Eric Bana

“Okay, I've found one already. Silence of the Lambs. So scary. I mean, the performances by Jodie Foster and Anthony Hopkins... I mean, I know they're the thing of legend but, honestly, particularly Anthony Hopkins's portrayal– I don't know if there's been a more frightening villain on film. And some of the choices he makes... And some of the best prison scenes, I think, of any film. So, Silence of the Lambs. In you go.”

“Oh, no way! No way... The Blob. This makes me so happy. Oh my God. So... You know, I grew up in a time where these movies weren't readily accessible, so you'd have to wait for them to come on television. And if it was a Saturday and The Blob came on, it was like, "Game on, we are sitting through The Blob." I've probably seen this film ten times over the course of my life. Steve McQueen, of course, is in this film, which I'm not sure if a lot of people are aware that this is one of Steve McQueen's early films, but... One of the most ridiculous films of all time. Also like slightly scary, I think, when you're a young kid. This notion that a blob could appear and just... Take over everything. "Incredibly unique" is how I'd describe The Blob. If you haven't blobbed before, you gotta blob. Telling you.”

“Hello! Yes. Terrence Malick, Badlands. I love this movie so much. 1973. I think this may be my favorite Terrence Malick. Martin Sheen and Sissy Spacek. I mean, the beautiful performances in this... I had the absolute joy of working with Sissy Spacek some years ago on a film. And I just hounded her like crazy. She's one of my acting heroes, and this is such a beautiful film. I think it's one of the great road movies of all time. And one of the things that I most love about Badlands is I think it may be one of the best car chases in cinema ever. And the reason I say that is I'm a car guy. I've raced... I, like... Cars and bikes are my life. But what Terrence Malick does in this car chase is he doesn't overpower it with stunt driving and vehicles that are obviously built to do it. It looks like these cars are about to break every second and the cars are driven like there are normal people driving a car in a car chase. But, yeah, just a great, just a great film, some great action and just beautiful. Just beautiful Terrence Malick.”

“Here we go. One of my favorite Australian films. If you haven't seen Breaker Morant, I thoroughly recommend it. Bruce Beresford directed this, and it has some really fantastic performances. Bryan Brown, one of our one of our most famous Australian actors and living legend. It's probably... If it's not his greatest performance, it's right up there. But this is... This is a fantastic, fantastic film.”

“The Great Escape. Thank you. It epitomized so much about rugged performances. And the idea of someone needing to get out from where they are. Just a great, great film with some amazing performances. Great soundtrack. And the best motorcycle jump. You know, you can do all your crazy modern-day stuff, but sometimes just a good old visceral man without a helmet, bit of grass, bit of razor wire, it works. Kind of like the Badlands thing for me. Like, it just always seemed real.”

“I have found my last pick. Wow. Night on Earth. I saw this at a time when I had no idea I'd be an actor, or I wasn't in the business, and just being so blown away by this format, this idea that you could have multiple stories and... Perfectly executed. Night on Earth. Jim Jarmusch. Fantastic.”