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1. Candy (2006)
R | 108 min | Drama, Romance
A poet falls in love with an art student who gravitates to his bohemian lifestyle -- and his love of heroin. Hooked as much on one another as they are on the drug, their relationship alternates between states of oblivion, self-destruction, and despair.
Director: Neil Armfield | Stars: Heath Ledger, Abbie Cornish, Geoffrey Rush, Tom Budge
Votes: 47,836 | Gross: $0.04M
2. Holding the Man (2015)
Unrated | 127 min | Biography, Drama, History
The warm, funny and achingly sad story of the 15-year-long love affair between Timothy Conigrave and the boy he fell in love with at high school, John Caleo.
Director: Neil Armfield | Stars: Ryan Corr, Sarah Snook, Francesco Ferdinandi, Craig Stott
Votes: 13,404
3. Sweetie (1989)
R | 97 min | Comedy, Drama
An introspective young woman's life is upturned by the arrival of her maladjusted sister.
Director: Jane Campion | Stars: Geneviève Lemon, Karen Colston, Tom Lycos, Jon Darling
Votes: 5,398 | Gross: $0.94M
4. The Metropolitan Opera HD Live (2006– )
Not Rated | 128 min | Musical
Live performances of operas from New York's Metropolitan Opera.
Stars: Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Metropolitan Opera Chorus, Metropolitan Opera Ballet, Renée Fleming
Votes: 173
5. Australian Story (1996– )
30 min | Documentary, Biography
Putting the 'real' back into reality TV, the award-winning series with no narrator and no agendas, just authentic stories told in people's own words. For 26 years we have been telling the stories of extraordinary Australians.
Stars: Caroline Jones, Leigh Sales, Eddie Perfect, Wayne Bennett
Votes: 140
6. Otto by Otto (2024)
94 min | Documentary | Completed
Inspired to make an original, intimate family portrait, Gracie Otto directs a feature length documentary on her father, Barry Otto, whose career in Australian theatre, film and television ... See full summary »
Director: Gracie Otto | Stars: Miranda Otto, Baz Luhrmann, Gracie Otto, Brendan Cowell
7. Dead Heart (1996)
104 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
A no holds barred look into the gaping divisions which exist within an Aboriginal settlement in outback Australia. These separations split the inhabitants, straining relationships until something has to give.
Director: Nick Parsons | Stars: Bryan Brown, Ernie Dingo, Angie Milliken, Gnarnayarrahe Waitairie
Votes: 302
8. Twelfth Night (1986)
117 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Shakespeare's comedy about twins, Viola and Sebastian, shipwrecked on the island of Illyria.
Director: Neil Armfield | Stars: Gillian Jones, Ivar Kants, Jacquy Phillips, Peter Cummins
Votes: 114
9. National Theatre Live: I'm Not Running (2019)
160 min | Drama
Pauline Gibson has spent her life as a doctor, the inspiring leader of a local health campaign. When she crosses paths with her old boyfriend, a stalwart loyalist in Labour Party politics, she's faced with an agonising decision.
Directors: Neil Armfield, Robin Lough | Stars: Sian Brooke, Owen Findlay, Alex Hassell, Harry Long
Votes: 58
10. Radiance (1998)
83 min | Drama
Three sisters reunite after some years apart, for their mother's funeral. Cressy (Maza), the eldest of the three, is a diva - an opera singer who is reluctant to visit the past and ... See full summary »
Director: Rachel Perkins | Stars: Deborah Mailman, Trisha Morton-Thomas, Rachael Maza, Russell Kiefel
Votes: 353
11. The Marriage of Figaro (2010)
183 min | Musical
Directors: Neil Armfield, Cameron Kirkpatrick | Stars: Teddy Tahu Rhodes, Taryn Fiebig, Peter Coleman-Wright, Rachelle Durkin
Votes: 9
12. Naked: Stories of Men (1996– )
60 min | Drama
Anthology series of contemporary dramas centred on the theme of masculinity and what it means to be a man in the world today.
Stars: Skye Wansey, Simon Baker, Hugo Weaving, Chris Haywood
Votes: 24
13. Candy: Deleted Scenes (2006 Video)
7 min | Short, Drama
Director: Neil Armfield | Stars: Abbie Cornish, Heath Ledger, Geoffrey Rush
14. The Ham Funeral (1990 TV Movie)
120 min | Drama
A theatre performance of the play filmed on the Sydney Theatre Company stage.
Directors: Neil Armfield, Virginia Lumsden | Stars: Kerry Walker, Max Cullen, Tyler Coppin, Pamela Rabe
15. The Castanet Club (1991)
85 min | Comedy, Musical
An eccentric troupe of comedians is hired to replace a popular entertainer after he backs out of a scheduled performance.
Director: Neil Armfield | Stars: Angela Moore, Lana Caruso, Penny Biggins, Peter Mahony
Votes: 19
16. Edens Lost (1988 TV Movie)
180 min | Drama, History
Angus, 17, alone, orphaned, restless, is bored with his dreary life in the city. Drawn by the fascination of the off-beat St. James family, he goes to live with them in the Blue Mountains.
