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Scored entertainment-first on WhatSphere's content-balance model 4

Its writer stated on the record that "for Terry Richmond, I didn't write it for any one particular ethnicity, My family is a multiracial family, It's very natural to us as far as who we champion" 1. Its writer stated on the record that "as a black man, Aaron brought things that I don't have full comprehension of, That was me giving way to his experience, and we were very communicative on set a…" 2. Its narrative-universality assessment registers 8 of 10 3. Taken together, the content-balance model places it entertainment-first at 12 of 100 4.

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    Creator statementwriter: "For Terry Richmond, I didn't write it for any one particular ethnicity. My family is a multiracial family. It's very natural to us as far as who we champion."The Contending, 2024 source ↗
  2. 2
    Creator statementwriter: "As a black man, Aaron brought things that I don't have full comprehension of. That was me giving way to his experience, and we were very communicative on set about certain things."TheWrap, 2024 source ↗
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    Narrative universalityNarrative universality 8 of 10; identity centrality incidental.WhatSphere content assessment. Narrative universality 8/10 -> advocacy signal 22
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    Content balanceAdvocacy 12 of 100, tier entertainment-first.WhatSphere content-balance model, score_version 1. Narrative universality 8/10 -> advocacy signal 22

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Primary audienceOlder MenOlder Men100
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Primary audienceOlder Men
Targeted

Quadrant Scores

Young Men
63
Young Women
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Older Men
100
Older Women
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LGBTQ+
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Advocacy

Advocacy12
Entertainment

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Synopsis

A former Marine confronts corruption in a small town when local law enforcement unjustly seizes the bag of cash he needs to post his cousin's bail.

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Average advocacy score of Crime titles by release year
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195033
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195632
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196462
196514
196704
196802
196915
197128
197224
197317
197435
197515
197624
197842
198003
198364
198455
198627
198727
198823
1989110
199045
199154
199228
199327
1994410
1995410
199638
199739
1998210
1999712
2000313
2001010
200258
2003213
2004312
2005220
2006215
2007215
2008312
200937
201052
201135
2012153
2013128
2014155
2015126
2017119
20181310
201977
202038
2021119
2022117
2023115
2024118
2025714
2026116
This title (2024)121

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Cast & Crew

Daniel Kleinpeter (director) · Kether Abeles (director)