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Benjamin Rider

Benjamin Rider

Writer, director and producer, also cinematographer and editor · Harare, Zimbabwe

Benjamin A. Rider was born in Harare, Zimbabwe. At the age of three he moved to South Africa for a year, and then onto Israel for most of his childhood before moving to London, England. In 2012, whilst studying at Queen Mary University of London, he produced his first professional short film, Aquarius' Mule (2013). That summer he filmed the micro budget feature film To Love Somebody (2014), which was edited as he completed his BA Hons in Film Studies. He has since gone on to complete a total of seven micro-budget feature films including the drama Forever Tomorrow (2016), the digital CinemaScope art house film Our Little Haven (2017) and the B-Movie Suburban Coffin (2018).

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From
Harare, Zimbabwe
Works as
Writer, director and producer, also cinematographer and editor
Titles
4 on MovieCove · 16 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Up 27% in 30 days

What are Benjamin Rider's films like?

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

Genres

Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 52nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Horror2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 47th percentile
: browse their Horror movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
31%
Survival
23%
Society
21%
Self
18%
Power
8%
Redemption2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIsolation2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 4 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 0 · Serious 1 · Dark 3

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 2 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 2

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 3 · Intense 1

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

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

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

Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 0 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 0

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

Easy watch 0 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 3

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

Resolved 0 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 2

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Dread
3
Melancholic
2
Tense
2
Contemplative
1
Hopeful
1
Other
1

How their films linger

Unsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 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 Rider's films?

As of October 24, 2026, all 4 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Benjamin Rider'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

16 credits, 4 with a MovieCove page.

  • Deadly Nightshade(2021)

    Director · Cinematographer · Producer · Story

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • People in Landscape (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Director · Producer · Writer

  • Mutti (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Writer

  • Here Be Dragons(2018)

    Director · Cinematographer · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Suburban Coffin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Director · Writer

  • Blood and Bones (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Director · Writer

  • Crowbar Vigilante (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Writer

  • Our Little Haven (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Director · Cinematographer · Writer

  • More Strange Than True (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Director · Writer

  • Forever Tomorrow(2016)

    Director · Cinematographer · Editor · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Seven Devils(2015)

    Director · Cinematographer · Editor · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • To Love Somebody (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Director · Writer

  • Aquarius' Mule (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director · Writer

  • Berlin Virgin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Writer

  • The Golden Fleece (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director · Writer

  • The Mux (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director · Producer · Writer

Career shape

A full career of 16 titles, 12 of them dated from 2014 to 2021.

Most popular right now

Forever Tomorrow (2016)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing13 of 16: 0 only directing, 13 with another roleWriting16 of 16: 3 only writing, 13 with another roleProducing2 of 16: 0 only producing, 2 with another roleCinematography1 of 16: 0 only cinematography, 1 with another role

16 titles, 13 with more than one role — writing and directing overlap on 13 of them.

By decade

2010s10 · crew2020s2 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.

How do Benjamin Rider's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 49th percentile, the median of all 4; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 3rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

3rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Approval · how many liked their films

91stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Reach · how many have seen their films

29thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Midcredits score across 4 titles, by percentile

  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th2

Shape of the crowd

2 of their 4 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Divisive1
  • Mixed2

Most divisive · director, writer, producer, cinematographer, editor

Forever Tomorrow (2016)

99th percentile spread · 35% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director, writer, producer, cinematographer, editor

Forever Tomorrow (2016)

Midcredits 53rd · 61% liked

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 Rider work with?

People who share at least 2 of Benjamin Rider's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Xavier Baeyens shares the most, 2.

Actors

Producers