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Derrick Beckles

Derrick Beckles

Director, writer, actor, editor and producer · Scarborough, Ontario, Canada

Derrick Beckles is a Canadian writer, director, actor, and comedian. He is the creator and host of the Adult Swim television show Hot Package, creator of the "TV Carnage" compilations, and helped found Vice TV. He is from Scarborough, Ontario. Beckles spent the majority of his teenage years in Toronto punk bands including Black Jello, who were well known for being banned from every possible live venue in Toronto. He began experimenting with film making with two high school friends, which included the filming of him visiting white supremacists in their home. These early filming endeavors led to him studying film at Concordia University. Soon after, Beckles began working with and shaping what was then a ten-page weekly called The Voice of Montreal, which grew into VICE Magazine. Beckles became a familiar face on Canadian TV while occasionally doing stand-up in Toronto and New York. He produced and directed a hit festival documentary called Strip Club DJs and was a reporter on The Hour with George Stroumboulopoulos. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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From
Scarborough, Ontario, Canada
Works as
Director, writer, actor, editor and producer
Titles
11 on MovieCove · 21 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 65 days to Oct 28Down 29% in 30 days

What are Derrick Beckles' films like?

Across their 10 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Documentary3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 65th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 38th percentile
: browse their Comedy 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
Self
33%
Bonds
31%
Society
27%
Power
9%
Friendship6 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFame2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 5 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Wry: How sincerely it treats its story and characters, from ironic to earnest. Browse their wry movies.
Tone · Sincerity
ironicearnest

A split, not a type: Ironic 3 · Wry 0 · Earnest 2

Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 4 · Serious 1 · Dark 0

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

Grounded 5 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 2 · Charged 1 · Intense 2

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

Steady 1 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 2

Funny: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their funny movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 0 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 4

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

A split, not a type: Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 0 · Relentless 3

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

Casual 5 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 4 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

1 analyzed role

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Absurd
8
Joyful
8
Warm
4
Manic
3
Contemplative
2
Other
1

How their films linger

Fun8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet3
  • Ambiguous3
  • Cyclical2

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 Derrick Beckles' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 6 of their 11 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Hulu (3).

Subscription and free streaming for Derrick Beckles' 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

21 credits, 11 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Ali G: Who Iz I?(2026)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • GODKRUSHER (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Coley Mason

  • Jackass 4.5(2022)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Jackass Forever(2022)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Claim to Fame(2022)

    Show as Bad Cop

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • Bad Trip(2021)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • What We Do in the Shadows(2019)

    Show 1 episode · as Anton

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Danny's House(2019)

    Show Director · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • Mostly 4 Millennials(2018)

    Show 8 episodes · Director · Creator · Producer · Writer · as Himself - Host

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all shows

  • Why? With Hannibal Buress(2015)

    Show Writer

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all shows

  • Hot Package(2013)

    Show 11 episodes · Director · Creator · Editor · Executive Producer · Writer · as Derrick Beckles

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all shows

  • The Eric Andre New Year's Eve Spooktacular (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Writer

  • The Eric Andre Show(2012)

    Show 60 episodes · Writer

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • Let's Work It Out! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Director · as Director

  • Totally for Teens (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Writer · as Himself

  • A Sore for Sighted Eyes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Director

  • Casual Fridays (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Director

  • Strip Club Dj's (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Director

  • When Television Attacks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Director

  • A Rich Tradition of Magic (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Director

  • Ouch Television My Brain Hurts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Director · as Director

Career shape

A full career of 16 titles from 1996 to 2023.

Biggest box office

Jackass Forever (2022)

$81M worldwide

Highest rated

Jackass Forever (2022)

Midcredits 77th

Most popular right now

Ali G: Who Iz I? (2026)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting5 of 16: 2 only acting, 3 with another roleDirecting8 of 16: 5 only directing, 3 with another roleWriting7 of 16: 5 only writing, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score62ndProducing1 of 16: 0 only producing, 1 with another roleOther crew2 of 16: 0 only other crew, 2 with another role

16 titles, 4 with more than one role — directing and writing overlap on 1 of them.

By decade

1990s2 · 1 acting · 2 crew2000s5 · crew2010s6 · 3 acting · 5 crew2020s3 · 1 acting · 2 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 Derrick Beckles' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 62nd percentile, the median of all 4; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 63rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

63rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Approval · how many liked their films

63rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Reach · how many have seen their films

92ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Midcredits score across 11 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up5
  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th1
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

3 of their 11 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Divisive2
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser3
  • Mixed3

Most divisive · producer

Ali G: Who Iz I? (2026)

99th percentile spread · 68% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · writer

The Eric Andre Show (2012)

Midcredits 94th · 88% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 62/100 and the pacing 43/100 in their films, across 5 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.

Is Derrick Beckles' work okay for kids?

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

Their medianMedian of all films
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 88 · severeMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 84 · severeMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 92 · severeMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 29 · mildMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 80 · 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 Derrick Beckles work with?

People who share at least 2 of Derrick Beckles' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jeff Tremaine shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles