TERESA PALMER

RIDE LIKE A GIRL (2019)
Starring Teresa Palmer, Sam Neill, Sullivan Stapleton, Genevieve Morris, Stevie Payne, Gryffin Morrison, Summer North, Brooke Satchwell, Sophia Forrest and Anneliese Apps. Directed by Rachel Griffiths.

As a little girl, Michelle Payne dreams of the impossible: winning the Melbourne Cup — horse-racing's toughest two-mile race. The youngest of 10 children, Michelle is raised by single father Paddy. She leaves school at 15 to become a jockey and after early failures she finds her feet, but a family tragedy, followed by her own near fatal horse fall all but ends the dream. But with the love of her dad and her brother Stevie, Michelle will not give up. Against all the medical advice, and the protests of her siblings, she rides on, and meets the Prince of Penzance. Together they overcome impossible odds for a shot at the dream: a ride in the 2015 Melbourne Cup, at odds of 100 to 1. The rest is history.

REVIEWS Ride Like a Girl - Melbourne Cup biopic plagued by race's questionable history

2:22 (2018)
Starring Michiel Huisman, Teresa Palmer, Sam Reid, John Waters, Richard Davies, Maeve Dermody, Kerry Armstrong, Simone Kessell, Remy Hii and Jessica Clarke. Directed by Paul Currie.

Dylan Branson's life is permanently derailed when an ominous pattern of events repeats itself in exactly the same manner every day, ending at precisely 2:22pm. When he falls for Sarah (Palmer), a beautiful woman whose life is threatened by these strange events, Dylan must solve the mystery of 2:22 to preserve a love whose second chance has finally come.

REVIEWS 2:22 - Mind-bending metaphysical mumbo-jumbo

BERLIN SYNDROME (2017)
Starring Teresa Palmer, Max Riemelt, Matthias Habich, Lucie Aron, Emma Bading and Lara Marie Müller. Directed by Cate Shortland.

Clare is an Australian photojournalist alone and adrift in Berlin. One afternoon she meets Andi, a charismatic local. There is an instant attraction between them and a night of passion follows. But what initially appears to be the start of a romance takes an unexpected and sinister turn when Clare wakes up the following morning to discover Andi has left for work and locked her in his apartment. An easy mistake to make, of course, except Andi has no intention of letting her leave, ever. Biding her time, Clare plots her escape as the walls of Andi’s apartment close in, all the while becoming drawn into a complex relationship with her captor.

REVIEWS Berlin Syndrome - A tense, adrenaline-filled thriller

HACKSAW RIDGE (2016)
Starring Andrew Garfield, Vince Vaughn, Sam Worthington, Luke Bracey, Teresa Palmer, Rachel Griffiths, Richard Roxburgh, Hugo Weaving, Ryan Corr and Firass Dirani. Directed by Mel Gibson.

The extraordinary true story of conscientious objector Desmond Doss who, in Okinawa during the bloodiest battle of WWII, saved 75 men without firing a gun. Believing that the War was just but killing was nevertheless wrong, he was the only American soldier in WWII to fight on the front lines without a weapon.

REVIEWS Hacksaw Ridge - A forgettable film about an extraordinary hero

LIGHTS OUT (2016)
Starring Teresa Palmer, Gabriel Bateman, Alexander Dipersia, Maria Bello and Billy Burke. Directed by David F. Sandberg.

A woman is haunted by a creature that only appears when the lights go out.

REVIEWS Lights Out - Be afraid of the dark

TRIPLE 9 (2016)
Starring Norman Reedus, Woody Harrelson, Clifton Collins Jr, Anthony MacKie, Casey Affleck, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Kate Winslet, Aaron Paul, Teresa Palmer and Gal Gadot. Directed by John Hillcoat.

A gang of criminals and corrupt cops plan the murder of a police officer in order to pull off their biggest heist yet across town.

REVIEWS Triple 9 - Clever idea translates to a forgettable thriller

THE CHOICE (2016)
Starring Benjamin Walker, Teresa Palmer, Maggie Grace, Tom Welling and Tom Wilkinson. Directed by Ross Katz.

Based on the Nicholas Sparks novel, Travis and Gabby first meet as neighbours in a small coastal town and wind up in a relationship that is tested by life's most defining events.

REVIEWS The Choice - A typical Valentine's Day tear-jerker

POINT BREAK (2016)
Starring Edgar RamÍrez, Luke Bracey, Ray Winstone, Teresa Palmer and Delroy Lindo. Directed by Ericson Core.

A young FBI agent infiltrates an extraordinary team of extreme sports athletes he suspects of masterminding a string of unprecedented, sophisticated corporate heists. Deep undercover, and with his life in danger, he strives to prove they are the architects of the mind-boggling crimes that are devastating the world’s financial markets.

REVIEWS Point Break - Extreme sports and little else

WARM BODIES (2013)
Starring Nicholas Hoult, Teresa Palmer, Analeigh Tipton, John Malkovich, Dave Franco, Rob Corddry, Cory Hardrict, Vincent Leclerc, Daniel Rindress-Kay and Chris Cavener. Directed by Jonathan Levine.

R is a young man facing the existential crisis that comes with being a zombie. Grunting his way through a post-apocalyptic America with the mindless hunger of the undead R has no memories, but he has dreams and his inner life is full of wonder and longing for the time that must have gone before.

When the memories in one of his victim’s brains affect him, he finds himself attracted to, rescuing, befriending and eventually falling in love with the dead boy’s still living-girlfriend. Julie is a blast of colour in the dreary and grey landscape that is the “life” of the un-living. Their tense, awkward and strangely sweet relationship develops into something that will not only transform R but his fellow zombies and possibly their entire lifeless world.

REVIEWS Warm Bodies - The undead get hot and funny

2:37 (2006)
Starring Teresa Palmer, Frank Sweet, Joel MacKenzie, Clementine Mellor, Charles Baird, Marni Spillane, Sarah Hudson, Xavier Samuel, Daniel Whyte and Peta Shannon. Directed by Murali K. Thalluri.

At 2:37, someone commits suicide in the school lavatory. The day is told up to that point from the viewpoint of six different students.

KILL ME THREE TIMES
Starring Alice Braga, Callan Mulvey, Simon Pegg, Sullivan Stapleton, Teresa Palmer, Bryan Brown and Luke Hemsworth. Directed by Kriv Stenders.

Alice set out to explore the beautiful beaches of Australia and along the way stumbled into Eagle's Nest, a sun-drenched remote coastal town, and fell in love with Jack, the wealthy owner of a local bar. Their marriage quickly deteriorated and when we pick up the story Alice is having an affair with a young surfer. Alice becomes the thread that binds three tales of murder, blackmail and revenge when Jack hires Charlie, a mercurial assassin. But there is more than one person gunning for Alice. An unexpected threat comes from the hands of Nathan, an unassuming dentist attempting to pay off his gambling debts through a risky life insurance scam, whilst a small town Lady Macbeth masterminds the scheme. A corrupt cop also tries to get his cut while Alice's love interest hopes to rescue the young woman from the assassin's telescopic sights.