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Benjamin Hoetjes

Benjamin Hoetjes

Actor

Independent Spirit Award winner

Works as
Actor
Titles
7 on MovieCove · 8 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Up 24% in 30 days

What are Benjamin Hoetjes' films like?

Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Society and Survival.

Themes

share of theme weight
Society
31%
Survival
28%
Bonds
21%
Self
14%
Morality
7%

What they feel like to watch

their average across 3 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 1 · Serious 0 · Dark 2

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 3 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 1 · Charged 0 · Intense 2

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

A split, not a type: Steady 2 · Shifting 0 · Whiplash 1

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 0 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

A split, not a type: Casual 2 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 1

Easy watch: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their easy watch movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 1 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 2 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
3
Dread
2
Warm
1
Contemplative
1
Romantic
1
Other
2

How their films linger

Unsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

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 Hoetjes' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 6 of their 7 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Pluto TV (3).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Benjamin Hoetjes' 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, 7 with a MovieCove page.

  • Chief of War(2025)

    Show 9 episodes · as John Young

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • Choose Love(2023)

    as Florian

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Avatar: The Way of Water(2022)

    as Mako Sub #1 Gunner

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Black Water: Abyss(2020)

    as Viktor

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Mystery Road(2018)

    Show 3 episodes · as Eric Hoffman

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • 10x10(2018)

    as Casey

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Foal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Joe

  • The Doctor Blake Mysteries(2013)

    Show 1 episode · as Christopher Beazley

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

Career shape

Star power in the 77th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 8 titles from 2013 to 2025; peak year 2019.

Biggest box office

Black Water: Abyss (2020)

$1.1M worldwide

Highest rated

Chief of War (2025)

Midcredits 75th

Film career

20132025

Peak 2019 · steadily prominent in film for years. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting8 of 8: 8 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score74th

By decade

2010s4 · acting2020s4 · acting

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.

Awards

Won an Independent Spirit Award in 2026, Best Ensemble Cast in a New Scripted Series.

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 Benjamin Hoetjes' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 13th percentile, the median of all 4; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 14th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

14thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Approval · how many liked their films

10thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Reach · how many have seen their films

88thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Midcredits score across 7 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up3
  • 50th to 74th1
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

None of their 7 titles divides audiences: 2 are Universally Loved.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Crowd Pleaser2
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed2

Most loved · actor

Avatar: The Way of Water (2022)

Midcredits 92nd · 80% liked

Reviewers score the acting 58/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 76, detractors 46. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

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 Benjamin Hoetjes' work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 65 · intenseMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity4 titlesmedian 33 · mildMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 50 · moderateMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 28 · mildMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 64 · intenseMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Benjamin Hoetjes work with?

People who share at least 2 of Benjamin Hoetjes' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Andy Mayson shares the most, 2.

Producers