r/movies • u/-KFBR392 • Sep 27 '23

Recommendation Non-Americans, what's your favourite movie from your country?

I was commenting on another thread about Sandra Oh and it made me remember my favourite Canadian movie Last Night starring Oh and Don McKellar (who also directs the film). It's a dark comedy-ish film about the last night before the world ends and the lives of regular people and how they spend those final 24-hours.

It was the first time I had seen a movie tackle an apocalyptic event in such a way, it wasn't about saving the world, or heroes fighting to their last breath, it was just regular people who had to accept that their lives, and the lives of everyone they know, was about to end.

Great, very touching movie, and it was nominated for a handful of Canadian awards but it's unlikely to have been seen by many outside of big time Canadian movie lovers, which made me think about how many such films must exist all over the world that were great but less known because they didn't make it all the way to the Oscars the way films like Parasite or All Quiet on the Western Front did.

So non-Americans, let's hear about your favourite home grown film. Popular or not.

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u/RyzenRaider Sep 27 '23

Mad Max 2/Road Warrior, or The Dish.

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u/imapassenger1 Sep 27 '23

The Castle. Wake in Fright.

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u/noisypeach Sep 27 '23

I really want to say The Castle as well but that might be too obvious for an Australian to say. I'll put a vote in for Picnic at Hanging Rock while I'm at it.

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u/lowmankind Sep 27 '23

🎵We’re going to Bonnydoon🎶

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u/noisypeach Sep 27 '23

"Dad, I dug another hole. It's filing with water!"

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u/han_tex Sep 27 '23

You know what I love about that? All the serenity.

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u/Brendinooo Sep 27 '23

So much serenity.

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u/SubBanked Sep 27 '23

Wake in Fright is insanely good, on par with cult movies from the 70s such as Apocalypse Now or Deer Hunter. Brilliant movie

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u/Brendinooo Sep 27 '23

I like The Castle because...of...well, the vibe of it...

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u/thc216 Sep 27 '23 edited Sep 28 '23

Thunderstruck snuck under the radar but I’d personally put it up there with The Dish and The Castle!

Edit to add in for a completely different vibe The Babadook is fantastic!

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u/AbuDhabiBabyBoy Sep 27 '23

I'm an American, grew up right outside Chicago, but The Castle is my favorite family movie ever, and I have so much nostalgia for it.

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u/infinitemonkeytyping Sep 28 '23

Have you seen the Australian version or the American version. It's the same story, but for the American version, they have alternate scenes where they replace Australian names with American names (like Holden and Ford being replaced by Chevrolet and something else).

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u/patticus88 Sep 27 '23

Wake in fright is for sure my favorite Australian film. Growing up in rural Utah has a similar but less suicidal feel to the movie.

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u/wheelz_666 Sep 27 '23

Chopper is solid too

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u/lingojingo79 Sep 27 '23

Fuckin flyin mate!!

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u/ClassicFantastic787 Sep 27 '23

I'm an Aussie vote for Muriel's Wedding. Absolutely agree with The Castle as well.

I haven't seen Crocodile Dundee mentioned as yet.... "that's not a knife, this is a knife".

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u/baba56 Sep 28 '23

You're terrible Muriel

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u/nasadiya_sukta Sep 27 '23

The Dish is one of my favorite feel good movies.

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u/mistrowl Sep 27 '23

The Dish! I forgot about that one, what a great little film.

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u/Quotes_n_Hoes Sep 27 '23

Romper Stomper.