His song "Dean" from the "River" album was used in the feature film "The Criminal" produced 1999 and released in 2001. Reid became good friends with the film's producer Chris Johnson who also become Reid's business advisor and persuaded Reid to return live work in the US in early 2000's and arranging UK tours,recruiting players for his band,arranging collaborations with other artists, organising back catalogue releases, licensing his songs for films and even an acting role. In 2003 Johnson placed three of Reid's songs, "Seed of Memory", "To Be Treated Rite", and "Brave Awakening" in the movie "The Devil's Rejects" directed by Rob Zombie. Also his song "Faith To Arise" was in the 2003 film "Wonderland" and in the 2017 film "Win It All". In 2009, his song 'Be Yourself", which he wrote for Graham Nash's "Songs For Beginners", appeared in the Jason Reitman film "Up in the Air" (2009). In the 2005 Bill Paxton movie "The Greatest Game Ever Played", Reid played a golf caddy.