9 Must-Watch Australian Films & TV Shows to Learn Aussie Culture
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- Опубліковано 29 сер 2024
- Are you migrating to Australia? or perhaps you are already here? I find that one of the best ways to learn about the Aussie culture, get familiar with the accent, or even practise the language, is to watch Australian tv and films. That's why in this video I talk about my top 9 must-watch Australian tv shows and movies. If you're here in Australia and have any other suggestions, please leave a comment below!
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Movies: Muriels Wedding - Rabbit Proof Fence, - Adventure's of Priscilla, Queen of the desert, - Animal Kingdom - The Dish - Kenny - A Man's gotta Do - Top End Wedding - Charlies Country - Satellite Boy - Bran Nue Dae - The Sapphires - Red Dog - Lion - Ten Canoes - Death in Brunswick - last cab to Darwin - Spotswood.
If you want indigenous stories there are a few options: Ten Canoes (a feature length movie telling a story of the peoples of Arnhem land), Rabbit Proof Fence (another movie, telling the story of the Stolen Generation, which is a dark and sad story) and finally, Storm Boy (not specifically about Aboriginal Australians but features David Gulpilil as a major character and he is also in the other two movies, an amazing actor).
Thank you!
@@livingsimplyaustralia With Storm Boy, watch the original from 1976, the more recent version from 2019 isn't as good.
Ten Canoes defo... and I strongly recommend Black Rock, filmed in Sydney and loosely based on a true story a must see...
I found Mystery Road a top-class movie.
The Tracker, starring David Gulpilil is another great film.
Also the documentary Gurrumul, about late Aboriginal musician Gurrumul Yunupingu, is outstanding. Filled with his beautiful music, it also provides background to his Yolngu culture. If you haven’t heard any of Gurrumul’s music, I highly recommend you do.
Glitch - everybody should watch. It’s fictional but it shows some parts of regional town life in Australia. ❤.
I was waiting for Bluey to be in this list. Bluey also touches on a lot of Australian culture.
Yeah I heard that it's good educational tv show for parenting 😀
I'd have said Red Dog (ua-cam.com/video/GTExiWzvJlo/v-deo.html) would be a better fit...
maybe that's just me though
I quickly skimmed across the video thumbnails to ensure The Castle was in the list.... and it is!! ok PHEW!! I can proceed to watch your video now lol :)
lol! let us know if any other recommendations :)
@@livingsimplyaustralia I also recommend watching the Commonwealth Games medal tally which shows our tiny population punches above our weight when it comes to sport haha
Excellent list 😊 I recommend Muriel's Wedding (1994). Classic Aussie humour with a melancholic twist. For Indigenous culture, try Ten Canoes.
Thanks for info. My list: Jack Irish; Doctor, doctor; Mr Inbetween; The Tourist; Old school; Glitch; Wolf creek; Wanted.
The Castle is possibly the most quoted movie ever. Much of the script has been absorbed into the Australian vernacular.
"The Dish" is another classic - it tells the story of the part that a small town of Parks played in the 1969 moon landing (it is a fictionalised version of a true story). A recent movie is "Top end Wedding' staring Miranda Tapsell who is a talented Indigenous actress - it is just a fun movie but shows the Tiwi Islands in the North of Australia which does not often make it into film and TV. She is also in "The Sapphires" which is a movie based on a true story about a women singing group in the 1960s - which also stars the AMAZING Deborah Mailman. take a look at Deborah's work to see some fantastic First Nations stories including Bran Nue Dae and Rabbit Proof Fence (and she has also done a lot of amazing work on TV)
I forgot to mention "Mabo" super important real life story where Deborah Mailman plays Bonita Mabo - the wife of Eddie Mabo - who launched a case for Australian Aboriginal land rights - and WON! in a landmark decision in the early 90s
My favourite Australian movie. The characters are wholesome.
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Home and Away, Neighbours, Crocodile Dundee, A Country Practice, Hey Hey It's Saturday, Blue Heelers, Play School, Water Rats, The Flying Doctors, The Man From Snowy River, Sea Change, Heartbreak High, to name a few.
Where can we watch all these if we live outside of Australia?
