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Ben Ross

Producer

Ben Ross is Chief Content Officer of Image Nation Abu Dhabi and Chief Operating Officer of twofour54 Abu Dhabi. Under Ben's guidance, Image Nation Abu Dhabi won an Academy Award in 2019 for Best Documentary in respect of Free Solo and is currently the only Middle Eastern based studio to have multiple local projects on the leading global streaming platform, Netflix. Ben has been responsible for the creation of award-winning local content including the first Emirati TV series on Netflix Justice, and critically acclaimed film Scales - winner of the Verona Film Club Award at the Venice International Film Festival in 2019. Under his tenure as COO at twofour54, Ben has steered the diversification of Abu Dhabi's creative industries with the launch of Abu Dhabi Gaming - an initiative dedicated to the growth of the gaming and esports industries in the region - and the launch of twofour54's Yas Creative Hub - a brand new home for media and entertainment in the Middle East that is set to triple the size of the creative sector in Abu Dhabi. Ben led the crucial streamlining of productions during the Covid-19 pandemic which allowed Abu Dhabi to be one of only a handful of countries able to continue production during lockdown. Ben has spearheaded a number of strategic partnerships, including a landmark multi-project deal with MBC Studios and Majid Al Futtaim which released its first feature film Bloodline in 2020, and a partnership with MBC Studios, Image Nation and twofour54 which led to the creation of the world's first Arabic language soap opera Inheritance. Ben's career started over two decades ago with Oscar-winning producer Scott Rudin (No Country For Old Men) where he worked on such films as Clueless and Sabrina. He then spent four years working for the management/production Brillstein-Grey Entertainment, where he specialized in management, working closely with such clients as Brad Pitt and Courtney Cox. After then working for director Martin Brest (Beverly Hills Cop, Scent of a Woman), Ben spent several years writing/directing/producing films on his own, including producing The Young Kieslowski (winner of the 2014 Los Angeles Film Festival Audience Award).

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Works as
Producer
Titles
17 on MovieCove · 31 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Down 31% in 30 days

What are Ben Ross' films like?

Across their 13 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Horror4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 55th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Horror movies
Drama3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 80th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 16th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 14th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 61st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime 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
Bonds
23%
Morality
23%
Survival
21%
Self
13%
Power
11%
Ideas
8%
Society
2%
Trauma3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCorruption2 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themeGuilt3 titles, browse their movies with this themeParenthood2 titles, browse their movies with this themeMemory2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 13 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 2 · Serious 4 · Dark 7

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

Grounded 5 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 3

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 3 · Charged 3 · Intense 7

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

A split, not a type: Steady 7 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 1

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

Straight-faced 8 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 3

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 7 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 2

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

Casual 4 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 4

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

A split, not a type: Easy watch 4 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 7

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

Resolved 5 · Open-ended 5 · Ambiguous 3

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
8
Melancholic
7
Dread
4
Contemplative
5
Absurd
3
Other
8

How their films linger

Thought-provoking8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 5 with a twist

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet5
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous5

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 Ross' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 13 of their 17 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Ben Ross' 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

31 credits, 17 with a MovieCove page.

  • What Happened to Doris?(2026)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Shepherd (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Executive Producer

  • V/H/S/Mixtape(2026)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Company(2026)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Hokum(2026)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Undertone(2025)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • The Liberation(2026)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Plague(2025)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • V/H/S/Halloween(2025)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Ick(2024)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Irkalla: Gilgamesh's Dream(2025)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Late Night with the Devil(2023)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Watcher(2022)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Scales (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Producer

  • The Secrets We Keep(2020)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Benji(2018)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Roman J. Israel, Esq.(2017)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • The Young Kieslowski (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Executive Producer

  • Breaking Wind(2012)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Hijacked(2012)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Call Back (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Director · Writer

  • 4X4: The Event (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Executive Producer

  • Anything but Ghosts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Executive Producer

  • Archangel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Executive Producer

  • Home Safety Hotline (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Executive Producer

  • Menace (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Executive Producer

  • MORA (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Executive Producer

  • Sundowning (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Executive Producer

  • Texas Chainsaw Massacre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Executive Producer

  • The Punishing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Executive Producer

  • V/H/S: SCP (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Executive Producer

Career shape

A full career of 28 titles, 16 of them dated from 2009 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Hokum (2026)

$25M worldwide

Highest rated

Late Night with the Devil (2023)

Midcredits 80th

Most popular right now

V/H/S/Mixtape (2026)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing1 of 28: 0 only directing, 1 with another roleWriting1 of 28: 0 only writing, 1 with another roleProducing27 of 28: 27 only producing, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score39th

By decade

2000s1 · crew2010s4 · crew2020s11 · 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 Ross' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 40th percentile, the median of all 17; across their 13 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 43rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

43rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Approval · how many liked their films

38thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Reach · how many have seen their films

87thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Midcredits score across 17 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up3
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th5
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

8 of their 17 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Panned1
  • Divisive1
  • Crowd Pleaser6
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed8

Most divisive · producer

What Happened to Doris? (2026)

93rd percentile spread · 47% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

Late Night with the Devil (2023)

Midcredits 80th · 71% 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.

Is Ben Ross' work okay for kids?

Across up to 8 MovieCove titles with content scores, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films and sex & nudity lighter.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore6 titles31–76 · median 49 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity8 titles4–51 · median 12 · minimallighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity5 titles27–63 · median 50 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs6 titles16–53 · median 36 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense6 titles40–81 · median 76 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian 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 Ross work with?

People who share at least 2 of Ben Ross' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Steven Schneider shares the most, 7.

Producers