The Princess Bride currently dominates A Few Good Men 88–12
The fantasy wins going away. A whole mythology beats one moment.
The Verdict Director's Cut
The Princess Bride running away from A Few Good Men confirms what the Reiner catalog has always suggested: the fairy tale is the thing that lasts. Sorkin gave Reiner one of the great scenes in American film, but Goldman gave him an entire world that people carry with them. One moment versus a mythology, and the mythology wins by the margin you'd expect.
The Numbers
| A Few Good Men | The Princess Bride | |
|---|---|---|
| Head-to-Head | 12% | 88% |
| Overall Win Rate | 44% | 68% |
| Championships | 8 | 51 |
| Avg Decision | 2.2s | 2.8s |
| Budget | $40M | $16M |
| Box Office | $243M | $31M |
Where This Matchup Sits
For genre context, The Princess Bride ranks #1 in Adventure on BingeBracket.
Among Rob Reiner's 8 films on BingeBracket, The Princess Bride sits at #1 and A Few Good Men at #6.
Against other opponents on BingeBracket, the picture shifts. The Princess Bride beats When Harry Met Sally..., but A Few Good Men loses to it — the same opponent produces opposite results.
The margin here tells its own story. 88% means The Princess Bride isn't just preferred — it's the obvious choice for the vast majority of voters.
The Princess Bride with 51 titles and A Few Good Men with 8 — the tournament record and the head-to-head point the same direction.
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