Biography
Ben Wheatley (born 1972) is an English filmmaker, film editor, and animator. Beginning his career in advertising, Wheatley first gained recognition and acclaim for his commercials and short films, before transitioning into feature films and television programmes. He is best known for his work in the thriller and horror genres, with his films frequently incorporating heavy elements of black comedy and satire. Wheatley has received numerous accolades for his work, including an Evening Standard Br...
Known For
Complete Filmography
A World War II Fairy Tale: The Making of Michael Mann's 'The Keep'
2025
as Himself
Exploring Michael Mann's 1983 film adapted from the F. Paul Wilson novel and its impact.
Bulk
2025
Director
When an over zealous scientist pushes his experiments with string theory too far - his brane explodes. That's "brane" not "brain" - but that means som...
Scala!!!
2024
as Self
This feature-length big screen documentary tells the riotous inside story of the infamous sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll repertory cinema which inspired...
Klokkenluider
2023
Executive Producer
A darkly comic, character-driven thriller following Ewan, a government whistleblower, and Silke, his forthright Flemish wife, as they are sent to a re...
Meg 2: The Trench
2023
Director
An exploratory dive into the deepest depths of the ocean of a daring research team spirals into chaos when a malevolent mining operation threatens the...
In the Earth
2021
Executive Producer, Screenplay, Director
As a deadly virus ravages the world, Dr. Martin Lowery embarks on a mission to reach test site ATU327A, a research hub deep in the Arboreal Forest. Th...
Doughnut
2021
Thanks
Things turn sour when an amateur improv class meet for the first time after one of the group misjudges the situation. https://shortoftheweek.com/2021...
Rebecca
2020
Director
After a whirlwind romance with a wealthy widower, a naïve bride moves to his family estate but can't escape the haunting shadow of his late wife.
In Fabric
2018
Executive Producer
A haunting ghost story set against the backdrop of a busy winter sales period in a department store, following the life of a cursed dress as it passes...
Happy New Year, Colin Burstead
2018
Director, Screenplay, Editor
Colin has rented a stately country home for his extended family’s New Year celebrations. He’s the centre of attention until his estranged brother Davi...
The Ghoul
2017
Executive Producer
A homicide detective goes undercover as a patient to investigate a psychotherapist he believes is linked to a strange double murder. As his therapy se...
Free Fire
2017
Director, Editor, Screenplay
Set in Boston in 1978, a meeting in a deserted warehouse between two gangs turns into a shoot-out and a game of survival.
The Greasy Strangler
2016
Executive Producer
Ronnie runs a Disco walking tour with his son, Brayden. When a sexy woman takes the tour, it begins a competition between father and son for her love....
High-Rise
2015
Director, Editor
Life for the residents of a tower block begins to run out of control.
Tank 432
2015
Executive Producer
With nowhere else to hide, a group of mercenaries and their prisoners take cover inside a long abandoned Bulldog tank. But, while they try to keep the...
Aaaaaaaah!
2015
Executive Producer
Alpha Male Smith and his Beta, Keith, move to take over a local community. They hook up with restless Female, Denise, igniting a deadly feud in which ...
The Third Man: A Filmmaker's Influence
2015
as Self
Martin Scorsese and other contemporary filmmakers reveal the impact The Third Man had on their careers and why the film is still so relevant today.
Nicolas Roeg: It's About Time...
2015
as Self
The first major profile of the great British film director Nicolas Roeg, examining his very personal vision of cinema as in such films as Don't Look N...
An Appreciation by Ben Wheatley
2015
In this video piece, British director Ben Wheatley (Kill List, Sightseers) explains what makes Stanley Kubrick's films unique, and discusses some of h...
The Duke of Burgundy
2014
Executive Producer
Day in and day out, lovers Cynthia and Evelyn enact an elaborate sadomasochistic fantasy as mistress and maid. But as their ritual of domination and s...
Why Horror?
2014
as Self
Horror fan Tal Zimerman examines the psychology of horror around the world to find out why people love to be scared.
ABCs of Death 2
2014
Executive Producer
Taking all that was great from the first instalment, the movie aims to be a wilder, leaner, faster-paced and even more entertaining anthology this tim...
Doctor Who: Deep Breath
2014
Director
The newly-regenerated Doctor arrives in Victorian London, and Clara Oswald struggles to embrace the man he has become. All the while, they reunite wit...
A Field in England
2013
Editor, Writer, Director
During the Civil War in 17th-Century England, a small group of deserters flee from a raging battle through an overgrown field. They are captured by an...
The ABCs of Death
2013
Director
An ambitious anthology film featuring segments directed by over two dozen of the world's leading talents in contemporary genre film. Inspired by child...
Sightseers
2012
Director, Editor
Chris wants to show girlfriend Tina his world, but events soon conspire against the couple and their dream caravan holiday takes a very wrong turn.
Kill List
2011
Director, Writer, Editor
Nearly a year after a botched job, a hitman takes a new assignment with the promise of a big payoff for three killings. What starts off as an easy tas...
Inside Burge & Way
2011
Director
Director: Ben Wheatley
Burge & Way
2011
Director
Director: Ben Wheatley
Down Terrace
2010
Director, Writer, Executive Producer
After serving jail time for a mysterious crime, Bill and Karl get out of jail and become preoccupied with figuring out who turned them in to the polic...
Steve Coogan: The Inside Story
2009
Director
Spoof documentary about the career of comedian Steve Coogan.
Rob Loves Kerry
2006
as Ben
Rob Loves Kerry
2006
Director
Cider with Rosie
1998
as Older Jack
This adaptation of Laurie Lee's autobiographical novel follows a young man's maturation in the country town of Gloucestershire near the end of World W...
Worshipping 'The Wicker Man'
N/A
as Self
Famous fans featurette
Normal
N/A
Director
In the aftermath of a bank robbery, an interim sheriff uncovers a criminal conspiracy at the heart of his small-town community.
Wages of Fear
N/A
Screenplay
In a decrepit South American village, men are hired to transport an urgent nitroglycerine shipment without the equipment that would make it safe.
Freak Shift
N/A
Director, Screenplay
An all-guns-blazing sci-fi action thriller about a band of misfits who hunt down and kill nocturnal underground monsters.