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1. Independence Day (1996)
PG-13 | 145 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
The aliens are coming and their goal is to invade and destroy Earth. Fighting superior technology, mankind's best weapon is the will to survive.
Director: Roland Emmerich | Stars: Will Smith, Bill Pullman, Jeff Goldblum, Mary McDonnell
Votes: 605,669 | Gross: $306.17M
2. Finding Nemo (2003)
G | 100 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
After his son is captured in the Great Barrier Reef and taken to Sydney, a timid clownfish sets out on a journey to bring him home.
Directors: Andrew Stanton, Lee Unkrich | Stars: Albert Brooks, Ellen DeGeneres, Alexander Gould, Willem Dafoe
Votes: 1,113,466 | Gross: $380.84M
3. X-Men: Apocalypse (2016)
PG-13 | 144 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
In the 1980s the X-Men must defeat an ancient all-powerful mutant, En Sabah Nur, who intends to thrive through bringing destruction to the world.
Director: Bryan Singer | Stars: James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence, Nicholas Hoult
Votes: 461,119 | Gross: $155.44M
4. Sunshine (2007)
R | 107 min | Sci-Fi, Thriller
A team of international astronauts is sent on a dangerous mission to reignite the dying Sun with a nuclear fission bomb in 2057.
Director: Danny Boyle | Stars: Cillian Murphy, Rose Byrne, Chris Evans, Cliff Curtis
Votes: 267,473 | Gross: $3.68M
5. Pacific Rim (2013)
PG-13 | 131 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
As a war between humankind and monstrous sea creatures wages on, a former pilot and a trainee are paired up to drive a seemingly obsolete special weapon in a desperate effort to save the world from the apocalypse.
Director: Guillermo del Toro | Stars: Idris Elba, Charlie Hunnam, Rinko Kikuchi, Charlie Day
Votes: 530,880 | Gross: $101.80M
6. Greenland (2020)
PG-13 | 119 min | Action, Thriller
A family struggles for survival in the face of a cataclysmic natural disaster.
Director: Ric Roman Waugh | Stars: Gerard Butler, Morena Baccarin, Roger Dale Floyd, Scott Glenn
Votes: 134,596
7. Mars Attacks! (1996)
PG-13 | 106 min | Comedy, Sci-Fi
Earth is invaded by Martians with unbeatable weapons and a cruel sense of humor.
Director: Tim Burton | Stars: Jack Nicholson, Pierce Brosnan, Sarah Jessica Parker, Annette Bening
Votes: 243,532 | Gross: $37.77M
8. Pacific Rim: Uprising (2018)
PG-13 | 111 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Jake Pentecost, son of Stacker Pentecost, reunites with Mako Mori to lead a new generation of Jaeger pilots, including rival Lambert and 15-year-old hacker Amara, against a new Kaiju threat.
Director: Steven S. DeKnight | Stars: John Boyega, Scott Eastwood, Cailee Spaeny, Burn Gorman
Votes: 127,287 | Gross: $59.87M
9. Mechanic: Resurrection (2016)
R | 98 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
Bishop's most formidable foe kidnaps the love of his life in order to make him complete three impossible assassinations and make them look like accidents.
Director: Dennis Gansel | Stars: Jason Statham, Jessica Alba, Tommy Lee Jones, Michelle Yeoh
Votes: 93,310 | Gross: $21.22M
10. Back to the Outback (2021)
PG | 95 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Tired of being locked in a reptile house where humans gawk at them like they're monsters, a group of Australia's deadliest creatures plot a daring escape from their zoo to the Outback.
Directors: Harry Cripps, Clare Knight | Stars: Eric Bana, Tim Minchin, Miranda Tapsell, Angus Imrie
Votes: 10,491
11. Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising (2016)
R | 92 min | Comedy
When their new next-door neighbors turn out to be a sorority even more debaucherous than the fraternity that lived there before, Mac and Kelly team with their former enemy, Teddy, to bring the girls down.
Director: Nicholas Stoller | Stars: Seth Rogen, Rose Byrne, Zac Efron, Chloë Grace Moretz
Votes: 130,199 | Gross: $55.46M
12. X (XIII) (2011)
Not Rated | 90 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A veteran call girl and a runaway prostitute witness a murder and must evade the killer as he chases them through Sydney.
