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Bryan Brown

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Thorn Birds, The (TV Mini-series)Thorn Birds, The (TV Mini-series) (1977) Recommended
Dir. Daryl Duke
Feat. Richard Chamberlain, Rachel Ward, Barbara Stanwyck
Over–ambitious priest Richard Chamberlain is exiled to Australia, where he becomes embroiled in the dynastic power struggles of a wealthy…
NewsfrontNewsfront (1978)
Dir. Phillip Noyce
Feat. Bill Hunter, Wendy Hughes, Chris Haywood
Picture perfect if conservative account of the newsreel professionals who became obsolete by the advent of television in the late 1950s. The episodic…
Money Movers (1978) Recommended
Dir. Bruce Beresford
Feat. Terence Donovan, Bryan Brown
Violent thriller has a group of security–guards arranging an inside–job, while the police and criminal–world circle like vultures…
Irishman, TheIrishman, The (1978)
Dir. Donald Crombie
Feat. Michael Craig, Robyn Nevin, Simon Burke
Rousing tale of hard living Irish teamster Paddy Doolan whose refusal to acquiesce to fashionable new technology pushes his family close to ruin in…
Breaker MorantBreaker Morant (1979) Aro Favourite
Dir. Bruce Beresford
Feat. Edward Woodward, Jack Thompson, Bryan Brown
An unjust court–martial in the Boer War provides much tension in one of the great Oz dramas.
StirStir (1980)
Dir. Stephen Wallace
Feat. Bryan Brown, Max Phipps, Dennis Miller
Grimily authentic prison drama (an Australian specialty) charts the brutality of the NSW penal system in the 1970s and the eventual consequence: mass…
Winter of Our DreamsWinter of Our Dreams (1981)
Dir. John Duigan
Feat. Judy Davis, Bryan Brown, Baz Luhrmann
A fiercely acted Australian drama, with Judy David as a drug–addicted prostitute looking for solace in a former 60s radical (Bryan Brown).
Far EastFar East (1982)
Dir. John Duigan
Feat. Bryan Brown, Helen Morse, John Bell
Colourful Aussie CASABLANCA set in the politically unstable Phillipines with Bryan Brown as a seedy disco bar owner and Helen Morse as the…
Umbrella Woman, TheUmbrella Woman, The (1986)
Dir. Ken Cameron
Feat. Rachel Ward, Sam Neill, Bryan Brown
Smalltown adultery in 30s Australia, with Rachel Ward and Sam Neill.
FXFX (F/X) (1986) Recommended
Dir. Robert Mandel
Feat. Bryan Brown, Brian Dennehy
Some ingenious set pieces and explosive effects highlight this superior action–suspenser. An FX expert is employed to fake the death of a VIP,…
Tai PanTai Pan (1986)
Dir. Daryl Duke
Feat. Bryan Brown, Joan Chen, Kyra Sedgwick
Colourful though largely missed attempt at adapting James Clavell's novel about the adventures of a rogue trader in 19th century Hong Kong . Despite…
CocktailCocktail (1988)
Dir. Roger Donaldson
Feat. Tom Cruise, Bryan Brown
Tom Cruise receives behind–the–bar cocktail tips from Bryan Brown. Slick comedy was an early box–office for kiwi dir. Donaldson.
