Bob Baines

Acting

Bob Baines

Acting credits

Evil Angels poster
6.8

Based on the true story of Lindy Chamberlain who, during a family camping trip to Ayers Rock in central Australia, claimed she witnessed a dingo take her baby daughter, Azaria, from their tent. Azaria's body was never found and, after investigations and two public inquests, she is charged with murder.

Evil Angels

1988

Jindabyne poster
5.4

Outside the Australian town of Jindabyne, local man Stuart Kane is on a fishing trip with friends when they discover the body of a murdered girl.

Jindabyne

2006

The Custodian poster
4.5

Detective James Quinlan has left his alcoholic wife, sprouting a bloom of insecurity, anger and self-motivation within him to expose the corrupt police force that surrounds him. He abandons his straight life to join his partner Detective Church in order to get on the inside of the circle of double-agents. He secretly sides with a reporter and an Internal Affairs lawyer to expose them to the press.

The Custodian

1994

Black Beauty poster
5.7

This heartwarming adaptation of the novel tells the story of the courageous stallion Black Beauty, a well-bred horse in 19th century England. Black Beauty is happy as a country carriage horse, living with a wealthy Squire and his children Polly and Bertie

Black Beauty

1987

Uninhabited poster
4.5

Harry and Beth wanted a different kind of holiday so they chartered a boat to drop them off on a remote coral island on the Great Barrier Reef. The island was idyllic, surrounded by a wide reef, covered in palms and full of birds and other wildlife. It was small and totally deserted or so they thought. But when things go missing from their camp site and they discover someone else's footprints in the sand this quickly becomes disturbing as they realize the island has a ghost! Inspired by actual events.

Uninhabited

2010

Harbour Beat poster
6.3

Neal McBride is a Glasgow cop who likes to go undercover - the rest of the police wish he would stay there. When he arrests a politician he gets reassigned to where they used to send criminals: Australia. Lancelot Cooper is a Sydney cop but a country boy at heart; he is as trusting as McBride is suspicious. The two are partners on a case where death, deception and betrayal propels them into a desperate fight for survival.

Harbour Beat

1990

The Sum of Us poster
6.8

A widowed father has to deal with two complex issues: while he is searching for "Miss Right," his son, who is in his 20s and gay, is searching for "Mr. Right."

The Sum of Us

1994

No artwork available
NR

With a nuclear arms race set to escalate the Cold War, Prime Minister Menzies appoints Colonel Charles Spry to take charge of the fledgling Australian Security Intelligence Organisation, ASIO. The staunchly anti-communist, fifth-generation soldier recruits new officers to fight a covert war against a cunning enemy. Their primary task is to investigate Australians spying for the Soviets and infiltrate Communist Party branches with undercover agents.

I, Spry

2010

Joh's Jury poster
7.0

Dramatisation of the 1991 perjury trial of former Queensland state Premier Joh Bjelke-Petersen.

Joh's Jury

1993

Alex's Party poster
NR

A young thief, Christie, learns that some things in life are priceless in the course of watching a video she and her friends have stolen as part of a robbery they committed one life-altering night.

Alex's Party

2006

September poster
5.8

The friendship of two 15-year-old boys – one black, one white – begins to fall apart under the stress of a changing world.

September

2007

The Final Winter poster
5.6

Rugby league is arguably the toughest form of football on the planet played by men that play the game hard and live even harder. Set in Sydney in the 1980s, the movie is a drama about the effects upon the players, supporters and the game itself as the sport grows from being the semi-pro suburban game it's been for nearly 100 years into a fully professional international sport. Superbly written and acted by Matt Nable, a former football player along with other former players mixed in with some internationally recognised actors, the story is a realistic snapshot into the lives of people for whom the game is a weekend escape from their otherwise ordinary lives. That's all about to change as big business realises the potential the game holds leaving those clinging to the old ways in their wake.

The Final Winter

2007

The Black Arrow poster
7.1

One plotting politician, Sir Daniel Brackley, is using the royal unrest to his advantage and unwittingly giving rise to the arrival of a medieval hero, Black Arrow, whose steel cross bow and stout heart are pitted against the kingdom's villains. Black Arrow is saving one final arrow for the assassin who murdered his good friend, Harry Shelton, and left young Richard Shelton fatherless. Join the exciting adventures of Richard Shelton and the mysterious Black Arrow, brought together through turmoil and tragedy to begin the adventure of a lifetime.

The Black Arrow

1988

Hard Knuckle poster
6.0

In the post-apocalyptic wasteland of Australia, the most popular sport is Hard Knuckle, a bloodier form of pool. Harry is a pool hustler, wants to beat Knuckle champ Top Dog, to get his bike back.

Hard Knuckle

1988

No Worries poster
7.5

A family is forced off their farm due to drought, and move to Sydney.

No Worries

1994

Deck Dogz poster
5.8

It is a movie about three teen skaters, played by young Australian actors Richard Wilson, Sean Kennedy and Ho Thi Lu. Their characters Poker, Spasm and Blue Flame, are trying to escape the law, their school, their parents, their demons and a couple of low-life criminals to realise their burning ambition — to meet world class skating champion, Tony Hawk.

Deck Dogz

2005

Risk poster
5.0

Three people discover jealousy and larceny are a dangerous combination in this tense drama. John (Bryan Brown) is a veteran insurance investigator who succumbs to temptation and veers towards the wrong side of the law. With the help of novice con man Ben (Tom Long), John hatches a scheme to substantiate false claims by taking a percentage of several questionable claims his firm has settled for a fraction of their usual worth. John and Ben are assisted in their illegal business by Louise (Claudia Karvan), a lawyer with a cocaine problem who is also John's lover. But when Louise becomes involved with Ben and demands a bigger share of the money, their already-shaky confidence game begins to collapse.

Risk

2001

Westward Ho! poster
7.0

Features the beautiful young lady, Rose Salterne, who together with Lucy Oxman is captured by Spanish pirates, launching the nationwide cry for a high-seas chase to win the girls' return. When the British hero Leigh hears the cry, he takes an unlikely crew to search for Rose and Lucy, braving the wide seas and Spanish pirates. He chases down clues through remote jungle islands with fearsome natives and hidden gold.

Westward Ho!

1988

Crime of the Decade poster
10.0

A young man in a depressed satellite city, meets a woman who offers him love and hope.

Crime of the Decade

1984

Dawn! poster
8.7

Dawn! is a 1979 Australian sports biopic about the three-time Olympic gold medallist swimmer Dawn Fraser.

Dawn!

1979

The Banjo and the Bard poster
8.0

A docudrama exploring the rivalry between bush poets A.B. "Banjo" Paterson and Henry Lawson, set in contemporary Australia.

The Banjo and the Bard

1988