List of Australian films of 1996

List of Australian films of 1996 contains a detailed list of films created in Australia in the year 1996.

1996

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Title Director Cast Genre Notes
Baniyala: The Yirrkala Film Project Ian Dunlop Wokuthi Marawali, Mootapuie Documentary Filmed at Baniyala, NT
Billal Tom Zubrycki Documentary
The Birds Do a Magnificent Tune Chris Windmill Short
Bits & Pieces Simon Klaebe Jeremy Callaghan, Drayton Morley Short
Black Man Down Bill McCrow Andrew Booth, Karen Crone, David Hudson Short
Black Sun Amanda Jane Bernard Curry, Raelee Hill, Brigid Kelly Short
Body Corporate Stephen Cummins Short
Boy-Girl, Boy-Girl Stephen Cummins, Ira Sachs, Sara Whiteley Short
Brilliant Lies Richard Franklin Gia Carides, Anthony LaPaglia, Zoe Carides Drama
Cabbie of the Year Michael Connolly Steve Adams, Steve Adams, Chris Haywood Short
Call Me Sal Arianna Bosi Sally Cooper, Jennifer Jarman-Walker, Geoffrey Rush Short
Children of the Revolution Peter Duncan Judy Davis, Sam Neill, F. Murray Abraham Comedy / Drama
Cinema Cinema Maani Petgar Mohsen Makhmalbaf, Ulu Grosbard (uncredited), Jennifer Jason Leigh (uncredited) Documentary
Cliché Steve Le Marquand Steve Le Marquand, Paul Lum Short
Come as You Are Emma-Kate Croghan, Brad McGann John Bal, Bridget Haire, Ron Walker Short
Così Mark Joffe Ben Mendelsohn, Barry Otto, Toni Collette Comedy / Drama
The Cuckoo Gerald Thompson Short
Dating the Enemy Megan Simpson Huberman Guy Pearce, Claudia Karvan, Matt Day, Lisa Hensley, Pippa Grandison Comedy / Fantasy
Dead Heart Nick Parsons Bryan Brown, Ernie Dingo, Angie Milliken Drama / Mystery
Down Rusty Down John Curran Tex Perkins, Noah Taylor, Bob Ellis Short
Faggots Are for Burning Barry McKay Short
Film Noir Michael Liu Giles Morton, Peter Rush, Simon Westaway Short
Fistful of Flies Monica Pellizzari Dina Panozzo, John Lucantonio, Anna Volska Drama
Floating Life Clara Law Annette Shun Wah, Annie Yip Drama
Flying Over Mother Michael James Rowland Ben McIvor, Jennifer Cloher, Luke Quinton Short
Freestyle David Lowe Mary-Lou Stewart, Roy Billing, Monique Spanbrook Short
Happy Little Vegemites: Unauthorized Colin Mowbray James McKenna Short
Hotel de Love Craig Rosenberg Aden Young, Saffron Burrows Comedy
Idiot Box David Caesar Ben Mendelsohn, Jeremy Sims Drama
Indulgence Glenn Fraser Angela Maier, Cameron McAuliffe, Kristi Street Short
The Inner Sanctuary Chris Clarke Brett Climo, Gerard Kennedy, Samuel Johnson Drama
It Never Rains Brad McGann Kane McNay Short
L'Araignée Brad Hayward Short
The Legend of Fred Paterson Jonathan Dawson Harold Hopkins Documentary
Let Me Die, Again Leone Knight Short
Life Lawrence Johnston John Brumpton, David Tredinnick, Kevin Hopkins Drama
Little White Lies Pauline Chan Mimi Rogers, Andrew McFarlane, Temuera Morrison Crime / Thriller
Loaded Kieran Darcy-Smith, Nash Edgerton Kieran Darcy-Smith, Joel Edgerton, Nash Edgerton Short
Love and Other Catastrophes Emma-Kate Croghan Frances O'Connor Alice Garner Radha Mitchell Matthew Dyktynski Matt Day Comedy / Romance
Love Serenade Shirley Barrett Miranda Otto, Rebecca Frith Comedy Screened at the 1996 Cannes Film Festival
Lust and Revenge Paul Cox Nicholas Hope, Gosia Dobrowolska, Claudia Karvan Comedy / Drama
Margaret Star: A Fall from Grace Annabelle Murphy Short
The Mini-skirted Dynamo Rivka Hartman Dora Bialestock, Rivka Hartman, Ian McFadyen Documentary
Mr. Reliable Nadia Tass Colin Friels, Jacqueline McKenzie, Ken Radley Comedy aka: "My Entire Life"
My Forgotten Man Frank Howson Guy Pearce, Steven Berkoff, Claudia Karvan Biography aka: "Flynn"
My Second Car Stuart McDonald Ernie Gray, Kevin Harrington, Tony Rickards Short
Natural Justice: Heat Scott Hartford-Davis Steve BastoniDavid DaviesPeter Finlay Drama
Not Fourteen Again Gillian Armstrong Kerry Carlson, Diana Doman, Josie Petersen Documentary
Offspring Richard Ryan Chantal Contouri, Robert Mammone, Gabrielle Fitzpatrick Drama / Thriller
Once Clea Frost Short
Pact[1] Short
Page 73 Jeff Darling Cathy Campbell, Rel Hunt, Joshua Rosenthal Short
Parklands Kathryn Millard Cate Blanchett, Tony Martin Drama
The Phantom Simon Wincer Billy Zane, Kristy Swanson, Catherine Zeta-Jones Action / Afventure
The Quiet Room Rolf de Heer Celine O'Leary, Chloe Ferguson, Paul Blackwell Drama Entered into the 1996 Cannes Film Festival
Rats in the Ranks Robin Anderson, Bob Connolly Larry Hand Documentary
River Street Tony Mahood Aden Young, Bill Hunter, Essie Davis Comedy / Drama
Savageries Marcella Paolacci Karen Colston, Hayley Prior, Annie Wilson Short
Shine Scott Hicks Geoffrey Rush, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Justin Braine Biography / Drama
Shooting the Breeze Christina Andreef Andrea Moor, Anthony Lawrence Short
Spirits of the Carnival Gregory Read John Gaden Documentary
Susie Is a Fish Carla Drago Documentary
Tease Hayley Cloake Cazerine Barry, John Howard Short
A Thin Life Frank Howson Tommy Dysart Comedy
This Film Is a Dog Jonathan Ogilvie Quinn Hud, Phoenix Arizona, Peter Johnson Short
To Have and to Hold John Hillcoat Tchéky Karyo, Rachel Griffiths, Steve Jacobs Mystery / Thriller
Tragic But True Malcolm Burt Short
Turning April Geoff Bennett Tushka Bergen, Aaron Blabey, Kenneth Welsh Drama
Two Bob Mermaid Darlene Johnson Carrie Prosser, Tessa Leahy, Jie Pitman Short
Uncle Adam Elliot William McInnes, John Flaus Short
Urban Fairytale Michelle Mahrer Arlo Duff, Angela Idealism, Bernd Naber Short
What I Have Written John Hughes Martin Jacobs, Gillian Jones Drama Entered into the 46th Berlin International Film Festival
Whipping Boy Di Drew Sigrid Thornton, Temuera Morrison, Tammy Macintosh Thriller / Drama / Crime
Wild Australia: The Edge John Weiley Hugo Weaving, Mark Baker, Hayley Pero Short
The Winner Alex Cox Rebecca De Mornay, Vincent D'Onofrio, Richard Edson Comedy / Crime
Zone 39 John Tatoulis Peter Phelps, Carolyn Bock, William Zappa Sci-Fi

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Pact (1995) - The Screen Guide - Screen Australia". screenaustralia.gov.au. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
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