Ben Younger (born October 7, 1972) is an American screenwriter and film director. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ben Younger, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Biography from TMDB.
- October 7, 1972 (54)
- Brooklyn, New York, United States
- Director, writer and producer
- 8 on MovieCove · 9 credits in all
What are Ben Younger's films like?
Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Society.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 3
A split, not a type: Light 1 · Serious 0 · Dark 2
Grounded 3 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0
Gentle 1 · Charged 1 · Intense 1
Steady 2 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0
Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0
Casual 2 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 1 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 1
Resolved 2 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy1
- Bittersweet1
- Ambiguous3
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 Ben Younger's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 6 of their 8 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (3).
Subscription and free streaming for Ben Younger's 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
9 credits, 8 with a MovieCove page.
Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows
The Vince Staples Show(2024)
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows
The Company You Keep(2023)
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows
Snowfall(2017)
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows
Bleed for This(2016)
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
Maul Dogs(2015)
Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films
Prime(2005)
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
Boiler Room(2000)
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all filmsLeft Seat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 9 titles, 8 of them dated from 2000 to 2026.
Biggest box office
Prime (2005)
Highest rated
Boiler Room (2000)
Most popular right now
The Drop: A Snowfall Saga (2026)
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.
Awards
2 major nominations and no wins, 2001.
- Independent Spirit Award, nominated · Best First Feature
- Independent Spirit Award, nominated · Best First Screenplay
Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.
How do Ben Younger's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 63rd percentile, the median of all 4; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 75th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up3
- 50th to 74th3
- 25th to 49th2
Shape of the crowd
5 of their 8 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved1
- Divisive1
- Crowd Pleaser5
- Mixed1
Reviewers score the atmosphere 63/100 and the pacing 51/100 in their films, across 3 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 Ben Younger's work okay for kids?
Across a limited sample of up to 4 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 Ben Younger work with?
People who share at least 2 of Ben Younger's MovieCove titles; Jennifer Todd shares the most, 2.
- Jennifer ToddShared titles: Prime (2005), Boiler Room (2000)See all 2 shared titles with Jennifer Todd
- Suzanne ToddShared titles: Prime (2005), Boiler Room (2000)See all 2 shared titles with Suzanne Todd
