Gettin' Square is a crime caper movie set in of Australia's Gold Coast. The protagonists are ex-criminals trying to keep out of trouble. Barry Wirth (Sam Worthington) is fresh out of prison and determined to stay on the straight and narrow. But like his mate Johnny "Spit" Spiteri (David Wenham), and reformed gangster turned restauranteur Dabba (Timothy Spall), he finds out the hard way that there are old scores and a few new ones that makes gettin' square a lot harder than he thought.
Gettin' Square won nominations at several Australian ceremonies including the AFI awards, IF awards, Australian Comedy Awards, and Critics Circle Awards. Wenham's performance as the loveable and hapless Spiteri saw him win the Best Actor category in every major film award through 2003.