Inclusive list of social realist Australasian films and films partly in social realist style
Angel Baby (Michael Rymer, 1995) mental illness
Australian Rules (Paul Goldman, 2002) racism
Beneath Clouds (Ivan Sen, 2002) racism
Between Wars (Michael Thornhill, 1974) PTSD
Black and White (Craig Lahiff, 2002) racism
Black Balloon, The (Elissa Down, 2008) autism
Blackfellas (James Ricketson, 1993) racism
Blood Money (Chris Fitchett, 1980)
Boys, The (Rowan Woods, 1997) crime (rape and murder)
Candy (Neil Armfield, 2006) drugs
Careful He Might Hear You (Carl Schultz, 1983) disputed custody
Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith, The (Fred Schepisi, 1978) racism
Chopper (Andrew Dominik, 2000) crime
Combination, The (David Field, 2009) gangs
Cosi (Mark Joffe, 1996) mental illness
Dead Heart (Nick Parsons, 1996) racism
Deadly (Esben Storm, 1992) black deaths in custody
Delinquents, The (Chris Thomson, 1989) delinquency maybe
Every Night ... Every Night (Alkinos Tsilimidos, 1994) prison
FJ Holden, The (Michael Thornhill, 1977) delinquency
For the Term of his Natural Life (Norman Dawn, 1927) prison
Fortress (Steve Gordon, 1993) kidnapping
Fran (Glenda Hambly, 1985) custody
Ghosts ... of the Civil Dead (John Hillcoat, 1989) prison
Heart of the Stag (Michael Firth, 1986) NZ; incest
Heartbreak Kid, The (Michael Jenkins, 1993) drugs
High Tide (Gillian Armstrong, 1987) parental custody
Holidays on the River Yarra (Leo Berkeley, 1990) delinquency
Hoodwink (Claude Whatham, 1981)
Interview, The (Craig Monahan, 1998) crime (murder)
Jammed, The (Dee McLachlan, 2007) sex slavery
Jenny Kissed Me (Brian Trenchard-Smith, 1986) custody
Life (Lawrence Johnston, 1995) prison
Lilian's Story (Jerzy Domaradzki, 1996) incest
Little Fish (Rowan Woods, 2005) drugs
Mad Max (Dr George Miller, 1979) hoons
Mallboy (Vincent Giarrusso, 2000) delinquency
Metal Skin (Geoffrey Wright, 1995) hoons
Mouth to Mouth (John Duigan, 1978)
No Escape (Martin Campbell, 1994)
No Worries (David Elfick, 1993) poverty
Rabbit-Proof Fence (Phil Noyce, 2001) racism
Romper Stomper (Geoffrey Wright, 1992) racism
Running on Empty (John Clark, 1982) hoons
Shame (Steve Jodrell, 1988) culture of misogyny
Slate, Wyn and Me (Don McLennan, 1987) abduction
Soft Fruit (Christina Andreef, 1999)
Stir! (Stephen Wallace, 1980) prison
Stone (Sandy Harbutt, 1974) bikie gang
Sweetie (Jane Campion, 1989) mental illness
Teesh and Trude (Melanie Rodriga, 2002) poverty, custody
Turkey Shoot (Brian Trenchard-Smith, 1982) prison (futuristic fantasy)
27A (Esben Storm, 1974) alcoholism
Yolngu Boy (Stephen Johnson, 2001) petrol-sniffing
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