Must-Watch SBS On-Demand Movies To Beat Self-Isolation Madness

This documentary looks at the life of Gaëtan Dugas, one of the earliest men to be diagnosed with HIV/AIDS in North America, and how he was labelled "patient zero" and the reason for the worldwide epidemic.
IMDB: 6.7/10

This Norwegian historical drama focuses on Jan Baalstrad, a commando in his home country's resistance, and his story of how he escaped from the Nazis during WWII.
IMDB: 7.4/10

Set in the Australian outback in the 1880s, The Proposition sees a lawman captured and forced to kill his older brother, or risk having his younger brother killed instead.
IMDB: 7.4/10

For some laughs, why not check out this Spanish black comedy that follows a cabaret performer who must find refuge...and settles on a convent of nuns.
IMDB: 6.6/10

This British film unites Jude Law and Richard E. Grant as a pair of best friends, with the former heading out to seek payback for spending time in jail for his boss, Ivan Fontaine.
IMDB. 6.2/10

This 2011 drama features an all-star cast and focuses on how a Wall Street investment bank deals with the 2007-08 financial crisis, over a 24-hour period.
IMDB: 7.1/10

Natalie Portman makes her acting debut in this 1994 neo noir thriller. It follows Léon, a professional hitman who takes 12 year old Portman under his wing and teaches her the ways of assassination.
IMDB: 8.5/10

If you're a fan of period dramas, Anonymous could be for you. It's a fictionalised version of the life of Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford, who claims to be the actual author of William Shakespeare's plays.
IMDB: 6.9/10

Hollywood megastars Michael Caine, Donald Sutherland and Robert Duvall star in this British movie based on the book of the same name and revolves around a plot by the Germans to kidnap Winston Churchill during WWII.

This psychological thriller follows Geoffrey Rush's character Virgil Oldman, an antiques dealer, who falls in love with a young heiress, and has his art collection stolen in the process.
IMDB: 7.8/10

Based on the 1928 novel of the same name, this movie adaptation follows a young soldier as he's sent off to fight in WWI. It goes on to examine the mental stress he faces and the dissociation with regular life when he returns home.
IMDB: 7.1/10

The Hollywood Reporter's fourth best film of the 2010s follows the romantic relationship between Adam and Eve, two vampires. However it's soon interrupted by Eve's younger sister.
IMDB: 7.3/10

Strongman Arnold Schwarzenegger stars in this 1987 dystopian action movie, which sees his character given the chance of freedom from jail. He just needs to win a survival game show first.
IMDB: 6.7/10

Cloverfield was subject to a highly effective viral marketing campaign before its eventual release in 2008. It falls into the monster film genre, as it follows five NYC residents are their flee from a huge monster terrorising the city.
IMDB: 7.0/10