From the Mad Max series to Crocodile Dundee, the wild landscapes of Australia have often been featured in cinema. Chasing Ryan Gosling through the streets of Sydney in Fall Guy and road tripping with Terrance Stamp and Guy Pierce in Priscilla, Queen of the Desert allows the viewer to catch a glimpse of the expansive outback and the the beautiful metro scenery of Australia.
Looking for more? Check out some of these iconic films:
- Mad Max series (1979–2015) – Shot largely in Victoria and New South Wales, these films turned Australia’s outback roads into the visual language of the post-apocalypse.
- The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (1994) – A road trip through the Outback with unforgettable desert scenery.
- Crocodile Dundee (1986) – One of Australia’s most famous exports, filmed in the Northern Territory and New York.
- Australia (2008) – Baz Luhrmann’s sweeping epic filmed across the Northern Territory, Queensland, and NSW.
- The Matrix trilogy – Sydney doubled for a generic “anywhere city,” with heavy use of local studios.
- Thor: Ragnarok – Much of it filmed in Queensland; the Australian landscape became alien planets.
- Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales – Shot on the Gold Coast and in Queensland waters.
- The Great Gatsby (2013) – Entirely filmed in Australia, despite being set in New York.
- Elvis (2022) – Baz Luhrmann again, recreating the U.S. using Queensland locations and studios.