List of the best Phillip Noyce movies: Rabbit-Proof Fence(2002), Newsfront(1978), The Quiet American(2002), Clear and Present Danger(1994), Dead Calm(1989), Catch a Fire(2006), The Bone Collector(1999), The Giver(2014), Blind Fury(1989), Salt(2010), Mary and Martha(2013), Heatwave(1982) ... ...
Adventure, Drama
Australia
2002
94 Minutes
Director
Everlyn Sampi Tianna Sansbury Laura Monaghan David Gulpilil Kenneth Branagh Deborah Mailman Jason Clarke Ningali Lawford Myarn Lawford Garry McDonald Roy Billing
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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
1978
111 Minutes
Director
Bill Hunter Chris Heywood Angela Punch McGregor Gerard Kennedy Wendy Hughes John Ewart Bryan Brown
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In post war Australia the men and women of Cinetone struggle to produce the weekly news reels for the movie going public.
Drama
UK|Germany|USA|Vietnam|Australia|France|Canada
2002
101 Minutes
Director
Michael Caine Brendan Fraser Do Thi Hai Yen Tzi Ma Robert Stanton Holmes Osborne Pham Thi Mai Hoa Quang Hai Ferdinand Hoang
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An old British reporter vies with a young U.S. doctor for the affections of a beautiful Vietnamese woman.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
USA|Mexico
1994
141 Minutes
Director
Harrison Ford Willem Dafoe Anne Archer Joaquim de Almeida Henry Czerny Harris Yulin Donald Moffat Miguel Sandoval Benjamin Bratt Raymond Cruz Dean Jones
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CIA Analyst Jack Ryan is drawn into an illegal war fought by the US government against a Colombian drug cartel.
Mystery & Thriller
Australia
1989
96 Minutes
Director
Sam Neill Nicole Kidman Billy Zane Rod Mullinar Michael Long Lisa Collins Joshua Tilden George Shevtsov Sharon Cook
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After a tragedy, John Ingram and his wife Rae are spending some time isolated at sea, when they come across a stranger who has abandoned a sinking ship.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
France|UK|South Africa|USA
2006
102 Minutes
Director
Tim Robbins Derek Luke Bonnie Henna Mncedisi Shabangu Tumisho K. Masha Sithembiso Khumalo Terry Pheto Michele Burgers
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A drama about terrorism in Apartheid-era South Africa, revolving around a policeman and a young man who carries out solo attacks against the regime.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
USA|Canada
1999
113 Minutes
Director
Denzel Washington Angelina Jolie Queen Latifah Michael Rooker Mike McGlone Luis Guzman Leland Orser John Benjamin Hickey Bobby Cannavale Ed O'Neill Larry Day
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A quadriplegic ex-homicide detective and his partner try to track down a serial killer who is terrorizing New York City.
Sci-Fi, Action, Drama
South Africa|Canada|USA
2014
97 Minutes
Director
Jeff Bridges Meryl Streep Brenton Thwaites Alexander Skarsgård Katie Holmes Taylor Swift Cameron Monaghan Odeya Rush Emma Tremblay
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In a seemingly perfect community, without war, pain, suffering, differences or choice, a young boy is chosen to learn from an elderly man about the true pain and pleasure of the "real" world.
Action
USA
1989
82 Minutes
Director
Rutger Hauer Brandon Call Terry O'Quinn Lisa Blount Noble Willingham Meg Foster Nick Cassavetes Rick Overton Randall Cobb Charles Cooper Shô Kosugi
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A blind Vietnam vet, trained as a swordfighter, comes to America and helps to rescue the son of a fellow soldier.
Mystery & Thriller, Action
USA
2010
100 Minutes
Director
Angelina Jolie Liev Schreiber Chiwetel Ejiofor Daniel Olbrychski Andre Braugher August Diehl Daniel Pearce Hunt Block Olek Krupa Corey Stoll Gaius Charles
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A CIA agent goes on the run after a defector accuses her of being a Russian spy.
Drama
2013
105 Minutes
Director
Hilary Swank Brenda Blethyn James Woods Frank Grillo Ian Redford Stephanie Faracy Sam Claflin Beatrice Miller
After losing their sons to malaria, two women (Hilary Swank, Brenda Blethyn) dedicate their lives to helping others affected by the disease.
Mystery & Thriller
1982
92 Minutes
Director
Judy Davis Richard Moir Chris Heywood Bill Hunter John Gregg Anna Maria Monticelli
An Australian preservationist (Judy Davis) sleeps with the architect (Richard Moir) of a condo project she opposes.