Out of Africa

Name: Out of Africa
Genre: History, Romance, Drama
Released: 1985-12-20
Duration: 161 min
Rating: 7.2

1985 · Movie · PG · 161 min · ★ 7.2 · 66% critics

HistoryRomanceDrama

In the early 20th century, a Danish woman leaves home to start over in Africa, taking on the challenges of building a life and livelihood far from everything she knows. As she adapts to a new place and changing relationships, her priorities shift in unexpected ways, based on a real-life memoir.

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Years: 1985
Release date: 1985-12-20
Language: English
Rated: PG
Runtime: 161 min
Max quality: UHD
Critic score: 66/100
TMDB rating: 7.2/10 (1,538 votes)
Box office: $227,500,000
Budget: $31,000,000

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You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a long, sweeping romantic drama with travel-and-adventure flavor and big emotions, similar to The Way We Were or Howards End; Not for you if you need fast pacing or dislike old-fashioned epics.

Pros: sweeping African landscapes; emotional romantic drama; strong lead performances | Cons: very long runtime; slow, talky pacing; dated colonial perspective