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Private Benjamin

1980 · directed by Howard Zieff · 110 min
22,979 feet · Prominence
1,274th of 15,261 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw64

$70m worldwide in 1980 — $280m in today's money.

As released$70mIn 2026 money$280mRank1,195 of 8,589In 19809 of 75

How Draw works

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

Praise77

Critics 72, awards 39. Half each, so Praise lands at 77.

Critics72 → 36Awards39 → 19

Oscars3 nominated Actress, Supporting Actress, Original Screenplay
How Praise works

Half critics, half a tiered award record where Picture and Directing carry most of the weight. 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 · 1,689 of 3,430 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 77 legacy 32averages 58, which places it at22,979 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.

In these careers — elevation for this film

No scored career runs through this film yet. The people-side engine currently covers 108careers, and this film’s cast sits outside them. Top billing: Goldie Hawn, Eileen Brennan, Armand Assante, Robert Webber.