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Robert Benton

Best rated: Kramer vs. Kramer (7.8)

Films
11
Avg rating
6.59
Peak run
1972’84
Oscar wins
1 of 2
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Every film, by IMDb rating

The career

Robert Benton, directing career by IMDb rating5-film averagePeak era
Peak 1972 to 1984, 6.9856781975198019851990199520002005Kramer vs. Kramer 7.8Billy Bathgate 5.9Career avg 6.59

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

Robert Benton's career barcodecoolhot
197211 films2007
Current formLast 5: 6.42 vs career 6.59 (−0.17)
  1. LBilly Bathgate1991 · 5.9−0.7
  2. WNobody's Fool1994 · 7.3+0.7
  3. LTwilight1998 · 6.2−0.4
  4. LThe Human Stain2003 · 6.2−0.4
  5. LFeast of Love2007 · 6.5−0.1
As a director, films with 1,000+ votes

Robert by the numbers

Average
6.59
11 rated films
Vote weighted
6.63
bigger films count more
Median
6.5
half are better
Consistency
±0.71
rating spread
Career
36y
1972 to 2007
Total votes
311K
across every film
Best
7.8
Kramer vs. Kramer
Worst
5.9
Billy Bathgate
Newest first

Filmography

Directing filmography
2007Feast of Love posterFeast of Love6.517,759
2003The Human Stain posterThe Human Stain6.234,013
1998Twilight posterTwilight6.214,207
1994Nobody's Fool posterNobody's Fool7.325,024
1991Billy Bathgate posterBilly Bathgate5.913,678
1987Nadine5.54,816
1984Places in the Heart posterPlaces in the Heart7.415,994
1982Still of the Night6.08,004
1979Kramer vs. Kramer posterKramer vs. Kramer7.8169K
1977The Late Show6.83,883
1972Bad Company6.95,231
Better together?

Robert Benton's regulars

The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers.

Takes

On Robert Benton

7 nominations, 3 wins

Awards record

  • Best Adapted Screenplay · Academy Awards 1995
    Robert Benton
    Nominated
  • Best Original Screenplay · Academy Awards 1985
    Robert Benton
    Won
  • Best Director · Academy Awards 1985
    Robert Benton
    Nominated
  • Best Director · Academy Awards 1980
    Robert Benton
    Won
  • Best Adapted Screenplay · Academy Awards 1980
    Robert Benton
    Won
  • Best Original Screenplay · Academy Awards 1978
    Robert Benton
    Nominated
  • Best Original Screenplay · Academy Awards 1968
    David Newman, Robert Benton
    Nominated

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