Joe Beshenkovsky

What are Joe Beshenkovsky's films like?

Across their 16 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Society and Self.

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 Joe Beshenkovsky's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 14 of their 18 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on HBO Max (4).

• HBO Max4 titles, browse their movies on this service
  • George Carlin's American Dream (2022) · producer, editor
  • Cobain: Montage of Heck (2015) · editor
  • One Nation Under Dog (2012) · editor
  • The Last Cruise (2021) · producer, editor
• Prime Video3 titles, browse their movies on this service
  • Janis: Little Girl Blue (2015) · editor
  • All These Sons (2021) · editor
  • MegaDoc (2025) · editor
• Paramount+2 titles, browse their movies on this service
  • Belushi (2020) · editor
  • This American Life (2007) · editor
• The Criterion Channel2 titles, browse their movies on this service
  • Objectified (2009) · editor
  • MegaDoc (2025) · editor
• Tubi2 titles, browse their movies on this service
  • Janis: Little Girl Blue (2015) · editor · free
  • All These Sons (2021) · editor · free
• Disney+1 title, browse their movies on this service
  • Jane (2017) · editor
• Fandor1 title, browse their movies on this service
  • Teenage (2013) · editor
• Hulu1 title, browse their movies on this service
  • Jane (2017) · editor
• Netflix1 title, browse their movies on this service
  • Into the Deep (2020) · producer, editor

Subscription and free streaming for Joe Beshenkovsky's titles on Motif; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Motif 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

24 credits, 18 with a Motif page.

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  Bob and David Climb Machu Picchu(2026)

  Co-Producer · Editor

  Motif score: 82nd percentile of all films82^nd
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  Mata Hari (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2026)

  Director · Editor
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  MegaDoc(2025)

  Editor

  Motif score: 75th percentile of all films75^th
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  The Big Cheese(2025)

  Producer

  Motif score: 96th percentile of all films96^th
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  Flipside (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2024)

  Editor · Producer · Writer
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  George Carlin's American Dream(2022)

  Show 2 episodes · Co-Executive Producer · Editor

  Motif score: 95th percentile of all shows95^th
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  All These Sons(2021)

  Editor

  Motif score: 84th percentile of all films84^th
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  The Last Cruise(2021)

  Editor · Producer

  Motif score: 54th percentile of all films54^th
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  Belushi(2020)

  Editor

  Motif score: 87th percentile of all films87^th
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  Into the Deep(2020)

  Editor · Producer

  Motif score: 66th percentile of all films66^th
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  The Zen Diaries of Garry Shandling (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2018)

  Show 2 episodes · Co-Executive Producer · Editor
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  Jane(2017)

  Editor

  Motif score: 98th percentile of all films98^th
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  You Can Go (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2016)

  Editor
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  Janis: Little Girl Blue(2015)

  Editor

  Motif score: 92nd percentile of all films92^nd
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  Cobain: Montage of Heck(2015)

  Editor

  Motif score: 95th percentile of all films95^th
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  It's Me, Hilary: The Man Who Drew Eloise (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2015)

  Editor
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  Teenage(2013)

  Editor

  Motif score: 60th percentile of all films60^th
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  Raising Adam Lanza (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2013)

  Editor
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  Another Day, Another Time: Celebrating the Music of Inside Llewyn Davis(2013)

  Editor

  Motif score: 97th percentile of all films97^th
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  One Nation Under Dog(2012)

  Editor

  Motif score: 86th percentile of all films86^th
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  9 by Design(2010)

  Show Editor

  Motif score: 17th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)~17^th
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  One Night Only: Barbra Streisand and Quartet at the Village Vanguard - September 26, 2009(2010)

  Editor

  Motif score: 94th percentile of all films94^th
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  Objectified(2009)

  Editor

  Motif score: 82nd percentile of all films82^nd
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  This American Life(2007)

  Show Editor

  Motif score: 88th percentile of all shows88^th

Career shape

A full career of 18 titles from 2009 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Jane (2017)

$1.9M worldwide

Highest rated

Jane (2017)

Motif 98^th

Most popular right now

MegaDoc (2025)

Awards

3 Primetime Emmys and 1 other major award from 13 major nominations, 2008–2026.

1. 2026
   • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special
   • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Picture Editing for a Nonfiction Program
2. 2025
   • Venice award, won · Best Documentary on Cinema
3. 2023
   • Producers Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Producer of Non-Fiction Television
4. 2022
   • Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special
   • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Picture Editing for a Nonfiction Program
   • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Sound Editing for a Nonfiction or Reality Program (Single or Multi-Camera)
5. 2018
   • Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special
   • Primetime Emmy, nominated ×2 · Outstanding Picture Editing for Nonfiction Programming
6. 2015
   • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Picture Editing for Nonfiction Programming
7. 2009
   • Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Picture Editing for Nonfiction Programming
8. 2008
   • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Picture Editing for Nonfiction Programming

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.

How do Joe Beshenkovsky's films land?

Their typical Motif film has a Motif score in the 86^th percentile, the median of all 15; across their 14 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 85^th percentile for acclaim.

Shape of the crowd

7 of their 18 titles are Universally Loved.

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• Universally Loved7
• Cult Classic2
• Crowd Pleaser6
• Broadly Agreed1
• Mixed2

Most divisive · editor

9 by Design (2010)

88^th percentile spread · 30% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · editor

Jane (2017)

Motif 98^th · 89% liked

Reviewers score the pacing 49/100 in their films, across 9 reviewed titles; fans 59, detractors 28. The element that speaks to their work as an editor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on Motif; 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 Motif score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their Motif 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 Joe Beshenkovsky work with?

People who share at least 2 of Joe Beshenkovsky's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; James A. Smith shares the most, 4.