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The Back of Beyond

Australia, 1954
film

This 1954 classic follows an outback mailman as he travels along the Birdsville Track.

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Algorithmically related works from our collection by image:

The Babadook

Australia and Canada, 2014
Similarity: 35%

Between a Frock and a Hard Place

Australia, 2015
Similarity: 35%

The Best of Everything

United States of America, 1959
Similarity: 34%

The Night of the Hunter

United States of America, 1955
Similarity: 34%

Walkabout

Australia and United Kingdom, 1971
Similarity: 34%

Tracks

Australia, 2013
Similarity: 34%

Innocence Betrayed (2013)

Australia, 2013
Similarity: 34%

Blacksad: Under the Skin

2019
Similarity: 33%

The Joy Luck Club

China, United States and United States of America, 1993
Similarity: 33%

Dancer in the dark

Denmark, 2000
Similarity: 33%

Destroyer

United States of America, 2018
Similarity: 33%

Mystery Road

Australia and United States of America, 2013
Similarity: 32%

The Mask of Zorro

United States of America, 1998
Similarity: 32%

On the land (i)

Australia
Similarity: 32%

Attack Force Z

Australia and Taiwan, 1982
Similarity: 31%

The Fall

India and United States of America, 2008
Similarity: 31%

Heartbreak High

AU, 1994
Similarity: 31%

The Neon Demon

Denmark, France and United States of America, 2016
Similarity: 31%
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