Private Benjamin
Taste attributes: comedywarfastunsavouryrealisticlinearbig & variedemotive & stirringempowerment/personal growthgame/competitionhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardy
"The Army was no laughing matter until Judy Benjamin joined it."
Boxlist takeEmotional and realistic: an expansive comedy, dark rather than wholesome. Best if you like real life over fantasy.
Taste details
Pace: fast · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: balanced · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: very stirringHow we score
Quality rating
6.0 /10
TMDB · 271 votes
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What lines up
- Linearity: Linear / logical, just how this profile likes it
- Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it
- Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Intricacy: Balanced intricacy, where this profile leans smart / intricate
- Setting / scale: Big / varied, where this profile leans small / confined
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Synopsis
A sheltered young high society woman joins the army on a whim and finds herself in a more difficult situation than she ever expected.
Synopsis: TMDB
Taste Attributes
Characteristics
Where this title sits on each taste spectrum
Directed by
- Howard Zieff
Cast
Details
- Genre
- Comedy
- Year
- 1980
- Runtime
- 109 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- Warner Bros. Pictures
- Taste scores
- How we score
Similar in feel
Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.
