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Colin Budds

Director

Works as
Director
Titles
9 on MovieCove · 26 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Down 27% in 30 days

What are Colin Budds' films like?

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

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
39%
Bonds
38%
Survival
13%
Morality
9%
Identity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 5 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 4 · Serious 1 · Dark 0

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

Grounded 4 · Stylized 1 · 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 1 · Intense 1

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

Steady 5 · Shifting 0 · Whiplash 0

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

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 5 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 5 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Hopeful
4
Warm
3
Romantic
3
Tense
1
Joyful
1
Other
4

How their films linger

Feel-good5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy5
  • Bittersweet2

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 Colin Budds' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 7 of their 9 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (5).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Colin Budds' 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

26 credits, 9 with a MovieCove page.

  • Aussie at Heart(2026)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • A Melbourne Match(2026)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • A Vintage Christmas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Director

  • Christmas Keepsake(2023)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Romance at the Vineyard(2023)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Reef Doctors (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 7 episodes · Director

  • Alien Surf Girls(2012)

    Show 13 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows

  • H2O: Just add Water, TV-Movie 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Director

  • H2O: Just Add Water: Metamorphosis (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Director

  • H2O: Just Add Water(2006)

    Show 13 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • Scooter: Secret Agent (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 26 episodes · Director

  • Maiden Voyage(2004)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Wicked Science(2004)

    Show Director

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • The Lost World: Underground (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Director

  • Flatland (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Director

  • The Lost World - Gladiator (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Director

  • Curse of the Talisman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Director

  • Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Director

  • Max Knight: Ultra Spy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Director

  • The Lost World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 14 episodes · Director · Creator

  • Snowy River: The McGregor Saga(1994)

    Show 6 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows

  • Time Trax (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • Hurricane Smith (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Director

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

    Show 30 episodes · Director

  • Zoo Family (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • Starting Out (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

Career shape

A full career of 25 titles, 24 of them dated from 1985 to 2026.

Biggest box office

A Melbourne Match (2026)

$1.7K worldwide

Highest rated

A Melbourne Match (2026)

Midcredits 80th

Most popular right now

Alien Surf Girls (2012)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing25 of 25: 24 only directing, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score59thOther crew1 of 25: 0 only other crew, 1 with another role

By decade

1980s2 · crew1990s4 · crew2000s11 · crew2010s2 · crew2020s5 · 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 Colin Budds' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 54th percentile, the median of all 5; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 57th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

57thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Approval · how many liked their films

51stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Reach · how many have seen their films

57thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Midcredits score across 9 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up1
  • 50th to 74th7
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

6 of their 9 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Crowd Pleaser6
  • Mixed3

Most divisive · director

Maiden Voyage (2004)

67th percentile spread · 66% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director

A Melbourne Match (2026)

Midcredits 80th · 73% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 55/100 and the pacing 40/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.

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 Colin Budds work with?

People who share at least 2 of Colin Budds' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Sophie Tilson shares the most, 4.

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles