21. Babe (1995) - Won an Oscar, for Best Achievement in Visual Effects and nominated a further six
22. Shine (1996) - AFI winner for Best Film, Geoffrey Rush won Best Actor Oscar
23. Romeo + Juliet (1996) - a modern version of the Shakespeare tragedy directed by Baz Luhrmann
24. The Castle (1997) - Low budget, box office success, received national acclaim – a man’s home is his castle and he will go to extremes to defend it.
25. The Dish (2000) - An internationally successful film which presents a somewhat fictionalised account of the Parkes Observatory's role in the Apollo 11 moon landing.
26. Bootmen (2000) - A multi-award winning film, one of the first films starring Sam Worthington and Adam Garcia
27. Moulin Rouge! (2001) - Widely credited with revitalising the musical genre of film and has won 7 major awards and a further 10 nominations.
28. Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles (2001) - the Australian hooligan takes on the entertainment capital of the world.
29. Swimming Upstream (2002) - Geoffrey Rush, Judy Davis, Jesse Spencer, Tim Draxl
30. Ten Canoes (2006) - First film made with entirely native Australian Aboriginal spoken languages. AFI winner for Best Film.
31. Happy Feet (2006) - The first Australian film to win an Oscar for Best animated feature film.
32. December Boys (2007) - Based on the book, starring Daniel Radcliffe.
33. Australia (2008) - a Baz Luhrmann Film starring Nicole Kidman, Hugh Jackman.
34. Balibo (2009) - War correspondent Roger East and the young Jose Ramos-Horta travel to East Timor to investigate the murders of the Balibo Five in 1975.
35. Tomorrow, When the War Began (2010) - When their country is invaded and their families are taken, eight unlikely high school teenagers band together to fight.
36. Red Dog (2011) - Based on the legendary true story of the Red Dog who united a disparate local community while roaming the Australian outback in search of his long lost master.
37. The Sapphires (2012) – Based on tree events of four young, talented Australian Aboriginal girls, The Sapphires, entertain the US troops in Vietnam – introducing Jessica Mauboy.
38. The Great Gatsby (2013) - An Australian/American adaptation of the American novel of the same name and directed by Baz Luhrmann, the film was an international box office success.
39. The Rover (2014) – stars Guy Pearce and Robert Pattinson shot on location in the Flinders Ranges, South Australia
40. Paper Planes (2015) – a delightful story that may go under the radar but worth seeing.
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