The Dish

Oct 19, 2000

1h 41m

★ 6.8

Man's first step on the moon nearly stumbled on earth.

Overview

A group of maverick scientists on a remote Australian sheep farm are the globe's only hope for obtaining the epic images of man's first steps on the moon.

Genres

Comedy

Drama

History

Production Companies

Working Dog

Distant Horizon

The Dish Trailers

Cast

Cliff Buxton - Dish Master

Sam Neill

Al Burnett - From NASA

Patrick Warburton

Ross 'Mitch' Mitchell - Maneuvers

Kevin Harrington

Glenn Latham - Electronics

Tom Long

Janine Kellerman - The Girl

Eliza Szonert

Mayor Robert 'Bob' McIntyre

Roy Billing

U.S. Ambassador Howard

John McMartin

Prime Minister

Bille Brown

Rudi Kellerman - Safeguard

Tayler Kane

Len Purvis

Andrew S. Gilbert

May McIntyre - The Mom

Genevieve Mooy

Billy McIntyre - The Kid

Carl Snell

During World War II, the British Army assigns a group of competent soldiers to carry out a mission against the Nazi forces behind enemy lines... A true story about a secret British WWII organization — the Special Operations Executive. Founded by Winston Churchill, their irregular warfare against the Germans helped to change the course of the war, and gave birth to modern black operations.

6.0

The Defection of Simas Kudirka

Jan 23, 1978

Based on the true story of the attempted defection in 1970 by a Lithuanian seaman seeking political asylum in the United States. Kudirka was denied asylum and returned to the Soviets, charged with treason, and sentenced to ten years of hard labor. It was later discovered and verified that his mother had been born in Brooklyn and gone to Lithuania at a young age, which meant she was a U. S. citizen. As a result, Kudirka was declared a U. S. citizen and in 1974 released by the Soviets.

7.6

Better Man

Dec 6, 2024

Follow Robbie Williams' journey from childhood, to being the youngest member of chart-topping boyband Take That, through to his unparalleled achievements as a record-breaking solo artist – all the while confronting the challenges that stratospheric fame and success can bring.

7.2

Driving Miss Daisy

Dec 13, 1989

The story of an old Jewish widow named Daisy Werthan and her relationship with her black chauffeur, Hoke. From an initial mere work relationship grew in 25 years a strong friendship between the two very different characters, in a time when those types of relationships were shunned.

7.0

Capote

Sep 30, 2005

A biopic of writer Truman Capote and his assignment for The New Yorker to write the non-fiction book "In Cold Blood".

7.4

Erin Brockovich

Mar 17, 2000

A twice-divorced mother of three who sees an injustice, takes on the bad guy and wins -- with a little help from her push-up bra. Erin goes to work for an attorney and comes across medical records describing illnesses clustered in one nearby town. She starts investigating and soon exposes a monumental cover-up.

7.2

Monster

Dec 24, 2003

In 1989, prostitute Aileen Wuornos befriends and enters a relationship with a young woman named Selby. Determined to straighten out her life, Aileen's limited education lands her back on the corner. She's raped by a trick, who she kills. A string of murder and robbery follows that ultimately leads Aileen to becoming America's first female serial killer.

3.3

One Night Only

Jul 23, 2017

In this defiantly affirming queer tale, a gorgeously decked-out Australian calls out his date for chastising his "femme" qualities.

8.4

The Pianist

Sep 17, 2002

The true story of pianist Władysław Szpilman's experiences in Warsaw during the Nazi occupation. When the Jews of the city find themselves forced into a ghetto, Szpilman finds work playing in a café; and when his family is deported in 1942, he stays behind, works for a while as a laborer, and eventually goes into hiding in the ruins of the war-torn city.