Jack Thompson
Actor
- Libido (1973)
- Dir. Tim Burstall, Fred Schepisi, David Baker
Feat. Jack Thompson, Robyn Nevin, Judy Morris
- A straight–faced portmanteau film, with each of four tales centring around themes of eroticism and emotional betrayal.
Scripted by four…
- Kojak Collection, The (The Marcus-Nelson Murders, The Belarus File, The Price of Justice) (1973-1987)
- Dir. Joseph Sargent, Robert Markowitz, Alan Metzger
Feat. Telly Savalas, Marjoe Gortner, Jose Ferrer…
- Telly Savalas stars as the tough but witty sleuth who became a small screen icon in the 1970's. This set features the three feature–length TV…
- Sunday Too Far Away (1975)
- Dir. Ken Hannam
Feat. Jack Thompson
- One the hidden treasures of 70s Australian cinema, set around a desolate Outback shearing quarters, where Jack Thompson tries to organise the…
- Mad Dog Morgan (1976)
- Dir. Phillipe Mora
Feat. Dennis Hopper, David Gulpilil, Jack Thompson…
- Graphic, mostly entertaining account of the exploits of bushranger Daniel Morgan, who terrorised the Australian goldfields in the 19th…
- Caddie (1976)
- Dir. Donald Crombie
Feat. Helen Morse, Drew Forsythe, Jack Thompson…
- Key film of the Australian cinema renaissance with Helen Morse exceptional as a young solo mother struggling to get by in a male dominated…
- Breaker Morant (1979)
- 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.
- Club, The (1980)
- Dir. Bruce Beresford
Feat. Jack Thompson, Graham Kennedy, Frank Wilson
- Doing for Australian Rules football what DON'S PARTY did for Australian politics, this examines in brawling, bawdy detail the behind–scenes…
- Bad Blood (1981)
- Dir. Mike Newell
Feat. Jack Thompson, Carol Burns, Denis Lill
- A gripping drama based on the factual account of Stan Graham, who in 1941 murdered four policemen and sparked one of the greatest manhunts in New…
- Man from Snowy River , The (1981)
- Dir. George Miller
Feat. Kirk Douglas, Jack Thompson
- Sterling entertainment in the old fashioned sense, this Western has both spectacle and a big–hearted story of a man who must prove himself to…
- Woman Called Golda, A (1982)
- Dir. Alan Gibson
Feat. Ingrid Bergman, Ned Beatty, Judy Davis…
- Much–praised biopic in which Ingrid Bergman gives her final performance as Israeli Prime Minister and so–called "mother of Israel', Golda…
- Waterfront (Mini-series) (1983)
- Dir. Chris Thompson
Feat. Jack Thompson, Greta Scacchi
- Intense mini–series depiction of labour relations hotting–up on the Melbourne waterfront in post–WWII Australia. Jack Thompson…
- Burke and Wills (1985)
- Dir. Graeme Clifford
Feat. Jack Thompson, Nigel Havers, Greta Scacchi
- True blue Aussie classic chronicling the famous journey of two ill–prepared explorers across the unforgiving outback.
- Ground Zero (1987)
- Dir. Bruce Myles, Michael Pattinson
Feat. Colin Friels, Jack Thompson, Donald Pleasence
- Colin Friels reveals a high–level government cover–up involving radioactive contamination in this brisk Australian thriller. Based on…
- Wind (1992)
- Dir. Carroll Ballard
Feat. Matthew Modine, Jennifer Grey, Cliff Robertson…
- Matthew Modine and Jennifer Grey play a yachtie couple determined to win the America's cup from the Ozzies.
- Far Off Place, A (1993)
- Dir. Mikael Soloman
Feat. Reese Witherspoon, Ethan Randall, Jack Thompson…
- Quality drama follows two teenagers across the African desert after they witness a poacher's deadly assault. Superb location photography, but maybe…
- Sum of Us, The (1994)
- Dir. Kevin Dowling, Geoff Burton
Feat. Jack Thompson, Russell Crowe
- Jack Thompson and Russell Crowe star in this screen adaptation of David Stevens' heralded stageplay as the ultra–liberal widower and his…
- Flight of the Albatross (1995)
- Dir. Werner Meyer
Feat. Julia Brendler, Jack Thompson
- Teenager Julia Brendler migrates from Germany to New Zealand to renuite with her mother, a scientist studying the albatross colony on a remote island.