Director: Jon Hewitt | Stars: Viva Bianca, Hanna Mangan Lawrence, Peter Docker, Stephen Phillips
Votes: 7,417
13. Outback (2019)
R | 86 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller
Down Under for an adventure-filled vacation, a young American couple quickly find themselves stranded in the unforgiving Australian outback.
Director: Mike Green | Stars: Lauren Lofberg, Taylor Wiese, Brendan Donoghue, Kym Cramp
Votes: 2,200
14. Occupation (2018)
R | 119 min | Action, Drama, Sci-Fi
A small group of town residents have to band together after a devastating ground invasion. As they struggle to survive, they realize they must stay one step ahead of their attackers, and work together for a chance to strike back.
Director: Luke Sparke | Stars: Dan Ewing, Temuera Morrison, Stephany Jacobsen, Rhiannon Fish
Votes: 17,311
15. Bleeding Steel (2017)
R | 109 min | Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
A Special Forces Agent is assigned to protect a scientist and his creation from a sinister gang.
Director: Leo Zhang | Stars: Jackie Chan, Show Lo, Na-Na OuYang, Erica Xia-Hou
Votes: 11,074
16. Man on Wire (2008)
PG-13 | 94 min | Documentary, Biography, Crime
A look at tightrope walker Philippe Petit's daring, but illegal, high-wire routine performed between New York City's World Trade Center's twin towers in 1974, what some consider, "the artistic crime of the century".
Director: James Marsh | Stars: Philippe Petit, Jean François Heckel, Jean-Louis Blondeau, Annie Allix
Votes: 58,679 | Gross: $2.96M
17. The Return of Captain Invincible (1983)
PG | 90 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Musical
During WWII, Captain Invincible fought against Nazis using superpowers. Later falsely accused of communism, he retires in Australia. When a secret US weapon gets stolen, he's called back but struggles with alcoholism.
Director: Philippe Mora | Stars: Alan Arkin, Christopher Lee, Kate Fitzpatrick, Bill Hunter
Votes: 997
18. The Man from Hong Kong (1975)
R | 106 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
While on dispatch in Australia to extradite a drug courier, a tough Hong Kong cop wages a one-man war against Sydney's most powerful kingpin.
Directors: Brian Trenchard-Smith, Jimmy Wang Yu | Stars: Jimmy Wang Yu, George Lazenby, Hugh Keays-Byrne, Roger Ward
Votes: 1,849
19. Scooby-Doo and the Legend of the Vampire (2003 Video)
Not Rated | 72 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
The gang go to Australia to investigate the recent disappearances of the performances at the music festivals, by the so called 'Yowie Yahoo'.
Director: Scott Jeralds | Stars: Casey Kasem, Frank Welker, Nicole Jaffe, Heather North
Votes: 5,917
20. Bachna Ae Haseeno (2008)
Not Rated | 152 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Raj is a heartbreaker. His love stories with Mahi, Radhika, and Gayatri finally teach him about love and life in their own sweet, sexy, and sassy ways.
Director: Siddharth Anand | Stars: Ranbir Kapoor, Deepika Padukone, Bipasha Basu, Minissha Lamba
Votes: 12,488 | Gross: $0.69M
21. An Honest Liar (2014)
Not Rated | 90 min | Documentary, Biography, Comedy
The life and career of the renowned stage magician turned scientific skeptic of the paranormal, James Randi.
Directors: Tyler Measom, Justin Weinstein | Stars: James Randi, Penn Jillette, Teller, Ray Hyman
Votes: 10,499 | Gross: $0.12M
22. Garage Days (2002)
R | 105 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
The story of a young garage band in Sydney, Australia trying to make it big.
Director: Alex Proyas | Stars: Kick Gurry, Maya Stange, Pia Miranda, Russell Dykstra
Votes: 2,924 | Gross: $0.02M
23. Starstruck (1982)
PG | 105 min | Comedy, Drama, Musical
A teenage girl, with dreams of becoming a famous singer, tries to secure a spot on a local televised talent show.
Director: Gillian Armstrong | Stars: Joey Kennedy, Ross O'Donovan, Margo Lee, Max Cullen
Votes: 1,264
24. Supernova (2005 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 172 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
A scientific possibility becomes a terrifying reality when the most powerful force in the universe threatens to hurtle home.
Director: John Harrison | Stars: Luke Perry, Tia Carrere, Peter Fonda, Clemency Burton-Hill
Votes: 1,862
25. The Set (1970)
102 min | Drama
Paul Lawrence is a working class man who dates Cara, sells shirts at a Sydney department store, and dreams of attending art school.
Director: Frank Brittain | Stars: Hazel Phillips, Sean Myers, Rod Mullinar, Denis Doonan
Votes: 132
26. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (2017 Video Game)
E | Action, Fantasy, Sport
An enhanced version of Mario Kart 8 (2014) for the Nintendo Switch. Includes all previous DLC, a revamped Battle Mode, the Inklings from Splatoon and returning fan-favorite characters like King Boo and Bowser Jr.
Director: Yusuke Shiraiwa | Stars: Scott Burns, Tomo Adachi, Toru Asakawa, Nate Bihldorff
Votes: 3,567
27. Soul Boys of the Western World (2014)
Unrated | 110 min | Documentary, Biography, Music
A documentary about Spandau Ballet, who were one of the biggest pop groups of the 1980s and a defining act of the New Romantic scene.
Director: George Hencken | Stars: Tony Hadley, John Keeble, Gary Kemp, Martin Kemp
Votes: 613
28. Wish for Tomorrow (2014)
Not Rated | 90 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Sydney, Australia. Michael, 24 and James, 28, fall in love unbeknownst to James' parents. The decision to reveal their relationship to their family is soon followed by a tragedy. James' ... See full summary »
Director: Pierre-Nicolas Panasci | Stars: Brayden Dalmazzone, Mitchell Why, Hayley Maher, Jahne Coutts-Smith
Votes: 54
29. The Edge of the Possible (1998)
58 min | Documentary
Jorn Utzon, acclaimed architect of the Sydney Opera House, tells the story of the design and construction of his masterpiece.
Director: Daryl Dellora | Stars: Jørn Utzon, Philip Drew, Elias Duek-Cohen, Jon Lundberg
Votes: 17
30. Jørn Utzon: The Man & The Architect (2018)
90 min | Documentary, Biography
The documentary tells the story of Sydney Opera House architect Jørn Utzon's unique gift, brought to the world with the unending support of Lis, the love of his life. His story is told by ... See full summary »
Directors: Lene Borch Hansen, Anna von Lowzow | Stars: Richard Le Plastrier, Oktay Nayman, Jan Utzon, Jørn Utzon
Votes: 28
31. The Mushroom Evolution Concert (1982 TV Movie)
96 min | Music
One of the most significant events in the history of Michael Gudinski's Mushroom Records was the ambitious Mushroom Evolution Concert, held on the Australia Day weekend of 1982, to ... See full summary »
Stars: Ol '55, Meo 245, Bill Miller and the Great Blokes, Kevin Borich
32. Don Giovanni (I) (1991 TV Movie)
162 min | Drama, Music
Directors: Peter Butler, Lindy Hume | Stars: Stephen Bennett, Jeffrey Black, Gillian Sullivan, Donald Shanks
Votes: 8
33. Stephen Fry Live at the Sydney Opera House (2010 TV Special)
90 min | Comedy
In his first and only Australian appearance, Stephen Fry comes to Sydney Opera House to discuss travel, art, TV, madness and everything in between in a 90 minute exclusive talk.
Director: Michael Hines | Stars: Stephen Fry, Jennifer Byrne
Votes: 34
34. Waltzing Tilda (2017)
15 min | Short, Adventure, Comedy
When Tilda wakes up to find herself the last human on earth she goes on a journey along with her bunny rabbit Shane, experiencing both the immense joy and crippling loneliness of a world without humans.
