- Director, producer, writer and editor
- 7 on MovieCove · 8 credits in all
What are Ben Hickernell's films like?
Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 5
A split, not a type: Light 3 · Serious 2 · Dark 0
Grounded 5 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0
Gentle 2 · Charged 3 · Intense 0
Steady 3 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0
Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0
Casual 3 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 2 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 0
A split, not a type: Resolved 2 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy2
- Bittersweet2
- 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 Hickernell's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 4 of their 7 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (4).
Subscription and free streaming for Ben Hickernell'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
8 credits, 7 with a MovieCove page.
What We Found(2020)
Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films
A Rising Tide(2015)
Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films
Campus Code(2015)
Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films
Backwards(2012)
Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films
Lebanon, Pa.(2010)
Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
The Art of the Steal(2009)
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films
Of Darkness(2006)
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Cellar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
Career shape
A full career of 7 titles from 2005 to 2020.
How do Ben Hickernell's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 35th percentile, the median of all 7; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 33rd percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up1
- 50th to 74th1
- 25th to 49th4
- Below 25th1
Shape of the crowd
5 of their 7 titles are Mixed.
- Universally Loved1
- Cult Classic1
- Mixed5
Reviewers score the atmosphere 48/100 and the pacing 36/100 in their films, across 4 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.
Who does Ben Hickernell work with?
People who share at least 2 of Ben Hickernell's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Charles Smith shares the most, 3.
Editors
- Phillip J. BartellShared titles: What We Found (2020), Backwards (2012)See all 2 shared titles with Phillip J. Bartell
Producers
- Charles SmithShared titles: A Rising Tide (2015), Campus Code (2015), Lebanon, Pa. (2010)See all 3 shared titles with Charles Smith
- J. Andrew GreenblattShared titles: What We Found (2020), A Rising Tide (2015)See all 2 shared titles with J. Andrew Greenblatt
- Jenifer WestphalShared titles: A Rising Tide (2015), Lebanon, Pa. (2010)See all 2 shared titles with Jenifer Westphal
