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Michael Reed

Michael Reed

Cinematographer · Born July 7, 1929 (97)

Born
July 7, 1929 (97)
Works as
Cinematographer
Titles
23 on MovieCove · 49 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 64 days to Oct 27Down 24% in 30 days

What are Michael Reed's films like?

Across their 20 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Power.

Genres

Action7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 45th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Biography5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 65th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Adventure4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 25th percentile
: browse their Adventure movies
Horror2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 64th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Horror 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
30%
Power
22%
Survival
17%
Bonds
12%
Society
10%
Ideas
7%
Self
3%
Survival6 titles, browse their movies with this themeOppression4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFaith4 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception4 titles, browse their movies with this themeTruth3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSacrifice4 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 20 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 3 · Serious 8 · Dark 9

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 8 · Stylized 8 · Heightened 4

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

Gentle 2 · Charged 12 · Intense 6

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

Steady 10 · Shifting 10 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 13 · Some laughs 5 · Funny 2

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 13 · Even-paced 6 · Relentless 1

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

Casual 7 · Engaged 12 · Full focus 1

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

Resolved 15 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 2

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
14
Thrilling
8
Dread
7
Melancholic
6
Absurd
3
Other
12

How their films linger

Bittersweet13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy6
  • Bittersweet7
  • Tragic5
  • Ambiguous2

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 Michael Reed's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 12 of their 23 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (10).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Michael Reed'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

49 credits, 23 with a MovieCove page.

  • Inside 'On Her Majesty's Secret Service' (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Actor

  • God's Outlaw(1986)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Wild Geese II(1985)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Kim (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Cinematographer

  • John Wycliffe: The Morning Star(1984)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Loophole(1981)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Rain on the Roof(1980)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Leopard in the Snow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Cinematographer

  • The Passage(1979)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • No Longer Alone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Cinematographer

  • The Stick Up (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Cinematographer

  • The New Avengers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Show 10 episodes · Cinematographer

  • Shout at the Devil(1976)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Philadelphia, Here I Come (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Cinematographer

  • The Hiding Place(1975)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Galileo(1975)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Ghost in the Noonday Sun(1974)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Diamonds on Wheels (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Cinematographer

  • The Hireling (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Cinematographer

  • The Groundstar Conspiracy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Cinematographer

  • Dead Planet(1972)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Von Richthofen and Brown(1971)

    Camera Operator · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • The McKenzie Break(1970)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • On Her Majesty's Secret Service(1969)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Guns in the Heather (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Cinematographer

  • The Fiction Makers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Cinematographer

  • Prehistoric Women(1967)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • A Ghost of a Chance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Cinematographer

  • Bang! Bang! You're Dead!(1966)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Rasputin: The Mad Monk(1966)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Dracula: Prince of Darkness(1966)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Thunderball(1965)

    Second Unit Director of Photography

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • The Pleasure Girls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Cinematographer

  • The Legend of Young Dick Turpin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Cinematographer

  • The Gorgon(1964)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • The Devil-Ship Pirates(1964)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Farewell Performance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Cinematographer

  • In Search of the Castaways(1962)

    Additional Photography

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • The Primitives (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Cinematographer

  • The Malpas Mystery (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Cinematographer

  • Linda (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Cinematographer

  • October Moth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Cinematographer

  • Snowball (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Cinematographer

  • The Professionals (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Cinematographer

  • Devil's Bait (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Cinematographer

  • The Ugly Duckling (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Cinematographer

  • Captured (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Cinematographer

  • The Adventures of Robin Hood(1955)

    Show 3 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • Stock Car (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Camera Operator

Career shape

A full career of 46 titles from 1955 to 2000.

Biggest box office

On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969)

$23M worldwide

Highest rated

The Hiding Place (1975)

Midcredits 86th

Most popular right now

On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 46: 1 only acting, 0 with another roleCinematography43 of 46: 42 only cinematography, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score50thOther crew3 of 46: 2 only other crew, 1 with another role

By decade

1950s5 · crew1960s21 · crew1970s15 · crew1980s4 · crew2000s1 · acting

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 Michael Reed's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 52nd percentile, the median of all 22; across their 20 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 55th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

55thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 20

Approval · how many liked their films

45thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 20

Reach · how many have seen their films

56thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 20

Midcredits score across 23 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 50th to 74th12
  • 25th to 49th6
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

10 of their 23 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Divisive1
  • Crowd Pleaser10
  • Broadly Agreed6
  • Mixed6

Most divisive · cinematographer

Ghost in the Noonday Sun (1974)

90th percentile spread · 42% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · cinematographer

The Hiding Place (1975)

Midcredits 86th · 78% liked

Reviewers score the cinematography 62/100 in their films, across 18 reviewed titles; fans 73, detractors 48. The element that speaks to their work as a cinematographer.

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 Michael Reed's work okay for kids?

Across up to 5 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity runs lighter than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 56 · moderateMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity5 titles9–49 · median 17 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 47 · 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 Michael Reed work with?

People who share at least 2 of Michael Reed's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Christopher Lee shares the most, 5.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles