List of Australian films of 2023

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The following is a list of Australian films released in 2023.

Films

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colspan="2" style="width:6%" \| Opening ! width="21%" \|Title ! width="16%" \|Director ! width="28%" \|Cast ! width="10%" \|Genre ! width="10%" \|Ref
rowspan="3" style="text-align:center; background:#f7bf87" \|J A N U A R Y \| style="text-align:center; background:#f7dfc7" \| 1 \| data-sort-value="Blueback" \|Blueback \| Robert Connolly \| Mia Wasikowska, Radha Mitchell, Eric Bana \| Drama \| {{Cite web\|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2022/dec/30/blueback-review-tim-winton-adaptation-hammers-home-its-climate-message \|title=Blueback review – Tim Winton adaptation hammers home its climate message \|author=Luke Buckmaster\|date=29 December 2022\|access-date=27 February 2023 \|website=The Guardian}}
style="text-align:center; background:#f7dfc7" \| 13 \|After She Died \|Jack Dignan \|Liliana de la Rosa, Vanessa Madrid, Paul Talbot, Barbara Bingham, Greg Poppleton \|Horror \|
style="text-align:center; background:#f7dfc7" \| 26 \| data-sort-value="True Spirit" \|True Spirit \| Sarah Spillane \| Teagan Croft, Cliff Curtis, Anna Paquin \| Biopic \| {{Cite news\|url=https://au.variety.com/2022/film/news/true-spirit-netflix-7915/ \|title=Netflix Provides First Look at 'True Spirit', Inspired by Jessica Watson Story\|author=Vivienne Kelly\|date=16 December 2022\|work=Variety\|access-date=27 February 2023\|language=en-US}}
March
rowspan="1" style="text-align:center; background:#93CCEA; textcolor:#000;" \|M A R \| style="text-align:center;background:#B0E0E6;" \| 23 \| data-sort-value="Of an Age" \|Of an Age \| Goran Stolevski \| Elias Anton, Thom Green, Hattie Hook \| Romance drama \| {{Cite web\|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2023/jan/10/the-10-australian-films-to-look-out-for-in-2023 \|date=10 January 2023\|title=The 10 Australian films to look out for in 2023 \|author=Luke Buckmaster\|access-date=27 February 2023 \|website=The Guardian}}
rowspan="1" style="text-align:center; background:#87f7bf" \|A P R I L \| style="text-align:center; background:#c7f7df" \| 7 \| data-sort-value="The Portable Door" \|The Portable Door \| Jeffrey Walker \| Christoph Waltz, Sam Neill, Patrick Gibson, Sophie Wilde, Miranda Otto \| Fantasy \| {{Cite web\|url=https://explosionnetwork.com/news/the-portable-door-to-debut-on-stan-in-australia-just-in-time-for-the-easter-holiday \|title=The Portable Door to debut on Stan in Australia just in time for the Easter holiday\|website=Explosion Network {{!}} Independent Australian Reviews, News, Podcasts, Opinions \|date=8 February 2023 \|access-date=27 February 2023\|language=en-GB}}
rowspan="1" style="text-align:center; background:#DA70D6" \|M A Y \| style="text-align:center; background:#DF99FF" \| 18 \| data-sort-value="Limbo" \|Limbo \| Ivan Sen \| Simon Baker, Rob Collins, Natasha Wanganeen, Nicholas Hope \| Mystery-crime \| {{cite web \| url=https://indaily.com.au/inreview/film/2023/05/12/coober-pedy-black-magic/\|first= Penelope\|last =Debelle \| title=Coober Pedy provides a dramatic backdrop for new film Limbo \| website=InDaily \| date=12 May 2023 \| access-date=2 August 2023}}
rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; background:plum" \|J U N E \| style="text-align:center; background:#f1daf1" \| 11 \| Birdeater \| Jack Clark, Jim Weir \| Mackenzie Fearnley, Shabana Azeez, Ben Hunter, Jack Bannister, Clementine Anderson \| Horror \| {{cite web\|last=Slatter\|first=Sean\|title='Birdeater', 'The Defenders' top Sydney Film Festival Audience Awards\|url=https://if.com.au/birdeater-the-defenders-top-sydney-film-festival-audience-awards/\|date=21 June 2023\|website=IF Magazine\|publisher=Intermedia Group\|access-date=25 July 2024}}
style="text-align:center; background:#f1daf1" \| 28 \| data-sort-value="Run Rabbit Run" \|Run Rabbit Run \| Daina Reid \| Sarah Snook, Lily LaTorre, Damon Herriman, Greta Scacchi \| Psychological horror \| {{Cite web\|url=https://collider.com/run-rabbit-run-cast-trailer-release-date/ \|title='Run Rabbit Run': Cast, Trailer, Release Date, and Everything We Know So Far\|website=Collider \|author=Maddie P\|date=13 May 2023\|access-date=25 June 2023\|language=en-GB}}
rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; background:#ffa07a" \|J U L Y \| style="text-align:center; background:#ffdacc" \| 6 \| data-sort-value="New Boy, The" \|The New Boy \| Warwick Thornton \| Aswan Reid, Deborah Mailman, Wayne Blair, Cate Blanchett \| Drama \| {{Cite web\|url=https://collider.com/the-new-boy-trailer-cate-blanchett/ \|title=Cate Blanchett Plays a Renegade Nun in 'The New Boy' Trailer\|website=Collider \|author=Makuochi Echebiri\|date=7 June 2023\|access-date=25 June 2023\|language=en-GB}}
style="text-align:center; background:#ffdacc" \| 26 \| data-sort-value="Appleton Ladies' Potato Race, The" \|The Appleton Ladies' Potato Race \| Lynn Hegarty \| Claire van der Boom, Katie Wall, Genevieve Lemon, Robyn Nevin, Olivia Stamboulia \| Drama \| {{Cite web\|url=https://collider.com/the-new-boy-trailer-cate-blanchett/ \|title=Cate Blanchett Plays a Renegade Nun in 'The New Boy' Trailer\|website=Collider \|author=Makuochi Echebiri\|date=7 June 2023\|access-date=25 June 2023\|language=en-GB}}
style="text-align:center; background:#bf87f7; textcolor:#000;" \|A U G U S T \| style="text-align:center; background:#dfc7f7" \| 10 \| data-sort-value="Ego: The Michael Gudinski Story" \| Ego: The Michael Gudinski Story \| Paul Goldman \| Michael Gudinski \| Documentary \| {{cite web\|url=https://www.abc.net.au/doublej/music-reads/music-news/michael-gudinski-documentary-miff-2023/102378474\|title=Michael Gudinski documentary will premiere at MIFF this August\|website=Australian Broadcasting Corporation\|date=23 May 2023\|access-date=24 May 2023\|archive-date=23 May 2023\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230523202056/https://www.abc.net.au/doublej/music-reads/music-news/michael-gudinski-documentary-miff-2023/102378474\|url-status=live}}
