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Reed Morano

Reed Morano

Cinematographer and director, also producer · Born April 15, 1977 (49) · Omaha, Nebraska, USA

American cinematographer and director. Morano is known for directing Meadowland (2015), I Think We're Alone Now (2018) and The Rhythm Section (2020). Her work as cinematographer consists of feature films such as Frozen River, Kill Your Darlings and The Skeleton Twins.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
April 15, 1977 (49)
From
Omaha, Nebraska, USA
Works as
Cinematographer and director, also producer
Titles
24 on MovieCove · 50 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Down 10% in 30 days

What are Reed Morano's films like?

Across their 16 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Survival.

Genres

Drama8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 37th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 54th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Documentary2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 93rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary 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
Self
38%
Survival
21%
Bonds
19%
Society
11%
Morality
9%
Ideas
2%
Purpose5 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival3 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma3 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 16 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 5 · Dark 8

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

Grounded 13 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 0

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 3 · Charged 5 · Intense 8

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

A split, not a type: Steady 9 · Shifting 6 · Whiplash 1

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

Straight-faced 11 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 1

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

Slow burn 13 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 6 · Engaged 9 · Full focus 1

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

Easy watch 3 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 12

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 8 · Open-ended 6 · Ambiguous 2

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Melancholic
12
Tense
9
Contemplative
7
Warm
5
Dread
5
Other
8

How their films linger

Hopeful7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet11
  • 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 Reed Morano's films?

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

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Reed Morano'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

50 credits, 24 with a MovieCove page; 3 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Cape Fear(2026)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all shows

  • The Rhythm Section(2020)

    Director · "A" Camera Operator

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Dreamy Eyes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Consulting Producer

  • I Think We're Alone Now(2018)

    Director · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • This Teacher(2018)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Joan Didion: The Center Will Not Hold(2017)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • The Handmaid's Tale(2017)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • Reagan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Thanks

  • Lemonade(2016)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Billions(2016)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Meadowland(2015)

    Director · Camera Operator · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Some of Us Had Been Threatening Our Friend Colby (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Cinematographer

  • And So It Goes(2014)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • The Skeleton Twins(2014)

    Camera Operator · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Halt and Catch Fire(2014)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Looking(2014)

    Show 7 episodes · Director · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • War Story(2014)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Kill Your Darlings(2013)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • The Inevitable Defeat of Mister & Pete(2013)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Autumn Blood(2013)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • O.T.E (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Cinematographer

  • Free Samples(2012)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • The Place Beyond the Pines(2012)

    Additional Photography

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • The Magic of Belle Isle(2012)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • For Ellen(2012)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Shut Up and Play the Hits(2012)

    Camera Operator · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Smoking Kills (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Cinematographer

  • The Air Inside Her (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Cinematographer

  • LCD Soundsystem: The Long Goodbye (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Cinematographer

  • Yelling to the Sky(2011)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Little Birds (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Cinematographer

  • Three Thousand Six Hundred and Fifty Days (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Cinematographer

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

    Cinematographer

  • Nowhere Kids (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Cinematographer

  • Off the Grid: Life on the Mesa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Cinematographer

  • Frozen River(2008)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Straighten Up and Fly Right (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Cinematographer

  • Once Upon a Film (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Cinematographer

  • Helen at Risk (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Cinematographer

  • In Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Cinematographer

  • Ménage à trois (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Cinematographer

  • Brooklyn Battery (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Cinematographer

  • Docs and Robbers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Cinematographer

  • Size Matters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Cinematographer

  • The Test (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Cinematographer

  • Beauty and the Bike (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Cinematographer

  • Player Piano (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director · Producer

  • Sabaya (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director

  • The Memory Police (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director · Producer

  • Unfinished Red (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director

Career shape

A full career of 49 titles, 45 of them dated from 1999 to 2026.

Biggest box office

And So It Goes (2014)

$25M worldwide

Highest rated

Joan Didion: The Center Will Not Hold (2017)

Midcredits 94th

Most popular right now

The Rhythm Section (2020)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing12 of 49: 6 only directing, 6 with another role · typical Midcredits score66thProducing3 of 49: 1 only producing, 2 with another roleCinematography37 of 49: 32 only cinematography, 5 with another role · typical Midcredits score68thOther crew6 of 49: 2 only other crew, 4 with another role · typical Midcredits score76th

49 titles, 8 with more than one role — cinematography and directing overlap on 3 of them.

By decade

1990s1 · crew2000s12 · crew2010s30 · crew2020s2 · 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 Reed Morano's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 42nd percentile, the median of all 19; across their 16 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 43rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

43rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 16

Approval · how many liked their films

37thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 16

Reach · how many have seen their films

82ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 16

Midcredits score across 24 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up12
  • 50th to 74th1
  • 25th to 49th9
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

8 of their 24 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved6
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser6
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed8

Most divisive · producer

This Teacher (2018)

79th percentile spread · 37% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · cinematographer

Lemonade (2016)

Midcredits 99th · 86% liked

Reviewers score the cinematography 68/100 in their films, across 13 reviewed titles; fans 75, detractors 54. 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 Reed Morano's work okay for kids?

Across up to 7 MovieCove titles with content scores, profanity and alcohol & drugs run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore5 titles24–64 · median 50 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity7 titles18–57 · median 33 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity6 titles42–71 · median 56 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs6 titles38–71 · median 54 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense5 titles16–66 · median 43 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian 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 Reed Morano work with?

People who share at least 2 of Reed Morano's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jared Goldman shares the most, 4.

Directors

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles