List of the best John Jarratt movies: Wolf Creek(2005), Dark Age(1988), Wolf Creek 2(2013), StalkHer(2015), Summer City(1977), Savages Crossing(2011), Bad Behaviour(2010), Next of Kin(1982), Australian Dream(1987), The Odd Angry Shot(1979), Observance(2015), Shiver(2011) ... ...
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Australia
2005
95 Minutes
John Jarratt Nathan Phillips Cassandra Magrath Kestie Morassi Andy McPhee Guy Petersen Jenny Starvall Gordon Poole
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Three backpackers stranded in the Australian outback are plunged inside a hellish nightmare of insufferable torture by a sadistic psychopathic local.
Horror
Australia|USA
1988
90 Minutes
Steve Harris
John Jarratt Nikki Coghill Max Phipps
A park ranger is tasked with dealing with a killer crocodile that appears to have a spiritual connection with the local Aboriginals.
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Australia
2013
106 Minutes
John Jarratt Ryan Corr Phillipe Klaus Shannon Ashlyn Shane Connor Ben Gerrard Gerard Kennedy Annie Byron
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The outback once more becomes a place of horror as another unwitting tourist becomes the prey for crazed, serial-killing pig-hunter Mick Taylor.
Mystery & Thriller, Comedy, Romance
Australia
2015
90 Minutes
Director
John Jarratt Kaarin Fairfax Alan Finney Robert Coleby Charlie Jarratt Aash Aaron Craig A. Kocinski Paul Hilton Mykel Nikiforides
Jack is pushed past the brink of his stalking obsession when he decides to break into Emily's home to take what he wants by force. However, his plans for her pain and his pleasure come ... See full summary »
Drama
Australia
1977
90 Minutes
Sandy
John Jarratt Mel Gibson Phillip Avalon Steve Bisley James Elliot Debbie Forman
The exploits of four boys who leave Sydney and head out for a weekend of surfing and adventure. Unfortunately the fun takes a serious turn when they find themselves involved in a murder.
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
2011
90 Minutes
Executive Producer
John Jarratt Chris Heywood Sacha Horler Craig McLachlan Jessica Napier Angela Punch McGregor Rebecca Smart Charlie Jarratt
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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.
Mystery & Thriller, Comedy
2010
84 Minutes
Ricky
John Jarratt Lindsay Farris Dwaine Stevenson Robert Coleby Georgina Symes Roger Ward Jean Kittson Caroline Levien Ellen Grimshaw
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Siblings murder random strangers as the paths of various Australians converge during an eventful and often fatal weekend.
Horror
Australia|New Zealand
1982
86 Minutes
Barney
Jackie Kerin John Jarratt Gerda Nicolson Alex Scott Tommy Dysart Charles McCallum Myrtle Woods Bernadette Gibson Debra Lawrance Alan Rowe Ernest Wilson
In a rest home for elderly people, a daughter reads her mother's diary. Soon events that are mentioned in the mother's diary begin to happen to the daughter.
Comedy
1987
86 Minutes
Todd
The wife (Noni Hazlehurst) of an obnoxious butcher (Graeme Blundell) fantasizes about a rock musicia (John Jarratt) met at a sex-aids show.
War
Australia
1979
92 Minutes
Bill
Graham Kennedy John Hargreaves Bryan Brown John Jarratt Graeme Blundell Richard Moir Ian Gilmour Graham Rouse John Allen Tony Barry Brandon Burke
In between drinking cans of Fosters beer, Australian soldiers tread on a few landmines, and generally experience the war in Vietnam.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama, Horror
Australia
2015
90 Minutes
Snitch
Lindsay Farris Stephanie King Brendan Cowell John Jarratt Benedict Hardie Tom O'Sullivan
In the grip of grief following the death of his young son, his marriage on the rocks and nearing bankruptcy, Parker reluctantly returns to work as a private investigator. Embarking on an ... See full summary »
Mystery & Thriller
2011
91 Minutes
Vinnie Rood
Casper Van Dien Rae Dawn Chong Danielle Harris John Jarratt Dino Castagno Lisa Foiles Valerie Harper Mckenzie Coffee Nikita Esco
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A timid secretary manages to escape a serial killer, but he tracks her down to kidnap and torture her. Two detectives (Casper Van Dien, Rae Dawn Chong) try to find him before he kills the young woman and moves on.
Western
Australia
1983
132 Minutes
Dandy
Angela Punch McGregor Arthur Dignam Tony Barry Martin Vaughan Lewis Fitz-Gerald John Jarratt Tom E. Lewis Mawuyul Yanthalawuy
Jeannie Gunn faced being the only civilised woman in an uncivilised land. A story of personal triumph about one woman who reached out in a hard, hostile, prejudiced world and managed to find love.
Mystery & Thriller
Australia
1996
103 Minutes
Charlie
Bryan Brown Ernie Dingo Angie Milliken Aaron Pedersen Lewis Fitz-Gerald John Jarratt Anne Tenney Gnarnayarrahe Waitaire Lafe Charlton Stanley Djunawong Billy McPherson
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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.
Comedy, Drama
Australia
2016
88 Minutes
Lang Hancock
Jason Isaacs Thomas Cocquerel Levi Miller Bryan Brown Hanna Mangan Lawrence John Jarratt Justine Clarke Steve Le Marquand
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An iconic Australian story of family, friendship and adventure, between a young boy and a scrappy one-of-a-kind dog that would grow up to become an Australian legend.
Horror, Comedy
Australia
2012
91 Minutes
Burke
Damon Herriman Cameron Cairnes Angus Sampson Anna McGahan Oliver Ackland Jamie Kristian Chrissie Page John Jarratt Paul Blackwell Ward Everaardt
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Reg and Lindsay run an organic fertiliser business. They need a fresh supply of their "secret ingredient" to process through the meat grinder. Reg comes across two guys and a girl with a broken-down vehicle on their way to a music festival.