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Thriller films from Australia and New Zealand

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TitleYearDirectorGenreMinAwards
Bear Country 2026 Derrick Borte Action, Thriller —
Deep Water 2026 Renny Harlin Action, Horror 107
Leviticus 2026 Adrian Chiarella Thriller, Horror 86
Body Blow 2025 Dean Francis Drama, Action 99
Bring Her Back 2025 Danny Philippou, Michael Philippou Horror, Thriller 104
Fear Below 2025 Matthew Holmes Action, Horror —
Primitive War 2025 Luke Sparke Action, Horror 133
Force of Nature: The Dry 2 2024 Robert Connolly Crime, Mystery 120
Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire 2024 Adam Wingard Action, Adventure 115
Sleeping Dogs 2024 Adam Cooper Crime, Mystery 110
Sting 2024 Kiah Roache-Turner Horror, Thriller —
We Bury the Dead 2024 Zak Hilditch Thriller, Zombie 94
Mercy Road 2023 John Curran, Huw Higginson Thriller 86
The Royal Hotel 2023 Kitty Green Thriller —
You'll Never Find Me 2023 — Horror, Thriller 96
Blacklight 2022 Mark Williams Action, Thriller 104
Carnifex 2022 Sean Lahiff Horror, Thriller 93
Girl at the Window 2022 Mark Hartley Horror, Thriller 85
Gold 2022 Anthony Hayes Thriller —
Monolith 2022 Matt Vesely Drama, Science fiction 94
Poker Face 2022 Russell Crowe Thriller —
Talk to Me 2022 Danny Philippou, Michael Philippou Horror, Thriller 94
The Stranger 2022 Thomas M. Wright Drama, Crime 117
Coming Home in the Dark 2021 James Ashcroft Thriller 93
Great White 2021 — Drama, Action 91
Boshack Short film 2020 Rakib Erick Action, Post-apocalyptic —
Escape from Pretoria 2020 Francis Annan Thriller 106
The Dry 2020 Robert Connolly Drama, Crime 117 2
The Invisible Man 2020 Leigh Whannell Drama, Horror 124 3
They Called Me Keith 2020 Eric James Gravolin Drama, Thriller —
Black Christmas 2019 Sophia Takal Horror, Mystery 98
Come to Daddy 2019 Ant Timpson Thriller 93
I Am Mother 2019 Grant Sputore Science fiction, Thriller 115
I See You 2019 Adam Randall Horror, Crime 98
Two Heads Creek 2019 Jesse O'Brien Comedy, Horror 85
Hotel Mumbai 2018 Anthony Maras Drama, Biographical 125 1
Little Woods 2018 Nia DaCosta Western, Crime 105
Skateboard or Die 2018 Kit McDee Thriller 105
Upgrade 2018 Leigh Whannell Cyberpunk, Action 100
Bad Blood 2017 — Thriller 90
Berlin Syndrome 2017 Cate Shortland Horror, Thriller 112
Cargo 2017 Ben Howling, Yolanda Ramke Drama, Horror 105
OtherLife 2017 — Science fiction, Thriller —
Bad Girl 2016 Fin Edquist Drama, Thriller —
Embedded 2016 Stephen Sewell Thriller —
Goldstone 2016 Ivan Sen Thriller 110
Resident Evil: The Final Chapter 2016 Paul W. S. Anderson Action, Horror 106
Backtrack 2015 Michael Petroni Thriller —
Ghost Shark 2: Urban Jaws 2015 Andrew Todd, Johnny Hall Drama, Horror —
Partisan 2015 Ariel Kleiman Thriller 98 1
Passengers 2015 Morten Tyldum Drama, Action 116
Slow West 2015 John Maclean Western, Action 84 1
The Gift 2015 Joel Edgerton Drama, Mystery 108
Cut Snake 2014 Tony Ayres Thriller, LGBTQ 94
John Doe: Vigilante 2014 Kelly Dolen Thriller 93
Predestination 2014 Michael Spierig, Peter Spierig Drama, Science fiction 97 4
The Reckoning 2014 John V. Soto Thriller 86
The Suicide Theory 2014 Dru Brown Thriller —
Turkey Shoot 2014 Jon Hewitt Action, Thriller 90
Deception 2013 Brian Trenchard-Smith Thriller 92
Foreshadow 2013 Carmelo Musca Thriller —