- Broken Arrow (1996)
- Dir. John Woo
Feat. John Travolta, Christian Slater, Samantha Mathis…
- When John Travolta nicks off with a couple of nuclear warheads, its enough to transform his (former) air–force buddy (Christian Slater) into…
- Last Dance (1996)
- Dir. Bruce Beresford
Feat. Sharon Stone, Rob Morrow, Randy Quaid…
- In some kind of bid for dramatic range, Sharon Stone tackles the important issues – as a woman on death row – but no amount of Clairol…
- Under the Lighthouse Dancing (1996)
- Dir. Graeme Rattigan
Feat. Jack Thompson, Jacqueline McKenzie
- Jack Thompson and Jaqueline McKenzie are fiances whose mystery–weekend on an idyllic Aussie island may or may not end in a surprise wedding.…
- Yolngu Boy (2000)
- Dir. Stephen Johnson
Feat. Jack Thompson
- Three contrasting aboriginal boys from Arnhem Land, North Australia undertake a harsh journey out of loyalty when the petrol–sniffing habits of…
- Magic Pudding, The (2000)
- Feat. Sam Neill, Geoffrey Rush, Hugo Weaving…
- Based on Norman Lindsay's hilarious classic book about Albert, a magic pudding and his three companions who must defend him against the Pudding…
- Oyster Farmer (2004)
- Dir. Anna Reeves
Feat. David Field, Jack Thompson, Kerry Armstrong…
- Richly steeped in atmospheric Aussie locales and boondock lingo, this appealing drama follows a footloose young man (O'Lachlan) from Sydney to care…
- December Boys (2007)
- Dir. Rod Hardy
Feat. Daniel Radcliffe, Jack Thompson, Kris McQuade…
- Sunbaked, nostalgic Aussie coming–of–age drama centred on four teenage orphans whose tight friendships are tested when a family looks…
- Ten Empty (2007)
- Dir. Anthony Hayes
Feat. Brendan Cowell, Jack Thompson, Lucy Bell…
- A prodigal son returning from Sydney to his suburban family home is forced to face up to the stark reality of a father and brother struggling to cope…
- Australia (2008)
- 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…
- Great Gatsby, The (2013)
- Dir. Baz Luhrmann
Feat. Leonardo DiCaprio, Tobey Maguire, Carey Mulligan…
- Noisy, impetuous, boisterous, the film suffers from Luhrman’s usual ADHD direction. It’s as if he can’t bring himself to just let the camera…
- Mystery Road (2013)
- Dir. Ivan Sen
Feat. Aaron Pedersen, Hugo Weaving, Ryan Kwanten…
- In this sparse and evocative Outback murder mystery, a detective returns to his fractured hometown to investigate the death of a young girl.
- Around the Block (2013)
- Dir. Sarah Spillane
Feat. Christina Ricci, Daniel Henshall, Jack Thompson…
- Christina Ricci plays a tough but compassionate teacher working in Sydney's Redfern suburb who is drawn to a troubled aboriginal student with a…
- Bonnie and Clyde (TV Mini-Series) (2013)
- Dir. Bruce Beresford
Feat. Emile Hirsch, Holliday Grainger, Sarah Hyland…
- The legend of depression era outlaws Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker is given the full treatment in this evocative History Channel drama.
- Devil's Playground, The (TV Series) (2014)
- Feat. Simon Burke, Morgana Davies, John Noble…
- Psychological thriller set 35 years after the events of Fred Schepisi's classic follows that films protagonist as he finds himself working as a…
- Ruben Guthrie (2015)
- Dir. Brendan Cowell
Feat. Patrick Brammall, Alex Dimitriades, Abbey Lee…
- A comedic examination of Australian drinking culture follows a boozy ad–man as he struggles to keep of the sauce in order to win back his…
- Light 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…
- High Ground (2020)
- Dir. Stephen Johnson
Feat. Jacob Junior Nayinggul, Simon Baker, Callan Mulvey…
- Set against the stunning landscapes of 1930s Arnhem Land, this confronting Ozzie Western (also affectionately known as "Meat Pie" Westerns)…