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Out of Africa (1985)

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All Time

of 190,116

1,631

1980's

of 12,798

211

1985

of 4,179

23
Biography
- Biography All Time
  
  of 1,064
  
  82
  
  Biography of 1985
  
  of 15
  
  1
  
  Biography of the 1980's
  
  of 124
  
  10
Drama
- Drama All Time
  
  of 37,985
  
  903
  
  Drama of 1985
  
  of 196
  
  7
  
  Drama of the 1980's
  
  of 2,048
  
  85
Romance
- Romance All Time
  
  of 6,887
  
  257
  
  Romance of 1985
  
  of 38
  
  7
  
  Romance of the 1980's
  
  of 339
  
  34

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Out of Africa (1985) is ranked overall as out of 4 stars

Overall Rating:2.9246

Avg Critic Score:2.9143

Out of Africa (1985) Movie Reviews

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Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)

Earlier there was a moment when a lioness seemed about to attack, but did not. The baroness had been riding her horse on The veld, had dismounted, had lost her rifle when the horse bolted. ...read the complete Out of Africa movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)

filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)

She had a farm in Africa, at the foot of the Ngong Hills. ...read the complete Out of Africa movie review at filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)

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DVD Net (Tony Lai)

Out of Africa might be classified as a romance that would be perhaps overstating the chemistry between lead Robert Redford and Meryl Streep and the backdrop. It is more an epic spanning close onto half a decade in the African subcontinent. Streep is...read the complete Out of Africa (1985) review at DVD Net (Tony Lai)

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The Flick Filosopher (MaryAnn Johanson)

Like Lawrence of Arabia, Out of Africa is a story of time and place. Just as T.E. Lawrence's tale could only have happened in the Middle Eastern deserts of the Great War, Isak Dinesen's would not exist without the gorgeous vistas of East Africa of almost...read the complete Out of Africa (1985) review at The Flick Filosopher (MaryAnn Johanson)

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New York Times (Vincent Canby)

With the exception of Miss Streep's performance, the pleasures of Out of Africa are all peripheral -- David Watkin's photography, the landscapes, the shots of animal life -all of which would fit neatly into a National Geographic layout....read the complete Out of Africa (1985) review at New York Times (Vincent Canby)

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