The Princess Bride currently dominates When Harry Met Sally... 71–29

29% 71%

Based on 90 head-to-head votes across 1 bracket

The Verdict Director's Cut

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The Numbers

	When Harry Met Sally...	The Princess Bride
Head-to-Head	29%	71%
Overall Win Rate	51%	67%
Championships	28	54
Avg Decision	2.6s	2.9s
Budget	$16M	$16M
Box Office	$93M	$31M

Where This Matchup Sits

In the 1980s on BingeBracket: When Harry Met Sally... is in the upper half and The Princess Bride near the top at #3, out of 25 films.

Rob Reiner has 8 films on BingeBracket. When Harry Met Sally... ranks #3 and The Princess Bride ranks #1.

Looking at shared opponents, neither film has any trouble with A Few Good Men. Both win that matchup comfortably on BingeBracket.

The Princess Bride with 54 titles and When Harry Met Sally... with 28 — the tournament record and the head-to-head point the same direction.

When Harry Met Sally... grossed $93M to The Princess Bride's $31M — same director, similar budgets. Despite the commercial gap, The Princess Bride wins the head-to-head.