Portrait of Bruce Beresford

Directing

Bruce Beresford

Career

Active from 1963 to 2025, busiest in 1994 with 3 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score56/100
Highest rated
Poster for Breaker Morant
Breaker Morant
GoodWatch score82/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 33 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.9 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.4 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Bruce Beresford Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Fantasy
    0.5, average 1.7
  • Adrenaline
    3.7, average 4.8
  • Scare
    1.6, average 2.6
  • Uncanny
    1.5, average 2.5

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Social Commentary 9
  • Character-Driven 8
  • Historical Drama 8
  • Coming-of-Age 4
  • Family Drama 3
  • Small Town Life 3
  • Australian Cinema 3
  • Family Secrets 2
  • Literary Adaptation 2
  • Romantic Comedy 2
  • Biographical 2
  • Political Intrigue 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

49
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

2 titles
The Place I Belong
The Place I Belong

Director

Clear Lake
Clear Lake

Director

2020s

1 title · average score 55
The Travellers
The Travellers (2025)
GoodWatch score 55

Director, Writer

2010s

8 titles · average score 61
At the Coliseum Deluxe
At the Coliseum Deluxe (2019)

as Narrator

Ladies in Black
Ladies in Black (2018)
GoodWatch score 74

Screenplay, Director

Flint
Flint (2017)
GoodWatch score 58

Director

Barracuda
Barracuda (2017)
GoodWatch score 73

Executive Producer

Mr. Church
Mr. Church (2016)
GoodWatch score 53

Director

Surprise
Surprise (2015)

Executive Producer

Peace, Love & Misunderstanding
Peace, Love & Misunderstanding (2011)
GoodWatch score 47

Director

The Telegram Man
The Telegram Man (2011)

Creative Consultant

2000s

7 titles · average score 50
Mao’s Last Dancer
Mao’s Last Dancer (2009)
GoodWatch score 61

Director

The Contract
The Contract (2006)
GoodWatch score 24

Director

Orpheus
Orpheus (2006)

Director

Canvas
Canvas (2006)
GoodWatch score 63

Co-Executive Producer

And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself
And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself (2003)
GoodWatch score 61

Director

Evelyn
Evelyn (2002)
GoodWatch score 64

Director

Bride of the Wind
Bride of the Wind (2001)
GoodWatch score 28

Director

1990s

10 titles · average score 52
Double Jeopardy
Double Jeopardy (1999)
GoodWatch score 53

Director

Sydney: A Story of a City
Sydney: A Story of a City (1999)

Director

Paradise Road
Paradise Road (1997)
GoodWatch score 57

Director, Writer

Last Dance
Last Dance (1996)
GoodWatch score 43

Director

Silent Fall
Silent Fall (1994)
GoodWatch score 39

Director

A Good Man in Africa
A Good Man in Africa (1994)
GoodWatch score 29

Director, Producer

Curse of the Starving Class
Curse of the Starving Class (1994)
GoodWatch score 37

Executive Producer, Screenplay

Rich in Love
Rich in Love (1992)
GoodWatch score 61

Director

Black Robe
Black Robe (1991)
GoodWatch score 81

Director

Mister Johnson
Mister Johnson (1991)
GoodWatch score 69

Director

1980s

10 titles · average score 60
Driving Miss Daisy
Driving Miss Daisy (1989)
GoodWatch score 78

Director

Her Alibi
Her Alibi (1989)
GoodWatch score 31

Director

Aria
Aria (1987)
GoodWatch score 54

Director, Writer

Crimes of the Heart
Crimes of the Heart (1986)
GoodWatch score 58

Director

The Fringe Dwellers
The Fringe Dwellers (1986)
GoodWatch score 65

Screenplay, Director

King David
King David (1985)
GoodWatch score 29

Director

Tender Mercies
Tender Mercies (1983)
GoodWatch score 77

Director

Puberty Blues
Puberty Blues (1981)
GoodWatch score 59

Director

Breaker Morant
Breaker Morant (1980)
GoodWatch score 82

Screenplay, Director

The Club
The Club (1980)
GoodWatch score 64

Director

1970s

7 titles · average score 61
Money Movers
Money Movers (1978)
GoodWatch score 59

Director, Writer

The Getting of Wisdom
The Getting of Wisdom (1977)
GoodWatch score 69

Director

Don's Party
Don's Party (1976)
GoodWatch score 72

as Shop Attendant

Side by Side
Side by Side (1975)

Director

Barry McKenzie Holds His Own
Barry McKenzie Holds His Own (1974)
GoodWatch score 53

as Foureyes Fenton (voice) (uncredited)

The Adventures of Barry McKenzie
The Adventures of Barry McKenzie (1972)
GoodWatch score 53

Writer, Director

Magritte: The False Mirror
Magritte: The False Mirror (1970)

Cinematography

1960s

4 titles
Barbara Hepworth at the Tate
Barbara Hepworth at the Tate (1969)

Director

Film For Guitar
Film For Guitar (1966)

Director

King-Size Woman
King-Size Woman (1965)

Director

It Droppeth as the Gentle Rain
It Droppeth as the Gentle Rain (1963)

Director