The Deer Hunter
44% across 95 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. Voters pick in 1.2s on average — well under the 3.5s platform norm.
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.
There's life in the opening: 52% shows The Deer Hunter can compete when the conditions are right. The semis at 28% are where it loses ground — a mixed profile with one round carrying the rest.
The closest rivalry is with The Post at 52% — a matchup tight enough that a handful of votes could flip the lead. The Bridges of Madison County is the film The Deer Hunter can't figure out — just 24% in their matchups. The Devil Wears Prada causes similar problems at 25%.
In Meryl Streep: The G.O.A.T, The Deer Hunter regularly reaches the final — then runs into The Devil Wears Prada. At 25%, it hasn't found the answer.
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