Director: Neil Armfield | Stars: Julia Blake, Linda Cropper, Victoria Longley, Arthur Dignam
Votes: 17
17. Being Brendo (2012–2013)
Comedy
Everything from BDSM to drag queens, gay bashings to gay-bies. In 'Being Brendo', being gay is just the beginning.
Stars: Tristan Meecham, Nathan Strauss, Gary Abrahams, Jono Burns
Votes: 27
18. The Turn of the Screw: Britten (1991 TV Movie)
113 min | Horror, Music
Director: Greg Shears | Stars: Eilene Hannan, Margaret Haggart, Anson Austin, Wendy Dixon
Votes: 15
19. The Eighth Wonder (1995 TV Movie)
Drama, Musical
Australian opera based on the real-life saga of the building of the world-famous, iconic Sydney Opera House.
Director: Neil Armfield | Stars: David Hobson, Clare Gormley, John Pringle, Roger Lemke
Votes: 7
20. Raising the Curtain (2012)
Documentary
Australia's live theatre history brought to life in this landmark series. From humble beginnings amidst convict enclaves to a future bright with internationally recognized stars and ... See full summary »
Stars: Cate Blanchett, Geoffrey Rush, Ewen Leslie, Barry Humphries
21. Glyndebourne: Hamlet (2017)
163 min
Brett Dean's multi-award-winning opera received its world premiere at Glyndebourne Festival 2017.
Director: François Roussillon | Stars: Vladimir Jurowski, Allan Clayton, Rodney Gilfry, David Butt Philip
22. Getting Their Acts Together (2020)
58 min | Documentary
Filmed across the world's pre-eminent arts festivals, artistic directors Neil Armfield and Rachel Healy will face injury, tragedy and an impending pandemic to deliver the 2020 Adelaide ... See full summary »
Director: Richard Jasek | Stars: Neil Armfield, Annabel Crabb, Rachel Healy
23. David Gulpilil: Personal Stories (2021 Video)
37 min | Documentary, Short, Biography
On the evening of May 24th, 2021 the Sydney film and TV community came together at the Ritz Cinemas for a special preview screening of the new Australian documentary "My Name Is Gulpilil'. ... See full summary »
Stars: Sandy George, Molly Reynolds, Leah Purcell, Craig Ruddy
24. Candy: Interview Featurette with Director and Writer (2006 Video)
5 min | Short, Music
Stars: Neil Armfield, Luke Davies, Abbie Cornish, Margaret Fink
25. Lanfranchi's Memorial Discotheque (2010)
53 min | Documentary
After property development forces the closure of Sydney's favourite artist-run performance space, where will the city breed its cultural DNA?
Director: Richard Baron | Stars: Lucas Abela, Tega Brain, Alex Davies, Chris Fox
Votes: 18
26. Candy: Behind the Scenes (2006 Video)
6 min | Short, Talk-Show
Stars: Neil Armfield, Abbie Cornish, Heath Ledger, Geoffrey Rush
27. Opera Australia's Golden Jubilee (2006 TV Movie)
55 min | Documentary, Music
Celebrating 50 years of The Australian Opera/Opera Australia.
Director: Edwina Throsby | Stars: Neil Armfield, Anson Austin, Opera Australia, Richard Bonynge
Votes: 7
28. Candy: The Path to Wild Abandon (2006 Video)
3 min | Short, Talk-Show
Stars: Neil Armfield, Abbie Cornish, Luke Davies, Heath Ledger
29. Candy: Interview Featurette with Director and Writer (2006 Video)
29 min | Short, Talk-Show
Director: Danielle Karalus | Stars: Neil Armfield, Luke Davies, Abbie Cornish, Margaret Fink
30.
Naked: Stories of Men (1996– )
Episode:
Fisherman's Wake
(1996)
Drama
A young man returns to his childhood home to bury his father, a ritual act in his own rite of passage towards manhood. The father who taught his son about courage and love is the same man who taught him a sense of fear and how to hate.
Director: Neil Armfield | Stars: Chris Haywood, Linden Wilkinson, Andrew McDonell, Shayne Foote
31.
Naked: Stories of Men (1996– )
Episode:
Coral Island
(1996)
Drama
A school reunion brings together four men in their late thirties. In an atmosphere where the tender experiences of youth are present and childhood attachments and betrayals still cause pain... See full summary »
Director: Neil Armfield | Stars: Hugo Weaving, Frank Whitten, Joss McWilliam, Tim McKenzie
Votes: 5
32.
Being Brendo (2012–2013)
Episode:
Then and Now
(2013)
Comedy
Director: Neil Armfield | Stars: Tristan Meecham, Gary Abrahams, Andrew Gray, Rob Snarski
33.
The Metropolitan Opera HD Live (2006– )
Episode:
Brett Dean: Hamlet
(2022)
Not Rated | Musical
Director: Habib Azar | Stars: Nicholas Carter, Christine Goerke, Allan Clayton, Rodney Gilfry
Votes: 8
34.
Australian Story (1996– )
Episode:
Candy Man - Part 2
(2017)
Documentary, Biography
Having pulled himself from the depths of heroin addiction at the beginning of 1990, Luke set about rebuilding his life and career. He wrote Candy, a semi-autobiographical account of his ... See full summary »
Stars: Bob Adamson, Neil Armfield, Megan Bannister, Karen Brien