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December 30, 2025
Tasmanian zombies, Russell Crowe and Crowded House: 10 Australian films to watch out for in 2026
Rusty plays a vengeful strip club owner, Rebel Wilson makes her directorial debut, plus new films starring Olivia Colman, Willem Dafoe and Tom Hiddleston

TL;DR
- "The Deb," Rebel Wilson's directorial debut, is a musical comedy-drama about a farm girl hoping to shine at her school Deb.
- "We Bury the Dead" is a zombie horror film set in Australia after a WMD deployment, starring Daisy Ridley.
- Sophie Hyde's "Jimpa" is a drama inspired by her father's death, starring John Lithgow and Olivia Colman.
- Jennifer Peedom directs a biopic about Tenzing Norgay, the first known person to reach the summit of Mount Everest, starring Genden Phuntsok and Tom Hiddleston.
- "Death of an Undertaker" is a darkly comic hybrid documentary set in a Sydney funeral parlor, directed by Christian Byers.
- Richard Lowenstein is directing a documentary about the beloved rock band Crowded House.
- Russell Crowe stars in "Bear Country," a revenge thriller adapted from Thomas Perry's novel.
- Andrew Firth's documentary "Mockbuster" explores the experience of working for The Asylum, a company known for low-budget genre knockoffs.
- Dario Russo's "The Fox" is a comedy starring Jai Courtney as a hunter who takes advice from a talking fox.
- "The Debt" is an Indigenous Australian horror film about a woman and her ward trapped in a terrifying ordeal.
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