List of Australian films of 1988

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1988

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Afraid to DanceDenny LawrenceNique Needles, Rosey Jones, Grigor Taylor, Tina Bursill, Annie Byron, Mervyn Drake, Tom Richards, Steve J. Spears, Bill Young, Allan PenneyDrama Feature film
AlterationsJulian PringleRichard Moir, Angela Punch McGregor, Linden Wilkinson, Steven Jacobs, Gillian Jones, Alan David Lee, Karen Linley, Michelle Linley, Tim Drummond, Paul Bertram, Kim KrejusDrama ABC TV film
An Ordinary WomanSue BrooksDenise Scott, Bruce AtkinsShort film[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0357990 IMDb]
As Time Goes ByBarry PeakBruno Lawrence, Nique Needles, Ray Barrett, Marcelle Schmitz, Mitchell Faircloth, Max Gillies, Deborah Force, Christine Keogh, Don Bridges, Ian Shrives, Jane Clifton, Mitch Harrison, Fred Peter, John Barrett, Rex Greeney, Additional Voices: Matthew KingComedy / Sci-fi Feature film[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0094680/ IMDb]
BackstageJonathan HardyLaura Branigan, Michael Aitkens, Noel FerrierDrama[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0094700/ IMDb]
BarracudaPino AmentaAndrew McFarlane, Dennis Miller, Kim Krejus, Shane Briant, Graham Rouse, Cassandra Delaney, Roger Ward, John O'Brien, David Lynch, Angela Kennedy, John Bonney, Patrick Ward, Pat Bishop, Colleen Clifford, Robert Taylor, Joe BugnerDrama / Thriller TV film
BelindaPamela GibbonsDeanna Jeffs, Mary Regan, Kaarin FairfaxDrama[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0094728 IMDb] aka: "Midnight Dancer" in the US{{Citation|title=Midnight Dancer (1987) – IMDb|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0094728/releaseinfo|access-date=2021-06-28}}
Bingo, Bridesmaids & BracesGillian ArmstrongGillian Armstrong, Kerry Carlson, Diana DomanDocumentary[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0074208/ IMDb]
Black TulipFranco CristofaniBrian Anderson, Phillip Hinton, Paul Johnstone, Juliet Jordan, Keith Scott, Shane WithingtonAnimation / Adventure[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0127464/ IMDb]
The BoardroomBrian PhillisVincent Ball, Tony Wager, Colin McEwan, Leslie Wright, Ian Toyne, Shaunna O'Grady, Leith Taylor, Rick Hearder, Kathryn Rowe, Matthew QuartermaineComedy TV film
Body WorksDavid CaesarMargot NashDocumentary[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0140861/ IMDb] aka: "Bodywork" and "Body Work"{{Citation|title=Body Work (1989) – IMDb|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0140861/releaseinfo|access-date=2021-06-28}}
Boulevard of Broken DreamsPino AmentaJohn Waters, Penelope Stewart, Nicki Paull, Kim Gyngell, Kevin Miles, Ross Thompson, Andrew McFarlaneDrama Feature film[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0094789 IMDb]
Boundaries of the HeartLex MarinosWendy Hughes, John Hargreaves, Norman Kaye, Julie Nihill, Max Cullen, Michael Siberry, John Moore, John ClaytonDrama Feature film[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0094790 IMDb]
Breaking LooseRod HayPeter Phelps, Vince Martin, Abigail, Shane Connor, David Ngoombujarra, John Clayton, Sandra Lee Paterson, Angela Kennedy, Tom Richards, Gary WaddellAction / Drama Feature film[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0094795 IMDb] aka: "Summer City II"{{Citation|title=Breaking Loose: Summer City II (1988) – IMDb|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0094795/releaseinfo|access-date=2021-06-28}}
Cane Toads: An Unnatural HistoryMark LewisTip Byrne, H. W. Kerr, Glen IngramDocumentary[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0130529/ IMDb]
Cannibal ToursDennis O'RourkeDocumentary[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0199399/ IMDb]
CeliaAnn TurnerRebecca Smart, Nicholas Eadie, Victoria Longley, Mary-Anne Fahey, William Zappa, Deborra-Lee Furness, Amelia FridDrama / Fantasy / Thriller Feature film[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0094849/ IMDb]
CherithShirley BarrettLouise Cullen, Zoe Williams, Maggie DenceShort film[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0094855 IMDb]
The Clean MachineKen CameronSteve Bisley, Peter Kowitz, Grigor Taylor, Sandy Gore, Tim Robertson, Regina Gaigalas, Ed Devereaux, Mervyn Drake, Frank Whitten, Robert Taylor, Marshall NapierDrama / Thriller TV film
CompoNigel BuesstJeremy Stanford, Bruce Kerr, Christopher Barry, Cliff Neate, Rowan Woods, Peter Hosking, Leo Regan, Darryl Emmerson, Elizabeth CrockettComedy Feature film[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0094902 IMDb]
Crocodile Dundee IIJohn CornellPaul Hogan, Linda Kozlowski, John Meillon, Ernie Dingo, John Meillon, Hector Ubarry, Juan Fernandez, Charles Dutton, Steve Rackman, Gus MercurioAction / Adventure / Comedy Feature film[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092493/ IMDb]
CustodyIan MunroJudith Stratford, Peter Browne, Michael Cudlin, Sheridan Murphy, Susan Leith, Mary Acres, Stuart Fowler, June Musgrave, Lillian Thompson-Austen, Eric BakerDrama TV film
Dadah Is DeathJerry LondonJulie Christie, Hugo Weaving, John Polson, Victor Banerjee, Sarah Jessica ParkerDrama[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0094937/ IMDb] aka: "A Long Way From Home"{{Citation|title=Dadah Is Death (TV Movie 1988) – IMDb|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0094937/releaseinfo|access-date=2021-06-28}}
Daisy and SimonStasch Radwanski Jr.Jan Adele, Sean Scully, Colin McEwan, Shauna O'Grady, Tony Wager, Leith TaylorDrama Feature film[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0097145 IMDb]
Day of the PantherBrian Trenchard-SmithEdward John Stazak, John Stanton, James Richards, Rowena WallaceAction[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0094957 IMDb]
The DreamingMario AndreacchioArthur Dignam, Penny Cook, Gary Sweet, Kristina Nehm, Patrick Frost, John Noble, Leo Taylor, Peter Merril, Deborah Little, Marcella Russo, Kathy Fisher, Laurence CliffordHorror / Mystery / Thriller Feature film[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0095064 IMDb]
E'ellermani: The Story of Leo and LevaLorraine Mafi-WilliamsDocumentary[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0357624 IMDb]
Emerald CityMichael JenkinsJohn Hargreaves, Robyn Nevin, Chris Haywood, Nicole Kidman, Ruth Cracknell, Nicholas Hammond, Michelle Torres, Dennis MillerComedy / Drama Feature film[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0101808/ IMDb]
The Everlasting Secret FamilyMichael ThornhillArthur Dignam, Mark Lee, Heather Mitchell, Dennis Miller, Paul Goddard, John Meillon, Allan Penney, Beth Child, Anna Volska, John ClaytonDrama / Romance Feature film[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0095117 IMDb]
Evil AngelsFred SchepisiMeryl Streep, Sam Neill, Bruce Myles, Charles Tingwell, Dorothy Alison, Brian James, Dennis Miller, Lewis Fitz-Gerald, Maurie Fields, Sandy Gore, Alan Hopgood, Debra Lawrance, Deborra-Lee Furness, Kevin MilesBiography / Drama Feature film[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0094924 IMDb], Streep won Best Actress at the 1989 Cannes Film Festival{{Cite web|date=2016-03-26|title=Awards 1989 : All Awards – Festival de Cannes 2016 (International Film Festival)|url=http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/archives/1989/allAward.html|access-date=2021-06-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160326042036/http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/archives/1989/allAward.html|archive-date=26 March 2016}} aka: "A Cry in the Dark"{{Citation|title=A Cry in the Dark (1988) – IMDb|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0094924/releaseinfo|access-date=2021-06-28}}
Fragments of War: The Story of Damien ParerJohn DuiganNicholas Eadie, Anne Tenney, Huw Williams, Steve Jodrell, Jeff Truman, Liz Stuart, Melanie Salomon, Maureen O'Shaughnessy, Mary Regan, Anna Hruby, Robert Taylor, Leone CarmenBiography / Drama / Romance TV film
GeorgiaBen LewinJudy Davis, John Bach, Julia Blake, Marshall Napier, Alex Menglet, Lewis Fiander, Roy Baldwin, Colin HayMystery / Thriller Feature film[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0095208 IMDb]
Ghosts… of the Civil DeadJohn HillcoatDavid Field, Chris DeRose, Nick Cave, Mike Bishop, Chris de Rose, Vincent Gil, Bogdan Koca, Kevin Mackey, Ian Mortimer, John FlausDrama / Horror Feature film[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0095217/ IMDb]
