Ben Haslup is an alumnus of the James Madison University's School of Media Arts & Design. After graduating he made the award winning short film Taste of Evil, a film noir parody set inside a refrigerator with condiments for characters. Through a strange series of events, Taste of Evil led to a job at America's Most Wanted, where he went on to produce and direct multiple segments which led to the capture of fugitives around the country, including one from a decades old cold case murder in Harrisonburg, VA, home of his alma-mater. He's continued to work as a professional filmmaker ever since. Throughout his career, he's worked on the front lines as a writer, director, producer and editor in multiple genres. His credits range from shepherding the first season of a real life X-Files series "Paranatural" on National Geographic, to the true crime series People Magazine Investigates on Investigation Discovery. He served as co-executive producer, lead writer & editor on the premiere season of the horror/natural history mash up series Dead By Dawn for NatGeo Wild. And, further reflecting his interest in natural history storytelling, he's been behind some of the highest rated Shark Week specials of all time, including those starring world class athletes and celebrities like Michael Phelps in Phelps v. Shark and Shaquille O'Neal in Shaq Week.
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Biography from IMDb.
- Producer, editor, director and writer
- 8 on MovieCove
What are Benjamin Haslup's films like?
Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Ideas and Survival.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 3
Light 3 · Serious 0 · Dark 0
Grounded 3 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0
Gentle 2 · Charged 1 · Intense 0
Steady 3 · Shifting 0 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0
Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 0 · Relentless 0
Casual 0 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 2 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 0
Resolved 2 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Bittersweet2
- Ambiguous5
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 Haslup's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 5 of their 8 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on discovery+ (3).
- discovery+
Subscription and free streaming for Benjamin Haslup'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, 8 with a MovieCove page.
Jaws vs. the Meg(2023)
Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Counting Jaws(2022)
Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Dead by Dawn(2019)
Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows
Beauty Queen Murders(2013)
Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all shows
Haunted Collector(2011)
Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all shows
Career shape
Across their 8 MovieCove titles from 2011 to 2023.
How do Benjamin Haslup's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 19th percentile, the median of all 3; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 34th percentile for acclaim.
- 50th to 74th1
- 25th to 49th2
- Below 25th5
Shape of the crowd
7 of their 8 titles are Mixed.
- Cult Classic1
- Mixed7
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 Haslup work with?
People who share at least 2 of Benjamin Haslup's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Paul Matusheski shares the most, 4.
Cinematographers and editors
- Mike ReidShared titles: Jaws vs. the Meg (2023), Monster Hammerheads: Killer Instinct (2023), Rob Riggle Global Investigator (2019)See all 3 shared titles with Mike Reid
- Paul MatusheskiShared titles: Jaws vs. the Meg (2023), Monster Hammerheads: Killer Instinct (2023), Rob Riggle Global Investigator (2019), Haunted Collector (2011)See all 4 shared titles with Paul Matusheski
- Megan CarsonShared titles: Jaws vs. the Meg (2023), Haunted Collector (2011)See all 2 shared titles with Megan Carson
- Michael ReidShared titles: Jaws vs. the Meg (2023), Monster Hammerheads: Killer Instinct (2023)See all 2 shared titles with Michael Reid
Producers
- Christian MeolaShared titles: Jaws vs. the Meg (2023), Monster Hammerheads: Killer Instinct (2023), Counting Jaws (2022), Haunted Collector (2011)See all 4 shared titles with Christian Meola
- Andrew NealShared titles: Jaws vs. the Meg (2023), Monster Hammerheads: Killer Instinct (2023)See all 2 shared titles with Andrew Neal
- Candice AllgoodShared titles: Jaws vs. the Meg (2023), Monster Hammerheads: Killer Instinct (2023)See all 2 shared titles with Candice Allgood
- Joseph SchneierShared titles: Jaws vs. the Meg (2023), Monster Hammerheads: Killer Instinct (2023)See all 2 shared titles with Joseph Schneier