List of the best Simon Wincer movies: Phar Lap(1983), The Lighthorsemen(1987), NASCAR(2004), The Cup(2011), Lightning Jack(1994), Operation Dumbo Drop(1995), The Phantom(1996), Monte Walsh(2003), Dark Forces(1980), Young Black Stallion(2003), Louis L'Amour's Crossfire Trail(2001) ... ...
Drama
Australia
1983
108 Minutes
Director
Tom Burlinson Martin Vaughan Judy Morris Ron Leibman Celia De Burgh Richard Morgan Robert Grubb Gia Carides James Steele Vincent Ball Peter Whitford
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The true story of an Australian racehorse that became a champion, with the help of a local stableboy.
War
Australia
1987
110 Minutes
Director
Jon Blake Peter Phelps Tony Bonner Bill Kerr John Walton Gary Sweet Tim McKenzie Sigrid Thornton Anthony Andrews Anthony Hawkins Gerard Kennedy
In 1917 when the British forces are bogged down in front of the Turkish and German lines in Palestine they rely on the Australian light horse regiment to break the deadlock.
Documentary
USA|Canada
2004
49 Minutes
Director
A big-screen look into one of America's most successful entertainment industries, NASCAR racing.
Drama
Australia
2011
96 Minutes
Director
Brendan Gleeson Stephen Curry Daniel MacPherson Jodi Gordon Bobby Fox Martin Sacks Harli Ames Shaun Micallef Bill Hunter Alice Parkinson Colleen Hewett
The 2002 Melbourne Cup horse race, brotherly love and the triumph of the human spirit. A true story.
Comedy
USA|Australia
1994
93 Minutes
Director
Paul Hogan Cuba Gooding Jr. Beverly D'Angelo Kamala Dawson Pat Hingle Richard Riehle Frank McRae Roger Daltrey L.Q. Jones Max Cullen
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Lightning Jack Kane is an Australian outlaw in the wild west. During a bungled bank robbery he picks up mute Ben Doyle as a hostage. The two become good friends, with Jack teaching Ben how ... See full summary »
Kids & Family, Comedy
USA
1995
107 Minutes
Director
Danny Glover Ray Liotta Denis Leary Doug E. Doug Corin Nemec Dinh Thien Le Tcheky Karyo Hoang Ly Vo Trung Anh Marshall Bell Le Minh Tien
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To keep the loyalty of a village during the Vietnam war, a U.S. Army officer and his unit struggle to deliver it a live elephant.
Action
Australia|USA
1996
100 Minutes
Director
Billy Zane Kristy Swanson Treat Williams Catherine Zeta-Jones James Remar Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa Casey Siemaszko Samantha Eggar Patrick McGoohan
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The Phantom, descendent of a line of African superheroes, travels to New York City to thwart a wealthy criminal genius from obtaining three magic skulls which would give him the secret to ultimate power.
Drama, Western
2003
120 Minutes
Director
Tom Selleck Isabella Rossellini Keith Carradine George Eads Robert Carradine Barry Corbin James Gammon Rex Linn John Michael Higgins William Sanderson Wallace Shawn
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In the late 1800s a cowboy (Tom Selleck) fights back against Eastern corporations that are buying land in the West.
Horror
1980
96 Minutes
Director
Robert Powell David Hemmings Broderick Crawford Carmen Duncan Gus Mercurio Alan Cassell
A faith healer (Robert Powell) turns his supernatural powers on a hostile PR man (Broderick Crawford) while treating a senator's (David Hemmings) son.
Kids & Family, Adventure, Drama
2003
45 Minutes
Director
Richard Romanus Biana Tamimi Patrick Elyas Gérard Rudolf Ali Al Ameri Andries Rossouw Emma Deetlefs Silke Bezuidenhout Bill Lawrence Stephen Gladstone Elbrus Outavae
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A 10-year-old (Biana Tamimi) prepares to race an Arabian horse after it comes to her aid in the African desert.
Action, Western
2001
96 Minutes
Director
Tom Selleck Virginia Madsen Wilford Brimley David O'Hara Christian Kane Barry Corbin Joanna Miles Ken Pogue Patrick Kilpatrick Rex Linn William Sanderson
wanderer cowboy thug captain widow intense ship san francisco wyoming ranch bar death loyalty lawlessness promises romance rivalry love adventure 1880s
A hardened drifter (Tom Selleck) promises his dying friend that he will protect the man's wife (Virginia Madsen) and daughter, and their Wyoming homestead.