The Bridges of Madison County currently beats Out of Africa 56–44
Eastwood's four-day romance outperforms Pollack's continental epic.
The Verdict
Streep standing at the kitchen window, watching Eastwood's truck drive away in the rain, her hand on the door handle — Eastwood holds the shot until you understand that she's deciding whether to run after him and that she won't — is the scene that makes Bridges work. It's all restraint: what she doesn't do is more devastating than anything she could do. Out of Africa has the biplane, has Barry's score, has Redford and the savanna. But the epic romance gives its feelings room to dissipate across the landscape. Eastwood's film traps them in a house and lets them build pressure. The lead says pressure outperforms panorama.
The Numbers
| Out of Africa | The Bridges of Madison County | |
|---|---|---|
| Head-to-Head | 44% | 56% |
| Overall Win Rate | 43% | 55% |
| Championships | 3 | 5 |
| Avg Decision | 1.4s | 1.7s |
| Budget | $31M | $24M |
| Box Office | $228M | $182M |
Where This Matchup Sits
Out of Africa sits at #7 in History on BingeBracket; The Bridges of Madison County is in the top quarter of Drama. Different categories, but both have standing in theirs.
Elsewhere on the platform, The Iron Lady reveals where they differ: Out of Africa wins that matchup easily, while The Bridges of Madison County struggles with it.
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