Top 10 awesome movies like The Trespassers that you will enjoy watching
You just finished watching The Trespassers and you can't get over how good this movie was. Now you want to watch more of such masterpieces. We have curated a list of similar movies which are created by the likes of John Duigan, Judy Morris and Briony Behets . Here goes the list -
- Street Hero
- Monkey Grip
- A Woman's Tale
- The Getting of Wisdom
- Island
- Duet for Four
- Shame
- Our Winning Season
- The Ploughman's Lunch
- Far East
Street Hero
Vinnie is a teenage boy who is an outcast at school, alienating teachers and students alike and he is a courier for the local Mafia boss.
This movie, created by Michael Pattinson, Vince Colosimo and Sigrid Thornton, scores 5.4 on IMDb.
Genres - Drama
Watch TrailerMonkey Grip
A frank portrayal of a year in the life of a divorced mother living in Melbourne, trying to cope with her daughter and her own relationship with a drug addict while trying to get into the music business.
This movie, created by Ken Cameron, Noni Hazlehurst and Colin Friels, scores 6.3 on IMDb.
Genres - Drama
Watch TrailerA Woman's Tale
Uplifting and intimate look at the last days of an elderly cancer victim. The film is even more relevant as it was written specifically for the lead actress, Sheila Florance, who was in fact dying of cancer as she created what is essentially a self-portrait.
This movie, created by Paul Cox, Sheila Florance and Gosia Dobrowolska, scores 6.9 on IMDb.
Genres - Drama
Watch TrailerThe Getting of Wisdom
Oscar-nominated director Bruce Beresford (Driving Miss Daisy, Tender Mercies) crafts a tender coming-of-age tale that introduces one of Australian literature's most beloved characters to the screen, Laura Tweedle Rambotham (Susannah Fowle).
This movie, created by Bruce Beresford, Julia Blake and Dorothy Bradley, scores 6.4 on IMDb.
Genres - Drama
You can watch this on Amazon Prime Video.
Island
A formerly rich Czech-Australian emigrant comes to a tiny, poor and sleepy Greek Island to rethink her life. Suprisingly she develops a sincere relationship with two other women who each in their own way suffer from their pasts. As time goes past sins and frustrations do get revealed. Some of them are solved, while the others still remain swallowing the women.
This movie, created by Paul Cox, Irene Papas and Eva Sitteová, scores 6.1 on IMDb.
Genres - Drama
Duet for Four
A middle aged man deals with various problems. His wife is cheating on him, his own mistress wants to get married, his daughter is showing signs of drug addiction, and his business may be taken over.
This movie, created by Tim Burstall, Michael Preston and Wendy Hughes, scores 5.7 on IMDb.
Genres - Drama
Shame
Asta Cadell, a lawyer traveling through the Australian Outback on holiday, stops in a small Western Australian town after her motorcycle breaks down and shacks up with Tim Curtis, the local mechanic, while fixing it. She then becomes involved in helping Curtis' teenage daughter, Lizzie, who has been recently date-raped by Danny Fiske, the son of a wealthy, well-known citizen and his gang. Asta persuades Lizzie to press charges against Danny, but the local population becomes determined to keep the incident a secret at any cost and soon Asta and the Curtis family's lives are in danger.
This movie, created by Steve Jodrell, Deborra-Lee Furness and Tony Barry, scores 7.0 on IMDb.
Genres - Drama
You can watch this on Amazon Prime Video.
Watch TrailerOur Winning Season
The story follows three teenagers through their senior year of high school in the 1960s, focusing on the star athlete of the group.
This movie, created by Joseph Ruben, Scott Jacoby and Deborah Benson, scores 5.3 on IMDb.
Genres - Drama
Watch TrailerThe Ploughman's Lunch
James Penfield (Jonathan Pryce) has made a career out of journalism. Now bankrupt, he finds himself with a group of other writers in the middle of the dispute-ridden British homeland at the time of the Falklands War.
This movie, created by Richard Eyre, Jonathan Pryce and William Maxwell, scores 6.6 on IMDb.
Genres - Drama
You can watch this on Amazon Prime Video.
Far East
A cynical Australian ex Nam war vet runs a sleazy bar in the Philippines. Hif old flame enters his life again asking for help since her husband, an investigative journalist is prosecuted by the junta for discovering too much.
This movie, created by John Duigan, Bryan Brown and Helen Morse, scores 5.9 on IMDb.
Genres - Drama