style="text-align:center; background:#87f7bf" \|S E P T E M B E R \| style="text-align:center; background:#c7f7df" \| 28 \| data-sort-value="Love Is in the Air" \| Love Is in the Air \| Adrian Powers \| Delta Goodrem, Joshua Sasse, Steph Tisdell, Roy Billing \| Romantic comedy \| {{cite web\|last=Frater\|first=Patrick\|title='Desert King,' 'The Survivors' Series Under Way as Netflix Expands Australia Production Slate\|url=https://variety.com/2023/tv/asia/netflix-australia-desert-king-the-survivors-series-production-1235700717/\|website=Variety\|date=20 August 2023\|access-date=21 August 2023}}
rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; background:#f7bf87" \|O C T O B E R \| style="text-align:center; background:#f7dfc7" \| 5 \| Shayda \|\| Noora Niasari \|\| Zar Amir Ebrahimi, Osamah Sami, Leah Purcell \|\| Drama \|\| {{cite web\|url=https://www.screenhub.com.au/news/news/shayda-chosen-as-australias-oscar-hopeful-in-2024-2623174/\|title=Shayda chosen as Australia's Oscar hopeful in 2024\|first=Paul\|last=Dalgarno\|website=ScreenHub\|date=31 August 2023\|access-date=15 September 2023}}
style="text-align:center; background:#f7dfc7" \| 21 \| Emotion Is Dead	Pete Williams	Tatiana Goode, Adam Tuominen, Jude Turner, Brad McCarthy, Gabby Llewelyn, Jaya Suartika, Isi Sweeney	Drama \| {{cite interview\|interviewer-last=Watts\|interviewer-first=Tim\|last=Williams\|first=Pete\|title=Emotion is Dead May Be the Most South Australian Movie Ever Made\|url=https://www.broadsheet.com.au/national/entertainment/article/punky-independent-film-emotion-dead-may-be-most-south-australian-movie-ever-made\|date=1 July 2024\|website=Broadsheet\|access-date=24 July 2024}}
rowspan="3" style="text-align:center; background:#bf87f7; textcolor:#000;" \|N O V E M B E R \| style="text-align:center; background:#dfc7f7" \| 2 \| Bring Him to Me \|\| Luke Sparke \|\| Barry Pepper, Jamie Costa, Liam McIntyre, Rachel Griffiths, Sam Neill \|\| Crime-thriller \| {{cite magazine\|title=Bring Him To Me (Trailer)\|date=August 23, 2023\|magazine=IF Magazine\|url=https://if.com.au/bring-him-to-me-trailer/\|accessdate=October 5, 2023}}
style="text-align:center; background:#dfc7f7" \| 16 \| A Savage Christmas	Madeleine Dyer	Darren Gilshenan, Helen Thomson, Ryan Morgan, David Roberts, Thea Raveneau, Max Jahufer, Rekha Ryan, Gary Sweet	Comedy \| {{Cite web\|url=https://concreteplayground.com/brisbane/arts-entertainment/brisbane-international-film-festival-2023-lineup\|title=BIFF's Full 2023 Lineup Is here with a Paul Mescal-Starring Romance and Taika Waititi's New Movie\|website=Concrete Playground\|date=20 September 2023 \|language=en-US\|access-date=19 Dec 2023}}
style="text-align:center; background:#dfc7f7" \| 30 \| Christmess	Heath Davis	Hannah Joy, Steve Le Marquand, Darren Gilshenan, Aaron Glenane, Nicole Pastor	Comedy drama \| {{Cite web\|url=https://concreteplayground.com/brisbane/arts-entertainment/brisbane-international-film-festival-2023-lineup\|title=BIFF's Full 2023 Lineup Is here with a Paul Mescal-Starring Romance and Taika Waititi's New Movie\|website=Concrete Playground\|date=20 September 2023 \|language=en-US\|access-date=19 Dec 2023}}

