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Bennett Miller

Director and producer · Born December 30, 1966 (59) · New York City, New York, U.S.

Bennett Altman Miller (born December 30, 1966) is an American film director, known for directing the acclaimed films Capote (2005), Moneyball (2011), and Foxcatcher (2014). He has been nominated twice for the Academy Award for Best Director. Description above from the Wikipedia article Bennett Miller, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
December 30, 1966 (59)
From
New York City, New York, U.S.
Works as
Director and producer
Titles
6 on Motif · 10 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Down 32% in 30 days

What are Bennett Miller's films like?

Across a limited sample of 4 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
67%
Bonds
12%
Morality
12%
Society
9%
Obsession2 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 4 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 1 · Serious 1 · Dark 2

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

Grounded 4 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 3 · Intense 1

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting 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 4 · Even-paced 0 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 0 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 0

Heavy: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their heavy movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 0 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 2

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

Resolved 2 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Contemplative
3
Tense
2
Melancholic
2
Dread
1
Hopeful
1
Other
4

How their films linger

Thought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

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 Bennett Miller's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 5 of their 6 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (2).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Bennett Miller's titles on Motif; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Motif 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

10 credits, 6 with a Motif page; 3 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Digger(2026)

    Thanks

    Motif score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Sky Ladder: The Art of Cai Guo-Qiang(2016)

    Executive Producer

    Motif score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Foxcatcher(2014)

    Director · Producer

    Motif score: 81st percentile of all films

  • The Question (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2012)

    Director · Cinematographer

  • Moneyball(2011)

    Director

    Motif score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Where the Wild Things Are(2009)

    Thanks

    Motif score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Bob Dylan: When the Deal Goes Down (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2006)

    Director

  • Capote(2005)

    Director

    Motif score: 91st percentile of all films

  • The Cruise (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1998)

    Director · Cinematographer · Producer

  • A Christmas Carol (not in the Motif catalog yet)

    Director · Producer

Career shape

A full career of 10 titles, 9 of them dated from 1998 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Moneyball (2011)

$114M worldwide

Highest rated

Moneyball (2011)

Motif 97th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing7 of 10: 3 only directing, 4 with another roleProducing4 of 10: 1 only producing, 3 with another roleCinematography2 of 10: 0 only cinematography, 2 with another roleOther crew2 of 10: 2 only other crew, 0 with another role

10 titles, 4 with more than one role — directing and producing overlap on 3 of them.

By decade

1990s1 · crew2000s3 · crew2010s4 · crew2020s1 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.

How do Bennett Miller's films land?

Their typical Motif film has a Motif score in the 90th percentile, the median of all 6; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 89th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

89thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Approval · how many liked their films

90thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Reach · how many have seen their films

96thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Motif score across 6 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up5
  • 50th to 74th1

Shape of the crowd

None of their 6 titles divides audiences: 4 are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Crowd Pleaser4

Most loved · director

Moneyball (2011)

Motif 97th · 87% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 77/100 and the pacing 56/100 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 Motif; 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 Motif score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their Motif 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 Bennett Miller's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 Motif titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 58 · moderateMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 21 · mildMedian of all films: 31
Profanity3 titlesmedian 44 · moderateMedian of all films: 35
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 46 · moderateMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 64 · intenseMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Bennett Miller work with?

People who share at least 2 of Bennett Miller's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Dan Futterman shares the most, 2.

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors