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The Deer Hunter

Underdog Below average but still in the conversation
1978 · Drama, War · Michael Cimino

46% across 48 head-to-head matchups puts The Deer Hunter on the wrong side of average. The record is below the midline, but the distance is not insurmountable. A harrowing war film that demands emotional investment most voters aren't prepared to give in a quick-choice format. The weight is real, and that weight is both the film's greatest strength and its most significant competitive cost. Decisions come fast at 1.0s average. This is a film people have opinions about before the matchup asks for one.

Synopsis

Three steelworkers enlist in the army and are sent to Vietnam, one leaving behind a rushed marriage, the others a shared love. What they encounter during the war changes their lives forever.

Round 1
55.2%
Where it thrives
Semifinals
26.7%
The ceiling
Finals
50%
2/4

The Bridges of Madison County is the film The Deer Hunter can't figure out — just 20% in their matchups.

In Meryl Streep: The G.O.A.T, The Deer Hunter edges The Post 55–45% in round one, loses to The Bridges of Madison County (20%) in the semifinals — reaching the semis but not the final.

BingeBracket Record
46%
Win Rate
#50 of 88 in Drama #9 of 13 from the 1970s
Scores based on real fan votes in head-to-head brackets. 50% = wins as often as it loses — perfectly average.
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#6 of 8 in Meryl Streep: The G.O.A.T.

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