Directing
Jennifer Kent
Born March 5, 1969 · Brisbane, Australia (age 57)
Jennifer Kent (born 5 March 1969) is an Australian filmmaker and actress. She is best known for directing the films The Babadook (2014) and The Nightingale (2018). Kent graduated from the National Institute of Dramatic Art in 1991 with a degree in Performing Arts.
Known For
The Babadook · 2014The Babadook
★ 6.52014
MovieDramaHorror
A grieving single mother and her child fall into a deep well of paranoia when an eerie children's book manifests in their home.
Babe: Pig in the City · 1998Babe: Pig in the City
★ 5.71998
MovieFamilyAdventure
Babe, fresh from his victory in the sheepherding contest, returns to Farmer Hoggett's farm, but after Farmer Hoggett is injured and unable to work, Babe has to go to the big city to save the farm.
Dogville · 2003Dogville
★ 7.82003
MovieCrimeDrama
A woman on the run from the mob is reluctantly accepted in a small Colorado community in exchange for labor, but when a search visits the town, she learns that their support has a price.
Dogtooth · 2009Dogtooth
★ 7.02009
MovieDrama
Three teenagers are confined to an isolated country estate that could very well be on another planet. The trio spend their days listening to endless homemade tapes that teach them a whole new vocabulary. Any word that comes from beyond their family abode is instantly assigned a new meaning. Hence 'the sea' refers to a large armchair and 'zombies' are little yellow flowers. Having invented a brother whom they claim to have ostracized for his disobedience, the uber-controlling parents terrorize their offspring into submission.
The Nightingale · 2018The Nightingale
★ 7.12018
MovieDramaThriller
In 1825, Clare, a 21-year-old Irish convict, chases a British soldier through the rugged Tasmanian wilderness, bent on revenge for a terrible act of violence he committed against her family. She enlists the services of an Aboriginal tracker who is also marked by trauma from his own violence-filled past.
Hunt Angels · 2006Hunt Angels
★ 5.02006
MovieDocumentaryComedy
Filmmaking partners Rupert Kathner and Alma Brooks are determined to get their films made by almost any means necessary. Set in the 1930s, this docudrama relates the moviemakers' struggles to jump-start Australia's film industry.
Monster · 2005Monster
★ 6.72005
MovieHorrorThriller
A mother battles with her son's fear of a monster lurking in the closet, but soon discovers a sinister presence all around her.
They Call Him Mister Babadook: The Making of The Babadook · 2015They Call Him Mister Babadook: The Making of The Babadook
★ 5.92015
MovieDocumentary
A short documentary about the making of Jennifer Kent's 'The Babadook'.
Movies
The Babadook · 2014The Babadook
★ 6.52014
MovieDramaHorror
A grieving single mother and her child fall into a deep well of paranoia when an eerie children's book manifests in their home.
Babe: Pig in the City · 1998Babe: Pig in the City
★ 5.71998
MovieFamilyAdventure
Babe, fresh from his victory in the sheepherding contest, returns to Farmer Hoggett's farm, but after Farmer Hoggett is injured and unable to work, Babe has to go to the big city to save the farm.
Dogville · 2003Dogville
★ 7.82003
MovieCrimeDrama
A woman on the run from the mob is reluctantly accepted in a small Colorado community in exchange for labor, but when a search visits the town, she learns that their support has a price.
Dogtooth · 2009Dogtooth
★ 7.02009
MovieDrama
Three teenagers are confined to an isolated country estate that could very well be on another planet. The trio spend their days listening to endless homemade tapes that teach them a whole new vocabulary. Any word that comes from beyond their family abode is instantly assigned a new meaning. Hence 'the sea' refers to a large armchair and 'zombies' are little yellow flowers. Having invented a brother whom they claim to have ostracized for his disobedience, the uber-controlling parents terrorize their offspring into submission.
The Nightingale · 2018The Nightingale
★ 7.12018
MovieDramaThriller
In 1825, Clare, a 21-year-old Irish convict, chases a British soldier through the rugged Tasmanian wilderness, bent on revenge for a terrible act of violence he committed against her family. She enlists the services of an Aboriginal tracker who is also marked by trauma from his own violence-filled past.
