List of the best Ray Barrett movies: In the Winter Dark(1998), The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith(1978), The Empty Beach(1985), Inn of the Frightened People(1971), The Reptile(1966), Brilliant Lies(1996), Visitors(2003), Where the Green Ants Dream(1984), Hotel de Love(1996), Rebel(1985), A Dangerous Summer(1982), Let the Balloon Go(1976) ... ...
Mystery & Thriller
Australia
1998
92 Minutes
An intense psychological drama around four people in a remote country village; where a creature is killing the local animals.
Drama
Australia
1978
108 Minutes
Farrell
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.
Crime, Drama
Australia
1985
89 Minutes
MacLeary
Bryan Brown Anna Maria Monticelli Ray Barrett John Wood Nick Tate Belinda Giblin Peter Collingwood Kerry Mack Sally Cooper Joss McWilliam Steve J. Spears
A down-on-his-luck P.I. is hired by a beautiful woman to find her missing husband who disappeared after receiving some tapes.
Horror
1971
90 Minutes
Harry
Joan Collins James Booth Ray Barrett Sinead Cusack Tom Marshall Kenneth Griffith
A pub owner (James Booth) and his buddy beat up a suspected rapist/killer and leave him for dead in the cellar.
Horror
UK|USA
1966
90 Minutes
Harry George Spalding
Noel Willman Jacqueline Pearce Jennifer Daniel Ray Barrett Michael Ripper John Laurie Marne Maitland David Baron Charles Lloyd Pack Harold Goldblatt George Woodbridge
coroner newcomer doctor neighbor creature innocent woman frightening frightful creepy chilling dark campy cornwall monsters reptiles deadly animals horror inheritance village life discovery
In a Cornish village, various locals die from mysterious snake bites, but the coroner rules the deaths as heart attacks, until a family of newcomers starts an investigation.
Comedy, Drama
Australia
1996
93 Minutes
Brian Connor
Gia Carides Anthony LaPaglia Zoe Carides Ray Barrett Michael Veitch Catherine Wilkin Neil Melville Grant Tilly
businesswoman boss sister father conciliator friend intricate fiery melbourne, australia office courtroom sexual harassment child molestation court battles father/daughter relationship truth friendship mystery fall 1990s
Susy Conner accuses former employer, Gary Fitzgerald, of harassment and unfair dismissal for failing to comply with his sexual demands. Relating the incident to conciliation lawyer, Marion ... See full summary »
Mystery & Thriller
Australia
2003
89 Minutes
Bill Perry
Radha Mitchell Susannah York Dominic Purcell Ray Barrett Totti Goldsmith Che Timmins Christopher Kirby
The story of Georgia Perry, the first woman to sail around the world solo.
Drama
West Germany|Australia
1984
100 Minutes
Cole
Bruce Spence Norman Kaye Wandjuk Marika Roy Marika Ray Barrett Ralph Cotterill Nick Lathouris Basil Clarke Ray Marshall
geologist aborigine tribal leader lawyer businessman creative offbeat australia outback office courtroom culture clash mining business environmental consciousness beliefs rivalry quest 1980s
A geologist employed by an Australian mining company finds himself disputing the rights of some aborigines who believe their land to be sacred.
Romance
Australia
1996
95 Minutes
Jack Dunne
Simon Bossell Aden Young Saffron Burrows Pippa Grandison Ray Barrett Julia Blake Peter O'Brien Belinda McLory Caleb Cluff Cassandra Magrath Andrew Bibby
twin old flame mother father stockbroker fortuneteller witty charming quirky hotel de love australia airport unrequited love sibling rivalry wedding love rivalry 1990s
Twin brothers meet a childhood sweetheart at a tacky hotel and rediscover their love as they renew their competition for her affection.
Drama
Australia|USA
1985
93 Minutes
Bubbles
Matt Dillon Debbie Byrne Bryan Brown Bill Hunter Ray Barrett Julie Nihill Kim Deacon Isabelle Anderson Sheree Da Costa Joy Smithers
This drama is set in World War II Australia, where an American Marine, Rebel is recuperating from wounds suffered in battle. He is weary of war and is intent on going AWOL and escaping from... See full summary »
Drama
Australia
1982
100 Minutes
F.C.O Webster
Tom Skerritt Ian Gilmour James Mason Shane Porteous Ray Barrett Wendy Hughes Ronald Falk Guy Doleman
When a crummy hotel burns down in Australia, the American co-owner tries to find out whether or not the fire was deliberately set or just an accident.
Kids & Family, Drama
1976
82 Minutes
Dr. McLeod
Robert Bettles Jan Kingsbury Ben Gabrial Brian Anderson Ray Barrett John Ewart Ken Goodlet Nigel Lovell Terry McQuillan Charlie Metcalfe Phillip Ross
A sheltered boy (Robert Bettles) with leg braces strives for personal independence in 1917 Australia.
Drama
Australia|UK
1995
112 Minutes
Wal Moynihan
Caroline Goodall Caroline Gillmer Tara Morice Joan Plowright John Hargreaves Ray Barrett Ben Thomas Nicholas Bell
sister father son townsperson author husband somber bleak moving australia england shop sea hotel reunion family history reconciliation resentment memory sister relationship
Meg (Caroline Goodall), Pippa (Tara Morice), and Hilary (Caroline Gillmer) are sisters who grew up in Sorrento, Australia. Meg, who has lived in England for ten years, has just written a ... See full summary »
Comedy, Drama
Australia
1995
110 Minutes
Dwyer
Leo McKern Joan Sutherland Geoffrey Rush David Field Noah Taylor Essie Davis Celia Ireland Ray Barrett Barry Otto Nicholas Eadie Murray Bartlett
farmer wife son politician neighbor amusing charming australia farm small town family farming politics father/son relationship growing up transformation 19th century
Tired of local corruption and the harshness of his life a bushman demonstrates the true Aussie spirit and decides to run for parliament.
Mystery & Thriller
1961
107 Minutes
Sgt. Gorman
Jack Warner Ronald Lewis Yolande Mallott Michael Goodliffe John Le Mesurier Moira Redmond Christine Bocca Brian Oulton Ray Barrett Norman Chappell John Barron
murderer victim detective investigator creative dark engaging gripping intricate uneasy united kingdom murder murder case murder investigation mystery mystery 20th century
Two detectives (Jack Warner, Ronald Lewis) try to solve a woman's brutal murder by reconstructing her past.
Romance, Adventure, Drama, War, Western
UK|Australia|USA
2008
165 Minutes
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.