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colspan="2" style="width:6%" | Opening

! width="21%" |Title

! width="16%" |Director

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| data-sort-value="Blueback" |Blueback

| Robert Connolly

| Mia Wasikowska, Radha Mitchell, Eric Bana

| Drama

| {{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2022/dec/30/blueback-review-tim-winton-adaptation-hammers-home-its-climate-message |title=Blueback review – Tim Winton adaptation hammers home its climate message |author=Luke Buckmaster|date=29 December 2022|access-date=27 February 2023 |website=The Guardian}}

style="text-align:center; background:#f7dfc7" | 13

|After She Died

|Jack Dignan

|Liliana de la Rosa, Vanessa Madrid, Paul Talbot, Barbara Bingham, Greg Poppleton

|Horror

style="text-align:center; background:#f7dfc7" | 26

| data-sort-value="True Spirit" |True Spirit

| Sarah Spillane

| Teagan Croft, Cliff Curtis, Anna Paquin

| Biopic

| {{Cite news|url=https://au.variety.com/2022/film/news/true-spirit-netflix-7915/ |title=Netflix Provides First Look at 'True Spirit', Inspired by Jessica Watson Story|author=Vivienne Kelly|date=16 December 2022|work=Variety|access-date=27 February 2023|language=en-US}}

March

rowspan="1" style="text-align:center; background:#93CCEA; textcolor:#000;" |M
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| style="text-align:center;background:#B0E0E6;" | 23

| data-sort-value="Of an Age" |Of an Age

| Goran Stolevski

| Elias Anton, Thom Green, Hattie Hook

| Romance drama

| {{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2023/jan/10/the-10-australian-films-to-look-out-for-in-2023 |date=10 January 2023|title=The 10 Australian films to look out for in 2023 |author=Luke Buckmaster|access-date=27 February 2023 |website=The Guardian}}

rowspan="1" style="text-align:center; background:#87f7bf" |A
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| style="text-align:center; background:#c7f7df" | 7

| data-sort-value="The Portable Door" |The Portable Door

| Jeffrey Walker

| Christoph Waltz, Sam Neill, Patrick Gibson, Sophie Wilde, Miranda Otto

| Fantasy

| {{Cite web|url=https://explosionnetwork.com/news/the-portable-door-to-debut-on-stan-in-australia-just-in-time-for-the-easter-holiday |title=The Portable Door to debut on Stan in Australia just in time for the Easter holiday|website=Explosion Network {{!}} Independent Australian Reviews, News, Podcasts, Opinions |date=8 February 2023 |access-date=27 February 2023|language=en-GB}}

rowspan="1" style="text-align:center; background:#DA70D6" |M
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| style="text-align:center; background:#DF99FF" | 18

| data-sort-value="Limbo" |Limbo

| Ivan Sen

| Simon Baker, Rob Collins, Natasha Wanganeen, Nicholas Hope

| Mystery-crime

| {{cite web | url=https://indaily.com.au/inreview/film/2023/05/12/coober-pedy-black-magic/|first= Penelope|last =Debelle | title=Coober Pedy provides a dramatic backdrop for new film Limbo | website=InDaily | date=12 May 2023 | access-date=2 August 2023}}

rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; background:plum" |J
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| style="text-align:center; background:#f1daf1" | 11

| Birdeater

| Jack Clark, Jim Weir

| Mackenzie Fearnley, Shabana Azeez, Ben Hunter, Jack Bannister, Clementine Anderson

| Horror

| {{cite web|last=Slatter|first=Sean|title='Birdeater', 'The Defenders' top Sydney Film Festival Audience Awards|url=https://if.com.au/birdeater-the-defenders-top-sydney-film-festival-audience-awards/|date=21 June 2023|website=IF Magazine|publisher=Intermedia Group|access-date=25 July 2024}}

style="text-align:center; background:#f1daf1" | 28

| data-sort-value="Run Rabbit Run" |Run Rabbit Run

| Daina Reid

| Sarah Snook, Lily LaTorre, Damon Herriman, Greta Scacchi

| Psychological horror

| {{Cite web|url=https://collider.com/run-rabbit-run-cast-trailer-release-date/ |title='Run Rabbit Run': Cast, Trailer, Release Date, and Everything We Know So Far|website=Collider |author=Maddie P|date=13 May 2023|access-date=25 June 2023|language=en-GB}}

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| style="text-align:center; background:#ffdacc" | 6

| data-sort-value="New Boy, The" |The New Boy

| Warwick Thornton

| Aswan Reid, Deborah Mailman, Wayne Blair, Cate Blanchett

| Drama

| {{Cite web|url=https://collider.com/the-new-boy-trailer-cate-blanchett/ |title=Cate Blanchett Plays a Renegade Nun in 'The New Boy' Trailer|website=Collider |author=Makuochi Echebiri|date=7 June 2023|access-date=25 June 2023|language=en-GB}}

style="text-align:center; background:#ffdacc" | 26

| data-sort-value="Appleton Ladies' Potato Race, The" |The Appleton Ladies' Potato Race

