Comedy, Crime
All Wally Mellish, an ex-convict in 1960s Australia, wants to do is live a quiet life with his girlfriend Beryl. Unfortunately when two police officers come around to disturb this, a misunderstanding quickly becomes out of control, resulting Wally, Beryl and her child being trapped in their house, surrounded by armed police under the impression that Wally is holding everyone hostage. Events quickly spiral into a media circus as, through the siege, Wally - inadvertently - manages to become a symbol for the anti-war movement.
MOVIE COMMENTS
SIMILAR MOVIES
Dark Alibi
McVicar
The Unbelievable Truth
The Trouble with Angels
The Allnighter
Jenny Slate: Stage Fright
Welcome to Me
Shag
Swept Away
Slumber Party Massacre
Three Men and a Cradle - 18 Years Later
Harriet the Spy
Going the Distance
Just Wright
Love or Whatever
The Extremists' Opera
Wild America
Girls
The Disappearance of Alice Creed
Manivald
SIMILAR MOVIES
Dark Alibi
IMDB 6.3 | May , 1946
After three men are convicted of bank robberies, Charlie becomes suspicious. After some investigation Charlie finds the men are innocent and that the fingerprint evidence used to convict them had been forged. Charlie then proceeds to find the true bank robbers.McVicar
IMDB 6.5 | Aug , 1980
John McVicar was a London Bad Boy. he graduated to armed bank robbery and was Britain's "Public Enemy No. 1". He was captured and put into a high security prison. Will even the highest security prison be able to hold him? This is the true story of his life, his criminal exploits and his eventual rehabilitation.The Unbelievable Truth
IMDB 6.9 | Jul , 1990
After serving time for murder, Josh Hutton returns to his home town where he meets Audry Hugo. No one can remember exactly what Josh did...The Trouble with Angels
IMDB 6.7 | Mar , 1966
Mary and her friend, Rachel, are new students at St. Francis Academy, a boarding school run by the iron fist of Mother Superior. The immature teens grow bored and begin playing pranks on both the unsuspecting nuns and their unpleasant classmates, becoming a constant thorn in Mother Superior's side. However, as the years pass, Mary and Rachel slowly mature and begin to see the nuns in a different light.The Allnighter
IMDB 4.7 | May , 1987
Molly, Val and Gina are graduating college, but on their final night, frustrations are aired. Molly is still looking for real love and Val is beginning to doubt if that is what she has found. Gina is too busy videotaping everything to really notice. When the final party at Pacifica College kicks off, things do not go exactly as planned.Jenny Slate: Stage Fright
IMDB 6 | Oct , 2019
Jenny Slate's first stand-up special is a mix of stage time, funny stories about adulthood and conversations with family in her childhood home.Welcome to Me
IMDB 5.9 | May , 2015
A year in the life of Alice Klieg, a woman with Borderline personality disorder who wins the Mega Millions lottery, quits her meds and buys her own talk show.Shag
IMDB 6.2 | Apr , 1989
Summer of 1963. Carson is getting married to her boyfriend so her friends Melaina, Pudge and Luanne take her to Myrtle Beach for one last irresponsible weekend.Swept Away
IMDB 7.4 | Dec , 1974
A spoiled rich woman and a brutish Communist deckhand become stranded alone on a desert island after venturing away from their cruise.Slumber Party Massacre
IMDB 5.2 | Sep , 2021
Dana, daughter of the only survivor of a massacre in 1993, is going on a weekend trip with her friends. After their car breaks down in the very same town where her mother once fought the Driller Killer, Dana and her friends must come face-to-face with the man who has haunted her mother’s life for the past 30 years.Three Men and a Cradle - 18 Years Later
IMDB 5 | Feb , 2003
Marie (and her three fathers) are taking A-levels. Marie passes. She spends the summer in the country with her mother, Sylvia, who has returned from America with her Californian husband who has two sons. Marie falls in and out of love for the first time in front of her alarmed fathers, who see Marie's innocence slipping away at frightening speed, and their relationships with the two women become even more complicated.Harriet the Spy
IMDB 6.1 | Jul , 1996
Harriet may only be in the sixth grade, but she's already found her calling: to be a spy. In a private journal she takes everywhere, Harriet records suspicious activity and keeps a running list of observations on virtually everyone she knows. It seems harmless enough until, one day, someone finds the journal and exposes Harriet's critical thoughts about her classmates. Suddenly, even her best friends are against her, and Harriet resolves to take revenge.Going the Distance
IMDB 6.1 | Aug , 2010
Erin and Garrett are very much in love. When Erin moves to San Francisco to finish her journalism degree and Garrett stays behind in New York to work in the music industry, they gamely keep the romance alive with webcams and frequent-flyer miles. But just when it seems the lovers will soon be reunited, they each score a big break that could separate them for good.Just Wright
IMDB 6.5 | May , 2010
Physical therapist Leslie Wright lands the dream job of working with basketball superstar Scott McKnight, helping him recover from a career-threatening injury. All goes well and soon Leslie finds herself falling in love with him. Just as their friendship deepens, however, Scott focuses his attention back on his tenuous relationship with his ex-fiancé Morgan, Leslie's gorgeous godsister, who would love to be the basketball player's trophy wife.Love or Whatever
IMDB 4.8 | Oct , 2012
Corey had it all - a successful career, bags of charm and, most of all, a bright future with his boyfriend. But, when his other half commits the ultimate betrayal and dumps him for a woman, he embarks upon a wild journey of self-discovery. Soon, he meets a potentially perfect new guy but first he needs to make some life-changing choices.The Extremists' Opera
IMDB 4.5 | Oct , 2016
The semi-biographical The Extremists' Opera follows the everyday and inner struggles of a women-only alternative theater group delivering explosive and politically controversial explosive stage performances under the control of tough mannered director Naoko.Wild America
IMDB 6.2 | Jul , 1997
Three brothers - Marshall, Marty and Mark dream of becoming naturalists and portraying animal life of America. One summer their dream comes true, they travel through America, filming alligators, bears and moose.Girls
IMDB 5.4 | Jul , 2014
The happy lives of three best friends from school are brutally upended when Hei breaks up with her fiancé. High flyer Kimmy and director May close ranks to help a devastated Hei move on, but she clings to her old feelings despite meeting a highly eligible prospect. Whilst May considers leaving the film set to travel the world with a free spirited musician; rivalry over the same guy threatens to tear Kimmy and May apart. An unexpected, shocking incident provides a climactic test. Can the girls keep their friendship together?The Disappearance of Alice Creed
IMDB 6.5 | Sep , 2009
A rich man's daughter is held captive in an abandoned apartment by two former convicts who abducted her and hold her ransom in exchange for her father's money.Manivald
IMDB 6.9 | Jun , 2018
Manivald is a fox in his early 30s. He is still living at home with his mother. One day a young hot wolf called Toomas comes to fix the washing machine. A love triangle develops between the three of them. Things get out of hand and Manivald realizes that it is time to move out.