Benjamin Dickinson got his start directing music videos for DFA record artists such as LCD Soundsystem, The Rapture, and The Juan Maclean. He has since made videos for Q-Tip and Reggie Watts and directed commercials for Google, The Ford Motor Corporation, BMW, MTV and Guitar Hero. Before CREATIVE CONTROL, Ben also starred in his critically acclaimed first feature film, FIRST WINTER, which premiered at the 2012 Tribeca Film Festival.
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Biography from TMDB.
- November 13, 1981 (44)
- Santa Monica, California, USA
- Director, actor, writer, producer and editor
- 4 on MovieCove · 9 credits in all
What are Benjamin Dickinson's films like?
Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Ideas and Survival.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 1 · Earnest 3
Light 1 · Serious 2 · Dark 1
Grounded 0 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 1
Gentle 0 · Charged 3 · Intense 1
Steady 1 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 1
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 1
Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 0 · Relentless 0
Casual 1 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 1
Easy watch 1 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 0
A split, not a type: Resolved 0 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 1
Roles they play
- Heroas Richards in I Can See You (2008)
- Heroas David in Creative Control (2015)
Moods and endings
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 Benjamin Dickinson's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 3 of their 4 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Benjamin Dickinson'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
9 credits, 4 with a MovieCove page.
White Devil (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
Reggie Watts: Spatial(2016)
Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
Creative Control(2015)
Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films
10 Crosby (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
Brasilia: City of the Future (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
Super Sleuths (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Thanksgiving (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
First Winter(2012)
Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films
I Can See You(2008)
Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films
Career shape
A full career of 9 titles from 2008 to 2021.
Biggest box office
Creative Control (2015)
Highest rated
Reggie Watts: Spatial (2016)
Most popular right now
Creative Control (2015)
Film career
- 2016Screen debut· Creative Control
- 2016First top-billed film· Creative Control
How do Benjamin Dickinson's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 26th percentile, the median of all 4; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 29th percentile for acclaim.
- 25th to 49th2
- Below 25th2
Shape of the crowd
4 of their 4 titles are Mixed.
- Mixed4
Reviewers score the atmosphere 59/100 and the pacing 28/100 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 Benjamin Dickinson work with?
People who share at least 2 of Benjamin Dickinson's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Reggie Watts shares the most, 2.
Actors
- Reggie WattsShared titles: Reggie Watts: Spatial (2016), Creative Control (2015)See all 2 shared titles with Reggie Watts
- Paul ManzaShared titles: Creative Control (2015), First Winter (2012)See all 2 shared titles with Paul Manza
Cinematographers and editors
- Andrew HasseShared titles: Reggie Watts: Spatial (2016), Creative Control (2015)See all 2 shared titles with Andrew Hasse
- Megan BrooksShared titles: Reggie Watts: Spatial (2016), Creative Control (2015)See all 2 shared titles with Megan Brooks
- Adam Newport-BerraShared titles: Creative Control (2015), First Winter (2012)See all 2 shared titles with Adam Newport-Berra
Producers
- Mark De PaceShared titles: Creative Control (2015), First Winter (2012)See all 2 shared titles with Mark De Pace
- Zachary MortensenShared titles: Creative Control (2015), First Winter (2012)See all 2 shared titles with Zachary Mortensen
Mixed roles
- Jake SchreierShared titles: First Winter (2012), I Can See You (2008)See all 2 shared titles with Jake Schreier
