Movies Like Strangerland (2015)

Strangerland is a 2015 drama, mystery, thriller film from Kim Farrant with a MovieMagicScore of 5.3/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Wake in Fright and Fortress.

Drama Mystery Thriller

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

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

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

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

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

Long Weekend

1979

When a suburban couple goes camping for the weekend at a remote beach, they discover that nature isn't in an accommodating mood.

6.1

MagicScore

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

MagicScore

Searching

2018

After David Kim's 16-year-old daughter goes missing, a local investigation is opened and a detective is assigned to the case. But 37 hours later and without a single lead, David decides to search the one place no one has looked yet, where all secrets are kept today: his daughter's laptop.

7.6

MagicScore

#10

Flightplan

2005

Flying at 40,000 feet in a state-of-the art aircraft that she helped design, Kyle Pratt's 6-year-old daughter Julia vanishes without a trace. Or did she? No one on the plane believes Julia was ever onboard. And now Kyle, desperate and alone, can only count on her own wits to unravel the mystery and save her daughter.

6.5

MagicScore

#11

Never Let Go

2015

Former FBI agent, now single mother Lisa Brennan, takes a holiday to escape an unhappy love affair and painful family memories. But in a heartbeat, she is not only faced with a daughter kidnapped by human traffickers, but also faces murder charges and must keep one step ahead of the foreign police.

5.7

MagicScore

#12

Mystery Road

2013

A murdered girl is found under a bridge on a remote road and indigenous detective Jay Swan gets the case. Jay finds that no-one is that interested in solving the murder of an indigenous teenager and he is forced to work alone.

6.2

MagicScore

#13

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

#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

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

#16

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

#17

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

MagicScore

#18

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

MagicScore

#19

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

#20

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

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Strangerland?

The top films similar to Strangerland by MovieMagicScore are Wake in Fright (7.3), Fortress (6.8), Rabbit-Proof Fence (7.0). Each shares drama/mystery/thriller themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Strangerland worth watching?

Strangerland holds a MovieMagicScore of 5.3/10 from 269 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is Strangerland?

Strangerland (2015) is a drama, mystery, thriller film directed by Kim Farrant, starring Nicole Kidman, Joseph Fiennes, Hugo Weaving.

Where can I find more recommendations like Strangerland?

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About movies like Strangerland

This ranked list pairs Strangerland (2015), a drama and mystery and thriller film from Kim Farrant, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Nicole Kidman 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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