Australia

2008 · Directed by Baz Luhrmann

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 by Japanese forces firsthand.

adventure drama war

Cast: Nicole Kidman, Hugh Jackman, Essie Davis, Bryan Brown, Ben Mendelsohn, David Wenham, Yuen Wah, David Gulpilil, Jacek Koman, Bruce Spence

Rating: 6.573/10 from 2,012 votes