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Ben Chapman

Producer and director · Died July 8, 1991, aged 82 · Oak Park, Illinois, USA

Born
December 25, 1908
Died
July 8, 1991 (aged 82)
From
Oak Park, Illinois, USA
Works as
Producer and director
Titles
26 on MovieCove · 48 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Down 3% in 30 days

What are Ben Chapman's films like?

Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Power.

Themes

share of theme weight
Survival
39%
Power
22%
Bonds
20%
Ideas
12%
Self
8%
Survival4 titles, browse their movies with this themePower2 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 4 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 3 · Serious 0 · Dark 1

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

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

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 3 · Charged 0 · Intense 1

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

Steady 2 · Shifting 2 · 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

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

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 1 · 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 3 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 1

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

Resolved 4 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
4
Contemplative
2
Thrilling
2
Hopeful
1
Romantic
1
Other
2

How their films linger

Feel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet2
  • Ambiguous1

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 Ben Chapman's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 10 of their 26 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Ben Chapman'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

48 credits, 26 with a MovieCove page.

  • Shogun(1980)

    Show 5 episodes · Associate Producer

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Shogun(1980)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • The Ghost of Flight 401(1978)

    Unit Production Manager

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Washington: Behind Closed Doors (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Show 6 episodes · Unit Production Manager

  • Citizens Band(1977)

    Production Manager

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Sky Hei$t (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Production Manager

  • Search for the Gods (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Unit Production Manager

  • Class of '44(1973)

    Unit Production Manager

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Dealing: Or The Berkeley-to-Boston Forty-Brick Lost-Bag Blues(1972)

    Unit Production Manager

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Mrs. Pollifax — Spy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Production Manager

  • Generation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Production Manager

  • Birds Do It (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Production Executive

  • Around the World Under the Sea(1966)

    Associate Producer

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • Flipper's New Adventure(1964)

    Associate Producer

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Rhino! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Producer

  • Flipper(1963)

    Production Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • The Adventures of Superboy(1961)

    Production Manager

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • The Giant Gila Monster(1959)

    Production Manager

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • The Killer Shrews(1959)

    Production Manager

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Verboten!(1959)

    Unit Manager

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • The Young Lions(1958)

    Production Manager

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Escapade in Japan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Unit Production Manager

  • Run of the Arrow(1957)

    Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Westward Ho, the Wagons!(1956)

    Unit Production Manager

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Corky and White Shadow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Show 17 episodes · Production Manager

  • Unchained (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Production Manager

  • Hunters of the Deep(1954)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • This Is My Love(1954)

    Production Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Crazylegs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Production Manager

  • Donovan's Brain(1953)

    Production Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Hannah Lee: An American Primitive (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Assistant Director

  • Invaders from Mars(1953)

    Assistant Director · Production Manager

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Never Wave at a WAC(1953)

    Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Three for Bedroom C (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Assistant Director

  • The San Francisco Story(1952)

    Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Kid Monk Baroni (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Assistant Director

  • Rose of Cimarron (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Assistant Director · Production Manager

  • The Secret of Convict Lake(1951)

    Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • I Can Get It for You Wholesale (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Assistant Director

  • The Fighting O'Flynn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Assistant Director

  • The Valiant Hombre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Unit Manager

  • Another Part of the Forest(1948)

    Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • The Exile (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    Assistant Director

  • Sky Bandits (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    Assistant Director

  • Gang War(1940)

    Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Murder on the Yukon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    Assistant Director

  • Danger Ahead (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    Assistant Director

  • Yukon Flight(1940)

    Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 47 titles from 1940 to 1980.

Highest rated

Shogun (1980)

Midcredits 96th

Most popular right now

Shogun (1980)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing1 of 47: 1 only directing, 0 with another roleProducing4 of 47: 4 only producing, 0 with another roleOther crew42 of 47: 42 only other crew, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score39th

By decade

1940s9 · crew1950s22 · crew1960s7 · crew1970s8 · crew1980s1 · 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 Ben Chapman's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 39th percentile, the median of all 25; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 43rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

43rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Approval · how many liked their films

23rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Reach · how many have seen their films

44thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Midcredits score across 26 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up5
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th10
  • Below 25th6

Shape of the crowd

9 of their 26 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser7
  • Broadly Agreed6
  • Mixed9

Most divisive · director

Hunters of the Deep (1954)

56th percentile spread · 22% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

Shogun (1980)

Midcredits 96th · 84% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 66/100 and the pacing 45/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles. 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 Ben Chapman work with?

People who share at least 2 of Ben Chapman's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jerry London shares the most, 2.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers