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Glen Basner

Glen Basner

Producer

Glen Basner is an acclaimed American film producer, executive, and the founder and CEO of FilmNation Entertainment. He is widely recognized as one of the most influential and successful power brokers in the global independent film industry. Known for his expertise in international sales, packaging, and film financing, Basner has helped bring dozens of award-winning, boundary-pushing independent films to global audiences. Basner did not initially start his career in the entertainment industry, originally working in New York's garment district. His path shifted when his childhood friend, filmmaker Edward Burns, enlisted his help on the breakout 1995 independent comedy The Brothers McMullen. This experience inspired Basner to transition into film, landing an entry-level position at the influential production company Good Machine. He quickly excelled in the international sales department, building a reputation for his sharp business acumen and sharp negotiation skills. Following corporate mergers, Basner's career advanced rapidly. He served as the Executive Vice President of International Sales and Distribution at Focus Features, where he handled major independent titles like Brokeback Mountain and The Constant Gardener. He later became the President of International Sales at The Weinstein Company, running one of the studio's most consistently profitable divisions. In 2008, Basner founded FilmNation Entertainment, establishing it as a preeminent destination for visionary filmmakers. Under his leadership, the New York-based firm expanded from an international sales agency into a full-scale production powerhouse. Basner has served as an executive producer on numerous critically and commercially successful films, including Arrival, The Big Sick, Conclave, and Sean Baker's Palme d'Or and Best Picture winner Anora. His immense contributions to independent cinema earned him the prestigious Game Changer Award at the Zurich Summit.

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Works as
Producer
Titles
44 on MovieCove · 47 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 22% in 30 days

What are Glen Basner's films like?

Across their 39 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Comedy14 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 59th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama12 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 68th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Action4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 63rd percentile
: browse their Action movies
Crime4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 65th percentile
: browse their Crime movies
Biography3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 89th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography 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
Bonds
28%
Self
27%
Morality
22%
Survival
11%
Power
6%
Ideas
4%
Society
3%
Family bonds11 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love9 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition7 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity7 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice5 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival5 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception6 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 39 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 9 · Serious 10 · Dark 20

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 23 · Stylized 11 · Heightened 5

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

Gentle 5 · Charged 21 · Intense 13

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

Steady 15 · Shifting 20 · Whiplash 4

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

Straight-faced 24 · Some laughs 11 · Funny 4

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

Slow burn 16 · Even-paced 22 · Relentless 1

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

Casual 12 · Engaged 18 · Full focus 9

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 6 · Affecting 12 · Heavy 21

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

Resolved 14 · Open-ended 17 · Ambiguous 8

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
24
Melancholic
17
Contemplative
13
Bittersweet
11
Hopeful
11
Other
28

How their films linger

Bittersweet21 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking19 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 12 with a twist

  • Happy6
  • Bittersweet25
  • Ambiguous8

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 Glen Basner's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 37 of their 44 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (10).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Glen Basner'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

47 credits, 44 with a MovieCove page.

  • The Invite(2026)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • The House of the Spirits(2026)

    Show 8 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • I Play Rocky(2026)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Novocaine(2025)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Small Town, Big Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Show 6 episodes · Executive Producer

  • Conclave(2024)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Anora(2024)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Treasure(2024)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Babes(2024)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Fingernails(2023)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • To Catch a Killer(2023)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • The Young Wife(2023)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Down Low(2023)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Emancipation(2022)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • The Good Nurse(2022)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Sharp Stick(2022)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Red Rocket(2021)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • The Map of Tiny Perfect Things(2021)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Larry Flynt for President(2021)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Promising Young Woman(2020)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • I Know This Much Is True(2020)

    Show 6 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • The Nest(2020)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • The Courier(2020)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • The Personal History of David Copperfield(2019)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Gloria Bell(2018)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Life Itself(2018)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • The Children Act(2017)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Disobedience(2017)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • The Man with the Iron Heart(2017)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Gifted(2017)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • The Big Sick(2017)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Song to Song(2017)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • The Sense of an Ending(2017)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • The Founder(2016)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Arrival(2016)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Midnight Special(2016)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • A Most Violent Year(2014)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • The Rover(2014)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Premature(2014)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • All Is Lost(2013)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Mud(2012)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • To the Wonder(2012)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • The Raven(2012)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Ash Wednesday(2002)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Luminous Motion(1998)

    Post Production Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • King Snake (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Executive Producer

  • Thelma (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

Career shape

A full career of 43 titles, 41 of them dated from 2000 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Arrival (2016)

$214M worldwide

Highest rated

Arrival (2016)

Midcredits 97th

Most popular right now

The Invite (2026)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Producing42 of 43: 42 only producing, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score69thOther crew1 of 43: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

2000s1 · crew2010s19 · crew2020s21 · 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 Glen Basner's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 66th percentile, the median of all 42; across their 39 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 67th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

67thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 39

Approval · how many liked their films

67thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 39

Reach · how many have seen their films

95thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 39

Midcredits score across 44 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up19
  • 50th to 74th15
  • 25th to 49th9
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

23 of their 44 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Cult Classic4
  • Crowd Pleaser23
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed12

Most divisive · producer

Larry Flynt for President (2021)

88th percentile spread · 19% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

Arrival (2016)

Midcredits 97th · 87% liked

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 Glen Basner's work okay for kids?

Across up to 34 MovieCove titles with content scores, profanity runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore31 titles6–84 · median 35 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity34 titles8–64 · median 31 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity30 titles28–86 · median 58 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs30 titles18–66 · median 38 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense31 titles13–74 · median 39 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Glen Basner work with?

People who share at least 2 of Glen Basner's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Ben Browning shares the most, 18.

Directors

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles