JACK THOMPSON

HIGH GROUND (2021)
Starring Simon Baker, Callan Mulvey, Jack Thompson, Aaron Pedersen, Caren Pistorius, Ryan Corr, Jacob Junior Nayinggul, Esmerelda Marimowa, Witiyana Marika and Sean Mununggurr. Directed by Stephen Johnson.

The journey of Gutjuk, a young Aboriginal man orphaned in childhood. Gutjuk is recruited by a former soldier to track down the most dangerous outlaw in the territory — his uncle.

REVIEWS High Ground - Australia's cycle of violence

NEVER TOO LATE (2020)
Starring Jacki Weaver, Jack Thompson, Shane Jacobson, James Cromwell, Dennis Waterman and Roy Billing. Directed by Mark Lamprell.

When a nursing home stands in the way of a 50-year courtship, four grumpy old Vietnam Vets unite to re-enact the great escape. They may have lost their memory and speed, but these renegades prove it’s never too late for new adventures, even if you have to break rules to break free.

DON'T TELL (2017)
Starring Sara West, Aden Young, Jack Thompson, Rachel Griffiths, Jacqueline McKenzie, Susie Porter, Gyton Grantley, Martin Sacks and Robert Taylor. Directed by Tori Garrett.

Desperate to be believed and tormented by memories of sexual abuse as a 12-year-old boarder at a prestigious school, Lyndal's last hope is the justice system. Estranged from her family with only a small window of opportunity to seek counsel, she returns to the country town that has plagued her mind for the first time in 11 years. Lyndal entrusts local lawyer Stephen Roche who recognises she is at crisis point and sets out to build the case that will, finally, bring so many to account. With the help of his aspiring young associate Jodie and the enigmatic barrister Bob Myers, Roche and Lyndal find their way together.

RUBEN GUTHRIE (2015)
Starring Patrick Brammall, Brenton Thwaites, Alex Dimitriades, Jack Thompson, Abbey Lee and Robyn Nevin. Directed by Brendan Cowell.

Life is good for ad man Ruben Guthrie - he leads a party boy lifestyle, has a model fiancée and lives in a house on the water. He’s at the top of his game, until some drunken skylarking lands Ruben at the bottom of his infinity pool, lucky to be alive.

His mum takes him to AA and his fiancée leaves him, but not before issuing him one final challenge: If Ruben can do one year without a drink, she’ll give him another chance...

REVIEWS Ruben Guthrie - A drunken disappointment
Ruben Guthrie - On the rocks and off the mark

MYSTERY ROAD (2013)
Starring Hugo Weaving, Jack Thompson, Ryan Kwanten, Aaron Pedersen, Tony Barry and David Field. Directed by Ivan Sen.

In an outback town, Jay Swan an Indigenous, cowboy detective returns home to solve the murder of a teenage indigenous girl, whose body is found under the highway trucking route out of town.

He is alienated from both the white dominated Police force and the Indigenous community, including his teenage daughter who he discovers is connected with the murdered girl.

REVIEWS Mystery Road - Up the garden path