indigenous australians movies

The Sapphires (2012)
6.8 / 10

Comedy, Drama

It's 1968, and four young, talented Australian Aboriginal girls learn about love, friendship and war when they entertain the US troops in Vietnam as...

Tanna (2015)
6.7 / 10

Romance, Drama

In a traditional tribal society in the South Pacific, a young girl, Wawa, falls in love with her chief’s grandson, Dain. When an inter-tribal war...

The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith (1978)
6.726 / 10

Crime, Drama, History

The true story of a part Aboriginal man who finds the pressure of adapting to white culture intolerable, and as a result snaps in a violent and...

Where the Green Ants Dream (1984)
6.9 / 10

Drama

The Australian Aborigines (in this film anyway) believe that this is the place where the green ants go to dream, and that if their dreams are...

Mabo (2012)
7.6 / 10

Drama, TV Movie, History

Mabo tells the story of one of Australia's national heroes - Eddie Koiki Mabo, the Torres Strait Islander who left school at age 15, yet spearheaded...

The Flood (2020)
4.4 / 10

Drama, Thriller, History

When Jarah loses her husband, her child, her land and her innocence she embarks on a brutal journey of of retribution and revenge that transforms...

Nulla Nulla (2015)
7.6 / 10

Comedy

Fresh out of the academy, White Cop experiences his first taste of Aboriginal community life, as Black Cop puts him to the test.

Ground Zero (1987)
6.3 / 10

Thriller, Drama, Mystery, Action

A second generation cameraman in Australia finds evidence that his father had filmed a nuclear test that allowed aboriginies to be exposed to and...

Killer Native (2019)
6 / 10

Horror

A bitingly wicked take on first contact between British settlers and Aboriginal people – and zombies.

Serenades (2001)
5 / 10

Drama, Romance

Set in the 1890s in the central desert region of Australia, 'Serenades' tells the tale of Jila who is conceived when her Afghan cameleer father wins...

The Moogai (2020)
6 / 10

Horror

Moogai is Bundjalung for ‘ghost’, and it is precisely a moogai that intrudes on the quiet home life of Sarah, Fergus and their newborn baby.

Sweet As (2023)
6 / 10

Drama

With problems on the home front, 15-year-old Murra is on the verge of lashing out. That is, until her policeman uncle thwarts her self-destructive...

Ablaze (2022)
10 / 10

Documentary

A feature documentary about opera singer Tiriki Onus who finds a 70-year-old silent film believed to be made by his grandfather, Aboriginal leader...

Audrey Napanangka (2023)
8 / 10

Documentary

The story of a Warlpiri woman, Audrey, and her Sicilian partner Santo as they navigate through colonial systems to keep the children they care for...

Gurrumul (2018)
7 / 10

Documentary, Music

Blind from birth, Dr G Yunupingu found his identity through song and the haunting voice that has already become legend. His debut album introduced...

Freeman (2020)
0 / 10

Documentary

The story of a nation coming together around Indigenous athlete Cathy Freeman who delivered when it mattered on the greatest stage on earth. 20 years...

Crocodile Dreaming (2007)
0 / 10

Crocodile Dreaming is a modern day supernatural myth about two estranged brothers, played by iconic Indigenous actors David Gulpill and Tom E. Lewis....

Endangered (2005)
0 / 10

Documentary

Are eligible Indigenous bachelors an endangered demographic in the 21st century? That’s the question cheekily posed by Tracey Rigney’s debut...

Closed Doors (2019)
0 / 10

Horror, Drama

In search of his missing daughter, a young father must deal with his destructive actions and fears or lose everything he has.

Mimi (2002)
5.5 / 10

Comedy

A white collector of Aboriginal art gets a shock when the Mimi sculpture she purchased comes to life.