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You could try to contact the networks, such as Seven West Media for Home and Away and A Country Practice.
The Nine entertainment company for Hey Hey It's Saturday, Water Rats and any other shows.
Network 10 for Neighbours.
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation for Heartbreak High, Play School, and possibly Sea Change.
Crocodle Dundee is film series.
Blue Heelers may have been on the Seven Network or Nine Entertainment.
The Man from Snowy River is a film as well i think.
I remember watching Ocean Girl and Spellbinder when I was growing up in the 90s.
Great recommendations. I would recommend the classic comedy films Muriels Wedding and Strictly Ballroom.
I play MMO's at night during Aussie Prime time and i get to play with a lot of them lol.
Very interesting and enjoyable.
I'd like to recommend some other films which might bring a broader perception of Australia and Australians.
Mystery Road and Goldstone are part of a set of films set in the Outback. I'd also suggest a series called 'Rake' which is a funny reflection of Australian disdain for social status.
I'm glad someone recommended Rake, it's my go-to recommendation for an Aussie series.
From the 90's "Acropolis Now", a sit com about a young Greek man who has to take over his families Cafe, just as the old regulars start dieing off and the suppliers up their prices and reduce their terms of credit he finds out the business is heavily leveraged and may not survive unless they can bring in lots of new customers,
Thank you, an electric and interesting list. I agree with many of the recommendations for films with indigenous history. (A quick note, Aussies pronounce Aussies with a z sound - Ozzies (Oz-zees) not a soft s sound (Oss-ees.)
A few more to see;
Chopper (Movie)
Kingswood Country (TV Comedy)
Australia you’re standing in it (TV Comedy)
Doug Anthony All-stars (Music Comedy)
Russell Coight, All Aussie Adventures (TV Comedy)
As an Australian I really love this channel, however despite being over 60, I've never heard of any of these TV series ... maybe its a 'chick thing' (a bit of Ozzy slang there), but to understand Australian culture its also good to know of our long and complicated relationship within the English commonwealth. Australian 'mate-ship', the 'ANZAC spirit' and our outback connections are all born from those times. So a collection of Australian movies must include ones like ... RED DOG, THE DISH, CROCODILE DUNDEE, RATS OF TOBRUK, BENEATH HILL 60 and MAD MAX. Its true that some of these are not comedies, but these movies contain many truisms of our national character and are worth watching. But yes ... THE CASTLE is a definite classic. Keep up the good work LIVING SIMPLY AUSTRALIA.
Over 60 too and I don't claim any authority given my age. Lots of older idiots in Australia among the brilliant ones. Your comment "I've never heard of any of these TV series ... maybe its a 'chick thing'" is patronising at best or misogynistic at worst. Sorry to be harsh but you are only expressing a closed point of view where this channel offers something more interesting. You haven't seen this persons media views then please go watch them... I would thoroughly recommend them myself as they show a contemporary Australian experience and less of a fantasy take of your film list. Please open your mind to the many experiences of being an Australian.
For an oldie but a goodie, “They’re a Weird Mob” is a classic!
I like Secret City, Glitch, Tidelands, Dive Club and Pine Gap...
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Bonus points for Fisk and Utopia. Fisk is very under-rated. I'd also suggest The Hollowmen and The Games for shows in the same vein as Utopia. For a look at the darker side of Australian culture, the movie Two Hands and the three season series Mr Inbetween are definitely worth watching. The problem with a lot of Australian movies is that we're more comfortable revisiting the past but Kenny is a quintessentially modern take on Australia.
rake was a piece of beauty. depressingly authentic at times but one of the funniest shows ive ever seen. sydney lawyer down on his luck that always takes the weird cases.
From an Aussie Sitcom loving Pom
I see your Kath & Kim, and Fisk
I raise you The Letdown, Frayed and Colin From Accounts
Wentworth is another famous good tv series.
They really need to bring back the Chasers war on everything. Funniest thing you will ever see.
Two Hands, The Craic, The Nugget, Take Away, Blue Heelers and others.
