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1The Piano1993 · 31 awards2Mad Max: Fury Road2015 · 16 awards3The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King2003 · 15 awards4The Great Gatsby2013 · 14 awards5Lion2015 · 14 awards6Somersault2004 · 13 awards7Hacksaw Ridge2016 · 12 awards8Animal Kingdom2010 · 12 awards9Moulin Rouge!2001 · 11 awards10Shine1996 · 11 awards
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Australian and New Zealand films of the 2020s

381 films recorded for 2020–2029, 224 with a full page, plus 86 TV series that premiered.

Films per year

202062
202166
202277
202369
202462
202522
202622
20271
20280
20290

Top genres

Drama50Documentary38Horror35Thriller30Comedy26Adventure25Action24Science fiction15

Busiest directors

  • Ricard Cussó6
  • Alice Maio Mackay5
  • Robert Connolly4
  • Alexs Stadermann3
  • Goran Stolevski3
  • George Miller2
  • Will Gluck2
  • Danny Philippou2

Best-known films of the 2020s

TitleYearDirectorGenreMinAwards
Evil Dead Rise 2023 Lee Cronin Horror, Speculative fiction 96
x 2022 Ti West Horror, Slasher 106
Talk to Me 2022 Danny Philippou, Michael Philippou Horror, Thriller 94
The End of Oak Street 2026 David Robert Mitchell Science fiction, Survival 99
Ticket to Paradise 2022 Ol Parker Romantic comedy 104
Anyone but You 2023 Will Gluck Romantic comedy 103
Ammonite 2020 Francis Lee Drama, LGBTQ 120 1
Evil Dead Burn 2026 Sébastien Vaniček Horror, Supernatural horror 110
100% Wolf Animated film 2020 Alexs Stadermann Adventure, Fantasy comedy 96
Bring Her Back 2025 Danny Philippou, Michael Philippou Horror, Thriller 104
Escape from Pretoria 2020 Francis Annan Thriller 106
Three Thousand Years of Longing 2022 George Miller Drama, Fantasy 108
Together 2025 Michael Shanks Horror, Science fiction 102
War Machine 2026 Patrick Hughes Action, Science fiction 106
Back to the Outback 2021 Clare Knight Animated, Adventure 95
Blacklight 2022 Mark Williams Action, Thriller 104