Ben Lewin (born 6 August 1946) is an Australian director. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ben Lewin, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Biography from TMDB.
- August 6, 1946 (80)
- Poland
- Director, writer and producer, also editor
- 8 on MovieCove · 17 credits in all
What are Ben Lewin's films like?
Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.
Genres
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
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 1 · Wry 0 · Earnest 5
Light 5 · Serious 1 · Dark 0
Grounded 5 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0
Gentle 1 · Charged 5 · Intense 0
Steady 3 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 0
Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0
Casual 4 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 1
Easy watch 3 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 0
Resolved 5 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy1
- Bittersweet4
- Ambiguous1
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 Lewin's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 7 of their 8 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Ben Lewin'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
17 credits, 8 with a MovieCove page.
Prüdes Hollywood - Laster, Lust und Leidenschaft im Film (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)
Falling for Figaro(2020)
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
The Catcher Was a Spy(2018)
Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
Please Stand By(2017)
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
Speechless(2016)
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows
The Sessions(2012)
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films
Ally McBeal(1997)
Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all shows
Lucky Break (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all filmsPlead Guilty, Get A Bond (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)
Georgia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)
A Matter of Convenience (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)
Rafferty's Rules (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)
The Dunera Boys (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)
Welcome to Britain(1976)
Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
ITV Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)
Mascotland (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 17 titles, 16 of them dated from 1967 to 2025.
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 Lewin's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 59th percentile, the median of all 6; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 59th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up1
- 50th to 74th5
- 25th to 49th2
Shape of the crowd
5 of their 8 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Crowd Pleaser5
- Broadly Agreed1
- Mixed2
Reviewers score the atmosphere 65/100 and the pacing 44/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.
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 Lewin's work okay for kids?
Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.
Who does Ben Lewin work with?
People who share at least 2 of Ben Lewin's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Judi Levine shares the most, 3.
Actors
- Robin WeigertShared titles: Please Stand By (2017), The Sessions (2012)See all 2 shared titles with Robin Weigert
Cinematographers and editors
- Geoffrey SimpsonShared titles: Please Stand By (2017), The Sessions (2012)See all 2 shared titles with Geoffrey Simpson
- Lisa BromwellShared titles: Please Stand By (2017), The Sessions (2012)See all 2 shared titles with Lisa Bromwell
Producers
- Judi LevineShared titles: Falling for Figaro (2020), The Catcher Was a Spy (2018), The Sessions (2012)See all 3 shared titles with Judi Levine
