Portrait of Robert Benton

Writing

Robert Benton

Career

Active from 1964 to 2007, busiest in 1972 with 3 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score64/100
Highest rated
Poster for Bonnie and Clyde
Bonnie and Clyde
GoodWatch score83/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 17 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.7 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Robert Benton Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Uncanny
    1.3, average 2.5
  • Contemporary Realism
    4.4, average 5.4
  • Scare
    1.7, average 2.6
  • Fantasy
    0.8, average 1.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Neo-Noir 3
  • Character-Driven 3
  • Historical Setting 2
  • Social Commentary 2
  • Mistaken Identity 2
  • Fast-Paced 2
  • Quirky Characters 2
  • Psychological Drama 2
  • Classic Hollywood 2
  • Forbidden Romance 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

21
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2000s

3 titles · average score 53
Feast of Love
Feast of Love (2007)
GoodWatch score 51

Director

The Ice Harvest
The Ice Harvest (2005)
GoodWatch score 56

Screenplay, Executive Producer

The Human Stain
The Human Stain (2003)
GoodWatch score 53

Director

1990s

3 titles · average score 60
Twilight
Twilight (1998)
GoodWatch score 56

Writer, Director

Nobody's Fool
Nobody's Fool (1994)
GoodWatch score 81

Director, Screenplay

Billy Bathgate
Billy Bathgate (1991)
GoodWatch score 42

Director

1980s

4 titles · average score 61
The House on Carroll Street
The House on Carroll Street (1988)
GoodWatch score 64

Executive Producer

Nadine
Nadine (1987)
GoodWatch score 50

Writer, Director

Places in the Heart
Places in the Heart (1984)
GoodWatch score 77

Director, Writer

Still of the Night
Still of the Night (1982)
GoodWatch score 55

Screenplay, Director

1970s

8 titles · average score 68
Kramer vs. Kramer
Kramer vs. Kramer (1979)
GoodWatch score 82

Director, Screenplay

Superman
Superman (1978)
GoodWatch score 80

Screenplay

The Late Show
The Late Show (1977)
GoodWatch score 82

Director, Writer

It's a Bird, It's a Plane, It's Superman!
It's a Bird, It's a Plane, It's Superman! (1975)
GoodWatch score 41

Theatre Play, Writer

What's Up, Doc?
What's Up, Doc? (1972)
GoodWatch score 81

Screenplay

Bad Company
Bad Company (1972)
GoodWatch score 76

Director, Writer

Oh! Calcutta!
Oh! Calcutta! (1972)
GoodWatch score 42

Writer

There Was a Crooked Man...
There Was a Crooked Man... (1970)
GoodWatch score 64

Writer

1960s

2 titles · average score 83
Bonnie and Clyde
Bonnie and Clyde (1967)
GoodWatch score 83

Writer

A Texas Romance, 1909
A Texas Romance, 1909 (1964)

Director

1940s

1 title
Death Valley
Death Valley (1946)

as Duke