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Private Benjamin

1980 · directed by Howard Zieff · 110 min
22,546 feet · Prominence
1,916th of 24,106 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw64

Lifetime worldwide gross $70m, re-releases included; about $280m in 2026 money.

Rank1,235 of 11,051In 19809 of 84

How Draw works

Inflation-adjusted worldwide box office, on one global curve, and nothing else. It does not know whether a film was good.

Praise81

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics72 baseAwards67 signal → +10 lift

Oscars3 nominated Actress, Supporting Actress, Original Screenplay
Golden Globes1 won Lead acting2 nominated Best Picture, Lead acting
How Praise works

Critics set the score; a tiered award record, Picture and Directing carrying the most weight, claims half the headroom above it. Praise is the verdict at the time; Legacy is the verdict since.

Legacy32

Judged directly: Hawn's breakout, film faded.

Verdict32 of 100IMDb6.2 from 30kWikipedia13k views a monthAge46 years

Scored beside it · 2,316 of 4,039 films judged

If it does not belong in this company, the number is wrong.

How Legacy works

Legacy is a judgment, not a formula. A film can be adored by critics and culturally quiet, or lightly reviewed and permanently lodged in the culture, and no arithmetic over IMDb numbers tells the difference. Every signal behind it keeps updating.

draw 64 praise 81 legacy 32averages 59, placing it at22,546 ft
How the three become one number

Added, not multiplied, so a film transcendent on one pillar and weak on another is not zeroed out. A compression curve then squeezes the top, because the seven greatest films ever made should not be four thousand feet apart.

Whose apex this is

▲ Goldie Hawn▲ Robert Webber▲ Eileen Brennan

In these careers — elevation for this film

Goldie Hawn20,036 ftEileen Brennan18,696 ftArmand Assante18,281 ftRobert Webber18,066 ftHarry Dean Stanton17,937 ftSam Wanamaker17,877 ftAlbert Brooks17,656 ftCraig T. Nelson17,650 ftP. J. Soles17,635 ftSally Kirkland17,626 ft