Movies Like Shame (1988)

Shame is a 1988 crime, drama film from Steve Jodrell with a MovieMagicScore of 6.0/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with The Proposition and Red Dog.

Crime Drama

The Proposition

2005

In 1880s Australia, a lawman offers renegade Charlie Burns a difficult choice. In order to save his younger brother from the gallows, Charlie must hunt down and kill his older brother, who is wanted for rape and murder. Venturing into one of the Outback's most inhospitable regions, Charlie faces a terrible moral dilemma that can end only in violence.

7.0

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Red Dog

2011

The legendary true story of the Red Dog who united a disparate local community while roaming the Australian outback in search of his long lost master.

7.3

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The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert

1994

Two drag performers and a transgender woman travel across the desert to perform their unique style of cabaret.

7.3

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Wake in Fright

1971

A young schoolteacher descends into personal moral degradation after finding himself stranded in a brutal, menacing town in outback Australia.

7.3

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Rabbit-Proof Fence

2002

In 1931, three Aboriginal girls escape after being plucked from their homes to be trained as domestic staff, and set off on a trek across the Outback.

7.0

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The Dressmaker

2015

In 1950s Australia, beautiful, talented dressmaker Tilly returns to her tiny hometown to right wrongs from her past. As she tries to reconcile with her mother, she starts to fall in love while transforming the fashion of the town.

7.0

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Fortress

1985

After being kidnapped by four masked men, a teacher and her students rebel by plotting against the criminals.

6.8

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The Tracker

2002

Somewhere in Australia in the early 20th century outback, an Aboriginal man is accused of murdering a white woman. Three white men are on a mission to capture him with the help of an experienced Indigenous man.

6.8

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Last Cab to Darwin

2015

Rex is a loner, and when he's told he doesn't have long to live, he embarks on an epic drive through the Australian outback from Broken Hill to Darwin to die on his own terms; but his journey reveals to him that before you can end your life, you have to live it, and to live it, you've got to share it.

6.8

MagicScore

#10

Australia

2008

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.

6.6

MagicScore

#11

Red Dog: True Blue

2016

When eleven-year-old Mick is shipped off to his grandfather's cattle station in Western Australia, he befriends a scrappy, one-of-a-kind dog that will change his life forever.

6.5

MagicScore

#12

Ned Kelly

2003

After getting threatened by Kelly's friends and family, Constable Fitzpatrick places the blame on Ned Kelly and exaggerates what happened. With the biggest ever award available, Kelly and his gang set into the wild, to remain hidden from everyone who seeks them. Even if it means having his family arrested, the members of the Kelly Gang stay hidden and plan a way to get their names cleared.

6.1

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#13

Strangerland

2015

Newly arrived to a remote desert town, Catherine and Matthew are tormented by a suspicion when their two teenage children mysteriously vanish.

5.3

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#14

The Rescuers Down Under

1990

A lawless poacher wants to capture a majestic and rare golden eagle, so he kidnaps the boy who knows where to find the bird. Not to worry -- the Rescue Aid Society's top agents, heroic mice Miss Bianca and Bernard, fly to Australia to save the day. Accompanying the fearless duo are bumbling albatross Wilbur and local field operative Jake the Kangaroo Rat.

6.6

MagicScore

#15

Wolf Creek 2

2013

Lured by the promise of an Australian holiday, backpackers Rutger, Katarina and Paul visit the notorious Wolf Creek Crater. Their dream Outback adventure soon becomes a horrific reality when they encounter the site's most infamous local, the last man any traveller to the region ever wants to meet—Mick Taylor. As the backpackers flee, Mick pursues them on an epic white knuckled rampage across hostile wasteland.

6.4

MagicScore

#16

Outback

2020

A young American couple’s Australian holiday takes a terrifying turn when they get lost in the outback. With only one another to rely on, the two are driven to extremes in order to stay alive in the harsh and unforgiving wilderness.

6.0

MagicScore

#17

Razorback

1984

In the Australian outback a vicious wild boar kills and causes havoc to a small community.

5.9

MagicScore

#18

Boar

2018

In the harsh, yet beautiful Australian outback lives a beast, an animal of staggering size, with a ruthless, driving need for blood and destruction. It cares for none, defends its territory with brutal force, and kills with a raw, animalistic savagery unlike any have seen before.

5.3

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#19

Carnifex

2022

An aspiring documentarian and two conservationists who venture into the Outback to record the animals displaced by bushfires where they discover a terrifying new species.

5.2

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#20

Charlie's Farm

2014

Four friends head into the Australian Outback to investigate an urban legend about Charlie's Farm, where legend has it that an angry mob killed a sadistic family, and encounter a demented giant with a big thirst for revenge.

4.7

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Shame?

The top films similar to Shame by MovieMagicScore are The Proposition (7.0), Red Dog (7.3), The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (7.3). Each shares crime/drama themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Shame worth watching?

Shame holds a MovieMagicScore of 6.0/10 from 26 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is Shame?

Shame (1988) is a crime, drama film directed by Steve Jodrell, starring Deborra-Lee Furness, Simone Buchanan, David Franklin.

Where can I find more recommendations like Shame?

Browse the full ranked list above, or explore more crime recommendations on MovieMagicScore, where every list is ordered by genuine viewer ratings.

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About movies like Shame

This ranked list pairs Shame (1988), a crime and drama film from Steve Jodrell, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Deborra-Lee Furness take note). Unlike critic-driven sites, every position here is ordered by MovieMagicScore — a rating built only from real viewers, with no studio marketing or paid placement. Scores update as more people rate, so the list stays current.

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