Lillian Benson is an American film and television editor native of New York.
Biography from TMDB.
- Editor, also producer
- 13 on MovieCove · 25 credits in all
Known for
What are Lillian Benson's films like?
Across their 11 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.
Genres
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
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 8
Light 3 · Serious 3 · Dark 2
Grounded 8 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0
Gentle 2 · Charged 6 · Intense 0
Steady 7 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 0
Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0
Casual 4 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 0
A split, not a type: Easy watch 4 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 2
Resolved 7 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy3
- Bittersweet4
- Ambiguous4
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 Lillian Benson's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 9 of their 13 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Lillian Benson'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
25 credits, 13 with a MovieCove page.
Queer2Queer(2024)
Cured(2020)
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all filmsTravel Notes of a Geechee Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films
Chicago Med(2015)
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows
Progress(2015)
Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
The Death of Toys (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
God in America(2010)
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all shows
On the Wings of Penguins (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
Craft in America(2007)
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)Beyond the Steps: Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
All About You(2001)
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all filmsThe Old Settler (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
Sing Faster: The Stagehands' Ring Cycle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Alma's Rainbow(1994)
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films
The Great Depression (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)
The Great Depression: A Job at Ford's (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)
Solomon Northup's Odyssey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)
Twisted (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)
Charlotte Forten's Mission: Experiment in Freedom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)
Zombie Island Massacre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)
Career shape
A full career of 18 titles from 1984 to 2020.
Biggest box office
Alma's Rainbow (1994)
Highest rated
Maya Angelou and Still I Rise (2016)
Most popular right now
Craft in America (2007)
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 Lillian Benson's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 82nd percentile, the median of all 9; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 73rd percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up6
- 50th to 74th5
- Below 25th1
Shape of the crowd
6 of their 12 titles are Mixed.
- Universally Loved1
- Loved with Detractors1
- Divisive1
- Crowd Pleaser3
- Mixed6
Reviewers score the pacing 60/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles; fans 63, detractors 55. The element that speaks to their work as an editor.
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 Lillian Benson work with?
People who share at least 2 of Lillian Benson's MovieCove titles; John Simmons shares the most, 2.
- John SimmonsShared titles: Life Is Not a Fairytale: The Fantasia Barrino Story (2006), Motown 40: The Music Is Forever (1998)See all 2 shared titles with John Simmons
- Debbie AllenShared titles: Life Is Not a Fairytale: The Fantasia Barrino Story (2006), All About You (2001)See all 2 shared titles with Debbie Allen
