Carousel

Name: Carousel
Genre: Music, Romance
Released: 1956
Duration: 128 min
Cast: Gordon MacRae, Shirley Jones, Cameron Mitchell, Barbara Ruick, Claramae Turner

1956 · Movie · G · 128 min

Music Romance

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

Made first for young women 1

Carousel's audience scores lean most toward young women at 59 of 100, with comparable appeal to older women 1. Its overall reach is rated mainstream — mainstream, general-audience reach 2. On content balance it reads entertainment-first at 0 of 100, weighting storytelling over explicit messaging 3.

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Audience scoreyoung women 59 of 100 is the top quadrant, with older women 59 close behind.WhatSphere audience model, score_version 1
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ReachAudience breadth rated mainstream.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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Synopsis

Billy Bigelow has been dead for 15 years. Now outside the pearly gates, he long ago waived his right to go back to Earth for a day. He has heard that there is a problem with his family: namely with his wife Julie Bigelow, née Jordan, and his child he hasn't met. He would now like to head back to Earth to assist in rectifying the problem; but before he may go, he has to get permission from the gatekeeper by telling him his story. Adapted from the Rodgers and Hammerstein hit Broadway musical.