Movies Like Mystery Road (2013)

Mystery Road is a 2013 crime, drama, thriller film from Ivan Sen with a MovieMagicScore of 6.2/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Goldstone and Walkabout.

Crime Drama Thriller

Goldstone

2016

Indigenous Detective Jay Swan arrives in the frontier town of Goldstone on a missing persons inquiry. What seems like a simple investigation unearths an intricate web of crime, corruption, human trafficking, and coordinated exploitation of indigenous people’s land. Jay must bury his differences with young local cop Josh, so together they can bring justice to Goldstone.

5.9

MagicScore

Walkabout

1971

Under the pretense of having a picnic, a geologist takes his teenage daughter and 6-year-old son into the Australian outback and attempts to shoot them. When he fails, he turns the gun on himself, and the two city-bred children must contend with harsh wilderness alone. They are saved by a chance encounter with an Aboriginal boy who shows them how to survive, and in the process underscores the disharmony between nature and modern life.

7.3

MagicScore

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

MagicScore

Police Story 4: First Strike

1996

Hong Kong cop Chan Ka-Kui returns, working with Interpol to track down and arrest an illegal weapons dealer. Chan later realizes that things are not as simple as they appear and soon finds himself to be a pawn of an organization posing as Russian intelligence.

6.5

MagicScore

Sweet Country

2018

In 1929, an Australian Aboriginal stockman kills a white station owner in self-defense and goes on the lam, pursued by a posse.

6.6

MagicScore

Jindabyne

2006

Outside the Australian town of Jindabyne, local man Stuart Kane is on a fishing trip with friends when they discover the body of a murdered girl.

5.5

MagicScore

The Nightingale

2018

In 1825, Clare, a 21-year-old Irish convict, chases a British soldier through the rugged Tasmanian wilderness, bent on revenge for a terrible act of violence he committed against her family. She enlists the services of an Aboriginal tracker who is also marked by trauma from his own violence-filled past.

7.1

MagicScore

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

MagicScore

Fortress

1985

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

6.8

MagicScore

#10

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

MagicScore

#11

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

MagicScore

#12

Ten Canoes

2006

A story within a story within a story. In Australia's Northern Territory, an Aboriginal narrator tells a story about his ancestors on a goose hunt. A youngster on the hunt is being tempted to adultery with his elder brother's wife, so an elder tells him a story from the mythical past about how evil can slip in and cause havoc unless prevented by virtue according to customary tribal law.

6.7

MagicScore

#13

Red Hill

2010

Young police officer Shane Cooper's first day on duty, after relocating to the small town of Red Hill, rapidly turns into a nightmare. News of a prison break, involving convicted murderer Jimmy Conway, sends the local law enforcement officers - led by the town's ruling presence, Old Bill - into a panic and leads to a terrifying and bloody confrontation.

6.0

MagicScore

#14

Tracks

2013

Accompanied only by her faithful dog and four camels, an Australian satisfies her craving for solitude by embarking on a solo trip across the desert from Alice Springs to the Indian Ocean.

6.9

MagicScore

#15

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

MagicScore

#16

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

#17

Fair Game

1986

A young woman running a wildlife sanctuary in the Australian outback is in for trouble when she is confronted by three kangaroo hunters. Bored with killing kangaroos, they decide to kill the animals in the sanctuary, and when they see how attractive the owner is, they decide to have a little "fun" with her, too. Turns out that they may get a bit more "fun" than they bargained for.

5.6

MagicScore

#18

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

MagicScore

#19

Paperback Hero

1999

An Australian truck driver writes romance novels. His engaged, tomboyish, crop duster best friend's name, Ruby Vale, is unasked used as author. Complications arise when his novel takes off. Will they remain friends or...?

6.1

MagicScore

#20

Miss Fisher and the Crypt of Tears

2020

After freeing a young Bedouin girl from her unjust imprisonment in Jerusalem, an Australian adventuress, together with her devoted police detective friend, begins to unravel a decade-old mystery concerning priceless emeralds, an ancient curse and the disappearance of the girl's mother and massacre of her tribe.

6.1

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Mystery Road?

The top films similar to Mystery Road by MovieMagicScore are Goldstone (5.9), Walkabout (7.3), Rabbit-Proof Fence (7.0). Each shares crime/drama/thriller themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Mystery Road worth watching?

Mystery Road holds a MovieMagicScore of 6.2/10 from 175 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is Mystery Road?

Mystery Road (2013) is a crime, drama, thriller film directed by Ivan Sen, starring Aaron Pedersen, Hugo Weaving, Jack Thompson.

Where can I find more recommendations like Mystery Road?

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 Mystery Road

This ranked list pairs Mystery Road (2013), a crime and drama and thriller film from Ivan Sen, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Aaron Pedersen 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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