Kriv Stenders is an Australian film director, writer, and producer. He gained prominence with the film Red Dog (2011), which became one of Australia's highest-grossing films and won numerous awards. Stenders has directed a variety of genres, including the thriller Kill Me Three Times (2014) and the war film Danger Close: The Battle of Long Tan (2019). His work is noted for its storytelling and visual style.
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Biography from TMDB.
- January 1, 1959 (67)
- Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
- Director and writer
- 12 on MovieCove · 34 credits in all
What are Kriv Stenders' films like?
Across their 9 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Society and Bonds.
Genres
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
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 1 · Wry 0 · Earnest 5
A split, not a type: Light 3 · Serious 2 · Dark 1
Grounded 4 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0
A split, not a type: Gentle 4 · Charged 1 · Intense 1
Steady 4 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 0
A split, not a type: Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 1
Casual 3 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 1
Easy watch 5 · Affecting 0 · Heavy 1
Resolved 6 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Bittersweet7
- 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 Kriv Stenders' films?
As of October 24, 2026, 11 of their 12 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (6).
Subscription and free streaming for Kriv Stenders' 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
34 credits, 12 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.
Tampa: The Turning Point (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)
Joh: Last King of Queensland (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)
The Correspondent (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)
Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all shows
Rose Gold (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
The Black Hand(2023)
Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)
Lee Kernaghan: Boy From The Bush (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
Going Country (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
The Disappearance of William Tyrrell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
Bump (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
Slim & I(2020)
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Between Two Worlds (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
Brock: Over the Top (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
Danger Close(2019)
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
Mr Inbetween(2018)
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows
The Pacific: In The Wake of Captain Cook (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
Wake in Fright(2017)
Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films
Australia Day (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
Red Dog: True Blue(2016)
Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films
Doctor Doctor(2016)
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows
Jack Irish(2016)
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows
The Principal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
Why Anzac with Sam Neill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
Kill Me Three Times(2014)
Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films
Red Dog(2011)
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films
Lucky Country (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
Boxing Day (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
Blacktown (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
The Illustrated Family Doctor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
Two/Out (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)
Motherland (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)
Eyes Along the Valley (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Poacher (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 33 titles, 31 of them dated from 1994 to 2026.
Biggest box office
Red Dog (2011)
Highest rated
Red Dog (2011)
Most popular right now
Danger Close (2019)
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 Kriv Stenders' films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 82nd percentile, the median of all 6; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 80th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up7
- 50th to 74th2
- 25th to 49th1
- Below 25th2
Shape of the crowd
6 of their 12 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved2
- Divisive1
- Crowd Pleaser6
- Broadly Agreed1
- Mixed2
Reviewers score the atmosphere 63/100 and the pacing 49/100 in their films, across 4 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.
Is Kriv Stenders' work okay for kids?
Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.
Who does Kriv Stenders work with?
People who share at least 2 of Kriv Stenders' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Karryn de Cinque shares the most, 3.
Writers
- Daniel TaplitzShared titles: Red Dog: True Blue (2016), Red Dog (2011)See all 2 shared titles with Daniel Taplitz
Actors
- Bryan BrownShared titles: Red Dog: True Blue (2016), Kill Me Three Times (2014)See all 2 shared titles with Bryan Brown
- Steve Le MarquandShared titles: Red Dog: True Blue (2016), Kill Me Three Times (2014)See all 2 shared titles with Steve Le Marquand
Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Karryn de CinqueShared titles: The Black Hand (2023), Slim & I (2020), The Go-Betweens: Right Here (2017)See all 3 shared titles with Karryn de Cinque
- Geoffrey HallShared titles: Wake in Fright (2017), Red Dog: True Blue (2016), Red Dog (2011)See all 3 shared titles with Geoffrey Hall
- Jill BilcockShared titles: Red Dog: True Blue (2016), Kill Me Three Times (2014), Red Dog (2011)See all 3 shared titles with Jill Bilcock
- Cezary SkubiszewskiShared titles: Red Dog: True Blue (2016), Red Dog (2011)See all 2 shared titles with Cezary Skubiszewski
Producers
- Aline JacquesShared titles: Slim & I (2020), The Go-Betweens: Right Here (2017)See all 2 shared titles with Aline Jacques
- Bryce MenziesShared titles: Red Dog: True Blue (2016), Kill Me Three Times (2014)See all 2 shared titles with Bryce Menzies
- Graham BurkeShared titles: Red Dog: True Blue (2016), Red Dog (2011)See all 2 shared titles with Graham Burke
- Joel PearlmanShared titles: Red Dog: True Blue (2016), Red Dog (2011)See all 2 shared titles with Joel Pearlman