Great choices here for the language and comedic takes on Aussie culture including Black Comedy. Just found your channel and welcome to Australia, some other good ideas on shows in the comments. The Aust culture has changed a lot over last 50 yrs or so, for the better and more varied I think
1. Rose Haven; 2. Utopia; 3. Fisk; 4. Upper Middle Bogan; 5. Kath & Kim; 6. Black Comedy; 7. After Taste; 8. Ronny Chieng: International Student; 9. The Castle
Thanks for some great suggestions.
Offspring is another classic! And Wentworth!
I’ve only watched the castle 🏰🤣🤣🙈🤣among these you’ve mentioned. Please go watch Mr.Inbetween. It’s the best I’ve ever watched both Australian and international comedy show. Also about Australian crime history go watch Underbelly
Thanks for the recommendations!
Recommend East West 101, a crime drama set in western Sydney. Also Redfern Now is outstanding
You can find some great Australia $5 budget movies such as Crackerjack and The Honourable Wally Norman. I would also mention some classic movies such as Picnic at Hanging Rock, The Man from Snowy River, Storm Boy, The Dish and the Shiralee.
Breaker Morant and The Water Diviner.
Here are 2 recommendations as a an Australian I suggest big cuz and little J , bluey and look up tourists strait Islanders flag and aboriginal so have a look at them and read some articles you will may see a lot of black poeple on it and I am part aboriginal myself as well as my dad and brother
great! though the movies look kind of old. i hope there are newer ones.
Most of them are recent - the only really old one is The Castle
I'm interested in dramas similar to mr inbetween. I thought that was brilliant.
You missed Superwog
lol, that one is hilarious. And yes, there're so many I didn't mention! But otherwise the video would've been super long!
McLeod's Daughters too!
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One important movie showing Aboriginal history is "Rabbit-Proof Fence" (2002).
The Dish (movie) is (for me anyway) the only really obvious omission from your list. The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith (movie) is not so much about indigenous culture, but more about how poorly they were treated.
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Muriels Wedding The Castle Original Prisoner Hey Hey it’s Saturday and Gruen but the best ever is Hard Quiz
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Any good action TV shows from Australia you recommend? I really like, “Mr. inbetween”. 👍🏾
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Hey for a foreigner you’ve got a great taste in tv shows, Actually that’s harsh, your not American, who cram our TV with dog shite, therefore I haven’t bothered getting the thing to get digital TV and download everything I watch, I always miss what’s happening on the ABC and SBS. There are a few shows you should check out from the late nineties like front line, the games well anything John Clarke or the D generation do is pretty good, and see if you can see bits of the late show from the early 90’s. Also there was a show Sea Change they redid a few episodes I think it was a bit shit but the original 24 or so episodes are really good. There is heaps more but my DVDs are packed and my quick load memory worse. Cheers, hope you enjoy your stay,
The Underbelly and Mr Inbetween series are good Australian underworld crime T.V series.
Damn..I used to watch sons and daughters, neighbors, home and away..jus makes me feel really really old lol
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I really appreciate that
Could you suggest some movies in other genres ..
Im not australian but, why noone mention "Bondai beach" series xd
Good on you mate
The thing is Australian movies aren't featured in tv
So glad you included Black Comedy!!!
ABC and Netflix and Stan has Rake the best show ever filmed in Sydney and for a movie is Welcome to Whoop Whoop this movie is way way out there very strange very weird and dark very very funny
Where to watch??
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Very very nice information respected madam.
I listen to austrelian cricketers, sometimes it's really so difficult to understand what's they saying.
As an Australian, i would recommend you watch "the flaming thongs"
You forgot superwog!
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UTOPIA 😂 good satirical version of what its like to work in government. But I cant watch it. That was my life. Scarily close to the truth
It’s just all comedies??
Hi! Yes, as I said in the video, these are all comedies, because it s light-hearted humour, feel good, easy to understand and the focus is on Aussie culture. I haven’t found dramas or thrillers eg to be very representative of this (maybe there are some, but tbh I don’t watch much of these genres). But feel free to read through the comments as many people have recommended other shows too :) Thanks for the comment
Is it even worth watching this im already aussie
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Wentworth would have blown your whole TV show list away. Can't believe it got no mention.