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Glenn M. Benest

Writer and producer

Works as
Writer and producer
Titles
4 on MovieCove · 7 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Down 5% in 30 days

What are Glenn M. Benest's films like?

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

Genres

Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 48th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Horror2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 24th percentile
: browse their Horror movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
50%
Bonds
16%
Survival
13%
Society
13%
Power
8%
Deception3 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 4 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 4 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 4 · Intense 0

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

A split, not a type: Steady 3 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 2 · 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 1

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

Resolved 2 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
4
Contemplative
2
Dread
1
Absurd
1
Cold
1

How their films linger

Unsettling3 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 Glenn M. Benest's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 3 of their 4 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (3).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Glenn M. Benest'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

7 credits, 4 with a MovieCove page.

  • Hungry Hearts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Writer

  • Her Married Lover(1999)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • The Forgotten (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Writer

  • Naked Lie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Story · Teleplay

  • Perry Mason: The Case of the Sinister Spirit(1987)

    Story

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Deadly Blessing(1981)

    Associate Producer · Screenplay · Story

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Summer of Fear(1978)

    Teleplay

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 7 titles from 1979 to 2002.

Biggest box office

Deadly Blessing (1981)

$8.3M worldwide

Highest rated

Deadly Blessing (1981)

Midcredits 24th

Most popular right now

Summer of Fear (1978)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Writing7 of 7: 6 only writing, 1 with another roleProducing1 of 7: 0 only producing, 1 with another role

By decade

1970s1 · crew1980s4 · crew1990s1 · crew2000s1 · crew

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

How do Glenn M. Benest's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 24th percentile, the median of all 4; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 30th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

30thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Approval · how many liked their films

20thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Reach · how many have seen their films

62ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Midcredits score across 4 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up1
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

2 of their 4 titles are Mixed.

  • Crowd Pleaser1
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed2

Most divisive · writer

Her Married Lover (1999)

52nd percentile spread · 36% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · writer

Perry Mason: The Case of the Sinister Spirit (1987)

Midcredits 83rd · 72% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 39/100 and the plot and story 40/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.

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.

Who does Glenn M. Benest work with?

People who share at least 2 of Glenn M. Benest's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Wes Craven shares the most, 2.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Producers