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Jack Thompson

Actor, also producer · Born August 31, 1940 (86) · Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Jack Thompson, AM (born 31 August 1940) is an Australian actor and one of the major figures of Australian cinema. He was educated at the University of Queensland, before embarking on his acting career. In 2002, he was made an honorary member of the Australian Cinematographers Society (ACS). He is best known as a lead actor in several acclaimed Australian films including such classics as Wake in Fright (1971), Sunday Too Far Away (1975), The Man from Snowy River (1982) and Breaker Morant (1980). He won Cannes and AFI acting awards for the latter film. He was the recipient of a Living Legend Award at the 2005 Inside Film Awards. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jack Thompson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

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Born
August 31, 1940 (86)
From
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Works as
Actor, also producer
Titles
54 on MovieCove · 97 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Down 24% in 30 days

What are Jack Thompson's films like?

Across their 44 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Drama12 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 74th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Action7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 44th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Biography5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 81st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Comedy5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 40th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Adventure4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 70th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure movies
Crime4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 53rd percentile
: browse their Crime movies
Documentary2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 73rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
31%
Bonds
18%
Self
16%
Survival
16%
Power
9%
Society
8%
Ideas
3%
Justice12 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds8 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival8 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth5 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal7 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love5 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception4 titles, browse their movies with this themeOppression3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 43 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 14 · Serious 6 · Dark 23

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 27 · Stylized 15 · Heightened 1

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 7 · Charged 17 · Intense 19

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 15 · Shifting 23 · Whiplash 5

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 33 · Some laughs 8 · Funny 2

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 20 · Even-paced 22 · Relentless 1

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 18 · Engaged 20 · Full focus 5

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 9 · Affecting 14 · Heavy 20

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 28 · Open-ended 9 · Ambiguous 6

Roles they play

20 analyzed roles

Usually the Mentor: 8 of 20 analyzed roles.

Mentor
8 of 20
Shadow
6 of 20
Hero
3 of 20
Ally
3 of 20
Show the 20 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
32
Melancholic
25
Hopeful
10
Dread
7
Warm
7
Other
36

How their films linger

Bittersweet19 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 6 with a twist

  • Happy10
  • Bittersweet18
  • Tragic5
  • Ambiguous9
  • Cyclical2

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Jack Thompson's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 36 of their 54 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (27).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Jack Thompson's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

97 credits, 54 with a MovieCove page; 10 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Runt(2024)

    as Earl Robert-Barren

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Faraway Downs(2023)

    Show 6 episodes · as Kipling Flynn

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows

  • Poker Face(2022)

    as Shaman Bill (Paje)

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • High Ground(2020)

    as Moran

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Never Too Late(2020)

    as Angus Wilson

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Home (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Actor

  • On The Ropes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 4 episodes · as Strick

  • Swinging Safari(2018)

    as Mayor

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Don't Tell(2017)

    as Bob Myers

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Blue World Order (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Harris

  • The Light Between Oceans(2016)

    as Ralph Addicott

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Blood on the Coal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Narrator

  • Ruben Guthrie(2015)

    as Peter Guthrie

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Gallipoli: The Last Anzacs Tell All (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Narrator

  • Devil's Playground (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 6 episodes · as Cardinal Neville

  • Around the Block (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Mr. O'Donnell

  • Mystery Road(2013)

    as Charlie Murray

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • The Great Gatsby(2013)

    as Dr. Walter Perkins

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Blinder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Charlie "Chang" Hyde

  • Bonnie & Clyde(2013)

    Show as Warden

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all shows

  • Oakie's Outback Adventures (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Orpheus

  • The Telegram Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Bill Williams

  • Don't Be Afraid of the Dark(2010)

    as Harris

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Mao's Last Dancer(2009)

    as Judge Woodrow Seals

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Bombora - The Story of Australian Surfing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • Australia(2008)

    as Kipling Flynn

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Ten Empty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Bobby Thompson

  • Leatherheads(2008)

    as Harvey

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • December Boys(2007)

    as Bandy

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Bastard Boys (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • The Good German(2006)

    as Congressman Breimer

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Whaledreamers(2006)

    as Narrator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Feed(2005)

    Executive Producer · as Richard

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Gallipoli: The Untold Stories (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Narrator

  • Man-Thing(2005)

    as Schist

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Oyster Farmer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Skippy

  • Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Other Voices (voice)

  • The Assassination of Richard Nixon(2004)

    as Jack Jones

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones(2002)

    as Cliegg Lars

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • My Brother Jack (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 2 episodes · as Bernard Brewster

  • Original Sin(2001)

    as Alan Jordan

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • South Pacific (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Captain George Brackett

  • Yolngu Boy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Policeman

  • The Magic Pudding(2000)

    as Buncle (voice)

