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Richard Benjamin (1938-) is an American actor and director. Benjamin starred in a number of well-known film productions: Goodbye, Columbus (1969), Catch-22 (1970), Westworld (1973), and The Sunshine Boys (1975). After directing for television, his first film as director was the 1982 comedy My Favorite Year. Other notable films as director include City Heat (1984),The Money Pit (1986) and Made in America (1993). His IMDb page shows over 65 credits since 1962. This page will rank Richard Benjamin movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information. Television shows, cameos, and movies not released in North America were not included in the rankings.
Richard Benjamin Movies Ranked In Chronological Order With Ultimate Movie Rankings Score (1 to 5 UMR Tickets) *Best combo of box office, reviews and awards.
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| 1970 | Catch-22 (1970) |  |
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| 1969 | Goodbye, Columbus (1969) | |
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| 1973 | Westworld (1973) | |
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| 1979 | Love at First Bite (1979) | |
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| 1975 | The Sunshine Boys (1975) | |
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| 1978 | House Calls (1978) | |
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| 1970 | Diary of a Mad Housewife (1970) |  |
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| 1982 | My Favorite Year (1982) | |
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| 1990 | Mermaids (1990) | |
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| 1973 | The Last of Sheila (1973) | |
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| 1986 | The Money Pit (1986) |  |
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| 1979 | Scavenger Hunt (1979) |  |
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| 1997 | Deconstructing Harry (1997) | |
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| 1993 | Made in America (1993) | |
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| 1984 | City Heat (1984) | |
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| 1988 | Little Nikita (1988) | |
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| 1972 | Portnoy's Complaint (1972) | |
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| 1971 | The Marriage of a Young Stockbroker (1971) | |
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| 2025 | Ex-Husbands (2025) | |
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| 1984 | Racing with the Moon (1984) | |
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| 1998 | The Pentagon Wars (1998) HBO Movie |
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| 1980 | The Last Married Couple in America (1980) |  |
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| 2006 | Keeping Up with the Steins (2006) | |
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| 1994 | Milk Money (1994) | |
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| 1990 | Downtown (1990) |  |
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| 2008 | Henry Poole Is Here (2008) | |
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| 1980 | First Family (1980) | |
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| 1971 | The Steagle (1971) |  |
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| 1981 | Saturday the 14th (1981) | |
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| 2001 | The Shrink Is In (2001) | |
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| 1988 | My Stepmother is an Alien (1988) | |
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| 1996 | Mrs. Winterbourne (1996) |  |
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| 1980 | Witches' Brew (1980) | |
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| 2003 | Marci X (2003) | |
Richard Benjamin Movies Can Be Ranked 6 Ways In This Table
The really cool thing about this table is that it is “user-sortable”. Rank the movies any way you want.
- Sort Richard Benjamin movies by co-stars of his movies.
- Sort Richard Benjamin movies by adjusted domestic box office grosses using current movie ticket cost (in millions)
- Sort Richard Benjamin movies by yearly domestic box office rank
- Sort Richard Benjamin movies how they were received by critics and audiences. 60% rating or higher should indicate a good movie.
- Sort by how many Oscar® nominations each Benjamin movie received and how many Oscar® wins each Richard Benjamin movie won.
- Sort Richard Benjamin movies by Ultimate Movie Rankings (UMR) Score. UMR Score puts box office, reviews, and awards into a mathematical equation and gives each movie a score.
| R | Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | Adj. B.O. Worldwide (mil) | Review | Oscar Nom / Win | UMR Score | ||||
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| R | Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | Actual B.O. Domestic (mil) | Adj. B.O. Domestic (mil) | Adj. B.O. Worldwide (mil) | B.O. Rank by Year | Review | Oscar Nom / Win | UMR Score | S |
| 1 | Catch-22 (1970) | Alan Arkin & Martin Balsam |
37.90 | 305.5 | 305.50 | 10 | 79 | 00 / 00 | 96.9 | |
| 2 | Goodbye, Columbus (1969) | Ali MacGraw | 30.00 | 264.1 | 264.10 | 10 | 67 | 01 / 00 | 94.1 | |
| 4 | Westworld (1973) | Yul Brynner & James Brolin |
21.20 | 149.8 | 149.80 | 17 | 79 | 00 / 00 | 92.4 | |
| 5 | Love at First Bite (1979) | George Hamilton & Susan Saint James |
43.90 | 218.6 | 218.60 | 18 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 91.5 | |
| 3 | The Sunshine Boys (1975) | Walter Matthau & George Burns |
21.80 | 133.0 | 133.00 | 31 | 76 | 04 / 01 | 91.0 | |
| 6 | House Calls (1978) | Walter Matthau & Glenda Jackson |
36.90 | 197.3 | 197.30 | 15 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 90.1 | |
| 7 | Diary of a Mad Housewife (1970) | Frank Langella | 18.50 | 149.1 | 149.10 | 19 | 68 | 01 / 00 | 88.7 | |
| 8 | My Favorite Year (1982) | Peter O'Toole & Directed by R. Benjamin |
20.10 | 85.6 | 85.60 | 36 | 80 | 01 / 00 | 85.5 | |
| 10 | Mermaids (1990) | Cher & Bob Hoskins & Directed by R. Benjamin |
35.40 | 104.7 | 104.70 | 34 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 81.4 | |
| 9 | The Last of Sheila (1973) | James Mason & Anthony Perkins |
6.70 | 47.1 | 47.10 | 53 | 82 | 00 / 00 | 80.3 | |
| 11 | The Money Pit (1986) | Tom Hanks & Directed by R. Benjaminon |
37.50 | 126.3 | 185.30 | 28 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 78.4 | |
| 12 | Scavenger Hunt (1979) | Vincent Price & Roddy McDowall |
10.00 | 49.8 | 49.80 | 64 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 69.4 | |
| 13 | Deconstructing Harry (1997) | Robin Williams & Directed by Woody Allen |
10.70 | 29.1 | 35.60 | 113 | 71 | 01 / 00 | 66.5 | |
| 16 | Made in America (1993) | Whoopi Goldberg & Directed by R. Benjamin |
44.90 | 135.7 | 316.90 | 31 | 37 | 00 / 00 | 65.5 | |
| 16 | City Heat (1984) | Clint Eastwood & Directed by R. Benjamin |
38.30 | 142.7 | 142.70 | 23 | 35 | 00 / 00 | 64.8 | |
| 14 | Little Nikita (1988) | Sidney Poitier & Directed by R. Benjamin |
1.70 | 5.3 | 5.30 | 165 | 72 | 00 / 00 | 57.0 | |
| 19 | Portnoy's Complaint (1972) | Karen Black | 9.40 | 69.1 | 69.10 | 41 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 55.0 | |
| 15 | The Marriage of a Young Stockbroker (1971) | Elizabeth Ashley | 3.00 | 23.0 | 23.00 | 89 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 53.8 | |
| 19 | Ex-Husbands (2025) | Rosanna Arquette | 0.20 | 0.2 | 0.30 | 185 | 71 | 00 / 00 | 51.8 | |
| 18 | Racing with the Moon (1984) | Sean Penn & Directed by R. Benjamin |
6.00 | 22.5 | 22.50 | 102 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 51.0 | |
| 20 | The Pentagon Wars (1998) HBO Movie |
Viola Davis | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 352 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 48.4 | |
| 22 | The Last Married Couple in America (1980) | Natalie Wood & George Segal |
12.80 | 61.7 | 61.70 | 60 | 45 | 00 / 00 | 38.2 | |
| 23 | Keeping Up with the Steins (2006) | Jeremy Piven & Garry Marshall |
4.30 | 8.2 | 8.20 | 192 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 33.2 | |
| 24 | Milk Money (1994) | Melanie Griffith & Directed by R. Benjamin |
18.10 | 55.6 | 55.60 | 79 | 43 | 00 / 00 | 30.4 | |
| 23 | Downtown (1990) | Forest Whitaker & Directed by R. Benjamin |
2.30 | 6.9 | 6.90 | 140 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 27.4 | |
| 24 | Henry Poole Is Here (2008) | Luke Wilson & Radha Mitchell |
1.80 | 3.2 | 3.20 | 191 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 26.1 | |
| 26 | First Family (1980) | Bob Newhart & Gilda Radner |
15.20 | 73.1 | 73.10 | 53 | 33 | 00 / 00 | 22.0 | |
| 28 | The Steagle (1971) | Cloris Leachman | 1.30 | 9.8 | 9.80 | 146 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 14.9 | |
| 28 | Saturday the 14th (1981) | Paula Prentiss | 4.00 | 18.0 | 18.00 | 98 | 44 | 00 / 00 | 12.4 | |
| 30 | The Shrink Is In (2001) | Viola Davis & Directed by R. Benjamin |
0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 302 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 11.5 | |
| 30 | My Stepmother is an Alien (1988) | Dan Aykroyd & Directed by R. Benjamin |
13.90 | 42.1 | 42.10 | 69 | 35 | 00 / 00 | 11.3 | |
| 31 | Mrs. Winterbourne (1996) | Shirley MacLaine & Directed by R. Benjamin |
10.10 | 28.5 | 28.50 | 125 | 36 | 00 / 00 | 7.4 | |
| 32 | Witches' Brew (1980) | Lana Turner & Teri Garr |
2.30 | 11.2 | 11.20 | 132 | 38 | 00 / 00 | 5.2 | |
| 33 | Marci X (2003) | Lisa Kudrow & Directed by R. Benjamin |
1.60 | 3.4 | 3.40 | 169 | 25 | 00 / 00 | 0.3 |
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I’ve seen 8 of the 32 films on the chart. Favorites are – Westworld, Love at First Bite, My Favorite Year, City Heat, The Money Pit and My Stepmother is an Alien.
I’ve also seen – Catch 22 and Little Nikita.
I’ve watched Catch 22 a few times but I’ve never warmed to it, ditto MASH. Patton was more my thing in 1970. Little Nikita I can barely remember. Watched it once on video a long time ago.
Good work Bruce. Vote Up!
In my previous post I said that I had seen Richard iN 7 movies Whereas he was only the director of My Favourite Year. Sorry for my clumsy wording.
Also I have just learnt that Richard has now been announced to direct [only] Back of Book a comedy that stars Edward Asner. Here’s what IMDB says about it. A comedy-caper set in the trenches of the car business.” Let’s wish Richard well with it.
Hey Bob. No problem…my 19 seen includes those he appeared as an actor and those that he directed. Back of Book? Seems like a low budget movie…Asner has been very very busy….though not thinking those movies are good. I have seen two of his recent movies….and they made Bruce’s VOD movies look good. In one of them…Ed spends the entire movie in a grocery store…..3 scenes…same store…same aisle…..but at least in one of those scenes his character was taking a nap. Good stuff.