Robert Benchley
Actor · 79 credits · 15 in highly-rated films
Best known for Foreign Correspondent (1940)
Frequent collaborators: Ruth Lee, John Butler, Fred Astaire, Nana Bryant, Hobart Cavanaugh
Best Robert Benchley movies by genre
Movies (79 total, ranked by score)
1Foreign Correspondent
1940 · ★ 7.0 (461 votes)
Thriller, Mystery, Action
2I Married a Witch
1942 · ★ 6.9 (230 votes)
Romance, Fantasy, Comedy
3The Reluctant Dragon
1941 · ★ 6.6 (167 votes)
Animation, Family, Comedy
4The Major and the Minor
1942 · ★ 7.1 (149 votes)
Comedy, Romance
5Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.6
2004 · ★ 8.8 (6 votes)
Animation, Family, Comedy
6Hired Wife
1940 · ★ 6.8 (4 votes)
Comedy
7Dancing Lady
1933 · ★ 6.9 (44 votes)
Comedy, Romance, Music
8China Seas
1935 · ★ 6.1 (34 votes)
Adventure, Action, Drama
9Sunkist Stars at Palm Springs
1936 · ★ 1.0 (1 votes)
Music, Comedy
10A Night at the Movies
1937 · ★ 5.1 (9 votes)
Comedy
- 11
Keeping in Shape
1942
12See Your Doctor
1939 · ★ 5.8 (4 votes)
Comedy
13Nice Girl?
1941 · ★ 6.4 (5 votes)
Comedy, Drama, Music
14Flesh and Fantasy
1943 · ★ 7.1 (20 votes)
Mystery, Romance, Thriller
15How to Eat
1939 · ★ 5.0 (1 votes)
Comedy
16How to Figure Income Tax
1938
Comedy
17Mental Poise
1938 · ★ 5.5 (2 votes)
Comedy
18You'll Never Get Rich
1941 · ★ 6.5 (62 votes)
Comedy, Music, Romance
19How to Behave
1936 · ★ 7.5 (2 votes)
Comedy
20Showbiz Goes to War
1982 · ★ 10.0 (1 votes)
Documentary, TV Movie
21Pan-Americana
1945 · ★ 3.6 (5 votes)
Music
22Janie
1944 · ★ 5.5 (4 votes)
Comedy, Romance
- 23
David O. Selznick: Your New Producer
1935
Documentary
24Broadway Melody of 1938
1937 · ★ 6.6 (15 votes)
Music, Romance
25Janie Gets Married
1946 · ★ 6.0 (2 votes)
Comedy
26The Witness
1942 · ★ 6.3 (3 votes)
Comedy
27Boogie Woogie
1945
Comedy, Music
28How to Read
1938 · ★ 5.2 (11 votes)
Comedy
- 29
How to Take a Vacation
1941 · ★ 6.0 (1 votes)
Comedy
30Crime Control
1941 · ★ 5.2 (4 votes)
Comedy
Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 29, 2026.