In the Australian Outback, the Carmody family--Paddy, Ida, and their teenage son Sean--are sheep drovers, always on the move. Ida and Sean want to settle down and buy a farm. Paddy wants to keep moving. A sheep-shearing contest, the birth of a child, drinking, gambling, and a racehorse will all have a part in the final decision.
Not for scares.
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Deborah KerrIda Carmody
Robert MitchumPaddy Carmody
Peter UstinovRupert Venneker
Glynis JohnsMrs. Firth
Dina MerrillJean Halstead
Chips RaffertyQuinlan
Michael Anderson Jr.Sean Carmody
Lola BrooksLiz Brown
Wylie WatsonHerb Johnson
John MeillonBluey Brown
Ronald FraserOcker
Gerry DugganShearer
Leonard TealeShearer
Dick BentleyShearer
Mervyn JohnsJack Patchogue
Ewen SolonHalstead
Max OsbistonFarm Couple
Ray BarrettMan at Pub / Two-Up Game (uncredited)
Jack CunninghamPaddy's Drinking Companion (uncredited)
John FeganMan (uncredited)
Lloyd LambleMr. Bateman (uncredited)
Bryan PringlePC Thomas (uncredited)
Colin TapleyPalmer (uncredited)
Alister WilliamsonShearer (uncredited)Pick a department, or search for a name or a job (“editor”, “stunt”).
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GoodWatch score 86December 8, 1960 · 2 h 13 min · NR
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In the United States, The Sundowners streams on Philo, and it is free with ads on Fandango at Home Free, Amazon Prime Video Free with Ads, and Amazon MX Player. You can rent or buy it from Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, and Fandango At Home. It also streams in 2 other countries.
Mostly, it's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 65 (IMDb 7.1, Rotten Tomatoes 77%, and Metacritic 82). Critics rate it higher (80 out of 100) than audiences (68).
Yes: it's rated NR in the United States, and the viewing guide lists it for kids.
Mostly character-driven: it leans on character depth (8 of 10) and dialogue centrality (7 of 10) more than on its plot.
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