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Against All Odds
MEANRANK
55/100
Every rating
Mostly agreed
Lowest is Metacritic critics on 42, highest is Trakt on 63. Critics average 42, everyone else 57.
See the most agreed on films →A pioneer family traveling west by wagon train faces a series of catastrophic setbacks, including disease, starvation, and attacks. Separated from the main group, they are left to survive on their own in the vast, unforgiving wilderness. Their story is one of sheer perseverance and determination as they struggle to overcome each new obstacle and continue their journey against all odds.
Details
- Director
- Taylor Hackford
- Writers
- Daniel Mainwaring, Eric Hughes
- Based on
- Out of the Past
- Released
- 2 March 1984
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 121 min
- Rated
- R
- Awards
- 2 wins, 4 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 6 →1 major award won · 2 wins from 6 nominations across 4 ceremonies
| Grammy Awards 1984 | Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male | "Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)" – Phil Collins | Winner |
| Academy Awards 1984 | Best Original Song | " Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now) " Music and Lyrics by Phil Collins | Nominee |
| Golden Globe Awards 1984 | Best Original Song | " Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now) " Music and Lyrics by Phil Collins | Nominee |
| Grammy Awards 1984 | Song of the Year | "Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)" – Phil Collins | Nominee |
| Grammy Awards 1984 | Best Album of Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or a Television Special | Against All Odds – Phil Collins, Stevie Nicks, Peter Gabriel, Stuart Adamson, Mike Rutherford, August Darnell, Larry Carlton, and Michel Colombier | Nominee |
| Online Film & Television Association Awards 1984 | Film Hall of Fame: Songs | "Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)" | Winner |
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6 awards — Against All Odds
×| Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male | "Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)" – Phil Collins | Winner |
| Best Album of Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or a Television Special | Against All Odds – Phil Collins, Stevie Nicks, Peter Gabriel, Stuart Adamson, Mike Rutherford, August Darnell, Larry Carlton, and Michel Colombier | Nominee |
| Song of the Year | "Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)" – Phil Collins | Nominee |
| Best Original Song | " Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now) " Music and Lyrics by Phil Collins | Nominee |
| Best Original Song | " Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now) " Music and Lyrics by Phil Collins | Nominee |
| Film Hall of Fame: Songs | "Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)" | Winner |