Benjamin
It's about my inability to love. But I'm fine now.
2019 | 86m | English
Popularity: 3 (history)
| Director: | Simon Amstell |
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| Writer: | Simon Amstell |
| Staring: |
| Benjamin, a rising star filmmaker, is on the brink of premiering his difficult second film ’No Self' at the London Film Festival when Billie, his hard drinking publicist, introduces him to a mesmeric French musician called Noah. | |
| Release Date: | Mar 15, 2019 |
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| Director: | Simon Amstell |
| Writer: | Simon Amstell |
| Genres: | Comedy, Drama, Romance |
| Keywords | filmmaking, lgbt, gay romance, gay theme, gay relationship, filmmaker |
| Production Companies | Open Palm Films, Art Sploitation Films |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Colin Morgan | Benjamin |
| Phénix Brossard | Noah |
| Joel Fry | Stephen |
| Jessica Raine | Billie |
| Jack Rowan | Harry |
| Anna Chancellor | Tessa |
| Nathan Stewart-Jarrett | Paul |
| Michèle Belgrand | Adrienne |
| James Lailey | Claude |
| Ellie Kendrick | Anne the Dancer |
| Mark Kermode | Himself |
| Simon Mayo | Himself |
| Gabe Gilmour | Bodhi |
| Robin Peters | Editor |
| Arnab Chanda | Guru |
| James Bloor | Alex |
| Jessie Cave | Martha |
| Joanne Howarth | Shop Keeper |
| Mariam Haque | Film Festival Host |
| Kriss Dosanjh | Monk |
| Mawaan Rizwan | Dhani |
| Alex Lowe | Compère |
| Laura Matassa | Journalist |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Simon Amstell | Director, Writer |
| David Pimm | Director of Photography |
| Robin Peters | Editor |
| Matilda James | Casting |
| Hannah Purdy Foggin | Production Design |
| Zoe Payne | Art Direction, Set Decoration |
| Oliver Cronk | Costume Design |
| Olivia Young | Art Direction |
| Zoey Olechnowicz | Makeup & Hair |
| Chloe Edwards | Hair Designer, Makeup Designer |
| Jessica Hodges | Production Manager |
| James Evered | Second Assistant Director |
| Jack Fontaine | Third Assistant Director |
| Alexander Holt | First Assistant Director |
| Iris Abols | Art Department Coordinator |
| Ian Hammond | Construction Manager |
| Ben Baird | Sound Designer |
| Liam Cotter | Boom Operator |
| Rob Entwistle | Sound Recordist |
| Richard Miller | Sound Recordist |
| James Trusson | Sound Effects Editor |
| Jack Wensley | ADR Recordist |
| Stephen James Dunn | Second Assistant Camera |
| Anthony McHugh | Focus Puller |
| Ben Millar | Gaffer |
| Laura Radford | Still Photographer |
| Mike Scott | Steadicam Operator |
| Angus Young | Still Photographer |
| Isabel Marr | Casting Associate |
| Anne-Aurelie Pillet | Costume Supervisor |
| Annalisa Boyd | Assistant Editor |
| Lee Clappison | Colorist |
| Rio Attoh-Wood | Music Supervisor |
| Nicolas Dagnall | Music Supervisor |
| Kate Leys | Script Editor |
| Bhairavi Patel | Script Supervisor |
| Dan Swimer | Script Editor |
| Jorg Bobsin | Choreographer |
| Anna Elettra Pizzi De Gaetano | Production Coordinator |
| Jim Dobson | Publicist |
| Debbie Guscott | Chaperone |
| Emma Janes | Chaperone |
| Ranjana Mitra | Chaperone |
| Samantha Scowcroft | Production Accountant |
| James Righton | Original Music Composer |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Alexandra Breede | Producer |
| Dominic Dromgoole | Producer |
| Emma Green | Associate Producer |
| Louise Simpson | Producer |
| Mark Coombs | Executive Producer |
| Mark Clarke | Associate Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
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| 2024 | 4 | 11 | 24 | 5 |
| 2024 | 5 | 12 | 20 | 7 |
| 2024 | 6 | 10 | 25 | 4 |
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| 2025 | 1 | 7 | 18 | 4 |
| 2025 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 |
| 2025 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
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| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
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‘Benjamin’ is an enjoyable rom-com, filled with equal amounts of sweet moments and tense ones. - Chris dos Santos Read Chris' full article... https://www.maketheswitch.com.au/article/review-benjamin-gay-dramedy-tugs-at-the-heartstrings-in-all-the-right-ways ...
I really did want to like this - but I wasn't really given anywhere near enough meat on the bones of the story or the characters to het to know. The comedy is pretty thin on the ground and the underlying storyline is clichéd and muddles love and lust in an unconvincing fashion. It may well be partia ... lly autobiographical, but that - and the best efforts of the eponymous and engaging Colin Morgan as well as Jack Rowan's heart-throb "Harry" - doesn't help us through it's mediocrity. It's a pity, but I think that maybe auteur Simon Amstell was just too close to this to make it work in any objective or less awkward fashion.