He wrote and directed the Mad Max movies starring Mel Gibson; Wrote Babe (movie) and wrote and directed its sequel; and Lorenzo's Oil (movie). He has directed The Witches of Eastwick (movie), starring Jack Nicholson, Susan Sarandon, Cher and Michelle Pfeiffer.
George Miller's role as producer of Flirting (movie), Dead Calm and the TV mini-series Bangkok Hilton and Vietnam (TV mini-series), all starring Nicole Kidman, was instrumental in the early development of her career.