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Ben Shafer

Producer

Works as
Producer
Titles
7 on MovieCove · 10 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Down 41% in 30 days

What are Ben Shafer's films like?

Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Society.

Genres

Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 61st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 54th percentile
: browse their Drama 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
Self
34%
Society
20%
Survival
17%
Morality
16%
Bonds
8%
Power
3%
Identity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeObsession2 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIsolation2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 6 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 5

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

Grounded 6 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 3 · Intense 3

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

Steady 0 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 2

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

Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 1

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

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 4 · 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 1 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 2

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

Easy watch 0 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 4

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 1 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 2

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
6
Dread
2
Melancholic
2
Cold
2
Absurd
1
Other
3

How their films linger

Unsettling5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteInfuriating2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Bittersweet3
  • Ambiguous3

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 Ben Shafer's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 6 of their 7 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (2).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Ben Shafer'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

10 credits, 7 with a MovieCove page.

  • Pendulum (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2027)

    Cinematographer

  • Lurker(2025)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Eric LaRue(2023)

    Co-Producer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Immaculate(2024)

    Co-Producer

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • I Don't Understand You(2024)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • The Starling Girl(2023)

    Co-Producer

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Linoleum(2022)

    Production Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Lucy Dacus' Night Shift (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Producer

  • Resurrection(2022)

    Co-Producer

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Krista (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Producer

Career shape

A full career of 10 titles, 9 of them dated from 2018 to 2025.

Biggest box office

Immaculate (2024)

$35M worldwide

Highest rated

Lurker (2025)

Midcredits 76th

Most popular right now

Immaculate (2024)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Producing8 of 10: 8 only producing, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score40thCinematography1 of 10: 1 only cinematography, 0 with another roleOther crew1 of 10: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

2010s1 · crew2020s8 · crew

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.

How do Ben Shafer's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 46th percentile, the median of all 7; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 48th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

48thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Approval · how many liked their films

33rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Reach · how many have seen their films

92ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Midcredits score across 7 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up1
  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th4

Shape of the crowd

3 of their 7 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Crowd Pleaser3
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed3

Most divisive · producer

Eric LaRue (2023)

60th percentile spread · 29% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

Lurker (2025)

Midcredits 76th · 64% 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.

Is Ben Shafer's 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 43 · moderateMedian of all films: 32
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 73 · 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 Ben Shafer work with?

People who share at least 2 of Ben Shafer's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Will Greenfield shares the most, 4.

Producers