List of Australian films of 2016
This is a list of Australian films released in 2016.
2016
| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes | Release date |
| Arrowhead | Jesse O'Brien | Dan Mor, Aleisha Rose Groth | Sci-fi | ||
| Backtrack | Michael Petroni | Adrien Brody, Sam Neill, Robin McLeavy | Mystery, thriller | ||
| Boys in the Trees | Nicholas Verso | Toby Wallace, Gulliver McGrath, Mitzi Ruhlmann, Justin Holborow | Fantasy, drama | ||
| The Daughter | Simon Stone | Geoffrey Rush, Miranda Otto, Odessa Young | Drama | Based on the play The Wild Duck by Henrik Ibsen | |
| Down Under | Abe Forsythe | Lincoln Younes, Rahel Romahn, Michael Denkha | Comedy | ||
| Downriver | Grant Scicluna | Reef Ireland, Kerry Fox, Robert Taylor | Drama | ||
| Girl Asleep | Rosemary Myers | Bethany Whitmore, Harrison Feldman, Matthew Whittet | Drama | ||
| Emo the Musical | Neil Triffett | Benson Jack Anthony, Jordan Hare | Musical, Comedy | ||
| Goldstone | Ivan Sen | David Wenham, Aaron Pedersen, Jacki Weaver | Thriller | Sequel to Mystery Road | |
| Hacksaw Ridge | Mel Gibson | Andrew Garfield, Sam Worthington | Biographical war film | ||
| Joe Cinque's Consolation | Sotiris Dounoukos | Maggie Naouri, Jerome Meyer | Drama, True Crime | ||
| The Legend of Ben Hall | Matthew Holmes | Jack Martin, Jamie Coffa, William Lee | Drama, action | Based on the true story of bushranger Ben Hall | |
| Lion | Garth Davis | Rooney Mara, Nicole Kidman, Dev Patel, David Wenham | Drama | Based on the book A Long Way Home by Saroo Brierley | |
| Looking for Grace | Sue Brooks | Radha Mitchell, Richard Roxburgh, Odessa Young | Drama | ||
| A Month of Sundays | Matthew Saville | Anthony LaPaglia, John Clarke, Julia Blake | Comedy | ||
| ' | David Caesar | Rahart Adams, Dougie Baldwin, Joel Lok, Matt Testro | Sci-fi, fantasy | Based on the television series Nowhere Boys by Tony Ayers | |
| Pawno | Paul Ireland | John Brumpton, Maeve Dermody, Kerry Armstrong | Drama, romance | ||
| Red Billabong | Luke Sparke | Dan Ewing, Tim Pocock, Jessica Green | Thriller | Pinnacle Films | |
| ' | Kriv Stenders | Jason Isaacs, Levi Miller | Family | Prequel to Red Dog, Woss Group Film Productions | |
| Restoration | Stuart Willis | Craig McLachlan, Grant Cartwright, Stephen Carracher, Nadia Townsend, Rosie Lourde | Sci-fi, thriller | Midnight Snack Productions | |
| Scare Campaign | Cameron & Colin Cairns | Meegan Warner, Ian Meadows, Olivia DeJonge | Horror | ||
| Servant or Slave | Steven McGregor | Rita Wenberg, Rita Wright, Violet West, Valerie Linow, Adelaide Wenberg | Documentary | No Coincidence Media | 1 August |
| Sheborg Massacre | Daniel Armstrong | Daisy Masterman, Whitney Duff, Emma-Louise Wilson | Neo-pulp | ||
| Sherpa | Jennifer Peedom | Documentary about the work done by Sherpas as mountain guides on Everest | Documentary | ||
| Spin Out | Tim Ferguson, Marc Gracie | Xavier Samuel, Morgan Griffin, Eddie Baroo | Romance, comedy | ||
| Teenage Kicks | Craig Boreham | Miles Szanto, Daniel Webber, Shari Sebbens, Charlotte Best | Drama | ||
| Top Knot Detective | Aaron McCann & Dominic Pearce | Masa Yamaguchi, Toshi Okuzaki | Mockumentary, comedy |