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AdventureDramaRomancePG-13

"Welcome to Australia!"

Duration

2h 45m

Release

18 Nov 2008

Country

Australia

Language

English

Overview

Set in northern Australia before World War II, an English aristocrat who inherits a sprawling ranch reluctantly pacts with a stock-man in order to protect her new property from a takeover plot. As the pair drive 2,000 head of cattle over unforgiving landscape, they experience the bombing of Darwin by Japanese forces firsthand.

Plot

In 1939, an Englishwoman inherits a sprawling ranch in northern Australia and reluctantly makes a pact with a stockman to drive 2000 head of cattle over unforgiving landscape.

Cast

Nicole KidmanHugh JackmanShea Adams

Ratings

Internet Movie Database: 6.6/10Rotten Tomatoes: 53%Metacritic: 53/100

Details

Director

Baz Luhrmann

Writers

Stuart BeattieBaz LuhrmannRonald Harwood

Revenue

$211,787,511

Budget

$130,000,000

Awards

Nominated for 1 Oscar. 12 wins & 37 nominations total

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