List of Australian films of 2020

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This is a list of Australian films that have been released in 2020.

Films

Opening Title Production company Cast and crew Ref.
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Y 		7 True History of the Kelly Gang Porchlight Fims / Daybreak Pictures / Memento Films Justin Kurzel (director); George MacKay, Essie Davis, Nicholas Hoult, Orlando Schwert, Thomasin McKenzie [1]
16 Go Karts See Pictures Owen Trevor (director); William Lodder, Anastasia Bampos, Frances O'Connor, Richard Roxburgh, Adam T Perkin [2]
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Y 		6 H Is for Happiness Cyan Films / The Koop / Screen Australia John Sheedy (director); Daisy Axon, Wesley Patten, Richard Roxburgh, Emma Booth, Miriam Margolyes [3]
27 The Invisible Man Blumhouse Productions / Goalpost Pictures / Nervous Tick Productions Leigh Whannell (director); Elisabeth Moss, Aldis Hodge, Storm Reid, Harriet Dyer, Michael Dorman [4]
Miss Fisher and the Crypt of Tears Every Cloud Productions Tony Tilse (director); Deb Cox (screenplay); Essie Davis, Nathan Page, Miriam Margolyes, Ashleigh Cummings, Hugo Johnstone-Burt [5]
The Wishmas Tree Like a Photon Creative Ricard Cussó (director); Miranda Tapsell, Ross Noble, Kate Murphy, Ricard Cussó, Ryan Renshaw [6]
28 Aiyai: Wrathful Soul GVKM Elephant Pictures / Aiyai Pty Ltd Ilanthirayan Alan Arumugam (director/screenplay); Charles Benedict, Mukund Ramanan (screenplay); Kabir Singh, Tahlia Jade Holt, Korey Williams, Anthony Miller, Salvatore Merenda [7]
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Y 		6 Hearts and Bones Night Kitchen Productions Ben Lawrence (director/screenplay); Beatrix Christian (screenplay); Hugo Weaving, Andrew Luri, Hayley McElhinney, Bolude Watson [8]
22 Escape from Pretoria South Australian Film Corporation / Particular Crowd / Spier Films Francis Annan (director); Daniel Radcliffe, Daniel Webber, Ian Hart, Mark Leonard Winter, Nathan Page [9]
29 100% Wolf Flying Bark Productions / Siamese Pty Ltd. Alexs Stadermann (director/screenplay); Jai Courtney, Samara Weaving, Magda Szubanski, Rhys Darby, Akmal Saleh [10]
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Y 		21 Blood Vessel Storm Vision Entertainment / SunJive Studios / Wicked of Oz Studios Justin Dix (director); Alyssa Sutherland, Nathan Phillips, Christopher Kirby, John Lloyd Fillingham, Alex Cooke [11]
23 Babyteeth Screen Australia / Entertainment One / Whitefalk Films Shannon Murphy (director); Rita Kalnejais (screenplay); Eliza Scanlen, Toby Wallace, Emily Barclay, Eugene Gilfedder, Essie Davis [12]
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T 		7 Black Water: Abyss Thrills & Spills / Cornerstone Pictures / ProdigyMovies Andrew Traucki (director); Jessica McNamee, Luke Mitchell, Amali Golden, Benjamin Hoetjes, Anthony Sharpe [13]
20 Sequin in a Blue Room Sequin in a Blue Room / AFTRS Samuel Van Grinsven (director); Conor Leach, Simon Croker, Anthony Brandon Wong, Jeremy Lindsay Taylor, Samuel Barrie [14]
28 I Am Woman Goalpost Pictures / Screen Australia / Cowlick Entertainment Unjoo Moon (director); Tilda Cobham-Hervey, Danielle Macdonald, Evan Peters, Molly Broadstock, Chris Parnell [15]
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R 		10 Slim and I Pictures in Paradise / Slim Dusty Enterprises Kriv Stenders (director); Slim Dusty, Joy McKean [16]
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R 		8 Bloody Hell Eclectik Vision / Entertainment Squad / Heart Sleeve Productions Alister Grierson (director); Robert Benjamin (screenplay); Ben O'Toole, Caroline Craig, Matthew Sunderland, Travis Jeffery, Jack Finsterer [17]
Dirt Music Wildgaze Films / Aquarius Films / Cornerstone Pictures Gregor Jordan (director); Jack Thorne (screenplay); Garrett Hedlund, Kelly Macdonald, David Wenham, Julia Stone, Ava Caryofyllis [18]
15 Combat Wombat Like a Photon Creative Ricard Cussó (director); Deborah Mailman, Ed Oxenbould, Frank Woodley, Judith Lucy [19]
29 Rams WBMC Jeremy Sims (director); Sam Neill, Michael Caton, Miranda Richardson, Asher Keddie, Wayne Blair [20]
Never Too Late Screen Australia / F.G. Film Productions / South Australian Film Corporation Mark Lamprell (director); Luke Preston (screenplay); James Cromwell, Dennis Waterman, Roy Billing, Shane Jacobson Jack Thompson [21]
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R 		7 Brazen Hussies Film Camp Pty Ltd / Brazen Hussies Film Pty Ltd Catherine Dwyer (director) [22]
