Meryl Streep and Robert Redford star in this true-story romantic drama set in early 20th century East Africa. Winner of...
Meryl Streep and Robert Redford star in this true-story romantic drama set in early 20th century East Africa. Winner of seven Oscars, including Best Film, at the Academy Awards 1986.
Based on the autobiographical book by Danish Baroness Karen Blixen. After moving to pre-WWI Kenya with her bore of a husband, the love-less marriage dissolves. She befriends the locals and eventually romances big game hunter Denys (Redford).
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63 %89 reviewsRotten Tomatoes® rating
82 %40,462 reviewsAudience score rating
"Maybe the problem of the pacing is simply the nature of the beast these days with expensive period pieces."
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Variety
Variety"Self-consciously epic."
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Total Film
Total Film"With the exception of Miss Streep's performance, the pleasures of Out of Africa are all peripheral."
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The New York Times
The New York Times"It is a movie with the courage to be about complex, sweeping emotions, and to use the star power of its actors without apology."
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Roger Ebert
Roger Ebert"How long before a black person in a film taking Africa as its subject gets to play something other than a savage or a slave?"
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Empire Magazine
Empire MagazineOut of Africa | Details
Award winner- Winner of seven Oscars including Best Film and Best Director, Academy Awards 1986; Winner of three Golden Globes in 1986 including Best Film (Drama)
- Runtime
- 154
- Genre
- Adventure, Drama, Romance, True Story & Biography
- Country of origin
- USA
