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Peter Weir

Director, Actor

Films to Rent

 
Cars That Ate Paris, TheCars That Ate Paris, The (1974) Recommended
Dir. Peter Weir
Feat. Terry Camilleri, John Meillon
This no–budget wonder marked the auspicious debut of Peter Weir. It's a delirious black comedy in which an outback community ambush passing…
Picnic at Hanging RockPicnic at Hanging Rock (1975) Aro Favourite
Dir. Peter Weir
Feat. Rachel Roberts, Vivean Gray, Helen Morse
Simply one of the best Australian films ever, this elegant mystery, based on the novel by Joan Lindsay, centres around the disappearance of several…
Last Wave, TheLast Wave, The (1977) Recommended
Dir. Peter Weir
Feat. Richard Chamberlain, David Gulpilil
A provocative and eerie tale of prophecy and doom sees attorney Richard Chamberlain plagued by horrific visions when assigned to defend a group of…
Plumber, ThePlumber, The (1979) Recommended
Dir. Peter Weir
Feat. Judy Morris, Ivor Kants
An obscure, one–of–a–kind telemovie from Peter Weir concerning a middle–class couple whose apartment is besieged by an…
GallipoliGallipoli (1981) Aro Favourite
Dir. Peter Weir
Feat. Mel Gibson, Mark Lee
Well–crafted, intoxicating depiction of the Gallipoli landings in WWI with a boyish Mel Gibson and Mark Lee as youthful idealists who enlist as…
Year of Living Dangerously, TheYear of Living Dangerously, The (1983) Recommended
Dir. Peter Weir
Feat. Mel Gibson, Sigourney Weaver, Linda Hunt
Multi–layered, vivid yarn posits Mel Gibson and Sigourney Weaver as foreign officials in 1965 Indonesia at the time of the communist coup.…
WitnessWitness (1985) Recommended
Dir. Peter Weir
Feat. Harrison Ford, Kelly McGillis, Josef Sommer
Cop Harrison Ford goes undercover at an Amish community after one of their young witnesses a murder. Consummate Hollywood thriller, quite brilliantly…
Mosquito Coast, TheMosquito Coast, The (1986) Recommended
Dir. Peter Weir
Feat. Harrison Ford, Helen Mirren, River Phoenix
A knock–out thriller about the woes of obsession with Harrison Ford as the idealistic inventor who drags his family into the thick of the South…
Dead Poet's SocietyDead Poet's Society (1989) Aro Favourite
Dir. Peter Weir
Feat. Robin Williams, Robert Sean Leonard, Ethan Hawke
Robin Williams is perfect as an a maverick English teacher at a private high–school for boys, where his passion for poetry profoundly…
Green CardGreen Card (1990) Recommended
Dir. Peter Weir
Feat. Gerard Depardieu, Andie MacDowell
English language debut for Gerard Depardieu as a French musician who enters into a marriage–of–convenience with a stranger (Andie…
FearlessFearless (1994) Recommended
Dir. Peter Weir
Feat. Jeff Bridges, Rosie Perez, Isabella Rossellini
Jeff Bridges plays an air–crash survivor whose new–lease on life leads him to believe he is invulnerable to death. Multi–layered,…
Truman Show, TheTruman Show, The (1998) Aro Favourite
Dir. Peter Weir
Feat. Jim Carrey, Laura Linney, Natascha McElhone
A brilliantly conceived script by expat–Kiwi whizz–kid Andrew Niccol (GATTACA) finds consummate direction in the hands of esteemed…
Master and Commander - The Far Side of the WorldMaster and Commander - The Far Side of the World (2003) Recommended
Dir. Peter Weir
Feat. Russell Crowe, Paul Bettany, James D'Arcy
Vivid sea–chase yarn, set during the Napoleonic Wars, with Crowe commanding the screen as the sympathetic captain of a British frigate…
Way Back, TheWay Back, The (2010)
Dir. Peter Weir
Feat. Jim Sturgess, Ed Harris, Colin Farrell
A small group of multi–national prisoners escape a Siberian Gulag and make their way across five countries on foot in this survivalist epic…

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