16 Movies Starring Miranda Otto

The Nostradamus Kid

The Nostradamus Kid

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1993-10-14

Languages:

English

Countries:

Australia

Runtime:

120 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

6.1 (197 Reviews)

Director:

Bob Ellis

Genres:

DramaRomance

Fullplot:

Ken Elkin is a randy young man who is told that the world is about to end. In a race against time, there's only one goal he wants to accomplish: bedding the love of his life, who just happens to be the local pastor's daughter.

Love Serenade

Love Serenade

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1997-08-01

Languages:

English

Countries:

Australia

Runtime:

101 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

(1207 Reviews)

Director:

Shirley Barrett

Cast:

Writer:

Shirley Barrett (screenplay)

Fullplot:

In Sunray, a backwater town on Australia's Murray River, there's little to do but fish or listen to the local radio station. D.J. Ken Sherry arrives from the hustle of Brisbane to run the station; he's mid-40s, detached, thrice divorced, hatchet faced. But both sisters next door find him attractive: awkward Dimity, only 20, who works in a Chinese restaurant with few patrons, and perky Vicki-Ann, a hairdresser with a hope chest who invents a happy future with Sherry based on little but his arrival. First Dimity then Vicki-Ann spend the night with Ken, one concluding he's her boy friend, the other her fiance. Then Dimity begins to smell something fishy.

True Love and Chaos

True Love and Chaos

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1997-05-22

Languages:

English

Countries:

Australia

Runtime:

97 min

IMDB Ratings:

5.9 (218 Reviews)

Genres:

Drama

Fullplot:

Hanif and Dean steal a cache of drugs from Dean's psychotic brother Jerry, and at the last minute get a lift with Mimi as she decides to drive to Perth. They pick up a drunken singer, Morris, as they cross the country, chased by Jerry.

In the Winter Dark

In the Winter Dark

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1998-09-10

Languages:

English

Countries:

Australia

Runtime:

92 min

IMDB Ratings:

6.3 (216 Reviews)

Director:

James Bogle

Cast:

Writer:

James Bogle

Peter Rasmussen

Tim Winton (story)

Fullplot:

A mysterious creature is killing a farmer's livestock.

What Lies Beneath

What Lies Beneath

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2000-07-21

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

130 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

6.6 (93122 Reviews)

Director:

Robert Zemeckis

Cast:

Writer:

Clark Gregg (screenplay)

Sarah Kernochan (story)

Clark Gregg (story)

Fullplot:

Norman Spencer, a university research scientist, is growing more and more concerned about his wife, Claire, a retired concert cellist who a year ago was involved in a serious auto accident, and who has just sent off her daughter Caitlin (Norman's stepdaughter) to college. Now, Claire reports hearing voices and witnessing eerie occurrences in and around their lakeside Vermont home, including seeing the face of a young woman reflected in water. An increasingly frightened Claire thinks the phenomena have something to do with the couple living next door, especially since the wife has disappeared without apparent explanation. At her husband's urging, Claire starts to see a therapist; she tells him she thinks the house is being haunted by a ghost. His advice? Try to make contact. Enlisting the help of her best friend, Jody, and a ouija board, Claire seeks to find out the truth of What Lies Beneath.

The Jack Bull

The Jack Bull

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1999-04-17

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

116 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

6.9 (3612 Reviews)

Director:

John Badham

Genres:

DramaWestern

Cast:

Writer:

Heinrich von Kleist (book)

Dick Cusack

Fullplot:

The Jack Bull tells the story of Myrl Redding, a Wyoming horse trader who clashes with Henry Ballard, a fellow rancher, after Ballard abuses two of Myrl's horses and their Crow Indian caretaker, Billy. When Judge Wilkins throws out Myrl's complaint, the war he wages to force Ballard to nurse the emaciated animals back to health escalates into a vigilante manhunt, murder and the possible defeat of Wyoming's bid for statehood.

Close Your Eyes

Close Your Eyes

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2004-05-05

Languages:

English, French

Countries:

UK, France

Runtime:

108 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

6.2 (2621 Reviews)

Director:

Nick Willing

Cast:

Writer:

Madison Smartt Bell (novel)

Nick Willing

William Brookfield

Fullplot:

While treating a policewoman for smoking, hypnotherapist Michael Strother has a telepathic vision of a young girl floating beneath the surface of a stream. The escaped victim of a ritualistic serial killer, the girl has become mute, and Michael is called upon by Scotland Yard to unlock the secrets she holds in order to catch a man who believes he has discovered the key to immortality.

Danny Deckchair

Danny Deckchair

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2003-07-31

Languages:

English

Countries:

Australia

Runtime:

100 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

6.8 (4222 Reviews)

Director:

Jeff Balsmeyer

Cast:

Writer:

Jeff Balsmeyer

Lizzie Bryant (additional dialogue)

Tim Gooding (additional dialogue)

Fullplot:

Based on a true story, the tale of a cement truck driver named Danny, whose long awaited vacation is cancelled thanks to his scheming girlfriend, Trudy. Danny escapes his grim life in suburban Australia and blasts into the skies in a chair tied with helium balloons. A mighty thunderstorm blows him clean off the map, and spits him out far away over the lush green town of Clarence. In this new town, he rockets into the world of Glenda, the town's only parking cop. While the media back home becomes obsessed with the story of his disappearance, Danny gets to reinvent himself in this new town, and in his great adventure, he discovers a true soulmate in Glenda. Fate catches up with him eventually, as Danny's true identity is revealed and Trudy--now a tabloid celebrity--comes to the idyllic town to claim Danny and drag him back to Sydney. Danny, however, is a changed man; he's discovered what it means to be happy and has found a new self-worth. Saying farewell to Trudy, Danny makes a dynamic re-entry to the town of Clarence--determined to win Glenda back again and embrace his newfound zest for life.

