Police State

Police State

1989 · 95 min · ★ 9.0 · Drama

An account of events in Queensland from 1959 to 1988 as disclosed by the Fitzgerald inquiry. Queensland had become as close to a police state as anything since the convict era. Based on real events.

Directed by Chris Noonan · Written by Ian David

Your Rating

Cast

Make it a double feature

1h 46m together

Police State

Joy

Both from Chris Noonan.

More from Chris NoonanSee all →

JoyJoy · 2000
Joy
★ 9.02000
MovieDrama
An adolescent girl's journey of self-discovery set in the garish twilight world of Sydney's late night shopping malls and rooftops.
Satdee NiteSatdee Nite · 1973
Satdee Nite
★ 8.01973
MovieDramaDocumentary
A short observational account of one Saturday night in the mundane life of Stuart. He gets drunk, goes out to clubs,, searches for love and falls asleep unfulfilled on the floor of the club.
Stepping OutStepping Out · 1980
Stepping Out
★ 8.01980
MovieDocumentary
One of the most honoured and distinguished documentaries in Australian film history. Stepping Out draws attention to the talents of people with intellectual disabilities. The group went on to perform at the Sydney Opera House.
BullsBulls · 2008
Bulls
★ 8.02008
MovieDrama
Atmospheric adaptation of an Alan Marshall story of a young girl's isolation on a remote dairy farm, set in the late 1930s. Filmed in 1974 but first released publicly in 2008 as a DVD extra.
VietnamVietnam · 1987
Vietnam
★ 7.61987
MovieDramaWar
The trials and tribulations of the Goddard family after the entry of Australia into the Vietnam War.
The Riddle of the StinsonThe Riddle of the Stinson · 1988
The Riddle of the Stinson
★ 7.21988
MovieDramaTV Movie
A true story. In 1937, a routine passenger and mail flight crashes during bad weather on a flight between Brisbane and Sydney. A local bushman begins his own search, and finds the wreckage and two survivors ten days after the crash.
CassCass · 1978
Cass
★ 7.01978
MovieDramaTV Movie
Torn by the conflict between society and her own life, as well as her failing marriage and love for another woman, Cass desperately tried to pull together the pieces of her shattered life.
VietnamVietnam · 1987
Vietnam
★ 7.01987
SeriesWar & PoliticsDrama
The Goddard family is about to be torn apart by the arrival of Australian conscription during the Vietnam War.
Miss PotterMiss Potter · 2006
Miss Potter
★ 6.72006
MovieDramaFamily
Beatrix Potter, the author of the beloved children's book "The Tale of Peter Rabbit", struggles for love, happiness and success.
BabeBabe · 1995
Babe
★ 6.31995
MovieFantasyDrama
Babe is a little pig who doesn't quite know his place in the world. With a bunch of odd friends, like Ferdinand the duck who thinks he is a rooster and Fly the dog he calls mum, Babe realises that he has the makings to become the greatest sheep pig of all time, and Farmer Hoggett knows it. With the help of the sheep dogs, Babe learns that a pig can be anything that he wants to be.
SweetieSweetie · 1989
Sweetie
★ 6.11989
MovieDramaComedy
The buttoned-down, superstitious Kay is attempting to lead a normal existence with her new boyfriend Louis. That’s until Sweetie, her rampaging, devil-may-care sister, returns home after an absence, exposing the rotten roots of their family and placing a strain on Kay and Louis’ relationship.
The Cowra BreakoutThe Cowra Breakout · 1984
The Cowra Breakout
★ 6.01984
MovieWarDrama
In August 1944, 1104 Japanese prisoners of war at the Australian POW camp at Cowra stage a mass breakout. Four guards are killed in the escape, and 231 prisoners die by wounds sustained or suicide, while 334 prisoners are recaptured over the subsequent nine days.
Australian RulesAustralian Rules · 2002
Australian Rules
★ 5.82002
MovieDrama
16-year-old Gary Black is an average football player, budding wordsmith and reluctant hero. Gary helps his local Australian Rules football team win the local championship by accident, but celebrations turn to violence when Gary's Aboriginal best friend, Dumby Red is denied the "Best and Fairest" medal because of the racism of local officials.
Ticket OutTicket Out · 2012
Ticket Out
★ 5.72012
MovieThriller
A desperate mother is forced to break the law in order to protect her children from her abusive ex-husband, and rely on the kindness of strangers who help battered spouses to escape their tyrannical mates via an elaborate "underground railway" system.
Idiot BoxIdiot Box · 1997
Idiot Box
★ 5.61997
MovieComedyDrama
Mick and Kev – bored, unemployed and aimless in the western suburbs of Sydney – decide to rob a bank, more or less for the fun of it.
Cyclone Tracy: Darwin, Christmas 1974Cyclone Tracy: Darwin, Christmas 1974 · 1975
Cyclone Tracy: Darwin, Christmas 1974
1975
Movie
Made by Film Australia 1974. Directed by Chris Noonan. Early in the morning of December 25 the Territory's capital city - Darwin - was destroyed by Cyclone Tracy. The city became the site of possibly the greatest natural disaster in the nation's history causing the mass evacuation south of three-quarters of the city's 43,000 people.

