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Best Australian Movies of the 1970s

This collection ranks 236 movies from Australia released in the 1970s. The list is ranked using a weighted combination of audience ratings, vote volume and popularity data, so movies with only a handful of votes never outrank widely acclaimed films. At the top sits Mad Max.

236 qualifying moviesRanked using a weighted combination of ratings, vote volume and popularity data

  1. 1

    Mad Max

    1979· 1h 31m· en

    6.75.1K
  11. 11

    Storm Boy

    1977· 1h 28m· en

    7.032
  15. 15

    Tim

    1979· 1h 49m· en

    6.364
  17. 17

    Moby-Dick

    1975· 51m· en

    7.33
  20. 20

    Raw Deal

    1977· 1h 34m· en

    —0
  22. 22

    The Plumber

    1979· 1h 17m· en

    6.462
  28. 28

    Lakmé

    1976· 2h 34m· fr

    —0
  30. 30

    Black Beauty

    1978· 47m· en

    6.65
  32. 32

    The Box

    1975· 1h 40m· en

    2.02
  33. 33

    Stone

    1974· 1h 43m· en

    6.043
  34. 34

    Dalmas

    1973· 1h 45m· en

    6.04
  35. 35

    Return

    1972· 6m· en

    6.6416
  36. 36

    Barney

    1976· 1h 33m· en

    4.03
  44. 44

    Cars

    1979· 15m· en

    5.020
  48. 48

    Solo

    1977· 1h 37m· en

    5.33
  50. 50

    Kostas

    1979· 1h 34m· en

    3.33

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Frequently asked questions

How many australian movies were made in the 1970s?

236 Australia productions from the 1970s have real rating data.

How are these australian films ranked?

By a weighted score combining audience ratings, vote volume and popularity. Movies with very few votes are statistically shrunk toward the global average, so they cannot dominate the top of the list.

What is the best australian movie of the 1970s?

Mad Max currently holds the #1 position.