# List of Australian films of 1990

The following is a list of Australian films released in the year 1990.

## 1990

| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Type |
| An Angel at My Table | Jane Campion | Kerry Fox, Alexia Keogh, Karen Fergusson, Iris Churn, Jessie Mune, Kevin J. Wilson, Francesca Collins, Melina Bernecker, Mark Morrison, Katherine Murray-Cowper, Mark Thomson, Brenda Kendall, Paul Moffat | Biography / Drama | Feature film NZ/AUSTRALIA |
| Aya | Solrun Hoaas | Eri Ishida, Nicholas Eadie, Chris Haywood, Tim Robertson, Sumiko McDonald, Miki Oikawa, Atsushi Suzaki, Takahito Masuda, Christopher Parker, D.J. Foster, Mayumi Hoskin, Marion Heathfield, Jed Chegwiddon, Taya Stratton, Hao Fakushima, Julie Forsyth, Sandra Williams, Evelyn Johnson, Cathy Mundy, Warwick Randall, Sally-Anne Upton | Drama | Feature film |
| Beyond My Reach | Dan Burstall | Terri Garber, David Roberts, Alan Fletcher, Nicholas Hammond, Belinda Davey, Christine Harris, George Prataris, John Jacobs, Nicki Wendt, Christine Lucas, Karrie Forbes, Lynne Murphy, Nancy Black, Jon Craig, Chuck McKinney, Constance Lansberg, Stuart Conran, Tim Robertson, Arron Wayne Cull, Randall Berger | Drama | Feature film |
| The Big Steal | Nadia Tass | Ben Mendelsohn, Claudia Karvan, Marshall Napier, Damon Herriman, Angelo D'Angelo, Tim Robertson, Maggie King, Steve Bisley, Sheryl Munks, Lise Rodgers, Frankie J. Holden, Mark Hennessy, Roy Edmunds, Mike Nickol, Andrew Spence, Ken Radley, Robert Meldrum, Robert Morgan, Eve von Bibra, Mark Warren | Comedy | Won 'Best Actor in a Supporting Role', 'Best Screenplay, Original or Adapted' and 'Best Original Music Score' at AFI awards. Feature film |
| Bloodmoon | Alec Mills | Leon Lissek, Christine Amor, Ian Williams, Helen Thomson, Craig Cronin, Hazel Howson, Suzie Mackenzie, Anya Molina, Brian Moll, Stephen Bergin, Christine Broadway, Jonathan Hardy, Sueyan Cox, David Clendenning | Horror / Thriller | Feature film |
| Blood Oath | Stephen Wallace | Bryan Brown, George Takei, Terry O'Quinn, John Bach, Toshi Shioya, John Clarke, Deborah Unger, John Polson, Russell Crowe, Nicholas Eadie, Jason Donovan, Tetsu Watanabe, Sokyu Fujita, Ray Barrett, David Argue, Kazuhiro Muroyama, Malcolm Cork, Donal Gibson | Drama / War | Feature film aka: "Prisoners of the Sun" |
| Breakaway | Don McLennan | Bruce Boxleitner, Bruce Myles, Deborah Unger, Toni Scanlan, Terry Gill, Belinda Davey, Lauren Taylor, David Hoflin, Michelle O'Grady, Peter Lane, Peter Styles, Abbe Holmes, Gary Adams, Mike Bishop, Greg Carroll, Shane Spence, Geoff Brooks, Matt Parkinson, Bruce Alexander | Adventure / Comedy | Feature film aka: "Escape from Madness" |
| The Castanet Club | Neil Armfield | Angela Moore, Warren Coleman, Penny Biggins | Comedy / Musical | |
| Catch of the Day | Sarah Watt | Julie Forsyth, William McInnes, Kristina Schofield | Short / Animation | |
| The Crossing | George Ogilvie | Russell Crowe, Robert Mammone, Danielle Spencer | Drama | Feature film |
| A Date with Destiny | Mark Hartley | | Short | |
| Dead Sleep | Alec Mills | Linda Blair, Tony Bonner, Andrew Booth | Mystery / Thriller | Feature film |
| Death In Brunswick | John Ruane | Sam Neill, Zoe Carides, John Clarke, Nicholas Papademetriou | Comedy | Feature film |
| Deep Dive | Sarah Watt | | Short / Animation | |
| Fatal Sky | Frank Shields | Michael Nouri, Darlanne Fluegel, Maxwell Caulfield | Action / Sci-Fi | |
