Tainui Stephens
- Producer
- 3 on MovieCove · 12 credits in all
Known for
What are Tainui Stephens' films like?
Across a limited sample of 3 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Society and Survival.
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 3
A split, not a type: Light 1 · Serious 0 · Dark 2
Grounded 0 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 0
Gentle 0 · Charged 1 · Intense 2
Steady 0 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 1
Slow burn 0 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0
Casual 1 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0
A split, not a type: Easy watch 0 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 2
Resolved 2 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
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 Tainui Stephens' films?
As of October 24, 2026, all 3 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (2).
Subscription and free streaming for Tainui Stephens' 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
12 credits, 3 with a MovieCove page.
Holy Days(2026)
Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films
Ngā Kōtiro o Taranaki (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
Whina (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
The Gravedigger of Kapu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
Hautoa Mā! The Rise of Māori Cinema (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
The Dead Lands(2014)
Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all filmsThe Lawnmower Men of Kapu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
Barry Barclay: The Camera on the Shore (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
Rain of the Children (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
River Queen(2005)
Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films
The New Zealand Wars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)
Taniwha (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 12 titles, 11 of them dated from 1998 to 2026.
How do Tainui Stephens' films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 54th percentile, the median of all 3; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 52nd percentile for acclaim.
- 50th to 74th2
- 25th to 49th1
Shape of the crowd
2 of their 3 titles are Mixed.
- Crowd Pleaser1
- Mixed2
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.
Who does Tainui Stephens work with?
People who share at least 2 of Tainui Stephens' MovieCove titles; Toa Fraser shares the most, 2.
- Toa FraserShared titles: The Dead Lands (2014), River Queen (2005)See all 2 shared titles with Toa Fraser
