Scored entertainment-first on WhatSphere's content-balance model 3
Its creator stated on the record that "money fascinates me, How we view money, the power of getting it, the pressure of holding onto it, The lake is both a real thing and a metaphor for capitalism" 1. Its narrative-universality assessment registers 8 of 10 2. Taken together, the content-balance model places it entertainment-first at 9 of 100 3. Relative to the expected cast make-up for its production origin, on-screen representation registers above the baseline for White 4.
- 1Creator statementcreator: "Money fascinates me. How we view money, the power of getting it, the pressure of holding onto it. The lake is both a real thing and a metaphor for capitalism."Looper / St. Louis Post-Dispatch interview with Bill Dubuque source ↗
- 2Narrative universalityNarrative universality 8 of 10; identity centrality incidental.WhatSphere content assessment. Narrative universality 8/10 -> advocacy signal 22
- 3Content balanceAdvocacy 9 of 100, tier entertainment-first.WhatSphere content-balance model, score_version 1. Narrative universality 8/10 -> advocacy signal 22
- 4RepresentationRepresentation vs production-origin baseline: White 88.WhatSphere representation model, score_version 1
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Age: 78 — strongly mature-audience
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Netflix
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A financial adviser drags his family from Chicago to the Missouri Ozarks, where he must launder $500 million in five years to appease a drug boss.
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Advocacy Over Time in Crime
The average advocacy score of Crime titles by release year, with this title marked. Higher is more advocacy-driven.
| Year | Average advocacy | Titles |
|---|---|---|
| 1929 | 1 | 3 |
| 1931 | 0 | 2 |
| 1932 | 0 | 4 |
| 1937 | 0 | 2 |
| 1941 | 1 | 3 |
| 1944 | 3 | 3 |
| 1946 | 0 | 2 |
| 1948 | 0 | 2 |
| 1950 | 3 | 3 |
| 1951 | 0 | 2 |
| 1954 | 0 | 3 |
| 1955 | 0 | 2 |
| 1956 | 3 | 2 |
| 1958 | 0 | 3 |
| 1959 | 3 | 4 |
| 1960 | 0 | 3 |
| 1961 | 6 | 2 |
| 1962 | 3 | 2 |
| 1963 | 2 | 3 |
| 1964 | 6 | 2 |
| 1965 | 1 | 4 |
| 1967 | 0 | 4 |
| 1968 | 0 | 2 |
| 1969 | 1 | 5 |
| 1971 | 2 | 8 |
| 1972 | 2 | 4 |
| 1973 | 1 | 7 |
| 1974 | 3 | 5 |
| 1975 | 1 | 5 |
| 1976 | 2 | 4 |
| 1978 | 4 | 2 |
| 1980 | 0 | 3 |
| 1983 | 6 | 4 |
| 1984 | 5 | 5 |
| 1986 | 2 | 7 |
| 1987 | 2 | 7 |
| 1988 | 2 | 3 |
| 1989 | 1 | 10 |
| 1990 | 4 | 5 |
| 1991 | 5 | 4 |
| 1992 | 2 | 8 |
| 1993 | 2 | 7 |
| 1994 | 4 | 10 |
| 1995 | 4 | 10 |
| 1996 | 3 | 8 |
| 1997 | 3 | 9 |
| 1998 | 2 | 10 |
| 1999 | 7 | 12 |
| 2000 | 3 | 13 |
| 2001 | 0 | 10 |
| 2002 | 5 | 8 |
| 2003 | 2 | 13 |
| 2004 | 3 | 12 |
| 2005 | 2 | 20 |
| 2006 | 2 | 15 |
| 2007 | 2 | 15 |
| 2008 | 3 | 12 |
| 2009 | 3 | 7 |
| 2010 | 5 | 2 |
| 2011 | 3 | 5 |
| 2012 | 15 | 3 |
| 2013 | 12 | 8 |
| 2014 | 15 | 5 |
| 2015 | 12 | 6 |
| 2017 | 11 | 9 |
| 2018 | 13 | 10 |
| 2019 | 7 | 7 |
| 2020 | 3 | 8 |
| 2021 | 11 | 9 |
| 2022 | 11 | 7 |
| 2023 | 11 | 5 |
| 2024 | 11 | 8 |
| 2025 | 7 | 14 |
| 2026 | 1 | 16 |
| This title (2017) | 9 | 1 |
● This title (2017): advocacy 9 · explore Crime →
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