| Lynn Hegarty

| Claire van der Boom, Katie Wall, Genevieve Lemon, Robyn Nevin, Olivia Stamboulia

| Drama

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| style="text-align:center; background:#dfc7f7" | 10

| data-sort-value="Ego: The Michael Gudinski Story" | Ego: The Michael Gudinski Story

| Paul Goldman

| Michael Gudinski

| Documentary

| {{cite web|url=https://www.abc.net.au/doublej/music-reads/music-news/michael-gudinski-documentary-miff-2023/102378474|title=Michael Gudinski documentary will premiere at MIFF this August|website=Australian Broadcasting Corporation|date=23 May 2023|access-date=24 May 2023|archive-date=23 May 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230523202056/https://www.abc.net.au/doublej/music-reads/music-news/michael-gudinski-documentary-miff-2023/102378474|url-status=live}}

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| style="text-align:center; background:#c7f7df" | 28

| data-sort-value="Love Is in the Air" | Love Is in the Air

| Adrian Powers

| Delta Goodrem, Joshua Sasse, Steph Tisdell, Roy Billing

| Romantic comedy

| {{cite web|last=Frater|first=Patrick|title='Desert King,' 'The Survivors' Series Under Way as Netflix Expands Australia Production Slate|url=https://variety.com/2023/tv/asia/netflix-australia-desert-king-the-survivors-series-production-1235700717/|website=Variety|date=20 August 2023|access-date=21 August 2023}}

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| style="text-align:center; background:#f7dfc7" | 5

| Shayda || Noora Niasari || Zar Amir Ebrahimi, Osamah Sami, Leah Purcell || Drama || {{cite web|url=https://www.screenhub.com.au/news/news/shayda-chosen-as-australias-oscar-hopeful-in-2024-2623174/|title=Shayda chosen as Australia's Oscar hopeful in 2024|first=Paul|last=Dalgarno|website=ScreenHub|date=31 August 2023|access-date=15 September 2023}}

style="text-align:center; background:#f7dfc7" | 21

| Emotion Is Dead

Pete Williams

Tatiana Goode, Adam Tuominen, Jude Turner, Brad McCarthy, Gabby Llewelyn, Jaya Suartika, Isi Sweeney

Drama

| {{cite interview|interviewer-last=Watts|interviewer-first=Tim|last=Williams|first=Pete|title=Emotion is Dead May Be the Most South Australian Movie Ever Made|url=https://www.broadsheet.com.au/national/entertainment/article/punky-independent-film-emotion-dead-may-be-most-south-australian-movie-ever-made|date=1 July 2024|website=Broadsheet|access-date=24 July 2024}}

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| style="text-align:center; background:#dfc7f7" | 2

| Bring Him to Me || Luke Sparke || Barry Pepper, Jamie Costa, Liam McIntyre, Rachel Griffiths, Sam Neill || Crime-thriller

| {{cite magazine|title=Bring Him To Me (Trailer)|date=August 23, 2023|magazine=IF Magazine|url=https://if.com.au/bring-him-to-me-trailer/|accessdate=October 5, 2023}}

style="text-align:center; background:#dfc7f7" | 16

| A Savage Christmas

Madeleine Dyer

Darren Gilshenan, Helen Thomson, Ryan Morgan, David Roberts, Thea Raveneau, Max Jahufer, Rekha Ryan, Gary Sweet

Comedy

| {{Cite web|url=https://concreteplayground.com/brisbane/arts-entertainment/brisbane-international-film-festival-2023-lineup|title=BIFF's Full 2023 Lineup Is here with a Paul Mescal-Starring Romance and Taika Waititi's New Movie|website=Concrete Playground|date=20 September 2023 |language=en-US|access-date=19 Dec 2023}}

style="text-align:center; background:#dfc7f7" | 30

| Christmess

Heath Davis

Hannah Joy, Steve Le Marquand, Darren Gilshenan, Aaron Glenane, Nicole Pastor

Comedy drama

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