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.
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Movie1985·161 min
Out of Africa
Directed by Sydney Pollack
An Academy Award-winning history romance film directed by Sydney Pollack. Winner of 6 Academy Awards, with 4 additional nominations.
◈ CrunchScore
Top 17%
of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement
★ TMDB Audience Rating
7.2/10
2K ratings
About Out of Africa
- Pacing
- Slow-burn (1 of 9)
- Tone
- Bittersweet (4 of 9)
- Intensity
- Moderate (4 of 9)
- Complexity
- Approachable (4 of 9)
- Humor
- Light-touch (4 of 9)
- Scale
- Personal (4 of 9)
- Spirit
- Earnest (5 of 9)
- Texture
- Contemplative, Stylized
- Story Tags
- infidelity, freedom rebellion, early 1900s, historical event, ecological nature, international, wilderness, romantic partners, outsider misfit, everyman, rise and fall, nonlinear flashback, sweeping romance, forbidden star crossed
