STARRING 
MEL GIBSON, SIGOURNEY WEAVER, LINDA HUNT, MICHAEL MURPHY

DIRECTED BY
PETER WEIR

Gibson’s second film with Peter Weir saw the then burgeoning thespian flex his muscles as a dramatic actor in his role as an Australian journalist assigned to cover a civil war bound Indonesia.

Even though Linda Hunt’s gender bending performance stole the show (and won her the Oscar), Gibson still comes up aces, proving there is intelligence behind the brawn, and cementing his status as a sex symbol, his sultry chemistry with the equally ascending Sigourney Weaver adding more heat to the films steamy Philippines location.    

STARRING
MEL GIBSON, JOAQUIN PHOENIX, RORY CULKIN, ABIGAIL BRESLIN

DIRECTED BY
M. NIGHT SHYAMALAN

M. Night Shyamalan’s gripping sci-fi thriller features an in form and subdued Gibson as a faithless preacher forced to confront his own internal guilt while protecting his family from an external threat.

The film was Gibson’s last before embarking on an 8 year hiatus from the screen, until his return this year in The Edge of Darkness.

STARRING
MEL GIBSON, JOANNE SAMUEL, HUGH KEAYS-BYRNE, STEVE BISLEY

DIRECTED BY
GEORGE MILLER

Forever known as the film that launched the careers of Gibson and director George Miller, this Australian cult classic is a rev heads delight, a high octane, innovative, extremely low budget, yet well executed action film..

As Max, Gibson portrays the first of many tortured souls in his career: a man whose dark recesses contains an unsuitable thirst for revenge.

STARRING
MEL GIBSON, MARK LEE, BILL HUNTER, BILL KERR

DIRECTED BY
PETER WEIR

Peter Weir’s Gallipoli is Australia’s quintessential war movie, which works as both a stirring tribute to the Anzacs, and as a condemnation of the travesty which is war.

Gibson is especially good, his natural talent and expressive features lending credence to his character, as he transforms into the fine actor which we know today.

STARRING
MEL GIBSON, GLENN CLOSE, HELENA BONHAM CARTER, IAN HOLM

DIRECTED BY
FRANCO ZEFFIRELLI

Critics and naysayers balked when it was announced that Gibson was to take on the Bards most infamous creation, yet many forgot that the box office star is indeed a classically trained actor, who had the tools to make his Hamlet one to remember.

Brimming with a wild energy, the forever theatrical Gibson inhabits his Hamlet with the right amount of sorrow, anger, and madcap humour which made his portrayal of the mad Prince of Denmark one of the more memorable, if not controversial.

STARRING
MEL GIBSON, DANNY GLOVER, GARY BUSEY, MITCH RYAN

DIRECTED BY
RICHARD DONNER

One of the first and, quite possibly, best buddy cop films, Lethal Weapon delivers a potent mix of action and humour, thanks to the great script by Shane Black, career best direction from Roger Donaldson, and the perfect casting of Danny Glover and espeically Mel Gibson as unpredictable cop Martin Riggs, as Gibson injects his character with the depth needed to pull off the complex part of a suicidal cop teetering on the edge of insanity.

STARRING
JIM CAVIEZEL, MAIA MORGENSTERN, MONICA BELLUCCI, HRISTO SHPOV

DIRECTED BY
MEL GIBSON

Not your average Good Friday afternoon movie, The Passion of the Christ is an unsettling and overwhelming film experience. 

With a passionate zeal and the budget to back it, Mel Gibson created a religious epic which is equally unique, inspirational, and repellent in its violence.

With the script drawn from several sources (most notably the Gnostic Gospels of the New Testament) and all of the films dialogue in ancient Aramaic, Latin, and Hebrew, Gibson crafted a film which upholds the vigour of his faith in every frame.  

STARRING
RUDY YOUNGBLOOD, DALIA HERNANDEZ, RAOUL TRUJILLO, JONATHAN BREWER

DIRECTED BY
MEL GIBSON

A film that would, nay, should have gotten much more praise if critics had only focused more on the movie and not on the man behind the lens (like they are bloody well supposed to!), Apocalytpo remains a monumental achievement for Gibson, who created a visually stunning action/adventure epic that although has divided many with its historical accuracy, has spared no expense in bringing life to a world before European colonization.

STARRING
MEL GIBSON, BRUCE SPENCE, VERNON WELLS, KJELL NILSSON

DIRECTED BY
GEORGE MILLER

Mad Max 2 benefits from its great use of location, excellent action sequences (the thrilling chase finale the ultimate highlight) and Brian May’s (not the Queen guitarist) excellent score, as director George Miller succeeds in creating a film that not only matches its predecessor but leaves it lying in the dust, while not succumbing to the trappings of conventional Hollywood film making.

Gibson’s acting improved considerably when compared to the first film, as he delivers his most subdued performance in his career as a man trying to survive a world gone mad.

STARRING
MEL GIBSON, SOPHIE MARCEAU, BRENDAN GLEESON, CATHERINE McCORMACK

DIRECTED BY
MEL GIBSON

Gibson’s sophomore directorial achievement saw him hit pay dirt as both an actor and filmmaker in his portrayal and presentation of the legendary and mythical Scottish revolutionary, William Wallace.

Using epic films such as Spartacus and Ben Hur as inspiration, Gibson set about to create an old fashion rabble rousin’ battle spectacular not seen in years, and infused it with his stock ‘n’ trade of bloody violence and heavy emotion, creating a film that has both an emotive and visual impact, so by the time a face-painted Gibbo yells his now famous battle cry, the audience can’t help but be moved.