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Out of Africa

1985 · directed by Sydney Pollack · 161 min
24,914 feet · Prominence
515th of 15,261 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw74

$228m worldwide in 1985 — $698m in today's money.

As released$228mIn 2026 money$698mRank359 of 8,589In 19854 of 109

How Draw works

Inflation-adjusted worldwide box office, on one global curve, and nothing else. It does not know whether a film was good.

Praise82

Critics 66, awards 96. Half each, so Praise lands at 82.

Critics66 → 33Awards96 → 48

Oscars7 won Picture, Director, Adapted Screenplay, Cinematography, Production Design, Original Score, Sound4 nominated Actress, Supporting Actor, Costume Design, Film Editing
Golden Globes3 won Motion Picture, Supporting Actor, Original Score
BAFTAs1 won Cinematography
How Praise works

Half critics, half a tiered award record where Picture and Directing carry most of the weight. Praise is the verdict at the time; Legacy is the verdict since.

Legacy50

Judged directly: Oscar winner, largely faded.

Verdict50 of 100IMDb7.1 from 92kWikipedia40k views a monthAge41 years

How Legacy works

Legacy is a judgment, not a formula. A film can be adored by critics and culturally quiet, or lightly reviewed and permanently lodged in the culture, and no arithmetic over IMDb numbers tells the difference. Every signal behind it keeps updating.

draw 74 praise 82 legacy 50averages 69, which places it at24,914 ft
How the three become one number

Added, not multiplied, so a film transcendent on one pillar and weak on another is not zeroed out. A compression curve then squeezes the top, because the seven greatest films ever made should not be four thousand feet apart.

Whose apex this is

Meryl Streep

In these careers — elevation for this film

Meryl Streep23,508 ftRobert Redford22,478 ft