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

Made first for older men 1

The Fighting Smile's audience scores lean most toward older men at 92 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.

The receipts — every claim above is sourced
  1. 1
    Audience scoreolder men 92 of 100 is the top quadrant.WhatSphere audience model, score_version 1
  2. 2
    ReachAudience breadth rated targeted.WhatSphere audience model, score_version 1
  3. 3
    Content balanceContent balance entertainment-first at 0 of 100.WhatSphere content-balance model, score_version 1

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Primary audienceOlder MenOlder Men92
Young MaleYoung FemaleMature MaleMature Female
Primary audienceOlder Men
Targeted

Quadrant Scores

Young Men
72
Young Women
8
Older Men
92
Older Women
28
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Audience Representation

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LGBTQ+
0

Faithfulness

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Advocacy

Advocacy0
Entertainment

Synopsis

A cowboy who has been away from home for a long time returns, only to find that the area he grew up in has been taken over by a vicious gang of cattle rustlers--and that his closest friend from boyhood is one of them.

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Lineage and popularity

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Cast & Crew

Jay Marchant (director)