A Few Good Men
At 45%, A Few Good Men is below average — but the pattern matters. It has strong rounds and weak rounds, and the weak ones tend to be the finals. Sorkin's courtroom architecture gives voters a single scene they can point to — the Nicholson confrontation — and that scene alone carries enough force to win matchups against films that are better overall but lack a moment that iconic.
Synopsis
When cocky military lawyer Lt. Daniel Kaffee and his co-counsel, Lt. Cmdr. JoAnne Galloway, are assigned to a murder case, they uncover a hazing ritual that could implicate high-ranking officials such as shady Col. Nathan Jessep.
43% opening, 63% semis, 23% finals. A Few Good Men clears the field and then hits a wall — the films still standing at the end are the ones it consistently loses to.
The closest rivalry is with Misery at 47% — a matchup tight enough that a handful of votes could flip the lead. A Few Good Men owns The Godfather at 100% but When Harry Met Sally... flips the script entirely: just 0%.
The Quote-Off: The Most Quotable Movie of All Time final — A Few Good Men vs. Airplane! — lands at 60%. A clear but not overwhelming edge.
In Rob Reiner's filmography, A Few Good Men ranks #6 of 8. The Princess Bride leads at 66%; The Sure Thing at 36% trails.
Dead last in Quote-Off: The Most Quotable Movie of All Time.
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