Out of Africa currently just beats The Bridges of Madison County 52–48
Two Streep romances about forbidden love — Africa and Iowa, no winner.
The Verdict
Pollack's Africa is a romance staged against a continent. Eastwood's Iowa is a romance staged against a kitchen counter. Both are films about women who meet the love of their lives at the wrong time, and both use Streep to make that temporal cruelty feel specific rather than generic. The tie says both scales of romantic storytelling work equally well when the central performance is this precise. Streep in Africa has the landscape. Streep in Iowa has the four-day deadline. Neither advantage is decisive. The constraint that makes each romance urgent is different, but the urgency is the same.
The Numbers
| Out of Africa | The Bridges of Madison County | |
|---|---|---|
| Head-to-Head | 52% | 48% |
| Overall Win Rate | 43% | 48% |
| Championships | 1 | 1 |
| Avg Decision | 0.7s | 1.5s |
| Budget | $31M | $24M |
| Box Office | $228M | $182M |
The Bridges of Madison County wins 48% of its matchups across BingeBracket, compared to 43% for Out of Africa. The overall record favours The Bridges of Madison County — but not in this head-to-head.
Where This Matchup Sits
Out of Africa sits at #6 in History among 10 on BingeBracket.
Elsewhere on the platform, The Post reveals where they differ: The Bridges of Madison County wins that matchup easily, while Out of Africa struggles with it.
By TMDB ratings, The Bridges of Madison County should have the edge. Head-to-head, it doesn't. Whatever Out of Africa does for voters in a direct comparison, it doesn't show up in aggregate scores.
Out of Africa gets chosen fast (0.5s). The Bridges of Madison County gets chosen slowly (1.3s). Both choices are valid — they're just coming from different places.
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