Audience evidenceThe verdict — who this is for, by the receipts

Made first for older men 1

Capturing the Friedmans's audience scores lean most toward older men at 87 of 100, with comparable appeal to older women 1. Its overall reach is rated targeted — targeted reach aimed at a specific demographic segment 2. On content balance it reads entertainment-first at 0 of 100, weighting storytelling over explicit messaging 3.

The receipts — every claim above is sourced
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    Audience scoreolder men 87 of 100 is the top quadrant, with older women 74 close behind.WhatSphere audience model, score_version 1
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    ReachAudience breadth rated targeted.WhatSphere audience model, score_version 1
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    Content balanceContent balance entertainment-first at 0 of 100.WhatSphere content-balance model, score_version 1

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Primary audienceOlder MenOlder Men87
Young MaleYoung FemaleMature MaleMature Female
Primary audienceOlder Men
Targeted

Quadrant Scores

Young Men
26
Young Women
13
Older Men
87
Older Women
74
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Audience Representation

Racial audience withheld

Only 53% of the cast has a researched race, so these scores stay blank.

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LGBTQ+
0

Faithfulness

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Advocacy

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Entertainment

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Synopsis

An Oscar nominated documentary about a middle-class American family who is torn apart when the father Arnold and son Jesse are accused of sexually abusing numerous children. Director Jarecki interviews people from different sides of this tragic story and raises the question of whether they were rightfully tried when they claim they were innocent and there was never any evidence against them.

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Cast & Crew

Adolfo Doring (director) · Andrew Jarecki (director)