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Ben Roberts

Writer and producer · Died May 12, 1984, aged 68 · Brooklyn, New York, USA

Born
March 23, 1916
Died
May 12, 1984 (aged 68)
From
Brooklyn, New York, USA
Works as
Writer and producer
Titles
22 on MovieCove · 43 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 38 days to Oct 27Up 11% in 30 days

What are Ben Roberts' films like?

Across their 20 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Action7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 38th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Adventure4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 56th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure movies
Crime4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 65th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 61st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 37th percentile
: browse their Drama movies

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

share of theme weight
Morality
40%
Bonds
28%
Self
14%
Power
9%
Survival
5%
Society
4%
Friendship4 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice6 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love5 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity5 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal4 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty3 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 20 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 7 · Stylized 7 · Heightened 6

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 15 · Intense 4

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

Steady 7 · Shifting 11 · Whiplash 2

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 14 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 3

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 12 · Relentless 4

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 10 · Engaged 9 · Full focus 1

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

Resolved 19 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
14
Melancholic
9
Romantic
6
Thrilling
4
Dread
3
Other
18

How their films linger

Bittersweet8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy8
  • Bittersweet10
  • Tragic1
  • 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 Roberts' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 8 of their 22 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Ben Roberts' 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

43 credits, 22 with a MovieCove page.

  • Charlie's Angels(2019)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Charlie's Angels (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show Creator

  • Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle(2003)

    Original Series Creator

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Charlie's Angels(2000)

    Original Series Creator

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Sooty Heights (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Policeman

  • Nero Wolfe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Show 14 episodes · Executive Producer · Screenplay

  • The Legend of the Lone Ranger(1981)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • Time Express (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Show Creator

  • Charlie's Angels(1976)

    Show Creator

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all shows

  • Charlie's Angels (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Producer · Writer

  • The Killer Who Wouldn't Die(1976)

    Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Diagnosis: Murder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Writer

  • My Friend Tony (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Show Creator

  • Mannix(1967)

    Show 194 episodes · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • Ironside (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Show 1 episode · Writer

  • The Second Sin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Writer

  • Affetmeyen Kadın (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Writer

  • The Rogues (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Show 1 episode · Creator · Teleplay · Writer

  • Midnight Lace(1960)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Portrait in Black(1960)

    Screenplay · Theatre Play

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Shake Hands with the Devil(1959)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Man of a Thousand Faces(1957)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Band of Angels(1957)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Serenade(1956)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Green Fire(1954)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • King of the Khyber Rifles(1953)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • White Witch Doctor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Screenplay

  • O. Henry's Full House(1952)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Glory at Sea(1952)

    Story

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Come Fill the Cup(1951)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Goodbye, My Fancy(1951)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Captain Horatio Hornblower(1951)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Backfire(1950)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Prejudice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Writer

  • White Heat(1949)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Fly By Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Story

  • Mr. District Attorney in the Carter Case (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    Screenplay

  • Borrowed Hero (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    Story

  • Gambling Daughters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    Story

  • South of Panama (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    Story

  • Crime Rave (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    Screenplay

  • Charlie's Angels (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Original Series Creator

  • Jakarta (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 1 episode · Executive Producer

Career shape

A full career of 41 titles, 39 of them dated from 1939 to 2011.

Biggest box office

Charlie's Angels (2000)

$264M worldwide

Highest rated

White Heat (1949)

Midcredits 98th

Most popular right now

Charlie's Angels (2000)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 41: 1 only acting, 0 with another roleWriting35 of 41: 31 only writing, 4 with another role · typical Midcredits score58thProducing4 of 41: 1 only producing, 3 with another roleOther crew5 of 41: 4 only other crew, 1 with another role

41 titles, 4 with more than one role — writing and other crew overlap on 1 of them.

By decade

1930s1 · crew1940s7 · crew1950s13 · crew1960s8 · crew1970s4 · crew1980s2 · crew1990s1 · acting2000s2 · crew2010s1 · 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 Roberts' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 56th percentile, the median of all 20; across their 20 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 56th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

56thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 20

Approval · how many liked their films

51stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 20

Reach · how many have seen their films

66thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 20

Midcredits score across 22 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up5
  • 50th to 74th8
  • 25th to 49th6
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

12 of their 22 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Crowd Pleaser12
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed6

Most divisive · writer

Charlie's Angels (2019)

69th percentile spread · 38% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · writer

White Heat (1949)

Midcredits 98th · 88% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 48/100 and the plot and story 44/100 in their films, across 19 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 Ben Roberts' work okay for kids?

Across up to 5 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore5 titles55–69 · median 57 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity4 titlesmedian 37 · moderateMedian of all films: 32
Profanity4 titlesmedian 37 · moderateMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs4 titlesmedian 37 · moderateMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense4 titlesmedian 38 · moderateMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Ben Roberts work with?

People who share at least 2 of Ben Roberts' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Ivan Goff shares the most, 20.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers