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Writing · 1940 to 2006

Peter Benchley

Best rated: Jaws (8.1)

Films
6
Avg rating
5.40
Peak run
1975’83
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The career

Peter Benchley, writing career by IMDb rating5-film averagePeak era
Peak 1975 to 1983, 5.86345678197619781980198219841986Jaws 8.1Jaws: The Revenge 3.1Career avg 5.40

Dot size shows IMDb votes. Films with fewer than 1,000 votes sit on the baseline.

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19756 films1987
Current formLast 5: 4.86 vs career 5.40 (−0.54)
  1. WThe Deep1977 · 6.3+0.9
  2. WJaws 21978 · 5.8+0.4
  3. LThe Island1980 · 5.3−0.1
  4. LJaws 3-D1983 · 3.8−1.6
  5. LJaws: The Revenge1987 · 3.1−2.3
As a writer, films with 1,000+ votes

Peter by the numbers

Average
5.40
6 rated films
Vote weighted
5.50
bigger films count more
Median
5.6
half are better
Consistency
±1.80
rating spread
Career
13y
1975 to 1987
Total votes
972K
across every film
Best
8.1
Jaws
Worst
3.1
Jaws: The Revenge
Newest first

Filmography

Writing filmography
1987Jaws: The Revenge posterJaws: The Revenge3.153,291
1983Jaws 3-D posterJaws 3-D3.853,684
1980The Island5.35,243
1978Jaws 2 posterJaws 25.893,006
1977The Deep posterThe Deep6.315,670
1975Jaws posterJaws8.1751K
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On Peter Benchley

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