| Father | John Power | Max von Sydow, Julia Blake, Carol Drinkwater, Steve Jacobs | Drama / War | Entered into the 17th Moscow International Film Festival |
| Flowers by Request | Susan Wallace | Judy Davis, Robyn MacKenzie | Short | |
| Friday on My Mind | Frank Howson | Abigail, Tommy Dysart, Michael Lake | Thriller | Feature film |
| Golden Braid | Paul Cox | Chris Haywood, Gosia Dobrowolska, Paul Chubb, Norman Kaye | Drama | Feature film |
| Green Card | Peter Weir | Gérard Depardieu, Andie MacDowell | Romantic comedy | Golden Globes 3 nominations, 1 win 1 Oscar nomination for writing |
| Harbour Beat | David Elfick | John Hannah, Gary Day, Tony Poli, Angie Milliken, Peta Toppano | Drama | TV film |
| Heaven Tonight | Pino Amenta | John Waters, Rebecca Gilling, Kim Gyngell, Guy Pearce | Drama / Music | Feature film |
| In Too Deep | Colin South, John Tatoulis | Hugo Race, Santha Press, Rebekah Elmaloglou, John Flaus | Music / Thriller | Feature film |
| Jigsaw | Marc Gracie | Rebecca Gibney, Michael Coard, Dominic Sweeney | Thriller | Feature film |
| A Kink in the Picasso | Marc Gracie | Peter O'Brien, Jane Clifton, Jon Finlayson, Andrew Daddo | Comedy | Feature film |
| The Man in the Blue and White Holden | Peter Luby | Ben Ashton, Don Bridges, John Brumpton | Short | |
| Man Without Pigs | Chris Owen | | Documentary | |
| The NeverEnding Story II: The Next Chapter | George T. Miller | Jonathan Brandis, Kenny Morrison, Clarissa Burt, John Wesley Shipp, Martin Umbach | Fantasy | Feature film US/AUSTRALIA |
| Nirvana Street Murder | Aleksi Vellis | Mark Little, Ben Mendelsohn, Mary Coustas | Comedy | Feature film |
| The Phantom Horseman | Howard Rubie | Beth Buchanan, Brian Rooney, Bryan Marshall | Drama | aka: "South Pacific Adventures" |
| Phobia | John Dingwall | Gosia Dobrowolska, Sean Scully | Drama | Feature film |
| Plead Guilty, Get a Bond | Peter Maguire | Lillian Crombie, Chris Haywood, Dennis Miller | Short | |
| Quigley Down Under | Simon Wincer | Tom Selleck, Alan Rickman, Laura San Giacomo, Gus Mercurio | Action / Adventure | Feature film US/AUSTRALIA |
| Raw Nerve | Tony Wellington | Kelly Dingwall, Rebecca Rigg, John Polson | Drama | Feature film |
| Return Home | Ray Argall | Dennis Coard, Frankie J. Holden, Ben Mendelsohn, Mickey Camilleri | Drama | Feature film |
| Sher Mountain Killings Mystery | Vince Martin | Phil Avalon, Tom Richards, Joe Bugner, Ric Carter, Abigail, Ron Becks | Mystery / Thriller | Feature film |
| Sleep When You're Dead | Clem Maloney | Jaci Edwards, Clem Maloney, Hirokazu Shirado | Documentary | |
| Struck by Lightning | Jerzy Domaradzki | Gary McDonald, Brian Vriends, Catherine McClements | Drama | Feature film |
| Swimming | Belinda Chayko | Michelle Linley, Steve Jacobs, Lynette Curran | Short | |
| The Tales of Helpmann | Don Featherstone | Robert Helpmann, Frederick Ashton, Ninette de Valois, Kate Fitzpatrick | Documentary | |
| Till There Was You | John Seale | Mark Harmon, Martin Garner, Gregory T. Daniel | Drama | Feature film |
| Weekend with Kate | Arch Nicholson | Colin Friels, Catherine McClements, Jerome Ehlers | Comedy | Feature film |
| Wendy Cracked a Walnut | Michael Pattinson | Rosanna Arquette, Bruce Spence, Hugo Weaving | Drama | Feature film aka: "...Almost" |
| What the Moon Saw | Pino Amenta | Andrew Shephard, Pat Evison, Kim Gyngell | Family | Feature film |
| The Wonderful World of Dogs | Mark Lewis | Su Cruickshank | Documentary | |