More Like This

Internal AffairsInternal Affairs · 1990
Internal Affairs
★ 6.41990
MovieCrimeDrama
Keen young Raymold Avila joins the Internal Affairs Department of the Los Angeles police. He and partner Amy Wallace are soon looking closely at the activities of cop Dennis Peck whose financial holdings start to suggest something shady. Indeed Peck is involved in any number of dubious or downright criminal activities. He is also devious, a womaniser, and a clever manipulator, and he starts to turn his attention on Avila.
City HallCity Hall · 1996
City Hall
★ 6.01996
MovieDramaThriller
The accidental shooting of a boy in New York City leads to an investigation by the Deputy Mayor, and unexpectedly far-reaching consequences.
The Big EasyThe Big Easy · 1986
The Big Easy
★ 6.21986
MovieDramaAction
Remy McSwain is a New Orleans police lieutenant who investigates the murder of a local mobster. His investigation leads him to suspect that fellow members of the police force may be involved.
Cry FreedomCry Freedom · 1987
Cry Freedom
★ 7.01987
MovieDrama
A dramatic story, based on actual events, about the friendship between two men struggling against apartheid in South Africa in the 1970s. Donald Woods is a white liberal journalist in South Africa who begins to follow the activities of Stephen Biko, a courageous and outspoken black anti-apartheid activist.
The Dam BustersThe Dam Busters · 1955
The Dam Busters
★ 6.91955
MovieDramaHistory
The story of the conception of a new British weapon for smashing the German dams in the Ruhr industrial complex and the execution of the raid by 617 Squadron 'The Dam Busters'.
Rapid FireRapid Fire · 1992
Rapid Fire
★ 6.41992
MovieActionThriller
College student Jake Lo is pursued by smugglers, mobsters and crooked federal agents after he witnesses a murder by a Mafia kingpin.
EdisonEdison · 2005
Edison
★ 5.32005
MovieDramaAction
In the troubled city of Edison, a young journalist, his jaded editor, and an honest investigator from the district attorney's office join forces to gather evidence against corrupt members of an elite police unit.
DivaDiva · 1981
Diva
★ 6.71981
MovieActionDrama
Jules, a young Parisian postman, secretly records a concert performance given by the opera singer Cynthia Hawkins, whom he idolises. The following day, Jules runs into a woman who is being pursued by armed thugs. Before she is killed, the woman slips an audio cassette into his mail bag...
BlowBlow · 2001
Blow
★ 7.42001
MovieCrimeDrama
The story of how George Jung, together with the Medellín Cartel led by Pablo Escobar, established the billion-dollar cocaine empire in the United States in the 1970s.
American GangsterAmerican Gangster · 2007
American Gangster
★ 7.62007
MovieDramaCrime
Loosely based on the criminal career of Frank Lucas, a gangster from La Grange, North Carolina, who smuggled heroin into the United States on American service planes returning from the Vietnam War, before being detained by a task force led by Newark Detective Richie Roberts.
Bad LieutenantBad Lieutenant · 1992
Bad Lieutenant
★ 7.01992
MovieCrimeDrama
While investigating a young nun's rape, a corrupt New York City police detective, with a serious drug and gambling addiction, tries to change his ways and find forgiveness.

Rate this film

Your ratings make Midnight smarter