Jack Thompson
30 titles
Filmography
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Sunday Too Far Away
(1975)A charismatic, young sheep shearer who’s the lead of his crew helps organize a job strike against the rich land tycoons who want the men off the land.

McLeod's Daughters
(1996)After her mother's death, Tess travels to a rural cattle station in South Australia in an attempt to reconnect with her estranged father and sister.

Whaledreamers
(2006)Whaledreamers is the heartfelt story of the return of an aboriginal whale dreaming tribe from the edge of extinction and the equally, long journey of the whales, not only to survive the slaughter by man, but to engage the human race into waking up in time.

Breaker Morant
(1980)During the Boer War, an English-Australian lieutenant is tried for war crimes after executing captured Boers and a German missionary.

Mad Dog Morgan
(1976)Set in gold rush-era Victoria, and based on the true story of infamous Irish outlaw Dan Morgan (Dennis Hopper) a prospector who turns to crime after failing at gold mining, he spends six brutal years in prison before terrorising country Victoria with a young Aboriginal man (David Gulpilil)

Trouble in Paradise
(1989)When a widow transporting her dead husband’s casket at sea gets shipwrecked with a drunken sailor, sparks fly, intrigue unfolds, and secrets spill.

The Earthling
(1980)A loner returns home to Australia to live out his final days in the wilderness, where he stumbles upon a lost orphan in need of his assistance.

Mystery Road
(2013)An indigenous Australian detective goes to the Outback after the murder of an indigenous girl on a remote road and finds no one willing to give clues.

High Ground
(2021)In a bid to save his family, a young Aboriginal man teams up with an ex-soldier to track down his uncle, the most dangerous warrior in the territory.

Turtle Beach
(1992)A photojournalist covering Vietnamese refugees in Malaysia finds more than a story as the journey challenges her loyalties and changes her life.

Man-Thing
(2005)A young detective sent to a rural town to investigate a series of gruesome killings soon learns that its dark past may be to blame.

Flesh + Blood
(1985)In medieval Europe, Agnes, a young girl from a noble family, becomes obsessed with her captors—a band of mercenaries hungry for revenge.

Wind
(1992)In more than 140 years of competition, the United States has lost the America's Cup only once. WINDis the dramatic, fictional story of an upstart group of American challengers whose drive to win back sailing's top prize plunges them into a world where money, power, love and ambition are inextricably intertwined.

The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith
(1978)A searing drama about the racism and setbacks that befall a biracial, indigenous Australian before a shocking crime upends his life.

Runt
(2024)Ten-year-old Annie and her stray dog Runt enter a London dog show, hoping a big win can save their struggling family farm from drought and despair.

Never Too Late
(2020)Four Vietnam War veterans, who once escaped a POW camp, now feel the same need to escape the retirement home they live in together and dislike.

Excess Baggage
(1997)When a lonely rich girl fakes her own kidnapping to get her father’s attention, a car thief accidentally drives off with her—and real chaos begins.

Don't Be Afraid of the Dark
(2010)A girl believes creatures were released in her basement.

My Name Is Gulpilil
(2021)After his terminal cancer diagnosis in 2017, Indigenous screen legend David Gulpilil sits down in front of the camera to tell his story one last time.

Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
(1983)In 1942, British officer Major Jack Celliers is captured by Japanese soldiers, and after a brutal trial sent, physically debilitated but indomitable in mind, to a POW camp overseen by the zealous Captain Yonoi. Celliers' stubbornness sees him locked in a battle of wills with the camp's new commandant, a man obsessed with discipline and the glory of Imperial Japan.