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

Made first for older men 1

Risky Business's audience scores lean most toward older men at 68 of 100, with comparable appeal to older women 1. Its overall reach is rated mainstream — mainstream, general-audience reach 2. Relative to the expected cast make-up for its production origin, on-screen representation registers above the baseline for White and below it for Black and Middle Eastern 3. On content balance it reads entertainment-first at 0 of 100, weighting storytelling over explicit messaging 4.

The receipts — every claim above is sourced
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    Audience scoreolder men 68 of 100 is the top quadrant, with older women 65 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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    RepresentationRepresentation vs production-origin baseline: White 92, Black 35, Middle Eastern 35.WhatSphere representation 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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Primary audienceOlder MenOlder Men68
Young MaleYoung FemaleMature MaleMature Female
Primary audienceOlder Men
Mainstream

Quadrant Scores

Young Men
35
Young Women
32
Older Men
68
Older Women
65
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Audience Representation

White
92
Black
35
Hispanic
46
Asian
40
South Asian
48
Middle Eastern
35
Indigenous
50
Mixed
40
Other
48
LGBTQ+
0

Faithfulness

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Advocacy

Advocacy0
Entertainment

Synopsis

A teenage girl accuses her primary schoolteacher, Jean Doucet (Jacques Brel), of trying to rape her. The police and the mayor investigate, but Doucet denies the charges. Two other students come forward to reveal more of Doucet's misconduct – one confessing to be his mistress. Doucet faces trial and hard labor if convicted.

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Cast & Crew

Christian Matras (director)