Sherly Sulaiman Marika Aubrey
A cybercrime investigator tracks a man suspected of force-feeding women to death.
5.2/10
Australia
2008
95 Minutes
Daniel Frederiksen Lucy Bell Blazey Best Jack Thompson Tom Budge Geoff Morrell Brendan Cowell
A disillusioned son's trip home is complicated when ten years of family secrets explode over one weekend.
7.3/10
War
UK|New Zealand|Japan
1983
124 Minutes
Group Capt. Hicksley
David Bowie Tom Conti Ryuichi Sakamoto "Beat" Takeshi Kitano Jack Thompson Johnny Ohkura Alistair Browning James Malcolm Chris Broun Grant Bridger Colin Francis
soldier prisoner of war translator military officer sergeant homosexual cool disturbing gutsy pow camp japan world war ii cultural differences torture homosexuality imprisonment honor underdog discovery 1940s
During WWII, a British colonel tries to bridge the cultural divides between a British POW and the Japanese camp commander in order to avoid bloodshed.
7.2/10
Romance, Drama
UK|New Zealand|USA|India|Australia
2016
133 Minutes
Ralph Addicott
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.
6.6/10
Romance, Adventure, Drama, War, Western
UK|Australia|USA
2008
165 Minutes
Kipling Flynn
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.
5.9/10
Drama, Romance
Australia
2015
93 Minutes
Patrick Brammall Alex Dimitriades Abbey Lee Brenton Thwaites Jack Thompson Robyn Nevin Kasia Stelmach Harriet Dyer
Ruben Guthrie is the story of one man not only battling the bottle, but the city that won't let him put it down.
5.7/10
Drama
USA
1996
103 Minutes
The Governer
Sharon Stone Rob Morrow Randy Quaid Peter Gallagher Jack Thompson Jayne Brook Pamala Tyson Skeet Ulrich Don Harvey Diane Sellers Ken Jenkins
lawyer criminal politician boss suspenseful melodramatic tense prison courtroom office murder case court battles capital punishment race against time investigation unlikely friendship rescue quest transformation 1990s
A lawyer assigned to the clemency case of a woman on death row finds himself forming a deep friendship with her while he tries to prevent her impending execution.
5.6/10
Comedy, Drama
Australia
2020
98 Minutes
Angus Wilson
James Cromwell Dennis Waterman Jacki Weaver Renee Lim Jack Thompson Shane Jacobson Roy Billing Max Cullen
A group of seniors plan to break out of their retirement home.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
1971
99 Minutes
Dick
Gary Bond Donald Pleasence Chips Rafferty Sylvia Kay Jack Thompson Peter Whittle Al Thomas John Meillon John Armstrong Slim DeGrey Maggie Dence
schoolteacher sheriff doctor alcoholic frightful gritty school mining town bar australia gambling drinking holidays stranded wretched excess 1960s
A teacher from Western Australia en route to Sydney gets waylaid in a town that strips him of his money and dignity.
Musical
2001
140 Minutes
Captain George Brackett
Glenn Close Harry Connick Jr. Rade Serbedzija Robert Pastorelli Jack Thompson Lori Tan Chinn Ilene Graff Natalie Mendoza Simon Burke Steve Bastoni Kimberley Davies
nurse soldier lieutenant officer plantation owner lover charming moving emotional gripping south pacific island war zone hospital war may-december romance medical profession nursing song and dance world war ii
During World War II, a Navy nurse (Glenn Close) falls for a plantation owner (Rade Sherbedgia) and a Marine (Harry Connick Jr.) meets an island native.
6.5/10
Drama
Australia|Germany|USA
2007
105 Minutes
Bandy McAnsh
Daniel Radcliffe Christian Byers Lee Cormie James Fraser Teresa Palmer Jack Thompson Kris McQuade Sullivan Stapleton Victoria Hill
orphan adoptive father adoptive mother teenager nun engaging endearing emotional australia outback acceptance family friendship adoption first love rivalry growing up quest 1960s
One summer, four orphans boys who have grown to be the closest of friends find themselves competing for the attention of the same family.
6.6/10
Comedy, Drama
Australia|UK
2004
89 Minutes
Skippy
Alex O'Loughlin Jim Norton Diana Glenn David Field Kerry Armstrong Claudia Harrison Alan Cinis Jack Thompson Bob Yearley Brady Kitchingham
oyster farmer sister boss ex-wife brother love interest brooding amusing playful australia small town sydney family crime oyster farming money city vs. country journey pursuit temptation
A love story about a young man who runs away up an isolated Australian river and gets a job with eighth generation oyster famers.
6.1/10
Documentary
USA
2009
93 Minutes
Peter Rodger Hugh Jackman Ringo Starr David Copperfield Seal Bob Geldof Baz Luhrmann Jack Thompson
atheist christian buddhist hugh jackman ringo starr muslim quirky engaging uplifting australia vatican tibet united states israel new orleans god religion spirituality politics religious differences
People from all walks of life are asked "What is God?"
Comedy
2018
97 Minutes
Mayor
Guy Pearce Kylie Minogue Radha Mitchell Julian McMahon Asher Keddie Jeremy Sims Darcey Wilson Jack Thompson Oscar Bailey
filmmaker teenager whale couple neighbor heartwarming unintended consequences life story coming-of-age nostalgia bad choices community 1970s
Local kids get a dose of excitement when a 200-ton blue whale washes up on a beach in 1970s Australia, and their parents find their own good time by drinking and playing games behind closed doors.
6.5/10
Sci-Fi, Adventure, Fantasy, Action
USA
2002
143 Minutes
Ewan McGregor Natalie Portman Hayden Christensen Christopher Lee Samuel L. Jackson Ian McDiarmid Pernilla August Temuera Morrison Jimmy Smits Jack Thompson Leeanna Walsman
jedi knight mentor senator clone droid nemesis suspenseful spirited outer space fictional planet spaceship government offices war murder conspiracy assassination capture adventure revenge escape
Ten years after initially meeting, Anakin Skywalker shares a forbidden romance with Padmé Amidala, while Obi-Wan Kenobi investigates an assassination attempt on the senator and discovers a secret clone army crafted for the Jedi.
6.0/10
Drama
USA
2006
105 Minutes
George Clooney Cate Blanchett Tobey Maguire Beau Bridges Tony Curran Dominic Comperatore Leland Orser Don Pugsley Dave Power Robin Weigert Jack Thompson
war correspondent woman driver criminal ss officer brooding tense berlin holocaust survival war crime murder sacrifice escape discovery 1940s
While in post-war Berlin to cover the Potsdam Conference, an American military journalist is drawn into a murder investigation which involves his former mistress and his driver.
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