Movies by Bill Hunter
As part of the cast:
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The Cup (2011)
Cast: Brendan Gleeson, Stephen Curry, Daniel MacPherson …
Directed by: Simon Wincer
When his brother suffers a fatal fall seven days before Australia's prestigious Melbourne Cup, a young jockey gives everything he has to make history. The result is an inspiring tale of…
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The Square (2008)
Cast: David Roberts, Claire van der Boom, Joel Edgerton …
Directed by: Nash Edgerton
Bored with married life, a middle-aged man devises a dangerous scheme to steal a large sum of money and run away with his beautiful young mistress. But the plan soon hits more than a few…
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Australia (2008)
Cast: Hugh Jackman, Nicole Kidman, David Wenham …
Directed by: Baz Luhrmann
In the days leading up to World War II, Lady Sarah Ashley (Nicole Kidman) inherits a sprawling cattle ranch in northern Australia and reluctantly joins her rough-riding farmhand (Hugh…
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Kangaroo Jack (2003)
Cast: Jerry O'Connell, Anthony Anderson, Estella Warren …
Directed by: David McNally
Two hapless friends from Brooklyn are sent to Australia to deliver $100,000 in mob money -- which they accidentally give to a renegade kangaroo. Afraid of their fate if they fail,…
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A Difficult Woman (1999)
Cast: Caroline Goodall, Peter Feeney, Martin Jacobs …
Directed by: Tony Tilse
Anne (Caroline Goodall) is a successful pathologist for a top pharmaceutical corporation, and her life couldn't be better. That is, until one of her oldest and dearest friends is…
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Race the Sun (1996)
Cast: Halle Berry, James Belushi, Casey Affleck …
Directed by: Charles T. Kanganis
Ready, set, go! In this fact-based film, a spunky high school teacher (Halle Berry) in Hawaii spurs a group of underachieving working-class kids to enter a statewide race of solar-powered…
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The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (1994)
Cast: Terence Stamp, Guy Pearce, Hugo Weaving …
Directed by: Stephan Elliott
Invited to perform at a casino in remote Alice Springs, Australia, drag queens Mitzi (Hugo Weaving) and Felicia (Guy Pearce) and transsexual Bernadette (Terence Stamp) hit the road in a…
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Muriel's Wedding (1994)
Cast: Toni Collette, Rachel Griffiths, Daniel Lapaine …
Directed by: P.J. Hogan
Misfit Muriel (Toni Collette) has always escaped life by listening to ABBA ditties and dreaming about marriage. When she and her flighty friend Rhoda (Rachel Griffiths) leave small-town…
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Strictly Ballroom (1992)
Cast: Paul Mercurio, Tara Morice, Bill Hunter …
Directed by: Baz Luhrmann
Dumped by his partner just before a major dance competition, gifted hoofer Scott Hastings (Paul Mercurio) is forced to take a graceless neophyte (Tara Morice) as his new partner. But much to…
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Rikky and Pete (1988)
Cast: Stephen Kearney, Nina Landis, Tetchie Agbayani …
Directed by: Nadia Tass
Feeling like outcasts in their own hometown, eccentric siblings Rikky (Nina Landis) and Pete (Stephen Kearney) set out to find a place more suitable to set down roots. They eventually land in…
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Rebel (1985)
Cast: Matt Dillon, Debra Byrne, Bryan Brown …
Directed by: Michael Jenkins
While recuperating from battle wounds in World War II Australia, U.S. Marine Rebel (Matt Dillon) secretly plots to go AWOL and flee the country. But his plan hits a snag when he unexpectedly…
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The Hit (1984)
Cast: John Hurt, Tim Roth, Terence Stamp …
Directed by: Stephen Frears
After living in Spain for a decade, English mobster-turned-informant Willie (Terence Stamp) finds his sun-drenched retirement interrupted by two hit men -- Braddock (John Hurt) and his…
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The Return of Captain Invincible (1983)
Cast: Alan Arkin, Christopher Lee, Kate Fitzpatrick …
Directed by: Philippe Mora
What happens to superheroes when they become has-beens? Captain Invincible, exiled from the U.S. during the McCarthy era, is now a hopeless alcoholic bum living in Australia. But when the…
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Newsfront (1978)
Cast: Bill Hunter, Wendy Hughes, Gerard Kennedy …
Directed by: Phillip Noyce
This captivating film tells the story of the many unsung newsreel cameramen and reporters who worked in postwar Australia before the arrival of television, when a news-hungry population…
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Mad Dog Morgan (1976)
Cast: Dennis Hopper, Jack Thompson, David Gulpilil …
Directed by: Philippe Mora
Ruthless bounty hunters scour Australia's harsh outback for infamous outlaw Mad Dog Morgan in this thriller based on the life of the Irishman who immigrated during the 1800s gold rush.