Gorillas in the MistGorillas in the Mist (1988)
Dir. Michael Apted
Feat. Sigourney Weaver, Bryan Brown, Julie Harris
Impressive biopic of American primatologist Dian Fossey (Sigourney Weaver), who ventured to the volitile African jungle to study the…
FX 2FX 2 (1991)
Dir. Richard Franklin
Feat. Bryan Brown, Brian Dennehy
Far–fetched sequel has special effects genius Bryan Brown come out of retirement, only to become entangled in an elaborate police…
Dead HeartDead Heart (1996)
Dir. Nick Parsons
Feat. Bryan Brown, Ernie Dingo, Angie Milliken
An act of inter–racial infidelity leads to murder at a remote Aboriginal village. Outback cop Bryan Brown negotiates the tricky cultural divide…
Dear ClaudiaDear Claudia (1998)
Dir. Chris Cudlipp
Feat. Aleksandra Vujcic, Bryan Brown
Interesting premise has rural flying–postie Bryan Brown and hitchhiker Aleksandra Vujcic (BROKEN ENGLISH) plane–wrecked in remote parts,…
Two HandsTwo Hands (1999) Recommended
Dir. Gregor Jordan
Feat. Heath Ledger, Bryan Brown, Steve LaMarquand
Mobster Bryan Brown finds work for Heath Ledger's idle hands, who fumbles the ball and finds himself deep in the crapper… Overcoming the…
RiskRisk (2000) Recommended
Dir. Alan White
Feat. Tom Long, Bryan Brown, Claudia Karvan
With an assured sense of style and atmosphere, the dir. of ERSKINVILLE KINGS crafts a thriller with more than the usual depth. Tom Long is an…
Dirty DeedsDirty Deeds (2002)
Dir. David Caesar
Feat. Bryan Brown, John Goodman, Sam Neill
A brassy Aussie cousin to SNATCH, this fun Aussie thriller sees the thriving criminal empire of Bryan Brown in late 60s Sydney scouted by Mafia…
Along Came PollyAlong Came Polly (2004)
Dir. John Hamburg
Feat. Ben Stiller, Jennifer Anniston, Philip Seymour Hoffman
A control–freak meets chaos–personified in a NYC comedy that, while utterly familiar, cannot fail due to its stars and overall…
CactusCactus (2008)
Dir. Jasmine Yuen Carrucan
Feat. Travis McMahon, Bryan Brown, Shane Jacobson
Claustrophobic Aussie thriller pitting a kidnapper and his captive against each other in a battle of wills while travelling through the scorching…
AustraliaAustralia (2008) Recommended
Dir. Baz Luhrmann
Feat. Nicole Kidman, Hugh Jackman, David Wenham
Aussie golden boy Baz Luhrmann's larger–than–life epic sees an English aristocrat and cattle driver attempt to save an inherited outback…
Dean SpanleyDean Spanley (2008) Aro Favourite
Dir. Toa Fraser
Feat. Jeremy Northam, Sam Neill, Peter O'Toole
This Kiwi–British production cross–breed is a charmingly eccentric, surprisingly moving 'drawing room' drama set in Edwardian Britain in…
Beautiful KateBeautiful Kate (2009) Recommended
Dir. Rachel Ward
Feat. Ben Mendelsohn, Bryan Brown, Maeve Dermody
In her directing debut, seasoned actor Rachel Ward maturely handles this taboo–tinged story of an estranged son returning home to visit his…
Love BirdsLove Birds (2011) Recommended
Dir. Paul Murphy
Feat. Rhys Darby, Sally Hawkins, Emily Barclay
Chirpy, engaging Kiwi comedy with Rhys Darby as a recently jilted council worker whose nursing of a wounded duck leads to unexpected romance with…
Gods of EgyptGods of Egypt (2016)
Dir. Alex Proyas
Feat. Brenton Thwaites, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Gerard Butler
Ill–conceived fantasy epic in which a mortal hero must do battle with the god of darkness who has taken over the Egyptian empire.
Light Between Oceans, TheLight Between Oceans, The (2016)
Dir. Derek Cianfrance
Feat. Michael Fassbender, Alicia Vikander, Rachel Weisz
An elegant sweeping melodrama set in post–WWI Western Australia about a lighthouse keeper and his wife who raise a baby they rescue from an…
Red Dog: True BlueRed Dog: True Blue (2016)
Dir. Kriv Stenders
Feat. Jason Isaacs, Levi Miller, Bryan Brown
Prequel to the iconic Aussie hit RED DOG set in remote Western Australia and following the exploits of a scrappy, one–of–a–kind dog…
Sweet CountrySweet Country (2017) Recommended
Dir. Warwick Thornton
Feat. Hamilton Morris, Sam Neill, Bryan Brown
A sparse and beautifully shot film from the director of SAMSON AND DELILAH, telling a profound morality tale of almost biblical proportions, and…
Palm BeachPalm Beach (2019)
Dir. Rachel Ward
Feat. Bryan Brown, Sam Neill, Aaron Jeffery
Veteran Australian actor Rachel Ward directs this ensemble comedy in which lifelong friends of a privileged class reunite for a party at Sydney's…

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