In film, she has appeared in Drag Me to Hell (2009), Edge of Darkness (2010), Devil (2010), Generation Um... (2012), The Little Death (2014), I, Tonya (2017) and Birds of Prey (2020).

[4] In 2008, she translated, adapted and directed Fake Porno in Melbourne, which was invited to be part of the Powerhouse season in Brisbane in 2009, and also received three Green Room nominations including best production.

Outside of Ride On, she wrote and directed with Melbourne's Black Lung Theatre for the critically acclaimed production of Sugar at the 2007 Adelaide Fringe festival.

[6] From 2013 to 2014, Novakovic starred on the American remake of comedy-drama television series Rake, which was cancelled after one season.

In 2015, she portrayed Clare Hitchens in The Hallow,[7] a horror film set in Ireland and directed by Corin Hardy.