Australia (2008)

Set in northern Australia before World War II, an English aristocrat who inherits a sprawling ranch reluctantly pacts with a stock-man in order to protect her new property from a takeover plot. As the pair drive 2,000 head of cattle over unforgiving landscape, they experience the bombing of Darwin by Japanese forces firsthand.

Country: Australia, United Kingdom, United States

Director: Baz Luhrmann

Awards: Nominated for 1 Oscar. 12 wins & 37 nominations total

Box office: $49,554,002