Benjamin

IMDb RATING

6.5/10

2.6K

YOUR RATING

Gangly and neurotic, and always ready with a self-defensive quip, indie film director Benjamin (Colin Morgan) nervously prepares for the premiere of his sophomore feature when he meets and falls for hard for Noah (Phénix Brossard), an young French musician. Will Benjamin's insecurities and anxieties get in the way of success and happiness? Will his film be a critics-savaging disaster and he, a one-hit wonder?

Play trailer2:22

1 Video

25 Photos

Comedy Drama Romance

In Simon Amstell's affecting, bittersweet comedy, a rising young filmmaker is thrown into emotional turmoil by a burgeoning romance and the upcoming premiere of his second feature.In Simon Amstell's affecting, bittersweet comedy, a rising young filmmaker is thrown into emotional turmoil by a burgeoning romance and the upcoming premiere of his second feature.In Simon Amstell's affecting, bittersweet comedy, a rising young filmmaker is thrown into emotional turmoil by a burgeoning romance and the upcoming premiere of his second feature.

See production info at IMDbPro

IMDb RATING

6.5/10

2.6K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 1 win & 2 nominations total

Videos1

Trailer 2:22

Benjamin | Official Trailer

Photos25

+ 19

‘Snow White’ Stars Test Their Wits

Rachel Zegler, Gal Gadot, and director Marc Webb take our Ultimate Disney Quiz.

Watch now

9:57

More like this

6.6

Departure

6.1

Henry Gamble's Birthday Party

5.7

Waiting for You

6.4

Sublime

6.8

Tu m'as tellement manqué

7.2

7.9

6.8

7.0

8.3

National Theatre Live: All My Sons

7.4

Boys

6.6

Ciao

Storyline

Edit

Did you know

Edit

Trivia
The film also includes Mark Kermode and Simon Mayo, who review the film on a radio talk show seen on screen..

Quotes
Benjamin: I mean, will we want to do this again? Or...
Harry: I think it was... kind of a experiment, you know.
Benjamin: Oh great! What was the result? You let me know.

Connections
Features À la Maison Blanche (1999)

Soundtracks
King
Written by Mikey Goldsworthy (as Michael Thomas Goldsworthy), Mark Ralph, Andrew Smith, Olly Alexander (as Oliver Alexander Thornton) & Emre Turkmen (as Resul Emre Turkmen)
Performed by Years & Years
Publishing rights by Universal Publishing Ltd.

User reviews38

Featured review

7/10

Cute, hilarious, odd and cringe all in one

Took me a while to get into this but have to say I really enjoyed it. It felt quite raw to watch - here you have an actor acting as an actor depicting his struggle to love, be comfortable with himself to let others in. It's a struggle not often spoken about among gay men and albeit a diversion from a lot other gay movies out there, I think this depicted the matter really well and shone a light on an - in my opinion - untouched topic.

It's also a funny film, cringe in some areas where I found myself saying out loud "ohhh nooo" but I think that added to the charm and cuteness of the film. Definitely worth the watch!