List of Australian films of 2020

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This is a list of Australian films that have been released in 2020.

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Films

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Y		7 True History of the Kelly Gang Porchlight Fims / Daybreak Pictures / Memento Films Justin Kurzel (director); George MacKay, Essie Davis, Nicholas Hoult, Orlando Schwert, Thomasin McKenzie [1]
16 Go Karts See PicturesOwen Trevor (director); William Lodder, Anastasia Bampos, Frances O'Connor, Richard Roxburgh, Adam T Perkin [2]
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Y		6 H Is for Happiness Cyan Films / The Koop / Screen Australia John Sheedy (director); Daisy Axon, Wesley Patten, Richard Roxburgh, Emma Booth, Miriam Margolyes [3]
27 The Invisible Man Blumhouse Productions / Goalpost Pictures / Nervous Tick Productions Leigh Whannell (director); Elisabeth Moss, Aldis Hodge, Storm Reid, Harriet Dyer, Michael Dorman [4]
Miss Fisher and the Crypt of Tears Every Cloud Productions Tony Tilse (director); Deb Cox (screenplay); Essie Davis, Nathan Page, Miriam Margolyes, Ashleigh Cummings, Hugo Johnstone-Burt [5]
The Wishmas Tree Like a Photon Creative Ricard Cussó (director); Miranda Tapsell, Ross Noble, Kate Murphy, Ricard Cussó, Ryan Renshaw [6]
28 Aiyai: Wrathful Soul GVKM Elephant Pictures / Aiyai Pty LtdIlanthirayan Alan Arumugam (director/screenplay); Charles Benedict, Mukund Ramanan (screenplay); Kabir Singh, Tahlia Jade Holt, Korey Williams, Anthony Miller, Salvatore Merenda [7]
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Y		6 Hearts and Bones Night Kitchen ProductionsBen Lawrence (director/screenplay); Beatrix Christian (screenplay); Hugo Weaving, Andrew Luri, Hayley McElhinney, Bolude Watson [8]
22 Escape from Pretoria South Australian Film Corporation / Particular Crowd / Spier FilmsFrancis Annan (director); Daniel Radcliffe, Daniel Webber, Ian Hart, Mark Leonard Winter, Nathan Page [9]
29 100% Wolf Flying Bark Productions / Siamese Pty Ltd.Alexs Stadermann (director/screenplay); Jai Courtney, Samara Weaving, Magda Szubanski, Rhys Darby, Akmal Saleh [10]
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Y		21 Blood Vessel Storm Vision Entertainment / SunJive Studios / Wicked of Oz StudiosJustin Dix (director); Alyssa Sutherland, Nathan Phillips, Christopher Kirby, John Lloyd Fillingham, Alex Cooke [11]
23 Babyteeth Screen Australia / Entertainment One / Whitefalk Films Shannon Murphy (director); Rita Kalnejais (screenplay); Eliza Scanlen, Toby Wallace, Emily Barclay, Eugene Gilfedder, Essie Davis [12]
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T		7 Black Water: Abyss Thrills & Spills / Cornerstone Pictures / ProdigyMoviesAndrew Traucki (director); Jessica McNamee, Luke Mitchell, Amali Golden, Benjamin Hoetjes, Anthony Sharpe [13]
20 Sequin in a Blue Room Sequin in a Blue Room / AFTRS Samuel Van Grinsven (director); Conor Leach, Simon Croker, Anthony Brandon Wong, Jeremy Lindsay Taylor, Samuel Barrie [14]
28 I Am Woman Goalpost Pictures / Screen Australia / Cowlick Entertainment Unjoo Moon (director); Tilda Cobham-Hervey, Danielle Macdonald, Evan Peters, Molly Broadstock, Chris Parnell [15]
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R		10 Slim and I Pictures In Paradise / Slim Dusty Enterprises Kriv Stenders (director); Slim Dusty, Joy McKean [16]
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R		8 Bloody Hell Eclectik Vision / Entertainment Squad / Heart Sleeve Productions Alister Grierson (director); Robert Benjamin (screenplay); Ben O'Toole, Caroline Craig, Matthew Sunderland, Travis Jeffery, Jack Finsterer [17]
Dirt Music Wildgaze Films / Aquarius Films / Cornerstone Pictures Gregor Jordan (director); Jack Thorne (screenplay); Garrett Hedlund, Kelly Macdonald, David Wenham, Julia Stone, Ava Caryofyllis [18]
15 Combat Wombat Like a Photon Creative Ricard Cussó (director); Deborah Mailman, Ed Oxenbould, Frank Woodley, Judith Lucy [19]
29 Rams WBMC Jeremy Sims (director); Sam Neill, Michael Caton, Miranda Richardson, Asher Keddie, Wayne Blair [20]
Never Too Late Screen Australia / F.G. Film Productions / South Australian Film Corporation Mark Lamprell (director); Luke Preston (screenplay); James Cromwell, Dennis Waterman, Roy Billing, Shane Jacobson Jack Thompson [21]
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R		7 Brazen Hussies Film Camp Pty Ltd / Brazen Hussies Film Pty LtdCatherine Dwyer (director) [22]
19 Ellie & Abbie (& Ellie's Dead Aunt) Head Gear FilmsMonica Zanetti (director); Sophie Hawkshaw, Zoe Terakes, Marta Dusseldorp, Rachel House, Julia Billington [23]
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R		10 The Furnace Umbrella EntertainmentRoderick MacKay (director); Ahmed Malek, Baykali Ganambarr, David Wenham, Kaushik Das, Noah Skape [24]

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