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Damian Lee

Damian Lee

Writer, director, producer and actor

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Damian Lee is a Canadian film director, writer, and producer responsible as well as notable for such films as Abraxas, Guardian of the Universe, No Exit and Ski School. He started his own production company in the 80s, Rose & Ruby. Description above from the Wikipedia article Damian Lee, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Works as
Writer, director, producer and actor
Titles
28 on MovieCove · 54 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Up 18% in 30 days

What are Damian Lee's films like?

Across their 28 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Survival.

Genres

Action14 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 6th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Comedy4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 10th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 25th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Crime3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 56th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
31%
Survival
21%
Bonds
18%
Self
17%
Power
6%
Society
5%
Ideas
3%
Survival8 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice9 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds7 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRevenge4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 28 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 19 · Stylized 8 · Heightened 1

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 7 · Charged 9 · Intense 12

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 10 · Shifting 16 · Whiplash 2

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 21 · Some laughs 5 · Funny 2

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 9 · Even-paced 16 · Relentless 3

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

A split, not a type: Casual 14 · Engaged 12 · Full focus 2

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 12 · Affecting 12 · Heavy 4

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 21 · Open-ended 5 · Ambiguous 2

Roles they play

1 analyzed role

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
23
Dread
10
Thrilling
11
Absurd
6
Melancholic
4
Other
15

How their films linger

Unsettling11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy13
  • Bittersweet10
  • Ambiguous5

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 Damian Lee's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 21 of their 28 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (18).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Damian Lee'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

54 credits, 28 with a MovieCove page.

  • Ice Girls(2016)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Home Invasion(2016)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Flower Shop Mystery: Mum's the Word(2016)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • A Fighting Man(2014)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Breakout(2013)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Hit It (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Director

  • A Dark Truth(2012)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Sacrifice(2011)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Never Cry Werewolf (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Production Executive · Script Consultant

  • King of Sorrow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Director · Writer

  • The Poet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Director · Producer · as Cabaret MC

  • Agent Red(2000)

    Director · Producer · Writer · as Extra (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Mercy(2000)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Jill Rips(2000)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Woman Wanted(1999)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Papertrail (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Director · Writer

  • Jungle Boy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Screenplay · Story

  • Merlin(1998)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Inner Action(1997)

    Director · Producer · Writer · Actor

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Virus(1996)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Moving Target (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Director

  • Specimen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Writer

  • Terminal Rush(1996)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Electra(1996)

    Executive Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • When the Bullet Hits the Bone(1996)

    Director · Producer · Writer · as Rick

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • The Donor(1995)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Street Law (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Director · Writer

  • The Killing Machine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Producer · Story

  • No Exit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Director · Producer · Writer

  • Last Resort(1994)

    Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Death Wish: The Face of Death(1994)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Fun(1994)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Deadly Heroes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Screenplay

  • Scorned(1993)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Baby on Board (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Producer · Writer

  • Ski School(1991)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Abraxas, Guardian of the Universe(1990)

    Director · Producer · Writer · as Dar

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Thunderground (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Writer

  • Food of the Gods II(1989)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Watchers(1988)

    Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • City of Shadows (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Writer · as Garrett

  • Last Man Standing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Director · Producer · Screenplay · as Sully

  • Busted Up(1986)

    Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Loose Ends (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Producer · as Bishop Wally

  • Copper Mountain(1983)

    Producer · Writer · as Helicopter Guide

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Hot Teenage Assets (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Director · Cinematographer · Producer · Writer

  • Driveshift (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • No Free Lunch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director · Producer · Writer

  • Penance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director

  • Pray For Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director · Writer · as Paul Johnson

  • Pray For Me: Key to Freedom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director · Writer · as Paul

  • Silent Night Fall (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Super Dicks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director · Executive Producer

  • The Greatest Actress in the World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer · Writer · Actor

Career shape

A full career of 50 titles, 42 of them dated from 1978 to 2016.

Biggest box office

Death Wish: The Face of Death (1994)

$1.7M worldwide

Highest rated

Fun (1994)

Midcredits 75th

Most popular right now

Scorned (1993)

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting12 of 50: 0 only acting, 12 with another role · typical Midcredits score3rdDirecting27 of 50: 4 only directing, 23 with another role · typical Midcredits score6thWriting32 of 50: 5 only writing, 27 with another role · typical Midcredits score6thProducing27 of 50: 8 only producing, 19 with another role · typical Midcredits score8thCinematography1 of 50: 0 only cinematography, 1 with another roleOther crew1 of 50: 0 only other crew, 1 with another role

50 titles, 33 with more than one role — writing and directing overlap on 18 of them.

By decade

1970s1 · crew1980s8 · 4 acting · 8 crew1990s21 · 3 acting · 21 crew2000s5 · 2 acting · 5 crew2010s7 · 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.

How do Damian Lee's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 12th percentile, the median of all 28; across their 28 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 14th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

14thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 28

Approval · how many liked their films

11thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 28

Reach · how many have seen their films

59thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 28

Midcredits score across 28 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up1
  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th5
  • Below 25th20

Shape of the crowd

22 of their 28 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Panned3
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser2
  • Mixed22

Most divisive · writer, producer

Electra (1996)

85th percentile spread · 62% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

Fun (1994)

Midcredits 75th · 71% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 31/100 and the plot and story 30/100 in their films, across 26 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Damian Lee's work okay for kids?

Across up to 6 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 45 · moderateMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity6 titles25–70 · median 59 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 46 · moderateMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense4 titlesmedian 51 · moderateMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Damian Lee work with?

People who share at least 2 of Damian Lee's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jeff Sackman shares the most, 10.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles