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Ben Chanan

Director, writer and producer

BAFTA Award winner

Works as
Director, writer and producer
Titles
6 on MovieCove · 14 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Down 14% in 30 days

What are Ben Chanan's films like?

Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Survival.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
25%
Survival
25%
Bonds
21%
Self
14%
Power
14%
Family bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
4
Dread
4
Contemplative
1
Melancholic
1

How their films linger

Unsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

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 Chanan's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 5 of their 6 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (4).

Subscription and free streaming for Ben Chanan'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

14 credits, 6 with a MovieCove page.

  • Then You Run(2023)

    Show Creator · Writer

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all shows

  • The Capture(2019)

    Show 12 episodes · Director · Creator · Executive Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • Unspeakable(2017)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • The People Next Door (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Director · Writer

  • The Last Kingdom(2015)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Cyberbully(2015)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • The Missing(2014)

    Show 8 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Our World War (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

  • Blackout (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Director · Writer

  • America's Animal Hoarder: Trouble at the Zoo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Director

  • The Liquid Bomb Plot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Director

  • The Fallen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Additional Editing

  • Blue Suede Jew (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Editor

  • The Lords' Day (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 6 episodes · Director · Executive Producer

Career shape

A full career of 13 titles, 12 of them dated from 2007 to 2023.

Highest rated

The Capture (2019)

Midcredits 90th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing10 of 13: 5 only directing, 5 with another roleWriting4 of 13: 0 only writing, 4 with another roleProducing2 of 13: 0 only producing, 2 with another roleEditing1 of 13: 1 only editing, 0 with another roleOther crew3 of 13: 2 only other crew, 1 with another role

13 titles, 5 with more than one role — directing and writing overlap on 4 of them.

By decade

2000s2 · crew2010s9 · crew2020s1 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.

Awards

a BAFTA Award from 3 major nominations, 2013–2016.

WinNomination
  1. 2016
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Single Drama
  2. 2015
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Mini-Series
  3. 2013
    • BAFTA Award, won · Best Director: Factual

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

Who does Ben Chanan work with?

People who share at least 2 of Ben Chanan's MovieCove titles; William Blunden shares the most, 2.