Editor and director, known for Portlandia (2011), At Home with Amy Sedaris (2017) and Kroll Show (2013). His feature directorial debut, The Nowhere Inn, written by Carrie Brownstein and Annie Clark (St. Vincent), premiered at Sundance in 2020.
Biography from TMDB.
- Director and producer
- 17 on MovieCove · 28 credits in all
What are Bill Benz's films like?
Across their 11 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
A split, not a type: Ironic 4 · Wry 0 · Earnest 4
Light 5 · Serious 2 · Dark 1
A split, not a type: Grounded 4 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 2
A split, not a type: Gentle 4 · Charged 2 · Intense 2
A split, not a type: Steady 4 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 3
Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 6
A split, not a type: Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 1
A split, not a type: Casual 4 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 1
Easy watch 7 · Affecting 0 · Heavy 1
Resolved 5 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 1
Moods and endings
- Happy1
- Bittersweet4
- Ambiguous4
- Cyclical2
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 Bill Benz's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 13 of their 17 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (5).
Subscription and free streaming for Bill Benz'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
28 credits, 17 with a MovieCove page.
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films
I Love LA(2025)
Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
St. Denis Medical(2024)
Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all shows
The 11th Annual On Cinema Oscar Special LIVE from AmatoCon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
A Time for Men (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
Twisted Metal(2023)
Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
How Dare You Want More: The Short Film (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
The Nowhere Inn(2020)
Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films
St. Vincent: Down and Out Downtown (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
1 (833)-77-DADDY (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
Sound of Metal(2019)
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all shows
Medical Police(2020)
Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all shows
Miracle Workers(2019)
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows
Mr. Neighbor's House 2(2018)
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
At Home with Amy Sedaris (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
Men (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
Mr. Neighbor's House (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
Son of Zorn(2016)
Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films
Thank You and Sorry (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
Man Seeking Woman(2015)
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows
Tim and Eric's Go Pro Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
Portlandia(2011)
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows
The New Big Ball with Neil Hamburger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
Career shape
A full career of 28 titles from 2010 to 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
1 major award from 3 major nominations, 2014–2021.
- Independent Spirit Award, won · Best First Feature
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Variety Sketch Series
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Comedy Series
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 Bill Benz's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 81st percentile, the median of all 8; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 85th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up8
- 50th to 74th5
- 25th to 49th2
- Below 25th2
Shape of the crowd
9 of their 17 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved1
- Crowd Pleaser9
- Broadly Agreed1
- Mixed6
Reviewers score the atmosphere 67/100 and the pacing 52/100 in their films, across 6 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 Bill Benz's 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 Bill Benz work with?
People who share at least 2 of Bill Benz's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Dylan Sanford shares the most, 4.
Cinematographers and editors
- Dylan SanfordShared titles: Chris Fleming: Live at the Palace (2026), Kumail Nanjiani: Night Thoughts (2025), Anthony Jeselnik: Bones and All (2024), Nick Kroll: Little Big Boy (2022)See all 4 shared titles with Dylan Sanford
- Stacy MoonShared titles: Anthony Jeselnik: Bones and All (2024), Mr. Neighbor's House 2 (2018)See all 2 shared titles with Stacy Moon
Producers
- Molly MandelShared titles: Chris Fleming: Live at the Palace (2026), Kumail Nanjiani: Night Thoughts (2025)See all 2 shared titles with Molly Mandel
- Christie SmithShared titles: Anthony Jeselnik: Bones and All (2024), Nick Kroll: Little Big Boy (2022)See all 2 shared titles with Christie Smith
- Rob CorddryShared titles: Medical Police (2020), Mr. Neighbor's House 2 (2018)See all 2 shared titles with Rob Corddry
- Mark CostaShared titles: Mr. Neighbor's House 2 (2018), The Adult Swim Golf Classic (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Mark Costa
