Justin Benson (born June 9, 1983) is an American filmmaker who works with his filmmaking partner, Aaron Moorhead. Both have served in directing, producing, editing, and acting roles in their projects, while Moorhead is also a cinematographer and Benson is a writer. Their films primarily centre around science fiction or horror elements. The duo have also contributed to several television series within the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Description above from the Wikipedia article Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Biography from TMDB.
- June 9, 1983 (43)
- San Diego, California, USA
- Producer, actor, director, writer and editor
- 20 on MovieCove · 32 credits in all
What are Justin Benson's films like?
Across their 17 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.
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 2 · Wry 0 · Earnest 12
A split, not a type: Light 1 · Serious 6 · Dark 7
A split, not a type: Grounded 8 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 1
Gentle 1 · Charged 8 · Intense 5
Steady 3 · Shifting 9 · Whiplash 2
Straight-faced 11 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 0
A split, not a type: Slow burn 7 · Even-paced 6 · Relentless 1
Casual 0 · Engaged 10 · Full focus 4
A split, not a type: Easy watch 2 · Affecting 4 · Heavy 8
Resolved 0 · Open-ended 5 · Ambiguous 9
Roles they play
Usually the Hero: 2 of 3 analyzed roles.
- Heroas Justin in The Endless (2017)
- Shadowas Lotus in Breathing Happy (2022)
- Heroas Levi Danube in Something in the Dirt (2022)
Moods and endings
- Happy1
- Bittersweet6
- Ambiguous10
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 Justin Benson's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 19 of their 20 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (8).
- Spring (2014) · director, writer, producer, editor · free
- The Endless (2017) · actor, director, writer, producer, editor · free
- Resolution (2012) · actor, director, writer, producer, editor · free
- Breathing Happy (2022) · actor · free
- Synchronic (2019) · director, writer, producer, editor · free
- After Midnight (2019) · actor, producer · free
- She Dies Tomorrow (2020) · producer · free
- Man Finds Tape (2025) · producer · free
- Cineverse, show their 2 titles on Cineverse
- Midnight Pulp, show their 2 titles on Midnight Pulp
- Sundance Now, show their 2 titles on Sundance Now
- Magnolia Selects, show their title on Magnolia Selects
- Monsters and Nightmares, show their title on Monsters and Nightmares
- Screambox, show their title on Screambox
Subscription and free streaming for Justin Benson'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
32 credits, 20 with a MovieCove page; 6 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Touch Me(2025)
Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films
Man Finds Tape(2025)
Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films
Jacques the Giant Slayer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)
Descendent(2025)
Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films
Wild Magic (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)
Daredevil: Born Again(2025)
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows
Things Will Be Different(2024)
Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films
Pruning (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
Lynch/Oz(2022)
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
Something in the Dirt(2022)
Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films
Breathing Happy(2022)
Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films
Moon Knight(2022)
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows
Archive 81(2022)
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows
Loki(2021)
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows
Synchronic(2019)
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
She Dies Tomorrow(2020)
Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films
Separation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
After Midnight(2019)
Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films
Fatale Collective: Bleed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
Rock Bottom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
The Endless(2017)
Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films
Straight Outta OZ (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
Dementia(2015)
Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films
Contracted: Phase II(2015)
Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films
The Making of Spring (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
V/H/S Viral(2014)
Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films
Spring(2014)
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all filmsWrecked (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
Resolution(2012)
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films
A.M. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
Plague Town (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
Ideation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 32 titles, 31 of them dated from 2009 to 2026.
Film career
- 2013Screen debut· Resolution
By role
Billing
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. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.
Awards
2 major nominations and no wins, 2022–2023.
- Independent Spirit Award, nominated
- Sundance award, nominated
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 Justin Benson's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 26th percentile, the median of all 16; across their 14 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 42nd percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up2
- 50th to 74th7
- 25th to 49th3
- Below 25th8
Shape of the crowd
9 of their 20 titles are Mixed.
- Universally Loved2
- Universally Panned1
- Cult Classic1
- Crowd Pleaser6
- Broadly Agreed1
- Mixed9
Reviewers score the acting 66/100 in their films, across 13 reviewed titles; fans 76, detractors 41. 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 Justin Benson's work okay for kids?
Across up to 11 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity, alcohol & drugs and frightening / intense run heavier than most films and sex & nudity lighter.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.
Who does Justin Benson work with?
People who share at least 2 of Justin Benson's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Aaron Moorhead shares the most, 17.
Directors
- Aaron MoorheadShared titles: Daredevil: Born Again (2025), Descendent (2025), Man Finds Tape (2025), Touch Me (2025), Things Will Be Different (2024), Breathing Happy (2022), Lynch/Oz (2022), Moon Knight (2022), Something in the Dirt (2022), Loki (2021), She Dies Tomorrow (2020), After Midnight (2019) and 5 moreSee newest 12 of 17 shared titles with Aaron Moorhead
Writers
- Katharyn BlairShared titles: Daredevil: Born Again (2025), Loki (2021)See all 2 shared titles with Katharyn Blair
- Stan LeeShared titles: Daredevil: Born Again (2025), Loki (2021)See all 2 shared titles with Stan Lee
Actors
- Shane BradyShared titles: Man Finds Tape (2025), Breathing Happy (2022), Synchronic (2019), The Endless (2017), Spring (2014)See all 5 shared titles with Shane Brady
- Vinny CurranShared titles: Something in the Dirt (2022), Spring (2014), Resolution (2012)See all 3 shared titles with Vinny Curran
- David Lawson Jr.Shared titles: Descendent (2025), Man Finds Tape (2025), Touch Me (2025), Things Will Be Different (2024), Breathing Happy (2022), Something in the Dirt (2022), She Dies Tomorrow (2020), After Midnight (2019), Synchronic (2019), The Endless (2017), Spring (2014), V/H/S Viral (2014) and 1 moreSee newest 12 of 13 shared titles with David Lawson Jr.
- Lou Taylor PucciShared titles: Touch Me (2025), Spring (2014)See all 2 shared titles with Lou Taylor Pucci
Composers and editors
- Jimmy LaValleShared titles: Man Finds Tape (2025), Touch Me (2025), Things Will Be Different (2024), Something in the Dirt (2022), Synchronic (2019), The Endless (2017), Spring (2014)See all 7 shared titles with Jimmy LaValle
- Michael FelkerShared titles: Things Will Be Different (2024), Something in the Dirt (2022), Synchronic (2019), The Endless (2017), Spring (2014), V/H/S Viral (2014), Resolution (2012)See all 7 shared titles with Michael Felker
Producers
- Aram TertzakianShared titles: Man Finds Tape (2025), Something in the Dirt (2022), Synchronic (2019), Spring (2014)See all 4 shared titles with Aram Tertzakian
- Nate BolotinShared titles: Man Finds Tape (2025), Something in the Dirt (2022), Synchronic (2019), Spring (2014)See all 4 shared titles with Nate Bolotin
- Nick SpicerShared titles: Man Finds Tape (2025), Something in the Dirt (2022), Synchronic (2019), Spring (2014)See all 4 shared titles with Nick Spicer
- Kevin FeigeShared titles: Daredevil: Born Again (2025), Moon Knight (2022), Loki (2021)See all 3 shared titles with Kevin Feige
Mixed roles
- C. Robert CargillShared titles: Man Finds Tape (2025), Something in the Dirt (2022)See all 2 shared titles with C. Robert Cargill
- Peter CilellaShared titles: Descendent (2025), Resolution (2012)See all 2 shared titles with Peter Cilella
