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Australian Rules
“The rules are never black and white.”
58%
Movie
1h 35m
AI Analysis
Australian Rules (2002) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of Australian Rules (2002) — a movie tagged as Drama with balanced tone moods and fast-paced pacing.
Story & themes: 16-year-old Gary Black is an average football player, budding wordsmith and reluctant hero. Gary helps his local Australian Rules football team win the local championship by accident, but celebrations turn to violence when Gary's Aboriginal best friend, Dumby Red is denied the "Best and Fairest" medal because of the… Our models also surface themes such as ai and friendship from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for general audiences. Expect fast-paced storytelling (~95 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate Australian Rules 58% (19 votes) — mixed but watchable scores for this movie.
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TMDb audience score
58%
from 19 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
16-year-old Gary Black is an average football player, budding wordsmith and reluctant hero. Gary helps his local Australian Rules football team win the local championship by accident, but celebrations turn to violence when Gary's Aboriginal best friend, Dumby Red is denied the "Best and Fairest" medal because of the racism of local officials.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 2002-08-29
- Runtime
- 1h 35m
- TMDB rating
- 5.8
- TMDB ID
- 27018
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Is there an official trailer for Australian Rules?
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What is Australian Rules about?
16-year-old Gary Black is an average football player, budding wordsmith and reluctant hero. Gary helps his local Australian Rules football team win the local championship by accident, but celebrati... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
Is there an AI analysis for Australian Rules?
Yes. WatchMind publishes an AI analysis on this page — tone, pacing, audience fit, and community scores from TMDb metadata and recommendation models (not a chatbot). Scroll to the AI Analysis section or read the meta description summary.
How long is the movie Australian Rules?
The official runtime for Australian Rules is approximately 95 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast

Nathan Phillips
Gary 'Blacky' Black

Luke Carroll
Dumby Red

Lisa Flanagan
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Tom Budge
Pickles

Simon Westaway
Bob Black

Celia Ireland
Liz Black

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