Aben Kandel
Writer · Died January 28, 1993, aged 95
- August 15, 1897
- January 28, 1993 (aged 95)
- Writer
- 16 on MovieCove · 34 credits in all
What are Aben Kandel's films like?
Across their 15 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Power and Self.
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 1 · Wry 1 · Earnest 12
Light 4 · Serious 7 · Dark 4
Grounded 5 · Stylized 10 · Heightened 0
Gentle 4 · Charged 7 · Intense 4
A split, not a type: Steady 7 · Shifting 6 · Whiplash 2
Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 9 · Funny 0
Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 8 · Relentless 1
Casual 10 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 0
A split, not a type: Easy watch 8 · Affecting 5 · Heavy 2
Resolved 12 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy3
- Bittersweet3
- Tragic6
- Ambiguous3
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 Aben Kandel's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 8 of their 16 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (7).
Subscription and free streaming for Aben Kandel'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
34 credits, 16 with a MovieCove page.
Craze(1974)
Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films
Trog(1970)
Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films
Berserk(1967)
Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.(1964)
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows
Black Zoo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)
Konga(1961)
Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films
The Headless Ghost (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)
How to Make a Monster(1958)
Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films
Blood of Dracula(1957)
Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films
I Was a Teenage Werewolf(1957)
Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films
Singing in the Dark (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)
Time Table (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)
The Fighter(1952)
Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films
Kid Monk Baroni (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)
Big City(1948)
Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films
High Conquest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)
Three Russian Girls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)
The Iron Major (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)
What's Buzzin', Cousin? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)
City for Conquest(1940)
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
Rio (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)
Fisherman's Wharf(1939)
Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films
They Won't Forget(1937)
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films
Thunder in the City (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)
More Than a Secretary (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)
Come Closer, Folks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)
Hot Money (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)
She Gets Her Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)
Manhattan Moon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)
Magnificent Obsession(1935)
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
Sing and Like It (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)
High Pressure (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)
Career shape
A full career of 33 titles from 1932 to 1974.
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 Aben Kandel's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 25th percentile, the median of all 15; across their 15 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 33rd percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up4
- 50th to 74th1
- 25th to 49th5
- Below 25th6
Shape of the crowd
6 of their 16 titles are Mixed.
- Universally Panned1
- Crowd Pleaser5
- Broadly Agreed4
- Mixed6
Reviewers score the dialogue 42/100 and the plot and story 43/100 in their films, across 15 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.
Who does Aben Kandel work with?
People who share at least 2 of Aben Kandel's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Herman Cohen shares the most, 9.
Directors
- Herbert L. StrockShared titles: How to Make a Monster (1958), Blood of Dracula (1957), I Was a Teenage Frankenstein (1957)See all 3 shared titles with Herbert L. Strock
- Freddie FrancisShared titles: Craze (1974), Trog (1970)See all 2 shared titles with Freddie Francis
Writers
- Herman CohenShared titles: Craze (1974), Trog (1970), Berserk (1967), Konga (1961), Horrors of the Black Museum (1959), How to Make a Monster (1958), Blood of Dracula (1957), I Was a Teenage Frankenstein (1957), I Was a Teenage Werewolf (1957)See all 9 shared titles with Herman Cohen
Actors
- Michael GoughShared titles: Trog (1970), Berserk (1967), Konga (1961), Horrors of the Black Museum (1959)See all 4 shared titles with Michael Gough
- Malcolm AtterburyShared titles: How to Make a Monster (1958), Blood of Dracula (1957), I Was a Teenage Werewolf (1957)See all 3 shared titles with Malcolm Atterbury
- Diana DorsShared titles: Craze (1974), Berserk (1967)See all 2 shared titles with Diana Dors
- Joan CrawfordShared titles: Trog (1970), Berserk (1967)See all 2 shared titles with Joan Crawford
Composers and cinematographers
- Desmond DickinsonShared titles: Trog (1970), Berserk (1967), Konga (1961), Horrors of the Black Museum (1959)See all 4 shared titles with Desmond Dickinson
- Paul DunlapShared titles: How to Make a Monster (1958), Blood of Dracula (1957), I Was a Teenage Frankenstein (1957), I Was a Teenage Werewolf (1957)See all 4 shared titles with Paul Dunlap
- John ScottShared titles: Craze (1974), Trog (1970), Berserk (1967)See all 3 shared titles with John Scott
- Gerard SchurmannShared titles: Konga (1961), Horrors of the Black Museum (1959)See all 2 shared titles with Gerard Schurmann
Producers
- Samuel Z. ArkoffShared titles: Horrors of the Black Museum (1959), I Was a Teenage Werewolf (1957)See all 2 shared titles with Samuel Z. Arkoff
- James H. NicholsonShared titles: How to Make a Monster (1958), I Was a Teenage Werewolf (1957)See all 2 shared titles with James H. Nicholson
Mixed roles
- Jim O'ConnollyShared titles: Berserk (1967), Konga (1961)See all 2 shared titles with Jim O'Connolly