Gangster Squad 2013 Ruben Fleischer Drama, Action 113
One Eyed Girl 2013 Nick Remy Matthews Thriller 102
These Final Hours 2013 Zak Hilditch Thriller, Apocalyptic 87 1
Bait 3D 2012 Kimble Rendall Drama, Action 93
Daddy's Little Girl 2012 Chris Sun Horror, Thriller —
Dark Tide 2012 John Stockwell Action, Horror 94
Jack Irish: Bad Debts 2012 Jeffrey Walker Drama, Crime —
Last Dance 2012 David Pulbrook Thriller 88
Crawl 2011 Paul China Thriller 80
The Hunter 2011 Daniel Nettheim Drama, Adventure 101 2
Animal Kingdom 2010 David Michôd Drama, Crime 113 12
The Clinic 2010 James Rabbitts Thriller 94
The Reef 2010 Andrew Traucki Action, Horror 94
Tomorrow, When the War Began 2010 Stuart Beattie Action, Adventure 100 2
Wasted on the Young 2010 Ben C. Lucas Thriller 97
District 9 2009 Neill Blomkamp Drama, Action 112 1
I'm Not Harry Jenson 2009 James Napier Robertson Thriller 106
I.C.U. 2009 Aash Aaron Thriller 85
The Lovely Bones 2009 Peter Jackson Drama, Fantasy 135
Cactus 2008 Jasmine Yuen Carrucan Thriller 84
Lake Mungo 2008 — Horror, Thriller 88
Restraint 2008 David Denneen Thriller —
The Horror Vault 2008 Kim Sønderholm, J.P. Wenner Horror, Anthology 111
The Square 2008 Nash Edgerton Neo-noir, Thriller 105
Body Armour 2007 Gerry Lively Action, Thriller 90
Death Defying Acts 2007 Gillian Armstrong Drama, Romance 97 1
The Invasion 2007 Oliver Hirschbiegel, James McTeigue Drama, Action 93
The Line 2007 Michael Adante Thriller —
Gene-X 2006 Martin Simpson Thriller —
Perfect Creature 2006 Glenn Standring Fantasy, Horror 88
The Book of Revelation 2006 Ana Kokkinos Drama, Thriller 119
The Legend of Simon Conjurer 2006 Stuart Paul Action, Thriller —
The Society Murders 2006 — Crime, Thriller 93
Dangerous Animals 2005 Sean Byrne Horror, Thriller —
In My Father's Den 2004 Brad McGann Drama, Thriller 122
Torque 2004 Joseph Kahn Action, Crime 84
In the Cut 2003 Jane Campion Drama, Erotic 114
Perfect Strangers 2003 Gaylene Preston Thriller 96
The Pact 2003 Strathford Hamilton Thriller 94
Visitors 2003 Richard Franklin Horror, Thriller 100
Seconds to Spare TV film 2002 Brian Trenchard-Smith Thriller 100
Hearts in Atlantis 2001 Scott Hicks Drama, Fantasy 101
Snakeskin 2001 Gillian Ashurst Thriller 94
Tempted 2001 Bill Bennett Thriller 91
The Bank 2001 Robert Connolly Drama, Thriller 100 1
The Finder TV film 2001 Frank Shields Thriller —
When Strangers Appear 2001 Scott Reynolds Mystery, Thriller 96
Nowhere to Land TV film 2000 Armand Mastroianni Thriller 90
Pitch Black 2000 David Twohy Action, Horror 108
Sample People 2000 Clinton Smith Drama, Crime 93
The Monkey's Mask 2000 Samantha Lang Drama, Thriller 89
Eye of the Beholder 1999 Stephan Elliott Drama, Mystery 109
The Matrix 1999 Lilly Wachowski, Lana Wachowski Cyberpunk, Film noir 136 8
Dark City 1998 Alex Proyas Film noir, Horror 100 2
Hard Rain 1998 Mikael Salomon Drama, Action 92
Heaven 1998 Scott Reynolds Crime, Thriller 105
The Interview 1998 Craig Monahan Thriller 103 3
Kiss or Kill 1997 Bill Bennett Thriller 96 5
The Ripper - Nel cuore del terrore TV film 1997 — Thriller —
Offspring 1996 Richard Ryan Thriller —
The Frighteners 1996 Peter Jackson Drama, Fantasy 110
Blackwater Trail TV film 1995 Ian Barry Thriller —
Point of No Return 1995 Vince Monton Thriller —
Tunnel Vision 1995 Clive Fleury Thriller 100
Ebbtide 1994 Craig Lahiff Thriller —
