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Out of Africa

Underdog Below average but still in the conversation
1985 · History, Romance, Drama · Sydney Pollack

Out of Africa is below average at 43% across 82 head-to-head matchups, but it's not out of the conversation. No round offers a foothold — below average at every stage. A sweeping romantic epic from an era of filmmaking that doesn't exist anymore. Voters either find it genuinely transporting or fundamentally incompatible with their patience. Fans decide quickly — 1.4s avg vs 3.5s platform average.

Synopsis

Tells the life story of Danish author Karen Blixen, who at the beginning of the 20th century moved to Africa to build a new life for herself. The film is based on her 1937 autobiographical novel.

Round 1
44%
22/50
Semifinals
45.5%
Finals
30%
The ceiling

44% opening, 46% semis, 30% finals. No round breaks above average, but the semis at 46% come closest — that's where Out of Africa shows the most fight.

Out of Africa beats The Iron Lady (100%) and The Deer Hunter (73%) convincingly. Sophie's Choice at 0% is where the dominance ends.

Dominates
Kryptonite
The Post
81.8%

Out of Africa handles The Deer Hunter in the semis but can't get past Sophie's Choice in the final (0%). The tournament nemesis is clear.

BingeBracket Record
43%
Win Rate
#7 of 11 in History #19 of 23 from the 1980s
Scores based on real fan votes in head-to-head brackets. 50% = wins as often as it loses — perfectly average.
Featured Tournament

Dead last in Meryl Streep: The G.O.A.T.

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The Devil Wears Prada #1
The Bridges of Madison County #2
Kramer vs. Kramer #3
Sophie's Choice #4
The Deer Hunter #5
The Post #6
Out of Africa #7
The Iron Lady #8
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