Best Australian family movies
A curated collection of popular family movies from Australia.
H2O: Just Add Water: Metamorphosis (2009)
H2O: Just Add Water: Metamorphosis (2009)
130-minute edit of the first three episodes of the Australian TV Show 'H2O: Just Add Water'. Three teenagers (Cleo, Emma & Rikki) become mermaids after discovering a moon pool on Mako Island. The girls must learn to control their new powers and hide their secrets.
The Wind in the Willows (1988)
The Wind in the Willows (1988)
Based on Kenneth Grahame's classic children's yarn, this charming animated tale follows four colorful talking critters: the blithe Mr. Toad, the sensible Mole, the urbane Rat and the cranky but insightful Badger. When Mr. Toad's passion for cars lands him in dutch, it's up to his three woodland cohorts to bail him out and restore his reputation by outfoxing a horde of underhanded weasels.
Sherlock Holmes and a Study in Scarlet (1983)
Sherlock Holmes and a Study in Scarlet (1983)
Holmes & Watson have one baffling clue to help them track down the crime of an American visitor in London.
Broken Hill (2009)
Broken Hill (2009)
A sheep-rancher's son aspires to win a music conservatory scholarship, but to apply he needs musicians who can play his music. Circumstances lead him to form a band out of prison inmates.
The Wiggles: Live: Hot Potatoes! (2005)
The Wiggles: Live: Hot Potatoes! (2005)
Featuring 20 Show Stopping Songs... -Toot Toot. Chugga Chugga. Beig Red Car -Rock a Bye Your Bear -Lights. Camera. Action. Wiggles! -Hoop-Dee-Doo -The Monkey Dance -D.O.R.O.T.H.Y (My Favourite Dinosaur) -Rolling Down The Sandhills/Running Up The Sandhills -Can You (Point Your Fingers And Do The Twist?) -Where's Jeff -Fruit Salad -Captain Feathersword Fell Asleep On His Pirate Ship (Quack Quack) -...and many more! Not forgetting of course. Hot Potato!
The Best of the Wiggles (2018)
The Best of the Wiggles (2018)
Packed with songs for young learners, this compilation is filled with performances by one of the most popular children’s entertainment groups in the world.
The Wiggles: Wiggle Bay (2002)
The Wiggles: Wiggle Bay (2002)
When The Wiggles and their friends sailed into Wiggle Bay, they were looking forward to a picnic by the sea. They found a magic shell, a curious note and Magdalena the beautiful mermaid! They found they had a mystery to solve and had lots of fun Dancing In The Sand! They all swam like fish, spent time Watching The Waves and Rolling Down The Sandhills. They danced a Cachuca, made some rosy tea and had a barbie on the beach. Join The Wiggles when they solve the mystery and return the golden key to its rightful owner. It’s a lot of fun and there’s lots of music and dancing at Wiggle Bay!
The Wiggles: Yule Be Wiggling (2001)
The Wiggles: Yule Be Wiggling (2001)
Join Murray, Jeff, Greg and Anthony as they decorate Captain Feathersword like a Christmas tree, dance the Christmas Polka with Santa Claus and travel to the North Pole to meet a new friend – Jimmy the Elf!
The Wiggles: Wiggly, Wiggly Christmas (1997)
The Wiggles: Wiggly, Wiggly Christmas (1997)
"Wiggly, Wiggly Christmas" is the sixth Wiggles Video, and also the first Christmas-themed Wiggles Video. It was released on October 13, 1997. and it was filmed in September 1996-July-August 1997.
The Wiggles - Wiggledancing Live in Concert (2007)
The Wiggles - Wiggledancing Live in Concert (2007)
Join the Wiggles live on stage at one of their best Wigglerific concerts ever - filmed in Sydney! Grab your front row tickets to see Anthony, Murray, Jeff, and new Wiggle Sam - in his first DVD appearance - perform all the Wiggles greatest hits!
The Wiggles: Sing a Song of Wiggles (2008)
The Wiggles: Sing a Song of Wiggles (2008)
The Wiggles professional experience as early childhood educators has taught them that children learn best through play. Sing A Song Of Wiggles includes 32 of the most beloved and classic nursery rhymes set to music.
