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

Made first for older men 1

Megacities's audience scores lean most toward older men at 86 of 100 1. Its overall reach is rated targeted — targeted reach aimed at a specific demographic segment 2. Relative to the expected cast make-up for its production origin, on-screen representation registers above the baseline for South Asian and below it for White 3. On content balance it reads entertainment-first at 6 of 100, weighting storytelling over explicit messaging 4.

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    Audience scoreolder men 86 of 100 is the top quadrant.WhatSphere audience model, score_version 1
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    ReachAudience breadth rated targeted.WhatSphere audience model, score_version 1
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    RepresentationRepresentation vs production-origin baseline: South Asian 100, White 0.WhatSphere representation model, score_version 1
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    Content balanceContent balance entertainment-first at 6 of 100.WhatSphere content-balance model, score_version 1

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Primary audienceOlder MenOlder Men86
Young MaleYoung FemaleMature MaleMature Female
Primary audienceOlder Men
Targeted

Quadrant Scores

Young Men
73
Young Women
14
Older Men
86
Older Women
27
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Audience Representation

White
0
Black
44
Hispanic
48
Asian
44
South Asian
100
Middle Eastern
40
Indigenous
50
Mixed
40
Other
48
LGBTQ+
0

Faithfulness

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Advocacy

Advocacy6
Entertainment

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Synopsis

Megacities is a documentary about the slums of five different metropolitan cities.

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Cast & Crew

Michael Glawogger (director) · Wolfgang Thaler (director)