The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith (1978)
Biography | Crime | Drama | History
The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith is a shocking indictment of the racism inflicted on the Indigenous people of Australia.
Starring: Tommy Lewis, Ray Barrett, Jack Thompson, Steve Dodd, Peter Carroll, Ruth Cracknell
Director: Fred Schepisi
It Runs in the Family (2003)
Comedy | Drama | Romance
This is the story of a dysfunctional New York family, and their attempts to reconcile.
Starring: Michael Douglas, Kirk Douglas, Rory Culkin, Cameron Douglas, Diana Douglas, Michelle Monaghan
Director: Fred Schepisi
IceMan (1984)
Drama | Sci-Fi
HE'S 40,000 YEARS OLD. Deep within an Arctic glacier they found him, preserved by a miracle of nature, brought back to life by a miracle of science. Now medical science wants to exploit him in the name of research. One man wants to stop them…in the name of humanity. But he'll need more than a miracle to survive…he'll need a friend.
Starring: Timothy Hutton, Lindsay Crouse, John Lone, Josef Sommer, David Strathairn, Philip Akin
Director: Fred Schepisi
Six Degrees of Separation (1993)
Comedy | Drama | Mystery
Rich Manhattan art dealers Ouisa (Stockard Channing), and Flan (Donald Sutherland) open their house to Paul (Will Smith), a young black man they find stabbed in Central Park. Paul claims to be a friend of their children and the son of Sidney Poitier, and has soon charmed the couple with his rich anecdotes and gourmet cooking. However, it gradually emerges that Paul may not be what he seems, and his intoxicating charm may not be so easy to escape.
Starring: Stockard Channing, Will Smith, Donald Sutherland, Ian McKellen, Mary Beth Hurt, Bruce Davison
Director: Fred Schepisi
The Devil's Playground (1976)
Drama
In August 1953, the 13-year old Tom Allan attends a Catholic seminary in Melbourne, Australia. Students and brothers face individual challenges of faith and self-restraint.
Starring: Arthur Dignam, Simon Burke
Director: Fred Schepisi
Words and Pictures (2013)
Comedy | Drama | Romance
A flamboyant English teacher and a new, stoic art teacher collide at an upscale prep school. A high-spirited courtship begins and she finds herself enjoying the battle. Another battle they begin has the students trying to prove which is more powerful, the word or the picture. But the true war is against their own demons, as two troubled souls struggle for connection.
Starring: Clive Owen, Juliette Binoche, Bruce Davison, Valerie Tian, Navid Negahban, Amy Brenneman
Director: Fred Schepisi
Roxanne (1987)
Comedy | Drama | Romance
A big-nosed fire chief (Steve Martin) writes love notes to a gorgeous astronomy student (Daryl Hannah) for a tongue-tied friend, then falls for her himself.
Starring: Steve Martin, Daryl Hannah, Rick Rossovich, Shelley Duvall, Michael J. Pollard, Damon Wayans
Director: Fred Schepisi
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
A Cry in the Dark / Evil Angels (1988)
Drama
A mother, whose child was killed in a Dingo attack in outback Northern Territory, Australia, fights to prove her innocence.
Starring: Meryl Streep, Sam Neill
Director: Fred Schepisi
I.Q. (1994)
Comedy | Romance
Edward Walters, an auto mechanic, falls for the intelligent and beautiful Catherine Boyd. It is love at first sight. There is however a problem, she's engaged to jerk James Moreland. Fortunately, Catherine's uncle likes Ed, and with his friends they scheme to make Catherine fall for Ed. The comedy in this movie stems from the fact that Catherine's uncle is none other than Albert Einstein, who's portrayed as a fun loving genius, as are his mischievous colleagues, Nathan, Kurt and Boris.
Starring: Tim Robbins, Meg Ryan, Walter Matthau
Director: Fred Schepisi
The Russia House (1990)
Drama | Romance | Thriller
An expatriate British publisher unexpectedly finds himself working for British intelligence to investigate people in Russia.
Starring: Sean Connery, Michelle Pfeiffer, Roy Scheider, James Fox, John Mahoney, Klaus Maria Brandauer
Director: Fred Schepisi