Heavenly Creatures 1994 Peter Jackson Drama, Biographical 108 1
Redball 1994 Jon Hewitt Thriller —
Signal One 1994 Rob Stewart Thriller 94
Traps 1994 Pauline Chan Thriller 98 1
Encounters 1993 Murray Fahey Thriller —
Fatal Past 1993 Clive Fleury, Richard Ryan Thriller 83
Braindead 1992 Peter Jackson Drama, Comedy 104
Exchange Lifeguards 1992 Maurice Murphy Thriller 136
Fatal Bond 1992 Vince Monton Thriller 89
Living Color 1992 — Thriller —
Redheads 1992 Danny Vendramini Thriller —
Romper Stomper 1992 Geoffrey Wright Drama, Crime 89 3
Fatal Sky 1990 Frank Shields Science fiction, Thriller —
Dead Calm 1989 Phillip Noyce Thriller 95 4
Jigsaw 1989 Marc Gracie Thriller —
The Punisher 1989 Mark Goldblatt Action, Crime 87
The Sword of Bushido 1989 Adrian Carr Action, Martial arts 104
Act of Betrayal TV film 1988 Lawrence Gordon Clark Drama, Thriller 240
Georgia 1988 Ben Lewin Thriller 91
Nightmare At Bittercreek 1988 Tim Burstall Thriller 100
To Make a Killing 1988 Karl Zwicky Drama, Thriller 88
Dangerous Game 1987 Stephen Hopkins Thriller 98
The Fourth Protocol 1987 John Mackenzie Spy, Thriller 114
Bridge to Nowhere 1986 Ian Mune, Larry Parr Thriller —
Fair Game 1986 Mario Andreacchio Action, Thriller 86
The Humpty Dumpy Man 1986 P. J. Hogan Drama, Thriller 94
Hot Target 1985 Dennis Lewiston Crime, Thriller 93
Lifeforce 1985 Tobe Hooper Drama, Horror 100
The Big Hurt 1985 Barry Peak Thriller 93
The Holcroft Covenant 1985 John Frankenheimer Crime, Spy 112
Wild Geese II 1985 Peter R. Hunt Action, Thriller 114
Chase Through the Night 1984 Howard Rubie Drama, Thriller 108
Every Move She Makes 1984 Catherine Millar Thriller —
Trial Run 1984 Melanie Rodriga Thriller —
Beyond the Limit 1983 John Mackenzie Drama, Romance 102
Double Deal 1983 Brian Kavanagh Thriller 90
Heatwave 1982 Phillip Noyce Drama, Thriller 91
Turkey Shoot 1982 Brian Trenchard-Smith Action, Horror 93
Who Dares Wins 1982 Ian Sharp Action, Thriller 102
Deadline 1981 Arch Nicholson Thriller —
Hoodwink 1981 Claude Whatham Thriller 89 1
Lady Stay Dead 1981 Terry Bourke Thriller 95
Levkas Man 1981 Carl Schultz Thriller —
Mad Max 2 1981 George Miller Action, Adventure 95 7
Roadgames 1981 Richard Franklin Slasher, Thriller 99
The Killing of Angel Street 1981 Donald Crombie Thriller 96
The Survivor 1981 David Hemmings Horror, Thriller 100 1
The Chain Reaction 1980 Ian Barry Action, Thriller 91
Mad Max 1979 George Miller Action, Thriller 88 2
Moonraker 1979 Lewis Gilbert Action, Adventure 126
Snapshot 1979 Simon Wincer Thriller —
Death Train 1978 Igor Auzins Thriller —
Demolition 1978 Kevin Dobson Thriller —
The Thirty Nine Steps 1978 Don Sharp Action, Spy 102
Gone to Ground TV film 1977 Kevin Dobson Thriller —
Summer City 1977 Christopher Fraser Drama, Teen 83
Summerfield 1977 Ken Hannam Thriller 95
The Spy Who Loved Me 1977 Lewis Gilbert Action, Adventure 125
The Cassandra Crossing 1976 George P. Cosmatos Action, Disaster 129
Brannigan 1975 Douglas Hickox Crime, Thriller 111
Double Dealer TV film 1975 — Thriller —
End Play 1975 Tim Burstall Thriller — 1
Hennessy 1975 Don Sharp Thriller 103
The Spiral Staircase 1975 Peter Collinson Horror, Thriller 88
The Internecine Project 1974 Ken Hughes Spy, Thriller 89
Wake in Fright 1971 Ted Kotcheff Drama, Thriller 114
Ashes to Ashes 1966 Patrick Barton Thriller —
The Siege of Pinchgut 1959 Harry Watt Thriller 100