Passion & Poetry: The Ballad of Sam Peckinpah

2005 · Movie · 115 min

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Made first for older men 1

Passion & Poetry: The Ballad of Sam Peckinpah's audience scores lean most toward older men at 91 of 100 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.

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    Audience scoreolder men 91 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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    Content balanceContent balance entertainment-first at 0 of 100.WhatSphere content-balance model, score_version 1

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Synopsis

Portrayal of a talented, influencial and troubled artist: a filmmaker who fought his own demons and seemed to live his own legend like no other director. Against all odds Sam Peckinpah was able to create a very personal body of work in the studio system of Hollywood and with his powerful directing and editing style changed the way of filmmaking forever. Legendary for his use of slow-motion violence, various scandals and his ongoing problems with sudios and producers, the story of Peckinpah is filled with tragedy, humor, success and defeat.

Young MaleYoung FemaleMature MaleMature Female
Primary audienceOlder Men
Targeted

Quadrant Scores

Young Men
60
Young Women
9
Older Men
91
Older Women
40
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Entertainment

Audience Representation

White
56
Black
44
Hispanic
28
Asian
46
South Asian
48
Middle Eastern
44
Indigenous
50
Mixed
40
Other
48
LGBTQ+
0
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Cast & Crew

Kara Stephens (director) · Mike Siegel (director)