Director: Jonathan Wilhelmsson | Stars: Holly Fraser, Glean De Goya, Bandit the Rabbit, Indiana Kwong
Votes: 64
35. The Fifth Facade: The Making of the Sydney Opera House (1973)
28 min | Documentary, Short
The Fifth Facade documents the history of this striking and imaginative building, from the selection of the site at Bennelong Point to the official opening in 1973.
Director: Donald Crombie | Stars: Jørn Utzon, Sam Wanamaker
36. State Memorial for Barry Humphries (2023 TV Special)
100 min | News
Late-Australian comedy legend, artist and entertainer Barry Humphries's formal farewell at a New South Wales state memorial held at the Sydney Opera House, following his passing in April 2022.
Stars: Barry Humphries, Philip Bacon, Cheryl Barker, Rob Brydon
37. Design 218 (1960 TV Movie)
33 min | Documentary
A documentary/discussion on Sydney's Opera House project.
Stars: Henry Ingham Ashworth, June Bronhill, Hayes Gordon, Neil Hutchinson
38. The 8th Wonder of the World (1973)
29 min | Documentary, Short
A documentary looking at the newly completed Sydney Opera House, produced at the time of the official opening in 1973. The film looks at the architecture, art and functions of the building with a specially composed orchestral score.
Director: William M. Carty | Stars: J. Griffen-Foley, Rolf Harris, Queen Elizabeth II
39. Ólafur Arnalds at Sydney Opera House (2016 Video)
7 min | Documentary, Short, Music
Director: Nunni Konn | Stars: Ólafur Arnalds, Viktor Orri Árnason, Natalya Bing, Milen Boubbov
40. Jørn Utzon: Clouds (1994 TV Movie)
72 min | Documentary, Biography
Director: Pi Michael | Star: Jørn Utzon
41. Kosky in Paradise (1995)
55 min | Documentary, Biography
Director: Melissa Rymer | Stars: Barrie Kosky, Robyn Archer, Ian Scobie
42. It's a Long Way There (1980 Video)
50 min | Music
Stars: Little River Band, Beeb Birtles, David Briggs, George McArdle
43. Monster or Miracle? Sydney Opera House (1973 TV Movie)
52 min | Documentary
A celebratory film about the construction and opening of the Sydney Opera House. Made just prior to the official opening in 1973, it traces the history of Bennelong Point and the ... See full summary »
Director: Bruce Beresford | Stars: Larry Sitsky, Jørn Utzon, Sam Wanamaker
44. Autopsy on a Dream (2013)
84 min | Documentary
For 45 years, the controversial 1968 BBC film Autopsy On A Dream was thought to be lost. But miraculously, a copy was discovered in the vaults of ABC Television by a researcher working on ... See full summary »
Director: John Weiley | Stars: Bob Ellis, Lee Perry, Will Ward
Votes: 13
45. Tosca: A Tale of Love and Torture (2000 TV Movie)
85 min | Documentary, Music
Director: Trevor Graham | Stars: Roderick Brydon, Joan Carden, Vincent Colgiuri, Cathy Dadd
46. The Dream of Perfection (2013)
27 min | Documentary, Short
THE DREAM OF PERFECTION is as extraordinary as its provocative subject matter, the dramatic story of the building of the Sydney Opera House, culminating in Utzon's departure from the ... See full summary »
Director: John Weiley
47. A Chair with a View (2008)
7 min | Short, Comedy
How Lady Elizabeth Macquarie lost her life attempting to secure funding for an opera house at Bennelong Point.
Director: Nigel Abbott | Stars: Mark Trevorrow, Jane Markey, Nell Schofield, William Yang
49. Bernstein in Australia (1974 TV Special)
48 min | Music
Leonard Bernstein conducts the New York Philharmonic at Sydney Opera House performing Tchaikovsky's Symphony number 6, "Pathetique".
Director: Noel Clark | Stars: Leonard Bernstein, New York Philharmonic
50. The Sydney Mystery (2003 Video Game)
Adventure, Mystery
Your uncle, a retired private investigator, has gone missing. Explore Sydney, Australia and find clues and people that can tell you more about his whereabouts.
Director: Brendan Reville | Stars: Nicolette Armansin, Liz Bourke, Karina Chin, Michael Chin