11 Television Event Impact Partners / Common Room Productions Jeff Daniels (director); Nicholas Meyer, Stephanie Austen, Ted Koppel, Robert Papazian, Brandon Stoddard [23]
19 Ellie & Abbie (& Ellie's Dead Aunt) Head Gear Films Monica Zanetti (director); Sophie Hawkshaw, Zoe Terakes, Marta Dusseldorp, Rachel House, Julia Billington [24]
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R 		10 The Furnace Umbrella Entertainment Roderick MacKay (director); Ahmed Malek, Baykali Ganambarr, David Wenham, Kaushik Das, Noah Skape [25]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Stan primes 'True History of the Kelly Gang' with limited cinema release". if.com.au. 13 January 2020. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Australian movie Go! releases first trailer". news.com.au. 21 August 2019. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
  3. ^ "H is for Happiness". Event Cinemas. 6 February 2020. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
  4. ^ "The Invisible Man reboot shifts focus away from villain towards victim in domestic violence tale". ABC News. 27 February 2020. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  5. ^ "'Miss Fisher & the Crypt of Tears', 'Disclosure' to bow at Palm Springs". if.com.au. 11 December 2019. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  6. ^ "INTERVIEW: 'The Wishmas Tree' Is Australian To Its Core". Supanova. 25 February 2020. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  7. ^ "Australian mystery thriller movie in town". Sunday Times (Sri Lanka). 23 February 2020. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
  8. ^ "Hugo Weaving's new film 'Hearts And Bones' released direct to living rooms". 7 News. 6 May 2020. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
  9. ^ "Escape From Pretoria hits Australian streamers". Screenwest. 20 May 2020. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
  10. ^ "100% Wolf Transfigures into a Small Screen Masterpiece". Screenwest. 28 May 2020. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
  11. ^ "Vampire Terror BLOOD VESSEL Arrives on VOD on July 21". Nightmarish Conjurings. 16 June 2020. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
  12. ^ "Australian film Babyteeth stars Eliza Scanlen in bittersweet tale of first love soured by sickness". ABC News. 22 July 2020. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
  13. ^ "Black Water: Abyss Brings the Crocodile Rock But Struggles Selling the Drama: Review". Consequence Film. 5 August 2020. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
  14. ^ "AFTRS MA FILM SEQUIN IN A BLUE ROOM RELEASED IN CINEMAS FROM AUGUST 20". Film Ink. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
  15. ^ "I Am Woman's Tilda Cobham-Hervey on becoming Helen Reddy". The Adelaide Review. 19 August 2020. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
  16. ^ "Slim & I in Cinemas 10 September". Screen Queensland. 31 August 2020. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
  17. ^ "Australian Horror Film 'Bloody Hell' Movie Hopes For A 3-Film Franchise + Acquires Distribution Deal". Mother of Movies. 22 April 2019. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
  18. ^ Bizzaca, Caris (29 September 2020). "Podcast – Gregor Jordan: Directing Dirt Music". Screen Australia. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
  19. ^ Johnson, Daniel (1 October 2020). "Combat Wombat helps bring back BIFF with hometown premiere". InQueensland. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
  20. ^ Jenkin, Matthew (26 October 2020). "RAMS: BEHIND THE SCENES". Screen Australia. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  21. ^ Griffiths, Dave (9 September 2020). "NEVER TOO LATE To Hit Australian Cinemas". Heavy Cinema. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  22. ^ "'Women were expected to make the tea': How 'Brazen hussies' changed Australia". ABC News. 6 November 2020. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
  23. ^ "Television Event". DOC NYC. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
  24. ^ Bizzaca, Caris (17 November 2020). "SHOOTING, PITCHING AND DISTRIBUTING ELLIE & ABBIE (& ELLIE'S DEAD AUNT)". ABC News. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
  25. ^ Janssen, Eliza (21 October 2020). "Upcoming Australian film The Furnace is a western about our 'Ghan' cameleers". Flicks. Retrieved 9 November 2021.