Hunt Angels · 2006Hunt Angels
★ 5.02006
MovieDocumentaryComedy
Filmmaking partners Rupert Kathner and Alma Brooks are determined to get their films made by almost any means necessary. Set in the 1930s, this docudrama relates the moviemakers' struggles to jump-start Australia's film industry.
Monster · 2005Monster
★ 6.72005
MovieHorrorThriller
A mother battles with her son's fear of a monster lurking in the closet, but soon discovers a sinister presence all around her.
They Call Him Mister Babadook: The Making of The Babadook · 2015They Call Him Mister Babadook: The Making of The Babadook
★ 5.92015
MovieDocumentary
A short documentary about the making of Jennifer Kent's 'The Babadook'.
The Well · 1997The Well
★ 5.81997
MovieDrama
A young girl named Katherine and her older friend Hester live on an isolated farm run by Hester and her father Francis. Katherine works as a maid and wants to leave because there's too much work. Hester, however, becomes attracted to Katherine and holds her there, promising to give her less work in the future. When Francis dies, Hester decides to sell the farm for cash. They move to a small cottage on the edge of the farm and plan to go to Europe, but a tragic accident and the theft of their money changes their plans.
TV Shows
G.P. · 1989G.P.
★ 4.51989
SeriesDrama
G.P. is an Australian television series produced by Roadshow, Coote & Carroll for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, with the series being made between 1989 and 1996.
A Country Practice · 1981A Country Practice
★ 5.91981
SeriesDrama
A Country Practice was an Australian television drama series. At its inception, one of the longest-running of its kind, produced by James Davern of JNP Productions, who had wrote the pilot episode and entered a script contest for the network in 1979, coming third and winning a merit award. It ran on the Seven Network for 1,058 episodes from 18 November 1981 to 22 November 1993. It was produced in ATN-7's production facility at Epping, Sydney. After its lengthy run on the seven network it was picked up by network ten with a mainly new cast from April to November 1994 for 30 episodes, although the ten series was not as successful as its predecessor . The Channel Seven series was also filmed on location in Pitt Town, while, the Channel Ten series was filmed on location in Emerald, Victoria.
All Saints · 1998All Saints
★ 6.21998
SeriesDrama
Medical drama focusing on the working and personal lives of the doctors and nurses working on the front line of a busy inner city Emergency Department at All Saints Hospital.
Police Rescue · 1991Police Rescue
★ 6.71991
SeriesDrama
Police Rescue was an Australian television series The series dealt with the New South Wales Police Rescue Squad based in Sydney and their work attending to various incidents from road accidents to train crashes.
Murder Call · 1997Murder Call
★ 7.01997
SeriesDramaCrime
An unconventional team of homicide detectives face various cases, as led by Tessa Vance and Steve Hayden. Hayden is an often light-hearted 'man's man' who is moving up the career hierarchy, while Vance is more introspective and no-nonsense, and often solves the murder with intuition and insight. Their team includes boss Inspector Malcolm Thorne, Constable Dee Suzeraine, forensic services expert Lance Fisk, and unorthodox doctor Imogen 'Tootsie' Soames.
Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities · 2022Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities
★ 7.52022
SeriesDramaMystery
Bizarre nightmares unfold in eight tales of terror in this visually stunning, spine-tingling horror collection curated by Guillermo del Toro.
Two Twisted · 2006Two Twisted
★ 6.82006
SeriesMysterySci-Fi & Fantasy
Two Twisted is an Australian TV mystery anthology drama which premiered on the Nine Network on 14 August 2006. Narrated by Bryan Brown, who also produced the series' predecessor, Twisted Tales, each episode of the series contains two short half-hour stories, that have a twist ending. Also present in each episode is a link or connection between the two tales.
The New Adventures of Black Beauty · 1990The New Adventures of Black Beauty
★ 8.31990
SeriesDrama
The New Adventures of Black Beauty was the title of a television drama series produced in the early 1990s.