Grievous Bodily HarmMark JoffeColin Friels, John Waters, Bruno Lawrence, Joy Bell, Chris Stalker, Kim Gyngell, Shane Briant, Caz Lederman, Sandy Gore, John Flaus, Gary Waddell, Kerry ArmstrongCrime / Thriller Feature film[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0095255/ IMDb]
Hell's Half HectareScott PattersonJohnny Barker, Alan Flower, Richard KuipersShort film[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0245149 IMDb]
In the AftermathCarl ColpaertTony Markes, Rainbow Dolan, Kenneth McCabeAnimation / Drama[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0206827 IMDb]
Incident at Raven's GateRolf de HeerSteven Vidler, Celine Griffin, Max Cullen, Terry Camilleri, Ritchie Singer, Vincent Gil, Saturday RosenbergSci-Fi / Thriller Feature film[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0095098 IMDb] aka" "Encounter at Raven's Gate"{{Citation|title=Encounter at Raven's Gate (1988) – IMDb|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0095098/releaseinfo|access-date=2021-06-28}}
KadaichaJames BogleZoe Carides, Tom Jennings, Eric Oldfield, Natalie McCurry, Fiona Gauntlett, Deborah Kennedy, Kerry McKay, Bruce Hughes, Sara Dakin, Nicholas Ryan, Sean ScullyHorror / Thriller Feature film[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0095423 IMDb] aka: "Stones of Death"{{Citation|title=Stones of Death (1988) – IMDb|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0095423/releaseinfo|access-date=2021-06-28}} aka Stones Of Death
Lover BoyGeoffrey WrightNoah Taylor, Gillian Jones, Ben MendelsohnDrama / Romance Short Feature film[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0123982 IMDb]
The Man from Snowy River IIGeoff BurrowesTom Burlinson, Sigrid Thornton, Brian Dennehy, Nicholas Eadie, Bryan Marshall, Mark Hembrow, Peter Cummins, Rhys McConnochie, Wyn Roberts, Peter Browne, Cornelia Frances, Alan Hopgood, Tony BarryAdventure / Drama / Western Feature film[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0095993/ IMDb] aka: Return to Snowy River (US)
and The Untamed (UK){{Citation|title=Return to Snowy River (1988) – IMDb|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0095993/releaseinfo|access-date=2021-06-28}}
MinnamurraIan BarryJeff Fahey, Tushka Bergen, Steven Vidler, Richard Moir, Shane Briant, Drew Forsythe, Fred Parslow, Cornelia Frances, Michael Winchester, Owen Weingott, Sandy GoreDrama Feature filmaka Outback (US) / The Fighting Creed
Moodeitj YorgasTracey MoffattDocumentary / Short[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0095653 IMDb]
The Navigator: A Medieval OdysseyVincent WardBruce Lyons, Chris Haywood, Hamish Gough, Marshall Napier, Paul LivingstonFantasy[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0095709/ IMDb]
Night's High Noon: An Anti-TerrainPeter CallasShort[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0144493 IMDb]
PandemoniumHaydn KeenanDavid Argue, Amanda Dole, Esben StormComedy / Horror[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093700 IMDb]
Pleasure DomesMaggie FookeShort[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0242782 IMDb]
Point of DepartureKathryn MillardPatrick Frost, Sue Ingleton, Tim MaddocksDocumentary / Short[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0482380 IMDb]
Prisoner of ZendaChristine Amor, Robert Coleby, Claire CrowtherAnimation[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0366922 IMDb] Based on book of same title
The Pursuit of HappinessMartha AnsaraLaura Black, Peter Hardy, Anna GareDrama Feature film[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0095931 IMDb]
Raw SilkGreg DeeDavid Argue, Nicki Paull, Frank Gallacher, Frankie J. Holden, Colin Hay, Robert Morgan, Ariane Hubay, John Heywood, Suzy CatoComedy / Drama TV film / TV Pilot
The Riddle of the StinsonChris NoonanJack Thompson, Helen O'Connor, Norman Kaye, Richard Roxburgh, Mark Lee, Susan Lyons, Huw Williams, Esben Storm, Len Kaserman, Frank Wilson, Dennis MillerBiography / Drama TV film