The Wiggles - Taking Off! (2013)
The Wiggles - Taking Off! (2013)
Taking Off! is the debut release of The Wiggles new line-up! It's all systems go as Anthony, Emma, Lachy and Simon release their first exciting sounds with 20 tracks of Wiggly fun! You've got a passport to fun as Blue Wiggle Anthony Field, The Wiggles music producer for 21 years, continues to produce the sounds that have engaged children around the world for decades. "It was so much fun working with Simon, Emma and Lachy," he enthuses. "And their enthusiasm is palpable." So what are you waiting for? The air traffic controllers of fun have given this album the seal of approval. The Wiggles are Taking Off! on an exciting musical adventure!
Phar Lap (1983)
Phar Lap (1983)
Phar Lap, the big bold chestnut reigned as the king of the turf in the depression that gripped Australia of the 1930s. From his humble beginnings the New Zealand bred horse raced on to become the hero of a nation.
Lili (2020)
Chihuahua: The Movie (2010)
Chihuahua: The Movie (2010)
Sondra Wellington (Anya Benton) is bossy, controlling, and extremely unpleasant. But everything changes when a special friend from Sondra's past transforms her into Bella -- her assistant's loveable little Chihuahua. While Sondra lives as Bella, her real body is in a coma. In order to gain access to the hospital, Sondra must prove that she has what it takes to be a therapy dog. As she learns the tricks of the trade, she becomes more connected with the people around her and realizes her past mistakes. It appears that Sondra is finally ready to turn over a new leaf in her own life --that is, if she ever gets the chance.
Dot and the Whale (1986)
Dot and the Whale (1986)
Dot and her Dolphin friends are playing along the shore one day. Soon they come across a very sad Whale named Tonga, who has washed up onto the beach. Tonga is in danger of being harmed by evil Whale-hunters and a cruel fish shop owner! Seeing that her new friend is in trouble, Dot just might have a few clever ideas to go about helping.
Go! (2020)
Go! (2020)
Jack is a charismatic larrikin who has just discovered the one thing he's really good at — go-kart racing. With the support of his mentor, Patrick, an old race car driver with a secret past, and his best mates Colin and Mandy, Jack must learn to control his recklessness if he is to defeat the best drivers in Australia, including the ruthless champion Dean, and win the National title.
Swimming for Gold (2020)
A Second Chance: Rivals! (2019)
A Second Chance: Rivals! (2019)
As Maddy takes on coaching a team of young twelve-year-old gymnasts, she faces up to intense city versus country rivalry, racism, cyberbullying and her own self-doubt but eventually takes the challenge head on.
Buckley's Chance (2021)
H Is for Happiness (2021)
Storm Boy (1977)
Storm Boy (1977)
Mike is a lonely Australian boy living in a coastal wilderness with his reclusive father. In search of friendship he encounters an Aboriginal native loner and the two form a bond in the care of orphaned pelicans.
Windcatcher (2024)
Windcatcher (2024)
In a small country town, a trio of unlikely friends – Percy Boy, Keithy Cobb and Daisy Hawkins – band together to take the local school sports day title from a group of grade five bullies. But as Percy Boy trains with the help of his mates, he then discovers his supernatural ability to see lost souls – a gift passed down from his grandfather. Percy Boy must overcome his fears, prove his resilience and become a force to be reckoned with.
The Silver Brumby (1993)
The Silver Brumby (1993)
A mother tells her daughter a fable about the prince of the brumbies, brumby being a term for the feral horses of Australia, who must find its place among its kind, while one man makes it his mission to capture it and tame it. Australian adaptation of Elyne Mitchell's "The silver Brumby".
Take Away (2003)
Take Away (2003)
Tony Stilano and Trev Spackneys both own, live over and work in adjoining take-away fish shops in Melbourne. Although they have fallen into a habitual rivalry based on a cause long forgotten, the pair unite when the multinational fast-food outlet "Burgies" unveils a new store directly opposite the twin fish & chips shops.