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Out of Africa

1985 · directed by Sydney Pollack · 161 min
24,459 feet · Prominence
678th of 24,106 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw74

Lifetime worldwide gross $228m, re-releases included; about $698m in 2026 money.

Rank365 of 11,051In 19854 of 123

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

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics66 baseAwards98 signal → +17 lift

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 Score2 nominated Lead acting, Screenplay
BAFTAs2 won Screenplay, Cinematography3 nominated Lead acting, Supporting acting, Craft and other
How Praise works

Critics set the score; a tiered award record, Picture and Directing carrying the most weight, claims half the headroom above it. 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

Scored beside it · 1,011 of 4,039 films judged

If it does not belong in this company, the number is wrong.

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, placing it at24,459 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

▲ Sydney Pollack▲ Klaus Maria Brandauer

In these careers — elevation for this film

Meryl Streep20,441 ftRobert Redford19,681 ftSydney Pollack19,611 ftKlaus Maria Brandauer19,297 ftMichael Kitchen18,029 ft