Class Action (1991)
Drama | Thriller
An attorney representing a traumatized accident victim finds that his opponent is a very familiar defense attorney – his own daughter.
Starring: Gene Hackman, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Joanna Merlin, Laurence Fishburne, Donald Moffat, Colin Friels
Director: Michael Apted
Grievous Bodily Harm / Bodily Harm (1988)
Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller
A schoolteacher becomes obsessed with the idea that his wife did not die in a car accident, as everyone else thinks.
Starring: Colin Friels, John Waters, Bruno Lawrence, Shane Briant, Joy Bell
Director: Mark Joffe
Schapelle (2014)
Drama
On October 8, 2004, Schapelle Corby was arrested at Bali airport with a massive 4.2kg of marijuana in a boogie board bag. At first her arrest was barely noticed by the Australian media, but once photographs were published it sparked a frenzy and attracted a cast of colourful characters who came to her aid. They include her sister Mercedes (Jacinta Stapleton), mother Ros (Denise Roberts), father Mick (Colin Friels), and her "white knights": mobile phone mogul "Mad Ron" Bakir (Les Chantery) and Gold Coast lawyer Robin Tampoe (Vince Colosimo). Also prominent in the Corby story are former Foreign Minister Alexander Downer (Francis Greenslade) and Australian Federal Police boss Mick Keelty (Michael Croaker). On May 27, 2005, Corby avoided the death penalty but was sentenced to 20 years in Bali's notorious Kerobokan Prison. To this day she proclaims her innocence. From her prison cell in Bali, Schapelle Corby became Australia's first multi-media celebrity of the internet era. Her case became front page news that captivated a nation and continues to polarise opinion.
Starring: Krew Boylan, Vince Colosimo, Denise Roberts, Jacinta Stapleton, Les Chantery, Russell Kiefel, Colin Friels
Director: Khoa Do
The Eye of the Storm (2011)
Drama
Elizabeth Hunter controls all in her life – society, her staff, her children; but the once great beauty will now determine her most defiant act as she chooses her time to die.
Starring: Charlotte Rampling, Geoffrey Rush, Judy Davis, Colin Friels
Director: Fred Schepisi
Darkman (1990)
Action | Crime | Fantasy | Sci-Fi | Thriller
Dr. Peyton Westlake is on the verge of realizing a major breakthrough in synthetic skin when a gang, led by the sadistic Robert G. Durant obliterates his laboratory. Burned beyond recognition and altered by an experimental medical procedure, Westlake attempts to rebuild his laboratory and reestablish ties with his former girlfriend Julie. But his most challenging task lies within himelf.
Starring: Liam Neeson, Frances McDormand, Colin Friels, Larry Drake, Nelson Mashita, Jessie Lawrence Ferguson
Director: Sam Raimi
