| Title | Director | Cast (Subject of documentary) | Genre | Notes | Release date |
| Around the Block | Sarah Spillane | Christina Ricci, Jack Thompson Damian Walshe-Howling, Matt Nable, Josh Quong Tart, Ruby Rose | Drama | Arclight Films | 000000002016-01-01-00001 January |
| Blinder | Richard Gray | Oliver Ackland, Angus Sampson, Bobby Morley, Anna Hutchison, Rose McIver | Drama | Revival Films | 000000002016-03-07-00007 March |
| Felony | Matthew Saville | Jai Courtney, Melissa George, Joel Edgerton, Tom Wilkinson | Thriller | Roadshow Films | 000000002016-09-13-000013 September |
| Goddess | Mark Lamprell | Ronan Keating, Magda Szubanski, Laura Michelle Kelly, Hugo Johnstone-Burt | Romance, Comedy | Roadshow Films | 000000002016-03-14-000014 March |
| Great Gatsby, TheThe Great Gatsby | Baz Luhrmann | Leonardo DiCaprio, Joel Edgerton, Tobey Maguire, Carey Mulligan, Isla Fisher, Amitabh Bachchan | Drama | Warner Bros.
Based on the novel of the same name by F. Scott Fitzgerald | 000000002016-05-30-000030 May |
| Love of My Life | Michael Budd | Peter O'Brien, Diarmid Heidenreich, Michael Budd | Horror | Gravitas Ventures | 000000002016-11-08-00008 November |
| Mystery Road | Ivan Sen | Aaron Pedersen, Ryan Kwanten, Tasma Walton, Hugo Weaving, Robert Mammone, Tony Barry | Thriller | Screen Australia | 000000002016-08-15-000015 August |
| Patrick | Mark Hartley | Sharni Vinson, Rachel Griffiths, Charles Dance, Peta Sergeant | Drama | Umbrella Entertainment
Remake of the 1978 film | 000000002016-07-27-000027 July |
| Red Obsession | David Roach | Includes interview with winemakers from around the world | Documentary | Lion Rock Films | 000000002016-10-03-00003 October |
| Return to Nim's Island | Brendan Maher | Matthew Lillard, John Waters, Bindi Irwin | Adventure, Fantasy | Arc Entertainment
Preceded by Nim's Island (2008) | 000000002016-03-28-000028 March |
| Railway Man, TheThe Railway Man | Jonathan Teplitzky | Nicole Kidman, Colin Firth Jeremy Irvine, Stellan Skarsgård | Drama | Lions Gate Entertainment | 000000002016-12-26-000026 December |
| Reverse Runner | Jarrod Theodore, Lachlan Ryan | Dave Callan, Bruce McAvaney Steve Moneghetti | Comedy | Pinnacle Films | 000000002016-02-21-000021 February |
| Rocket, TheThe Rocket | Kim Mordaunt | Sitthiphon Disamoe, Loungnam Kaosainam, Suthep Po-ngam | Drama | Red Lamp Films | 000000002016-08-29-000029 August |
| Swimmer, TheThe Swimmer | Giovanni Basso | Tommaso Puccini, Daniel Wilkins, Adam T. Perkins, Olivia Charlotte | Drama | Magnet Films | 000000002016-03-21-000021 March |
| Tracks | John Curran | Mia Wasikowska | Drama | Transmission Films
Based on the novel of the same name by Robyn Davidson | 000000002016-10-10-000010 October |
| Two Mothers | Anne Fontaine | Naomi Watts, Robin Wright, Ben Mendelsohn, Xavier Samuel, Jessica Tovey | Drama | Gaumont Films | 000000002016-11-14-000014 November |
| Turning, TheThe Turning | Various | Collection of short stories by Tim Winton | Drama | Madman Entertainment | 000000002016-09-26-000026 September |
