From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Benny Boom (born on July 22, 1971) is a music video director and current director of Gorilla Flix, Inc. He trained at Temple University's School of Radio, Television, & Film, and also served as a protégé of veteran director Little X and Hype Williams. He has also directed music videos for Sean Paul, Nas, Amerie, Kelly Rowland, Monica, Keyshia Cole, Mario, Ciara, Cassidy, Lil' Kim, LL Cool J, Nelly, P. Diddy, 50 Cent and many others. The rap video director has created political advertisements against George W. Bush in the past, and he is quoted as saying, "We've got to get George W. Bush out of office, and it's very important that kids understand what a serious condition the world is in with this madman." Most of the ads end with the phrase "George Bush, he's not on our side." Boom is a member of Alpha Phi Alpha, the first intercollegiate Greek-letter fraternity established for African Americans. He directed the 2009 film, Next Day Air.
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Biography from TMDB.
- July 22, 1971 (55)
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
- Director and producer
- 21 on MovieCove · 22 credits in all
What are Benny Boom's films like?
Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Self.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 5
Light 1 · Serious 3 · Dark 1
A split, not a type: Grounded 3 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0
Gentle 0 · Charged 2 · Intense 3
Steady 0 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 2
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0
Slow burn 0 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 1
Casual 0 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 0 · Affecting 4 · Heavy 1
Resolved 4 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Bittersweet4
- Tragic1
- Ambiguous2
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 Benny Boom's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 17 of their 21 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (7).
Subscription and free streaming for Benny Boom'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
22 credits, 21 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all shows
All American: Homecoming(2022)
Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows
CSI: Vegas(2021)
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows
The Equalizer(2021)
Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all shows
Our Kind of People(2021)
Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all shows
Tazmanian Devil(2020)
Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films
City on a Hill(2019)
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows
Ambitions(2019)
Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all shows
All American(2018)
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows
Magnum P.I.(2018)
Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all shows
Black Lightning(2018)
Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all shows
Tales(2017)
Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all shows
All Eyez on Me(2017)
Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films
48 Hours to Live(2016)
Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films
Chicago Med(2015)
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows
Empire(2015)
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows
Chicago P.D.(2014)
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows
S.W.A.T.: Firefight(2011)
Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films
NCIS: Los Angeles(2009)
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all shows
Next Day Air(2009)
Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films
90210(2008)
Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all showsGreenlight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 20 titles, 19 of them dated from 2008 to 2023.
Biggest box office
All Eyez on Me (2017)
Highest rated
All Eyez on Me (2017)
Most popular right now
Ambitions (2019)
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 Benny Boom's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 32nd percentile, the median of all 5; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 29th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up4
- 50th to 74th4
- 25th to 49th7
- Below 25th6
Shape of the crowd
7 of their 21 titles are Mixed.
- Universally Loved1
- Divisive5
- Cult Classic3
- Crowd Pleaser5
- Mixed7
Reviewers score the pacing 48/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles; fans 59, detractors 27. 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.
Is Benny Boom's work okay for kids?
Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.
Who does Benny Boom work with?
People who share at least 2 of Benny Boom's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Gino Anthony Pesi shares the most, 2.
Actors
- Gino Anthony PesiShared titles: Ambitions (2019), S.W.A.T.: Firefight (2011)See all 2 shared titles with Gino Anthony Pesi
Composers and editors
- John PaesanoShared titles: All Eyez on Me (2017), S.W.A.T.: Firefight (2011)See all 2 shared titles with John Paesano
- David ChecelShared titles: S.W.A.T.: Firefight (2011), Next Day Air (2009)See all 2 shared titles with David Checel
Producers
- Gerald RawlesShared titles: Tazmanian Devil (2020), Next Day Air (2009)See all 2 shared titles with Gerald Rawles