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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

  3. 153

    Sunbury '72

    1972· 1h 37m· en

    —0
  4. 154

    End Play

    1976· 1h 54m· en

    6.24
  16. 166

    The Hero

    1979· 20m· en

    10.01
  18. 168

    Stork

    1971· 1h 25m· en

    5.97
  21. 171

    Backroads

    1977· 1h 1m· en

    5.98
  38. 188

    Cass

    1978· 1h 17m· en

    7.01
  39. 189

    Stunt Rock

    1978· 1h 26m· en

    5.616
  40. 190

    World Safari

    1977· 2h 1m· en

    6.35
  41. 191

    Kidnapped

    1973· en

    —0

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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.