Flight of the Phoenix

Flight of the Phoenix

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2004-12-17

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

113 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

6.1 (44377 Reviews)

Director:

John Moore

Cast:

Writer:

Lukas Heller

Scott Frank (screenplay)

Edward Burns (screenplay)

Fullplot:

A group of air crash survivors are stranded in the Mongolian desert with no chance of rescue. Facing a brutal environment, dwindling resources, and an attack by desert smugglers, they realize their only hope is doing the impossible... building a new plane from the wreckage of the old one.

In My Father's Den

In My Father's Den

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2004-10-07

Languages:

English

Countries:

New Zealand, UK

Runtime:

127 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

7.7 (5908 Reviews)

Director:

Brad McGann

Cast:

Writer:

Maurice Gee (novel)

Brad McGann (screenplay)

Fullplot:

Paul, a prize-winning war journalist, returns to his remote New Zealand hometown due to the death of his father, battle-scarred and world-weary. For the discontented sixteen-year-old Celia he opens up a world she has only dreamed of. She actively pursues a friendship with him, fascinated by his cynicism and experience of the world beyond her small-town existence. But many, including the members of both their families, frown upon the friendship and when Celia goes missing, Paul becomes the increasingly loathed and persecuted prime suspect in her disappearance. As the violent and urgent truth gradually emerges, Paul is forced to confront the family tragedy and betrayal that he ran from as a youth, and to face the grievous consequences of silence and secrecy that has surrounded his entire adult life.

War of the Worlds

War of the Worlds

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2005-06-29

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

116 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

6.5 (308049 Reviews)

Cast:

Writer:

Josh Friedman (screenplay)

David Koepp (screenplay)

H.G. Wells (novel)

Fullplot:

Ray Ferrier (Cruise) is a divorced dockworker and less-than-perfect father. When his ex-wife and her new husband drop off his teenage son Robbie and young daughter Rachel for a rare weekend visit, a strange and powerful lightning storm suddenly touches down. What follows is the extraordinary battle for the future of humankind through the eyes of one American family fighting to survive it in this contemporary retelling of H.G. Wells seminal classic sci-fi thriller.

In Her Skin

In Her Skin

Basic Info:

Languages:

English

Countries:

Australia

Runtime:

107 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

6.5 (3317 Reviews)

Director:

Simone North

Fullplot:

Tale of a 15-year-old Australian girl who goes missing.

I, Frankenstein

I, Frankenstein

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2014-01-24

Languages:

English

Countries:

Australia, USA

Runtime:

92 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

5.1 (59091 Reviews)

Director:

Stuart Beattie

Cast:

Writer:

Stuart Beattie (screenplay)

Kevin Grevioux (screen story)

Stuart Beattie (screen story)

Kevin Grevioux (Darkstorm Studios graphic novel)

Mary Shelley (characters)

Fullplot:

Dr Victor Frankenstein dies frozen to death and the creature buries him at the cemetery of his family. However he is attacked by demons but he kills one of them and Gargoyles save him and take him to a Cathedral where the Gargoyles Order gathers. The Queen of the Gargoyles Leonore keeps Dr. Frankenstein's journal together with the treasures of the Order and gives the name of Adam to the creature. Then she explains to Adam that there is an ancient war between the Gargoyles that are angels and demons under the command of the Prince Naberius. She also invites Adam to join the Gargoyles in the war against demons, but Adam prefers to isolate in a remote place. Two hundred years later, Adam returns and finds a modern society. Soon he learns that Naberius has the intention of creating an army of soulless corpses to be possessed by demons. The scientist Terra is researching a process to create life and Naberius is seeking Dr Frankenstein's journal to help Terra and raise his army.

Reaching for the Moon

Reaching for the Moon

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2013-08-16

Languages:

English, Portuguese

Countries:

Brazil

Runtime:

118 min

IMDB Ratings:

(1607 Reviews)

Director:

Bruno Barreto

Cast:

Writer:

Matthew Chapman (screenplay)

Julie Sayres (screenplay)

Carmen L. Oliveira (based on the novel "Flores raras e banalèssimas" by)

Carolina Kotscho (based on the screenplay by)

Fullplot:

A chronicle of the tragic love affair between American poet Elizabeth Bishop and Brazilian architect Lota de Macedo Soares.

The Homesman

The Homesman

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2014-06-26

Languages:

English, Danish

Countries:

France, USA

Runtime:

122 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

6.6 (16810 Reviews)

Director:

Tommy Lee Jones

Genres:

DramaWestern

Cast:

Writer:

Tommy Lee Jones (screenplay)

Kieran Fitzgerald (screenplay)

Wesley A. Oliver (screenplay)

Glendon Swarthout (novel)

Fullplot:

Three women who have been driven mad by pioneer life are to be transported across the country by covered wagon by the pious, independent-minded Mary Bee Cuddy, who in turn employs low-life drifter George Briggs to assist her.

The Daughter

The Daughter

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2015-06-04

Languages:

English

Countries:

Australia

Runtime:

96 min

IMDB Ratings:

8.3 (60 Reviews)

Director:

Simon Stone

Genres:

Drama

Fullplot:

Set in the last days of a dying logging town, Christian (Schneider) returns to his family home for his father Henry's (Rush) wedding. Reconnecting with his childhood friend Oliver (Leslie) and Oliver's family, wife Charlotte (Otto) and daughter Hedvig (Young), he unearths a long-buried secret. As he tries to right the wrongs of the past, his actions threaten to shatter the lives of those he left behind years before.

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