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Best Australian Movies of the 1980s

This collection ranks 482 movies from Australia released in the 1980s. 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 2.

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

  3. 153

    Two Laws

    1982· 2h 10m· en

    —0
  6. 156

    Windrider

    1986· 1h 32m· en

    5.221
  21. 171

    Stir

    1980· 1h 37m· en

    6.620
  25. 175

    Turkey Shoot

    1982· 1h 33m· en

    5.4101
  28. 178

    Room to Move

    1986· 50m· en

    6.84
  30. 180

    Whiteforce

    1988· 1h 30m· en

    8.33
  35. 185

    Dark Age

    1987· 1h 31m· en

    5.740
  43. 193

    Takeover

    1988· 1h 20m· en

    —0

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Frequently asked questions

How many australian movies were made in the 1980s?

482 Australia productions from the 1980s 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 1980s?

Mad Max 2 currently holds the #1 position.