Ronan Bennett was born in 1956 in Northern Ireland, UK. He is a writer and producer, known for Top Boy (2011), The Day of the Jackal (2024) and Gunpowder (2017).
Biography from IMDb.
- January 14, 1956 (70)
- Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
- Writer and producer
- 10 on MovieCove · 20 credits in all
What are Ronan Bennett's films like?
Across their 9 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Power and Morality.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 5
A split, not a type: Light 1 · Serious 1 · Dark 3
Grounded 4 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0
Gentle 0 · Charged 3 · Intense 2
Steady 1 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0
Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 0
Casual 1 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 1 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 2
Resolved 5 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy1
- Bittersweet4
- Tragic2
- Ambiguous2
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 Ronan Bennett's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 7 of their 10 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (3).
- BritBox
Subscription and free streaming for Ronan Bennett'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
20 credits, 10 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.
MobLand(2025)
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows
The Day of the Jackal(2024)
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows
Dead Shot(2023)
Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films
Top Boy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
Gunpowder(2017)
Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all shows
Top Boy(2011)
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows
Hidden(2011)
Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all shows
Public Enemies(2009)
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
10 Days to War (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
The Hamburg Cell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
Do Armed Robbers Have Love Affairs? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
Fields of Gold (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
Lucky Break(2001)
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films
Rebel Heart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
Face (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)
The Break(1997)
Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Love Lies Bleeding (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)
ScreenPlay (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)
Army of Shadows (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 20 titles, 19 of them dated from 1986 to 2025.
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
Nominated for a BAFTA Award in 2012, Best Mini-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 Ronan Bennett's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 42nd percentile, the median of all 5; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 39th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up4
- 25th to 49th5
- Below 25th1
Shape of the crowd
3 of their 10 titles are Universally Loved.
- Universally Loved3
- Divisive1
- Crowd Pleaser1
- Broadly Agreed2
- Mixed3
Reviewers score the dialogue 46/100 and the plot and story 55/100 in their films, across 5 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.
Is Ronan Bennett'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 Ronan Bennett work with?
People who share at least 2 of Ronan Bennett's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Richard Dormer shares the most, 2.
Actors
- Richard DormerShared titles: Hidden (2011), The Break (1997)See all 2 shared titles with Richard Dormer
Composers and editors
- Adam GreenShared titles: MobLand (2025), The Day of the Jackal (2024)See all 2 shared titles with Adam Green
- Luke DunkleyShared titles: The Day of the Jackal (2024), Hidden (2011)See all 2 shared titles with Luke Dunkley
- Volker BertelmannShared titles: The Day of the Jackal (2024), Gunpowder (2017)See all 2 shared titles with Volker Bertelmann
Producers
- Christopher HallShared titles: The Day of the Jackal (2024), Hidden (2011)See all 2 shared titles with Christopher Hall
- Laurie BorgShared titles: Gunpowder (2017), The Break (1997)See all 2 shared titles with Laurie Borg