Ben Pugh

Ben Pugh’s filmography doesn’t mess around. This guy’s been behind some seriously watchable stuff lately. Take The Courier from 2020—set smack-dab in the middle of the Cold War, where every shadow hides a secret and you’re never sure who’s going to double-cross whom. Gary Oldman? Yeah, he’s in it, chewing scenery per usual, but it’s the whole vibe that gets you. The tension just builds and builds, like you’re holding your breath for two hours straight. Then there’s Outside the Wire from 2021, which—let’s be real—is basically what happens if you blend military sci-fi with a video game marathon. Drones, android soldiers, and that classic “save the world, but make it snappier” energy. Anthony Mackie’s kicking around as a next-level android, and the movie’s not shy about throwing you into the middle of a firefight every ten minutes. Plot’s kinda wild: new recruit teams up with a robot officer, and suddenly they’re both in over their heads, dodging bullets and ethics questions left and right. Fast-forward to The Silent Twins in 2022 and you get something way different. It’s based on a wild true story—two sisters, so eerily close they barely talk to anyone else. Total outsiders. Their connection’s intense, borderline spooky, and the film digs into their world with a kind of dreamy, unsettling style. It’s not your run-of-the-mill drama; it lingers, gets under your skin a bit. Ben Pugh’s range is all over the map, but you can’t say he’s boring. Far from it.