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Australia
2008 165 min Australia, United Kingdom, United States of America PG-13 12+
★6.8
Adventure, Romance, Drama
Director: Baz Luhrmann
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Description
Set in northern Australia before World War II, an English aristocrat who inherits a sprawling ranch reluctantly pacts with a stock-man in order to protect her new property from a takeover plot. As the pair drive 2,000 head of cattle over unforgiving landscape, they experience the bombing of Darwin by Japanese forces firsthand.
Budget:
$130M
US Gross:
$49.55M
Worldwide:
$211.79M
Starring
Nicole Kidman
Actor
Hugh Jackman
Actor
Shea Adams
Actor
Awards
Academy Awards 2009
— Best Costume Design
Saturn Awards 2009
— Best Young Performer
Saturn Awards 2009
— Best Costume Design
Key opinion
Baz Luhrmann's 'Australia' is a visually spectacular, ambitious epic that divides audiences with its tonal shifts and generic conventions. While many praise the chemistry between Kidman and Jackman and the breathtaking cinematography, others find the narrative clichéd, pompous, and overlong.
| Cinematography | Mandy Walker's cinematography brilliantly captures the outback, with many viewers finding the landscapes uniquely inspiring and beautiful. | |
| Acting | Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman provide strong, charismatic performances that anchor the film's emotional core for most viewers. | |
| Screenplay | The film's ambitious attempt to blend comedy, western, romance, and war drama results in a tonally inconsistent experience that feels overly sentimental to some and engagingly sincere to others. | |
| Runtime | The near three-hour runtime is a point of contention: some viewers find it perfectly paced and absorbing, while others feel the final act drags unnecessarily. |