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Benjamin Ross

Benjamin Ross

Director and writer

Works as
Director and writer
Titles
6 on MovieCove · 10 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Down 16% in 30 days

What are Benjamin Ross' films like?

Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Power and Survival.

Themes

share of theme weight
Power
28%
Survival
27%
Morality
24%
Ideas
9%
Society
7%
Bonds
5%
Freedom2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 3 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Wry: How sincerely it treats its story and characters, from ironic to earnest. Browse their wry movies.
Tone · Sincerity
ironicearnest

A split, not a type: Ironic 1 · Wry 0 · Earnest 2

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

Grounded 1 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 3 · Intense 0

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

Steady 0 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 1 · 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 1 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0

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

A split, not a type: Easy watch 0 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 2

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

Resolved 1 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
2
Dread
2
Cold
1
Melancholic
1
Absurd
1
Other
3

How their films linger

Unsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

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 Benjamin Ross' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 5 of their 6 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (2).

Subscription and free streaming for Benjamin Ross' 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

10 credits, 6 with a MovieCove page.

  • Testament: The Story of Moses(2024)

    Show 3 episodes · Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all shows

  • The Frankenstein Chronicles(2015)

    Show Creator

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows

  • Thorne: Scaredycat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Director

  • Thorne: Sleepyhead(2010)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows

  • Poppy Shakespeare (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Director

  • Guilty Hearts(2006)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • RKO 281(1999)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • The Young Poisoner's Handbook(1995)

    Director · Author

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Three Believers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Director · Writer

  • My Little Eye (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director

Career shape

A full career of 9 titles, 8 of them dated from 1990 to 2024.

Biggest box office

The Young Poisoner's Handbook (1995)

$537K worldwide

Highest rated

The Young Poisoner's Handbook (1995)

Midcredits 81st

Most popular right now

Testament: The Story of Moses (2024)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing8 of 9: 5 only directing, 3 with another roleWriting3 of 9: 0 only writing, 3 with another roleOther crew1 of 9: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

9 titles, 3 with more than one role — directing and writing overlap on 3 of them.

By decade

1990s3 · crew2000s1 · crew2010s3 · crew2020s1 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.

How do Benjamin Ross' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 78th percentile, the median of all 3; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 71st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

71stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Approval · how many liked their films

82ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Reach · how many have seen their films

59thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Midcredits score across 6 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 50th to 74th1
  • 25th to 49th2
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

3 of their 6 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Crowd Pleaser3
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed2

Most divisive · director

Guilty Hearts (2006)

87th percentile spread · 66% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director, writer

The Young Poisoner's Handbook (1995)

Midcredits 81st · 73% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 67/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 74, detractors 53. 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.