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Ben Folds

Ben Folds

Actor and composer · Born September 12, 1966 (60) · Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA

Benjamin Scott "Ben" Folds (born September 12, 1966) is an American singer-songwriter, musician, and the former frontman and pianist of the alternative rock band Ben Folds Five. He now performs as a solo artist and collaborates with many other musicians.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
September 12, 1966 (60)
From
Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA
Works as
Actor and composer
Titles
14 on MovieCove · 26 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 64 days to Oct 27Down 39% in 30 days

What are Ben Folds' films like?

Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Ideas.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
31%
Ideas
29%
Society
26%
Morality
9%
Bonds
5%
Art4 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 6 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 6 · Serious 0 · Dark 0

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

Grounded 3 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 5 · Charged 1 · Intense 0

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

Steady 5 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0

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

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 2

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

Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 6 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 6 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Contemplative
5
Joyful
4
Warm
3
Absurd
1
Hopeful
1
Other
2

How their films linger

Feel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet4

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 Folds' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 10 of their 14 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (3).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Ben Folds' 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

26 credits, 14 with a MovieCove page; 25 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Snoopy Presents: A Summer Musical(2025)

    Composer · Music Supervisor · Songs

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Snoopy Presents: It's the Small Things, Charlie Brown(2022)

    Songs

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • The Wilds(2020)

    Show 3 episodes · as Ben Folds

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • Tim Minchin: Apart Together Live At Trackdown Studios (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Special Guest

  • Handsome: A Netflix Mystery Movie(2017)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Billions(2016)

    Show 1 episode · as Ben Folds

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Misery Loves Comedy(2015)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • You're the Worst(2014)

    Show 3 episodes · as Ben Folds

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • Cold Turkey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Additional Music

  • Drunk History(2013)

    Show 1 episode · as Nathan Cherry · as Self

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • Ben Folds Five: Live from the Warfield (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Actor

  • Community(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Professor Bublitz

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • William Shatner's Gonzo Ballet(2009)

    Composer · as Himself

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • MySpace Music Presents: Front to Back with Ben Folds Five (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Ben Folds

  • Ben Folds: Normal People Do It Too (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Editor · Sound · as Self (Piano / Vocals)

  • Ben Folds: Live at MySpace (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Ben Folds

  • Over the Hedge(2006)

    Songs

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Hoodwinked(2005)

    Songs

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Ben Folds and WASO: Live in Perth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Ben Folds

  • Ben Folds: The Making of Songs for Silverman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Composer · Lyricist · Musician · Actor

  • Best Week Ever (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Live at the Chapel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Actor

  • 100 Girls(2000)

    Additional Music

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Ben Folds Five: Freaking Out (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Composer · Actor

  • Space Ghost Coast to Coast(1993)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows

  • Hong Kong Fooey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Composer

Career shape

A full career of 26 titles, 25 of them dated from 1994 to 2025.

Biggest box office

The Musical Mind: A Portrait in Process (2023)

$17K worldwide

Highest rated

Snoopy Presents: A Summer Musical (2025)

Midcredits 72nd

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting15 of 26: 13 only acting, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score87thWriting1 of 26: 0 only writing, 1 with another roleMusic8 of 26: 6 only music, 2 with another roleEditing1 of 26: 0 only editing, 1 with another roleOther crew6 of 26: 4 only other crew, 2 with another role

26 titles, 3 with more than one role — acting and music overlap on 2 of them.

By decade

1990s2 · 2 acting · 1 crew2000s12 · 7 acting · 6 crew2010s7 · 4 acting · 3 crew2020s4 · 2 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 Ben Folds' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 69th percentile, the median of all 8; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 82nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

82ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Approval · how many liked their films

77thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Reach · how many have seen their films

27thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Midcredits score across 14 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up7
  • 50th to 74th4
  • 25th to 49th2
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

7 of their 14 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Loved with Detractors1
  • Crowd Pleaser7
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed2

Most divisive · actor, composer

William Shatner's Gonzo Ballet (2009)

91st percentile spread · 21% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

You're the Worst (2014)

Midcredits 89th · 89% liked

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 Folds work with?

People who share at least 2 of Ben Folds' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Scott Hicks shares the most, 2.

Directors

Writers

Cinematographers and editors

Producers