The Dressmaker
“Revenge is back in fashion.”
In 1950s Australia, beautiful, talented dressmaker Tilly returns to her tiny hometown to right wrongs from her past. As she tries to reconcile with her mother, she starts to fall in love while transforming the fashion of the town.
Genres
Drama, Comedy
Studio
White Hot Productions
Language
en
Status
Released
How The Dressmaker performed
Budget
$11.9M
Worldwide Gross
$25.0M
Gross Profit
$13.1M
Return
2.1× budget
Opening Wknd (est.)
$4M
Source: TMDB. Domestic/international split (~48/52, genre-typical) and the opening-weekend figure (30% of the domestic run, typical for Drama) are MoviesRankd estimates. Profit is gross revenue minus production budget and excludes marketing — studios typically need ~2–2.5× budget to break even.
Where to Watch
Cast
Myrtle "Tilly" Dunnage
Kate Winslet
Myrtle "Tilly" Dunnage
Teddy McSwiney
Liam Hemsworth
Teddy McSwiney
Elsbeth Beaumont
Caroline Goodall
Elsbeth Beaumont
Molly Dunnage
Judy Davis
Molly Dunnage
Prudence
Hayley Magnus
Prudence
Sergeant Farrat
Hugo Weaving
Sergeant Farrat
Gertrude "Trudy" Pratt
Sarah Snook
Gertrude "Trudy" Pratt
Beulah Harridiene
Kerry Fox
Beulah Harridiene
Alvin Pratt
Shane Jacobson
Alvin Pratt
Muriel Pratt
Rebecca Gibney
Muriel Pratt
William Beaumont
James Mackay
William Beaumont
Barney McSwiney
Gyton Grantley
Barney McSwiney
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