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil(1997)

    as Sonny Seiler

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Breaking Up(1997)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Under the Lighthouse Dancing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Harry

  • Excess Baggage(1997)

    as Alexander

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • McLeod's Daughters(1996)

    as Jack McLeod

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Last Dance(1996)

    as The Governor

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Flight of the Albatross (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Mike

  • The Thorn Birds: The Missing Years(1996)

    as The Judge

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Broken Arrow(1996)

    as Chairman, Joint Chief of Staff

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • A Woman of Independent Means(1995)

    Show 3 episodes · as Sam Garner

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all shows

  • Peter Allen: The Boy from Oz(1995)

    as Narrator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Sum of Us(1994)

    as Harry Mitchell

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • The Dwelling Place(1994)

    Show 3 episodes · as Richard

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows

  • A Far Off Place(1993)

    as John Ricketts

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Deception(1992)

    as Ed

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Wind(1992)

    as Jack Neville

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Turtle Beach(1992)

    as Ralph

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Resistance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Mr Wilson

  • Trouble in Paradise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Jake

  • The Rainbow Warrior Conspiracy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Stuart Irving

  • The Riddle of the Stinson(1988)

    as Bernard O'Reilly

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Beryl Markham: A Shadow on the Sun(1988)

    as Tom Campbell Black

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Ground Zero (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    as Trebilcock

  • Kojak: The Price of Justice(1987)

    as Aubrey Dubose

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • The Last Frontier (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Show 2 episodes · as Nick Stenning

  • Short Circuit(1986)

    as Party Guest

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Burke & Wills (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Robert O'Hara Burke

  • Flesh+Blood(1985)

    as Hawkwood

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Waterfront (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as Maxey Woodbury

  • Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence(1983)

    as Hicksley

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Bad Blood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as Stan Graham

  • The Letter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as Robert Crosbie

  • A Woman Called Golda(1982)

    as Ariel

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • The Man from Snowy River(1982)

    as Clancy

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • The Club (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    as Laurie Holden

  • The Earthling(1980)

    as Ross Daley

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Breaker Morant(1980)

    as Major J.F. Thomas

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • The Journalist (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as Simon Morris

  • The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith(1978)

    as Rev. Neville

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Because He's My Friend (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    as Geoff

  • Mad Dog Morgan(1976)

    as Detective Manwaring

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Caddie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Ted

  • Tully (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as Vic Parkes

  • That Lady from Peking (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as Flunky

  • Scobie Malone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as Scobie Malone

  • Sunday Too Far Away(1975)

    as Foley

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Petersen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Tony Petersen

  • The Evil Touch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Show 3 episodes · Actor

  • Libido (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Actor

  • Spyforce (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Show 42 episodes · Actor

  • Wake in Fright(1971)

    as Dick

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Where Dead Men Lie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    as Commentator (voice)

  • Riptide (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Show 1 episode · as Ted

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 96 titles from 1969 to 2024; peak year 1993.

Biggest box office

Broken Arrow (1996)

$150M worldwide

Highest rated

Breaker Morant (1980)

Midcredits 96th

Most popular right now

Broken Arrow (1996)

Film career

19692024

Peak 1993 · back in prominent film roles after a quiet stretch. Top draw in 11 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting95 of 96: 94 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score60thProducing1 of 96: 0 only producing, 1 with another roleOther crew1 of 96: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1960s1 · acting1970s15 · acting1980s19 · acting1990s18 · 17 acting · 1 crew2000s21 · 21 acting · 1 crew2010s17 · acting2020s5 · acting

Billing

usually 5th · top billed in 3% of 36 roles
7181960611

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Jack Thompson's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 61st percentile, the median of all 50; across their 43 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 62nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

62ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 43

Approval · how many liked their films

65thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 43

Reach · how many have seen their films

76thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 43

Midcredits score across 54 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up14
  • 50th to 74th17
  • 25th to 49th17
  • Below 25th6

Shape of the crowd

22 of their 54 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Universally Panned1
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser22
  • Broadly Agreed6
  • Mixed19

Most divisive · actor

Peter Allen: The Boy from Oz (1995)

91st percentile spread · 29% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Breaker Morant (1980)

Midcredits 96th · 86% liked

Reviewers score the acting 69/100 in their films, across 41 reviewed titles; fans 77, detractors 42. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Jack Thompson's work okay for kids?

Across up to 20 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore11 titles42–86 · median 73 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity20 titles15–76 · median 36 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity13 titles20–80 · median 42 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs12 titles28–51 · median 39 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense12 titles26–81 · median 63 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Jack Thompson work with?

People who share at least 2 of Jack Thompson's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Bruce Beresford shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers