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6.6
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6.8

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Critic Roger Ebert
rated 8

...what a gorgeous film, what strong performances, what exhilarating images and -- yes, what sweeping romantic melodrama. The kind of movie that is a movie, with all that the word promises and implies.

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Cast & Crew

Baz Luhrmann
Director
Yuen Wah
As Sing Song
Nicole Kidman
As Lady Sarah Ashley
Bryan Brown
As King Carney
Jack Thompson
As Kipling Flynn
Hugh Jackman
As The Drover
David Wenham
As Neil Fletcher
Ben Mendelsohn
As Captain Dutton

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Lady Sarah Ashley, a high-society Englishwoman, inherits a vast cattle ranch in northern Australia in the late 1930s. To protect her new property from a greedy businessman, she teams up with an independent drover and embarks on an arduous cattle drive across the unforgiving landscape. Along the way, they face challenges such as harsh weather conditions and dangerous wildlife. As they journey onward, the Drover's rugged exterior hides a dark past that gradually reveals itself to Lady Sarah. Through their adventures and experiences together, they develop an unlikely bond despite their vastly different backgrounds and personalities. As World War II looms closer with Japanese forces bombing Darwin, Lady Sarah and the Drover must confront not only their enemies but also their inner demons to find hope for themselves for themselves amidst chaos.

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You can stream Australia on: Disney+ Apple TV Amazon Store Rakuten TV Sky Store

What movies are similar to Australia? Toggle content

Some movies that have similar genres and were produced around the same time as Australia include The Cutting Edge: Chasing the Dream, Blue Lagoon: The Awakening, Aladin, Beyond Borders, The Legend of Zorro, The King Maker.

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Australia was released in theaters on December 26, 2008.