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Beth B

Beth B

Director, producer, cinematographer, writer, actor and editor

During the late 1970s-early 1980s, Beth and Scott B were among the most significant proponents of the No-Wave, no-budget style of underground punk filmmaking.  The feature films Beth B has since made on her own are ambitious in content.

Biography from TMDB.

Works as
Director, producer, cinematographer, writer, actor and editor
Titles
6 on MovieCove · 30 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Up 20% in 30 days

What are Beth B's films like?

Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Society and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Society
28%
Self
19%
Morality
19%
Power
15%
Ideas
11%
Survival
8%
Community4 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose2 titles, browse their movies with this themeArt2 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 7 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 4 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 2 · Charged 3 · Intense 2

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

Steady 3 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 1

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

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 2

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

Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

A split, not a type: Casual 4 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 1

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 4 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Contemplative
3
Tense
2
Absurd
2
Manic
2
Thrilling
2
Other
8

How their films linger

Rousing3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet1
  • Ambiguous5

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 Beth B's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 5 of their 6 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Beth B'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

30 credits, 6 with a MovieCove page; 4 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Glowing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Director

  • Glowing Evelyn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Director

  • Lydia Lunch: The War Is Never Over(2019)

    Director · Cinematographer · Editor · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Call Her Applebroog(2016)

    Director · Cinematographer · Editor · Producer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Exposed(2013)

    Director · Cinematographer · Editor · Producer

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Hysteria (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Director

  • Breathe In, Breathe Out (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Director

  • Voices Unheard (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Director

  • Richard Kern - Portrait: Live From New York (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Actor

  • Visiting Desire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Director · Cinematographer · Producer

  • Out of Sight, Out of Mind (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Director

  • Under Lock and Key (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Director

  • High Heel Nights (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Director

  • Two Small Bodies(1993)

    Director · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Amnesia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Director

  • Thanatopsis (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Director

  • American Nightmare (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Director

  • Stigmata (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Director

  • Belladonna (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Director · Actor

  • Salvation!(1987)

    Director · Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • The Dominatrix Sleeps Tonight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Director · Producer

  • Voyeur (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Director

  • Vortex (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Director · Writer · as Voice Over

  • The Trap Door (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Director · Cinematographer · Composer · Producer · Writer

  • The Offenders (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Director

  • Black Box (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Director · Cinematographer · Composer · Editor · Producer · Screenplay · Sound

  • Letters to Dad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Director · Actor

  • The Deadly Art of Survival(1979)

    Camera Operator · Production Assistant · Actor

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • G-Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Director · Cinematographer · Composer · Editor · Sound · Writer

  • The Ragazzi Manifesto (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Director

Career shape

A full career of 30 titles from 1978 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Blank City (2010)

$120K worldwide

Highest rated

Blank City (2010)

Midcredits 85th

Most popular right now

Salvation! (1987)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting5 of 30: 1 only acting, 4 with another roleDirecting28 of 30: 15 only directing, 13 with another role · typical Midcredits score45thWriting6 of 30: 0 only writing, 6 with another roleProducing9 of 30: 0 only producing, 9 with another role · typical Midcredits score45thMusic3 of 30: 0 only music, 3 with another roleCinematography6 of 30: 0 only cinematography, 6 with another roleEditing3 of 30: 0 only editing, 3 with another roleOther crew3 of 30: 0 only other crew, 3 with another role

30 titles, 14 with more than one role — directing and producing overlap on 9 of them.

By decade

1970s5 · 2 acting · 5 crew1980s7 · 2 acting · 7 crew1990s11 · 1 acting · 10 crew2000s2 · crew2010s3 · crew2020s2 · crew

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.

How do Beth B's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 42nd percentile, the median of all 6; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 42nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

42ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Approval · how many liked their films

48thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Reach · how many have seen their films

20thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Midcredits score across 6 titles, by percentile

  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th3
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

3 of their 6 titles are Cult Classics.

  • Cult Classic3
  • Crowd Pleaser1
  • Mixed2

Most divisive · director, writer, producer

Salvation! (1987)

85th percentile spread · 36% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director, producer, cinematographer, editor

Lydia Lunch: The War Is Never Over (2019)

Midcredits 69th · 57% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 66/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles; fans 73, detractors 50. 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.

Who does Beth B work with?

People who share at least 2 of Beth B's MovieCove titles; Jim Coleman shares the most, 2.