Inside (2024 film)

Inside is a 2024 Australian prison drama film from writer/director Charles Williams and starring Guy Pearce. The film was theatrically released in Australian cinemas on 27 February 2025 and in the US on June 20 2025.

Inside
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Charles Williams
Screenplay by	Charles Williams
Produced by	Kate Glover Marian Macgowan
Starring	Cosmo Jarvis Guy Pearce Vincent Miller Tammy Macintosh Toby Wallace
Cinematography	Andrew Commis
Production companies	Simpatico Films Never Sleep Pictures Macgowan Films
Distributed by	Bonsai Films
Release dates	9 August 2024 (2024-08-09) (Melbourne International Film Festival) 27 February 2025 (2025-02-27) (Australia)
Running time	104 minutes[1]
Country	Australia
Language	English

Premise

A prisoner is forced to murder Australia’s most despised criminal.^[2]

Cast

• Guy Pearce as Warren Murfett
• Cosmo Jarvis as Mark Shepard
• Vincent Miller as Mel Blight
• Tammy Macintosh as Colleen
• Toby Wallace as Adrian Murfett
• Michael Logo as Noel
• Raif Weaver as Young Mel
• Zaiv Weaver as Young Mel's friend
• Chloé Hayden as Tara

Production

Development

Charles Williams wrote and directed the film which received funding from Screen Australia in 2022,^[3] and Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF) Premiere Fund and Screen NSW in 2023.^[4] The film is produced by Marian Macgowan for Macgowan Films and Kate Glover for Never Sleep Pictures. Bonsai Films is distributing for Australia and New Zealand. Goodfellas handling international sales.^[5]

Casting

Guy Pearce was confirmed as leading the cast in September 2023.^[6] Later in December, Cosmo Jarvis and Vincent Miller were confirmed to join the cast.^[7]

Filming

Principal photography took place in Melbourne, Victoria in 2023,^[8] and wrapped on December 19, 2023.^[9] Parts of the film were shot on location at Malmsbury Youth Justice Centre.^[10]

Release

The film premiered in the Bright Horizons competition selection at the 2024 Melbourne International Film Festival on 9 August 2024, with ScreenHub Australia praising the performances and direction of the debut feature.^[11][12][13]

It was theatrically released in Australia on 27 February 2025 to critical acclaim,^[14][15][16] and was awarded Best Original Feature Film Screenplay at the 2025 Australian Writers' Guild Awards (the AWGIEs).^[17]

Inside had its North American premiere at the 2025 Tribeca Festival on 7 June,^[18] followed by a US theatrical release on 20 June.^[19]