Rikky and PeteNadia TassStephen Kearney, Nina Landis, Tetchie Agbayani, Bill Hunter, Dorothy Alison, Bruno Lawrence, Bruce Spence, Glenn Robbins, Alan Hopgood, Lewis Fitz-GeraldAdventure / Comedy / Drama Feature film[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0095996/ IMDb]
Salt, Saliva, Sperm and SweatPhilip BrophyPhil Dean, Jean Kittson, Lyndal BarryShort[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0271157 IMDb]
Sebastian and the SparrowScott HicksAlexander Bainbridge, Jeremy Angerson, Robert Coleby, Elizabeth Alexander, Vincent Gil, Alice Ramsay, John ClaytonAdventure / Family Feature film[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0098275 IMDb]
ShameSteve JodrellDeborra-Lee Furness, Tony Barry, Simone Buchanan, Gillian Jones, Peter Aanensen, Margaret Ford, David Franklin, Bill McClusky, Alison Taylor, Phil Dean, Stig Wemyss,Drama / Thriller Feature film[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093952 IMDb]
Shut-InCam EasonRobert Chuter, Deborah Force, Effie JamesShort film[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0467489 IMDb]
Smoke 'Em If You Got 'EmRay BoseleyRob Howard, Nique Needles, Polly Croke,Comedy Feature film[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0352854/ IMDb]
SpookDavid Anthony HallTim Elston, Joanne Samuel, Daniel Hill, Amanda Hill, Roger Carroll, Patricia Perry, Peter Kowitz, Ray Wiseman, Donald Walters, Tom RichardsDrama / Thriller Feature film[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0384556 IMDb]
TakeoverRobert MarchantBarry Otto, Anne Tenney, Paul Chubb, Wayne Cull, Alexander Kemp, Julie du Rieu, Sean Scully, Justin Gaffney, Bruce KerrComedy TV film
To Make a KillingKarl ZwickyTamblyn Lord, Craig Pearce, Tiffiny DoweDrama[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096381/ IMDb] aka: "Vicious!" and "Wild Boys"{{Citation|title=Vicious! (1988) – IMDb|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096381/releaseinfo|access-date=2021-06-28}}
TudawaliSteve JodrellErnie Dingo, Frank Wilson, Jedda Cole, Peter Fisher, Charles Tingwell, Syd Plummer, Bill McCluskeyBiography / Drama TV film
Strike of the PantherBrian Trenchard-SmithEdward John Stazak, John Stanton, Rowena Wallace, Jim Richards, Zale Daniel, Paris JeffersonAction / Drama TV film[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096183 IMDb]
The Tale of Ruby RoseRoger ScholesMelita Jurisic, Chris Haywood, Rod Zuanic, Martyn Sanderson, Sheila Florance, Sheila Kennelly, John McKelvey, Wilkie Collins, Nell Dobson, Terry GarciaDrama / Horror / Thriller Feature film[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096217/ IMDb]
The 13th FloorChris RoacheLisa Hensley, Miranda Otto, Tim McKenzie, Jeff Truman, Vic Rooney, Tony Blackett, Georgie Parker, Paul Hunt, Kylie Clare, Allen Leong, Michael CatonHorror / Thriller Feature film[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0094591 IMDb]
Two Brothers RunningTed RobinsonTom Conti, Elizabeth Alexander, Ritchie Singer, Asher Keddie, Deborra-Lee Furness, John Gregg, Martin Lewis, Rachel Levita, Mark Zandle, Dorothy AlisonComedy Feature film[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096322 IMDb]
ViciousKarl ZwickyTamblyn Lord, Craig Pearce, Tiffany Dowe, Ralph Cotterill, Kelly Dingwall, Joanna Lockwood, John Godden, Gerard Maguire, Frank McNamara, John ClaytonHorror / Thriller Feature filmaka To Make A Killing
Warm Nights on a Slow Moving TrainBob EllisWendy Hughes, Colin Friels, Norman Kaye, John Clayton, Rod Zuanic, Lewis Fitz-Gerald, Peter Whitford, Chris Haywood, Steven J. Spears, Grant Tilly, Peter Carmody, John FlausDrama / Romance Feature film[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096420/ IMDb]
WhiteforceEddie RomeroSam J. Jones, Kimberley Pistone, Tim Hughes, Raoul Aragonn, Jimmy Fabregas, Vic Diaz, Rubin Rustia, Ken Metcalfe, Mike Monty, Tsing Tong TsaiAction / Drama Feature film[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096437/ IMDb]
Young EinsteinYahoo SeriousYahoo Serious, Odile Le Clezio, John Howard, Lulu Pinkus, Pee Wee Wilson, Su Cruickshank, Esben Storm, Roger Ward, David Ngoombujarra, Georgie ParkerComedy Feature film[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096486/ IMDb]

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