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'Knowing' - 'Knowing' starring Nicholas Cage was shot throughout Melbourne.
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'Knowing' - The paranoid thriller follows Cage's character as he attempts to piece together a numerical conspiracy.
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'The Matrix' - This mega hit, sci-fi film was shot in Sydney.
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'The Matrix' - Keanu Reeves starred in this epic movie about the world as a simulation.
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'Mission: Impossible II' - Tom Cruise goes to Sydney to destroy a disease.
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'Mission Impossible II' - Unlike other movies on this list, 'Mission Impossible II' shows off its location to the audience.
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'Red Planet' - This movie uses SA as a double for Mars, including one location called Moon Plain, SA.
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'Red Planet' - The movie stars Val Kilmer and follows astronauts attempting to build a new life on planet Mars.
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'Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie'
- The 1995 movie adaptation of the popular TV show was shot in and around Sydney. The Rangers had to travel to a faraway planet to regain their powers in the 1995 movie.
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'Superman Returns' - The 2006 instalment of the franchise was shot in Sydney, Tamworth, Newcastle and regional NSW.
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'Superman Returns' - Starring Brandon Routh and Kevin Spacey, Superman faces off against an enemy using Kryptonite to conquer the world.
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'Pitch Black' - This dark sci-fi thriller was shot throughout the outback of SA and Surfers Paradise, QLD.
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'Pitch Black' - Vin Diesel gets trapped on a planet with vampire-like aliens who adhere to a brutal monarchy.
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'Charlotte's Web' - The 2006 recreation of the children's classic was shot in VIC: Greendale, Gruyere, Heidelberg, and Melbourne.
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'Charlotte's Web' - A pig's life from rescue to potential slaughter involves a friendly spider and a child's coming of age.
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'Queen of the Damned' - The fantasy horror film was shot in Melbourne and around regional VIC.
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'Queen of the Damned' - The film follows a vampire rock star who awakens other vampires with her rock music.
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'Fool's Gold'
- This fun adventure flick was shot in Brisbane, Gold Coast, Cairns, Fraser Island, Hervey Bay, Port Douglas, Hamilton Island, Whitsunday Island and Lizard Island in QLD. Matthew McConaughey is on a wild goose chase to find treasure in the family-friendly film.
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'The Wolverine' - The second movie about Wolverine's origins was shot in Oberon Forrest, Picton, NSW and Sydney.
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'The Wolverine' - Hugh Jackman soared in this gripping movie about the beloved 'X-Men' character.
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'X-Men Origins: Wolverine'
- The first, less successful Wolverine origin story was shot in Blacksmiths Beach, Lake Macquarie and Newcastle in NSW as well as Sydney. Wolverine's past is explored and his time as a government experiment is explained.
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'Stealth' - This artificial intelligence thriller war movie was shot in Flinders Ranges in SA, The Blue Mountains and Sydney.
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'Stealth' - A self flying fighter jet nearly starts a world war when it stops answering to humans in the 2005 movie starring Josh Lucas.
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'Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales' - The fifth and latest film in the blockbuster 'Pirates of the Caribbean' franchise was shot in Oxenford, Helensvale, Moreton Bay, Southport, Mount Tamborine, Raby Bay, Haslewood Island and Maudsland in QLD and Hastings Point, NSW.
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'Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales' - Captain Jack Sparrow is in the hunt for the trident of Poseidon while zombie pirates chase after him.
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'Killer Elite' - This movie starring Jason Statham, Clive Owen and Robert De Niro was shot in Little River, Footscray, Frankston, VIC and Melbourne city.
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'Killer Elite' - A hitman takes on the British special forces in retribution to a personal attack in this action-packed crime thriller.
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'Knowing' - 'Knowing' starring Nicholas Cage was shot throughout Melbourne.
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'Knowing' - The paranoid thriller follows Cage's character as he attempts to piece together a numerical conspiracy.
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'The Matrix' - This mega hit, sci-fi film was shot in Sydney.
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'The Matrix' - Keanu Reeves starred in this epic movie about the world as a simulation.
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'Mission: Impossible II' - Tom Cruise goes to Sydney to destroy a disease.
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'Mission Impossible II' - Unlike other movies on this list, 'Mission Impossible II' shows off its location to the audience.
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'Red Planet' - This movie uses SA as a double for Mars, including one location called Moon Plain, SA.
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'Red Planet' - The movie stars Val Kilmer and follows astronauts attempting to build a new life on planet Mars.
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'Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie'
- The 1995 movie adaptation of the popular TV show was shot in and around Sydney. The Rangers had to travel to a faraway planet to regain their powers in the 1995 movie.
© Bruno Press
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'Superman Returns' - The 2006 instalment of the franchise was shot in Sydney, Tamworth, Newcastle and regional NSW.
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'Superman Returns' - Starring Brandon Routh and Kevin Spacey, Superman faces off against an enemy using Kryptonite to conquer the world.
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'Pitch Black' - This dark sci-fi thriller was shot throughout the outback of SA and Surfers Paradise, QLD.
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'Pitch Black' - Vin Diesel gets trapped on a planet with vampire-like aliens who adhere to a brutal monarchy.
© Bruno Press
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'Charlotte's Web' - The 2006 recreation of the children's classic was shot in VIC: Greendale, Gruyere, Heidelberg, and Melbourne.
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'Charlotte's Web' - A pig's life from rescue to potential slaughter involves a friendly spider and a child's coming of age.
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'Queen of the Damned' - The fantasy horror film was shot in Melbourne and around regional VIC.
© Bruno Press
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'Queen of the Damned' - The film follows a vampire rock star who awakens other vampires with her rock music.
© Bruno Press
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'Fool's Gold'
- This fun adventure flick was shot in Brisbane, Gold Coast, Cairns, Fraser Island, Hervey Bay, Port Douglas, Hamilton Island, Whitsunday Island and Lizard Island in QLD. Matthew McConaughey is on a wild goose chase to find treasure in the family-friendly film.
© Bruno Press
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'The Wolverine' - The second movie about Wolverine's origins was shot in Oberon Forrest, Picton, NSW and Sydney.
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'The Wolverine' - Hugh Jackman soared in this gripping movie about the beloved 'X-Men' character.
© Getty Images
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'X-Men Origins: Wolverine'
- The first, less successful Wolverine origin story was shot in Blacksmiths Beach, Lake Macquarie and Newcastle in NSW as well as Sydney. Wolverine's past is explored and his time as a government experiment is explained.
© Getty Images
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'Stealth' - This artificial intelligence thriller war movie was shot in Flinders Ranges in SA, The Blue Mountains and Sydney.
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'Stealth' - A self flying fighter jet nearly starts a world war when it stops answering to humans in the 2005 movie starring Josh Lucas.
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'Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales' - The fifth and latest film in the blockbuster 'Pirates of the Caribbean' franchise was shot in Oxenford, Helensvale, Moreton Bay, Southport, Mount Tamborine, Raby Bay, Haslewood Island and Maudsland in QLD and Hastings Point, NSW.
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'Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales' - Captain Jack Sparrow is in the hunt for the trident of Poseidon while zombie pirates chase after him.
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'Killer Elite' - This movie starring Jason Statham, Clive Owen and Robert De Niro was shot in Little River, Footscray, Frankston, VIC and Melbourne city.
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'Killer Elite' - A hitman takes on the British special forces in retribution to a personal attack in this action-packed crime thriller.
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Movies you didn't know were filmed in Australia
Johnny Depp, Nicholas Cage and Keanu Reeves were all down under
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Australian movies often show off the country's beautiful landscape and are unabashedly Aussie.
But many American films shot down under are just meant to look majestic, but hide their real location from audiences.
Here are the movies shot in Australia that you might not have known about.
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