Mystery Films

Eric Bana stars as detective Aaron Falk in the second movie in The Dry series, adapted from Jane Harper's distinctly Australian murder mystery series.

Years after one of its dozen residents vanished without a trace, a Netflix documentary is bringing a global audience of millions to the mystery that looms over the remote Northern Territory town of Larrimah.

The creator of Mystery Road returns with an outback noir about a detective on the trail of a cold case — a film he says is a "Trojan horse" for an urgent issue: the alarmingly high rate at which Indigenous women are murdered.

Tom Hanks as a grump, Emma Thompson as a villain, Daniel Craig as a flamboyant detective, Antonio Banderas as a cat - plus docos, awards-season contenders, family films, biopics and more.

A literary professor gets metaphysical with a genie in George Miller's Three Thousand Years of Longing, a romantic fantasy about the power of storytelling and myth-making.

The more compelling murder mystery occurs off screen in this adaptation of Delia Owens's 2018 book club favourite Where the Crawdads Sing.

The Reservoir Dogs actor plays opposite Charlotte Gainsbourg in an unsettling drama of class and disconnection, set in Acapulco.

The Western Riverina town of Hay has welcomed the cast and crew for the filming of the 'Mad Max' prequel 'Furiosa'.

Even comedic talents like Jennifer Saunders and Dawn French are going through the motions in director Kenneth Branagh's adaptation of Agatha Christie's Death on the Nile. 

Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox and David Arquette pass the torch to a new generation of frightened teenagers fleeing a masked killer in the latest movie in the 25-year-old franchise.

We're spoiled for choice this summer, with awards-contenders, new movies from writer-directors Aaron Sorkin, Joel Coen and Paul Thomas Anderson - and the latest in the Matrix and Ghostbusters sagas.

Filming is due to start on a new crime drama being shot in Far North Queensland, and there are lots of opportunities for budding actors to showcase their talents.

From an Oscar-bait drama and superhero blockbuster to family-friendly animations, an Australian murder mystery, lush romances — and a documentary about dessert.

Sean Connery was the first to play James Bond, now the most famous spy in cinematic history. With a career spanning more than five decades, 007 was only a small part of his life.

The live-action remake of Mulan will be available for streaming in September, months after it was originally slated for theatre screenings.

A woman reclaims her career and creativity in Where'd You Go Bernadette, from Before Sunrise director Richard Linklater.

Shirley Jackson, the prolific author of The Lottery, is belatedly given her due in a film that blends biography and fantasy to capture her peculiar genius.

Daniel Craig, Chris Evans and Toni Collette star in this love letter to an old-fashioned genre and satire of contemporary American politics.

A great premise meets a bad end in a film that's neither smart enough to be truly funny nor dark enough to be truly scary.

J-Lo, Renée Zellweger and New Zealander Taika Waititi are all being tipped as Oscars contenders following this year's star-studded festival.

Based on a Haruki Murakami short story, Lee Chang-dong's award-winning film is a searing critique of class friction in Korea.

Real-life couple Penelope Cruz and Javier Bardem star as ex-lovers in a film about family, secrets and lies from the Oscar-nominated director of A Separation.

Todd Noy was said to be a Pulitzer Prize-winning author and a towering figure in the online fan-fiction community. His books were delivered around the world. But he may have never existed.

Paul Feig ditches Bridesmaids comedy in this schlocky small-town thriller about motherhood, middle-class envy and toxic friendship.

Oscars host talks about the Time's Up and Me Too movements in his monologue to open the 90th Academy Awards.