Abner Benaim (Panamá, 1971) is a Panamanian film director, producer, screenwriter and plastic artist. His works include Yo no me llamo Rubén Blades (2018), Chance (2009) and Plaza Catedral (2021).
Biography from TMDB.
- Panama City, Panama
- Director, producer, writer and actor
- 3 on MovieCove · 14 credits in all
What are Abner Benaim's films like?
Across a limited sample of 3 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Survival.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 3
Light 1 · Serious 1 · Dark 1
Grounded 3 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0
Gentle 1 · Charged 1 · Intense 1
A split, not a type: Steady 2 · Shifting 0 · Whiplash 1
Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0
Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 0
Casual 0 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 1
Easy watch 0 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 1
Resolved 0 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 1
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 Abner Benaim's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 2 of their 3 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (2).
Subscription and free streaming for Abner Benaim'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, 3 with a MovieCove page.
Tropical Paradise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)
Wild Gleaming Space (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
Vai Ter Troco (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
Plaza Catedral(2021)
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films
Inland (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
Panama Canal Stories (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Short Plays (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Invasión(2014)
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films
Empleadas y patrones (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
Chance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
"Perfect Wedding Days" (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Nemesis (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Untitled Jaime Alemán Documentary (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 14 titles, 11 of them dated from 2009 to 2026.
How do Abner Benaim's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 71st percentile, the median of all 3; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 67th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up1
- 50th to 74th2
Shape of the crowd
2 of their 3 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Crowd Pleaser2
- Mixed1
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 Abner Benaim work with?
People who share at least 2 of Abner Benaim's MovieCove titles; Rubén Blades shares the most, 3.
- Rubén BladesShared titles: Plaza Catedral (2021), Ruben Blades Is Not My Name (2018), Invasión (2014)See all 3 shared titles with Rubén Blades
- Gema Juarez AllenShared titles: Plaza Catedral (2021), Ruben Blades Is Not My Name (2018), Invasión (2014)See all 3 shared titles with Gema Juarez Allen