Bennett Miller

Made films the shows talk about.

Wikidata Q817863: matched by corpus:resolve, told apart by the only person by that name on Wikidata.

Counted as director, the making department they hold the most credits in. The films the hosts said they directed, which the two lists below run through too: The Cruise (1998); Capote (2005); Moneyball (2011); Foxcatcher (2014).

Draws on

What the speakers say they, or a film of theirs, drew on. Each is a speaker's account: “the maker said so” when they report the maker's own words, “the host's read” when the read is theirs.

Friday Night Lights (2004 film) (2004): 1 line

industry (industry) · through Moneyball (2011), which they directed: Friday Night Lights (2004 film) ⇒ Moneyball (the host's read). The film points toward the next wave of dramas that happen to be about sports.
“And Friday Night Lights is moving us toward this kind of next iteration of whatever that was, and it's leading to stuff like money ball and win-win and like dramas that also happen to be about sports.”
The Rewatchables · ‘Friday Night Lights’ With Bill Simmons and Mallory Rubin · 0:16:15 · Bill Simmons (0.80 sure it was them)

Drawn on by

What the speakers say drew on them or a film of theirs, marked the same way.

No line says anything drew on them or a film of theirs.

What the speakers said they did

Directing (6) everyone in directing

director, Moneyball (The Big Picture, The 25 Best Movies of the Century: No. 14 - ‘Moneyball’)
director, Capote (The Big Picture, The 25 Best Movies of the Century: No. 14 - ‘Moneyball’)
director, The Cruise (The Big Picture, The 25 Best Movies of the Century: No. 14 - ‘Moneyball’)
director, Foxcatcher (The Big Picture, The 25 Best Movies of the Century: No. 14 - ‘Moneyball’)
director, Moneyball (The Big Picture, Aaron Sorkin Top 5s and ‘The Trial of the Chicago 7’)
commercial director (Blank Check — Patreon, Marvel Nerdfest)

Other (1) everyone in other

director (reported DVD feature), Knocked Up (The Rewatchables, ‘Knocked Up’ With Bill Simmons, Juliet Litman, and Craig Horlbeck)

What was said about them, by kind

career (1)

career (career): Moneyball → Bennett Miller. Sorkin works best paired with a dark heart, and Miller's film is darker than it seems.
“I think he's at his best when he is paired with somebody who has has a dark heart.”
The Big Picture · Aaron Sorkin Top 5s and ‘The Trial of the Chicago 7’ · 0:52:38 · Sean Fennessey (0.60 sure it was them)

people (2)

people (director filmography): Bennett Miller → The Cruise. Before Capote and Moneyball, Miller made the documentary The Cruise about Speed Levi.
“Ben Miller, to that point, had made a documentary called The Cruise.”
The Big Picture · The 25 Best Movies of the Century: No. 14 - ‘Moneyball’ · 0:24:26 · Sean Fennessey (0.60 sure it was them)
people (director filmography): Bennett Miller → Foxcatcher. Miller made Foxcatcher four years after Moneyball and has made nothing since, which may dim Moneyball's legacy.
“He makes Foxcatcher, a 4 years later, a movie that no longer exists.”
The Big Picture · The 25 Best Movies of the Century: No. 14 - ‘Moneyball’ · 0:24:57 · Sean Fennessey (0.60 sure it was them)

Fun items about them

fun, about Bennett Miller: Hired after Sorkin's draft; had only made a documentary and Capote; has not made a movie in over 10 years, which may dim Moneyball's legacy.
“I wonder if like the legacy of this movie is dimmed at all because Bena Miller hasn't made a movie in over 10 years.”
The Big Picture · The 25 Best Movies of the Century: No. 14 - ‘Moneyball’ · 0:25:08 · Sean Fennessey (0.55 sure it was them)