Portrait of Tony Ayres

Production

Tony Ayres

Career

Active from 1985 to 2025, with a break from 1986 to 1996, busiest in 1998 with 3 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score67/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Home Song Stories
The Home Song Stories
GoodWatch score85/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 23 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.5EnergyHeart: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Tony Ayres Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Physical Comedy
    0.9, average 2.4
  • Historical
    1.2, average 2.5
  • Absurdist Humor
    0.9, average 2.0
  • Situational Comedy
    1.7, average 2.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Intergenerational Conflict 2
  • Character Study 2
  • Psychological Thriller 2
  • Character-Driven Drama 2
  • Australian Cinema 2
  • Emotional Journey 2
  • Social Commentary 2
  • Character-Driven 2
  • Australian Drama 2
  • Intense 2
  • Human Resilience 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

17
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

1 title ยท average score 49
The Rooster
The Rooster (2024)
GoodWatch score 49

Thanks

2010s

3 titles ยท average score 59
Nowhere Boys: The Book of Shadows
Nowhere Boys: The Book of Shadows (2016)
GoodWatch score 57

Creator, Screenplay

Cut Snake
Cut Snake (2015)
GoodWatch score 51

Director

The Turning
The Turning (2013)
GoodWatch score 71

Director

2000s

6 titles ยท average score 65
Saved
Saved (2009)
GoodWatch score 44

Director

The Home Song Stories
The Home Song Stories (2007)
GoodWatch score 85

Writer, Director

Thunderstruck
Thunderstruck (2004)
GoodWatch score 59

Script Editor

Walking on Water
Walking on Water (2002)
GoodWatch score 73

Director

He Died with a Felafel in His Hand
He Died with a Felafel in His Hand (2001)
GoodWatch score 66

Script Editor

Mallboy
Mallboy (2001)

Script Editor

1990s

6 titles ยท average score 54
Sadness
Sadness (1999)

Director

Soft Fruit
Soft Fruit (1999)
GoodWatch score 54

Script Editor

Mrs Craddock's Complaint
Mrs Craddock's Complaint (1998)

Writer, Director

The Violent Earth
The Violent Earth (1998)

Writer

China Dolls
China Dolls (1997)

as Narrator / Self (archival footage)

Exposed
Exposed (1997)

Writer, Director

1980s

1 title
Sons of...
Sons of... (1985)

Director