The defence The Prestige Tourist
“Ambition earns the room.”
The film reaches for consequence and scale, accepting the risk of seriousness instead of shrinking from it.
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Out of Africa
History · Romance · Drama · 1985
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.
Movie details
Out of Africa
“Based on a true story.”
1985 History · Romance · Drama 2h 41m
Critical arithmetic
The consensus, allegedly.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
IMDb
7.1 / 10
91.8K votes
Rotten Tomatoes
62 %
Tomatometer
Metacritic
69 / 100
Metascore
TMDB
7.2 / 10
Community rating
External scores via OMDb · CC BY-NC 4.0. Values normalized for display; availability varies by title.
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.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over Out of Africa?
For the defence
The Prestige Tourist
“You like your greatness pre-approved.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Popcorn Loyalist
“Big screen, big feelings, no apologies.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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Names above the title
The people responsible.
Cast & crew
Directed by
Sydney Pollack
Written by
Kurt Luedtke
Robert Redford
Denys George Finch Hatton
Meryl Streep
Karen Christence Dinesen Blixen
Klaus Maria Brandauer
Baron Bror Blixen/Baron Hans Blixen
Michael Kitchen
Berkeley Cole
Malick Bowens
Farah
Michael Gough
Lord Delamere
Suzanna Hamilton
Felicity
Court is in session
Put Out of Africa on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist
“Importance has entered the chat.”
The production keeps announcing its significance, as though awards-season posture were proof of insight.