Schindler's List

Name: Schindler's List
Genre: Drama, War
Released: 1993
Duration: 195 min
Cast: Liam Neeson, Ben Kingsley, Ralph Fiennes, Caroline Goodall, Jonathan Sagall

1993 · Movie · R · 195 minAdaptation

Drama War

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

Made first for older men 1

Schindler's List's audience scores lean most toward older men at 100 of 100 1. Its overall reach is rated targeted — targeted reach aimed at a specific demographic segment 2. As an adaptation it scores 88 of 100 for faithfulness, a closely faithful treatment of its source material 3. Relative to the expected cast make-up for its production origin, on-screen representation registers above the baseline for White and mixed-heritage and below it for Black and Hispanic 4. On content balance it reads entertainment-first at 6 of 100, weighting storytelling over explicit messaging 5.

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Audience scoreolder men 100 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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FaithfulnessFaithfulness 88 of 100 — a closely faithful adaptation.WhatSphere faithfulness checklist, score_version 1
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RepresentationRepresentation vs production-origin baseline: White 88, mixed-heritage 72, Black 26, Hispanic 28.WhatSphere representation model, score_version 1
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Content balanceContent balance entertainment-first at 6 of 100.WhatSphere content-balance model, score_version 1

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Synopsis

The true story of how businessman Oskar Schindler saved over a thousand Jewish lives from the Nazis while they worked as slaves in his factory during World War II.