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

Made first for older men 1

Pan's Labyrinth's audience scores lean most toward older men at 60 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 4 of 100, weighting storytelling over explicit messaging 3.

The receipts — every claim above is sourced
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    Audience scoreolder men 60 of 100 is the top quadrant, with older women 58 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 4 of 100.WhatSphere content-balance model, score_version 1

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Synopsis

In post–civil war Spain, 10-year-old Ofelia moves with her pregnant mother to live under the control of her cruel stepfather. Drawn into a mysterious labyrinth, she meets a faun who reveals that she may be a lost princess from an underground kingdom. To return to her true father, she must complete a series of surreal and perilous tasks that blur the line between reality and fantasy.

Young MaleYoung FemaleMature MaleMature Female
Primary audienceOlder Men
Targeted

Quadrant Scores

Young Men
52
Young Women
30
Older Men
70
Older Women
48
Advocacy4
Entertainment

Audience Representation

White
97
Black
31
Hispanic
3
Asian
46
South Asian
50
Middle Eastern
48
Indigenous
35
Mixed
35
Other
48
LGBTQ+
0

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Cast & Crew

Carlos Zaragoza (director) · Borja Grandío (director)