Jared Bentley is an American film and television director and editor. He is most known for the action-thriller, "Intensive Care", which he directed, co-wrote, and produced through his company, Engenius Productions. After graduating from NYU, he worked in a variety of genres, including feature films, music videos, documentaries, and then eventually became the exclusive video director for the Jackson 5's Unity Tour. The tour made stops in all over the world, including Abu Dhabi, Tokyo, Malaysia, Australia, England, Sweden, Belgium, and Morocco. Jared Bentley's first professional directing job, was his 2004 documentary on voice actress Nancy Cartwright (The Simpsons). In 2015, he was the Editor for the Aol Studios produced series, "True Trans", which was nominated for an Emmy.
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Biography from IMDb.
- December 19, 1974 (51)
- Los Angeles, California, USA
- Editor, also director, producer and writer
- 17 on MovieCove · 18 credits in all
Known for
What are Jared Bentley's films like?
Across their 16 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Bonds.
Genres
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
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 1 · Wry 1 · Earnest 13
A split, not a type: Light 3 · Serious 5 · Dark 7
Grounded 14 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0
Gentle 2 · Charged 9 · Intense 4
Steady 5 · Shifting 10 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 12 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 1
Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 11 · Relentless 1
Casual 5 · Engaged 9 · Full focus 1
A split, not a type: Easy watch 4 · Affecting 5 · Heavy 6
Resolved 11 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 1
Moods and endings
- Happy4
- Bittersweet7
- Tragic2
- Ambiguous3
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 Jared Bentley's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 11 of their 17 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (7).
- Keyshia Cole This Is My Story (2023) · editor · free
- Girl in the Basement (2021) · editor · free
- Frontier Crucible (2025) · editor · free
- Suitcase Killer: The Melanie McGuire Story (2022) · editor · free
- Nightclub Secrets (2018) · editor · free
- Intensive Care (2018) · director, writer, producer, editor · free
- Hidden in Plain Sight (2019) · editor · free
Subscription and free streaming for Jared Bentley's 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
18 credits, 17 with a MovieCove page.
Run Hide Fight: Infidels(2026)
Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all shows
Frontier Crucible(2025)
Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films
Lady Ballers(2023)
Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
First Comes Love, Then Comes Murder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
Newlywed Nightmare(2023)
Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films
Switched Before Birth(2021)
Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
Girl in the Basement(2021)
Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films
The Husband(2019)
Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films
Hidden in Plain Sight(2019)
Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films
Intensive Care(2018)
Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films
Nightclub Secrets(2018)
Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films
Career shape
A full career of 18 titles from 2014 to 2026.
Highest rated
Girl in the Basement (2021)
Most popular right now
The Pendragon Cycle: Rise of the Merlin (2026)
Film career
- 2023Screen debut· Lady Ballers
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 Jared Bentley's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 20th percentile, the median of all 16; across their 15 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 21st percentile for acclaim.
- 50th to 74th2
- 25th to 49th6
- Below 25th9
Shape of the crowd
11 of their 17 titles are Mixed.
- Universally Panned1
- Divisive2
- Cult Classic2
- Crowd Pleaser1
- Mixed11
Reviewers score the pacing 36/100 in their films, across 13 reviewed titles; fans 57, detractors 23. The element that speaks to their work as an editor.
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 Jared Bentley's work okay for kids?
Across up to 5 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity runs heavier than most films.
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 Jared Bentley work with?
People who share at least 2 of Jared Bentley's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Stacia Crawford shares the most, 5.
Directors
- Stacia CrawfordShared titles: Newlywed Nightmare (2023), The Perfect Wedding Match (2021), Hidden in Plain Sight (2019), The Husband (2019), Nightclub Secrets (2018)See all 5 shared titles with Stacia Crawford
- Manu BoyerShared titles: Pushed off a Plane and Survived (2026), Keyshia Cole This Is My Story (2023), Suitcase Killer: The Melanie McGuire Story (2022), Girl in the Basement (2021)See all 4 shared titles with Manu Boyer
- Jeremy BoreingShared titles: The Pendragon Cycle: Rise of the Merlin (2026), Lady Ballers (2023)See all 2 shared titles with Jeremy Boreing
- Elisabeth RöhmShared titles: Girl in the Basement (2021), Switched Before Birth (2021)See all 2 shared titles with Elisabeth Röhm
Actors
- Myles ClohessyShared titles: Run Hide Fight: Infidels (2026), The Pendragon Cycle: Rise of the Merlin (2026)See all 2 shared titles with Myles Clohessy
- Victoria BarabasShared titles: Hidden in Plain Sight (2019), The Brittany Murphy Story (2014)See all 2 shared titles with Victoria Barabas
Composers and cinematographers
- Jalani RileyShared titles: Pushed off a Plane and Survived (2026), Suitcase Killer: The Melanie McGuire Story (2022), Ann Rule's A Murder to Remember (2020)See all 3 shared titles with Jalani Riley
- Kristopher KimlinShared titles: Run Hide Fight: Infidels (2026), The Pendragon Cycle: Rise of the Merlin (2026), Lady Ballers (2023)See all 3 shared titles with Kristopher Kimlin
- Ozzy DonizShared titles: Girl in the Basement (2021), Switched Before Birth (2021), Ann Rule's A Murder to Remember (2020)See all 3 shared titles with Ozzy Doniz
- Kristoffer CarrilloShared titles: Hidden in Plain Sight (2019), Nightclub Secrets (2018), The Brittany Murphy Story (2014)See all 3 shared titles with Kristoffer Carrillo
Producers
- Eric TomosunasShared titles: Pushed off a Plane and Survived (2026), Suitcase Killer: The Melanie McGuire Story (2022), Girl in the Basement (2021), Switched Before Birth (2021)See all 4 shared titles with Eric Tomosunas
- Alex KerrShared titles: Keyshia Cole This Is My Story (2023), Girl in the Basement (2021), Switched Before Birth (2021), Ann Rule's A Murder to Remember (2020)See all 4 shared titles with Alex Kerr
- Fernando SzewShared titles: Newlywed Nightmare (2023), Hidden in Plain Sight (2019), Nightclub Secrets (2018), The Brittany Murphy Story (2014)See all 4 shared titles with Fernando Szew
- Ben ShapiroShared titles: Run Hide Fight: Infidels (2026), The Pendragon Cycle: Rise of the Merlin (2026), Lady Ballers (2023)See all 3 shared titles with Ben Shapiro
