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Daina Reid

Daina Reid

Director and producer · Born January 1, 1966 (60)

Daina Reid is an Australian director, producer and actress who has been acting since the early 1990s. She began directing in 1999. Reid graduated from the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts acting course in 1990. She is known for Full Frontal from 1995 to 1997. Her directing credits include Sunshine[4] for Australian broadcaster SBS (Special Broadcasting Service), The Secret River, INXS: Never Tear Us Apart, Paper Giants: The Birth of Cleo and Howzat! Kerry Packer's War.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
January 1, 1966 (60)
Works as
Director and producer
Titles
22 on MovieCove · 37 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Up 17% in 30 days

What are Daina Reid's films like?

Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Survival.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
32%
Survival
26%
Bonds
18%
Morality
11%
Society
10%
Power
3%
Identity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma3 titles, browse their movies with this themeMemory2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
4
Dread
3
Joyful
2
Cold
2
Contemplative
2
Other
4

How their films linger

Unsettling4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Happy2
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous4

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Daina Reid's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 19 of their 22 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (9).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Daina Reid's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

37 credits, 22 with a MovieCove page.

  • Imperfect Women(2026)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all shows

  • Run Rabbit Run(2023)

    Director · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • The Veil(2024)

    Show 6 episodes · Director · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all shows

  • Shining Girls(2022)

    Show 8 episodes · Director · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • Young Rock(2021)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • Helstrom(2020)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all shows

  • Space Force(2020)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows

  • Upload(2020)

    Show 4 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • The Outsider(2020)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • The Spanish Princess(2019)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • Romper Stomper (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • Sunshine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 4 episodes · Director

  • The Handmaid's Tale(2017)

    Show 6 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • Ready for This (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 4 episodes · Director

  • The Secret River(2015)

    Show 2 episodes · Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all shows

  • INXS : Never Tear Us Apart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • Nowhere Boys(2013)

    Show 4 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all shows

  • Paper Giants: Magazine Wars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • The Doctor Blake Mysteries(2013)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • Howzat! Kerry Packer's War (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries(2012)

    Show 5 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • Paper Giants: The Birth of Cleo(2011)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows

  • Offspring (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • I Love You Too(2010)

    Director · as Millionaire Lady

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Very Small Business (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 6 episodes · Director

  • Rush(2008)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • Satisfaction(2007)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • City Homicide(2006)

    Show 6 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • Kath & Kim(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as Kylie Boulton

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • Totally Full Frontal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 1 episode · as Additional Cast

  • All Saints(1998)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all shows

  • Shaun Micallef's World Around Him (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Various Characters

  • Lipstick (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Rita

  • Blue Heelers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Show 4 episodes · Director

  • Love In Limbo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Brenda

  • E Street (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 3 episodes · as Di

  • The Flying Doctors (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Show 1 episode · as Laura Mitchell

Career shape

A full career of 37 titles from 1986 to 2026.

Biggest box office

I Love You Too (2010)

$2M worldwide

Highest rated

Shining Girls (2022)

Midcredits 73rd

Film career

  • 2010Screen debut· I Love You Too

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting8 of 37: 7 only acting, 1 with another roleDirecting30 of 37: 25 only directing, 5 with another role · typical Midcredits score54thProducing4 of 37: 0 only producing, 4 with another role

37 titles, 5 with more than one role — directing and acting overlap on 1 of them.

By decade

1980s2 · acting1990s6 · 4 acting · 2 crew2000s5 · 1 acting · 4 crew2010s15 · 1 acting · 15 crew2020s9 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

Is Daina Reid's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Violence & Gore4 titlesmedian 62 · intenseMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity4 titlesmedian 24 · mildMedian of all films: 32
Profanity4 titlesmedian 53 · moderateMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs4 titlesmedian 47 · moderateMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense4 titlesmedian 63 · intenseMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Daina Reid work with?

People who share at least 2 of Daina Reid's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Elisabeth Moss shares the most, 2.

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers