Gettin' Square

Gettin' Square
Australian DVD cover
Directed byJonathan Teplitzky
Written byChris Nyst
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyGarry Phillips
Edited byKen Sallows
Production
companies
Distributed byHoyts Distribution (Australia)
Release dates
  • 29 July 2003 (2003-07-29) (BIFF)
  • 9 October 2003 (2003-10-09) (Australia)
Running time
100 minutes
Countries
  • Australia
  • United Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Budget$7.9 million

Gettin' Square is a 2003 comedy crime thriller film directed by Jonathan Teplitzky and written by Chris Nyst. An international co-production between Australia and the United Kingdom, it stars Sam Worthington, David Wenham, Freya Stafford, Gary Sweet, and Timothy Spall. It follows an ex-con who vows to go straight and make an honest man of himself, but finding a job is difficult with a criminal record.

The film had its world premiere at the 12th Brisbane International Film Festival on 29 July 2003, and was theatrically released in Australia on 9 October 2003. It received widespread critical acclaim, particularly for Wenham's performance, Teplitzky's direction and Nyst's screenplay. At the 45th Australian Film Institute Awards, Gettin' Square earned a leading fourteen nominations, including Best Film, and won two, including Wenham winning for Best Actor in a Leading Role.

A sequel to the film, named Spit, featuring Wenham's character Johnny Spitieri, was released in 2025.