The Great Beauty

2013 · Movie · R

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Made first for older men 1

The Great Beauty'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 Hispanic 3. On content balance it reads entertainment-first at 7 of 100, weighting storytelling over explicit messaging 4.

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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
  3. 3
    RepresentationRepresentation vs production-origin baseline: White 98, Black 31, Hispanic 31.WhatSphere representation model, score_version 1
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    Content balanceContent balance entertainment-first at 7 of 100.WhatSphere content-balance model, score_version 1

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Synopsis

Jep Gambardella has seduced his way through the lavish nightlife of Rome for decades, but after his 65th birthday and a shock from the past, Jep looks past the nightclubs and parties to find a timeless landscape of absurd, exquisite beauty.

Young MaleYoung FemaleMature MaleMature Female
Primary audienceOlder Men
Mainstream

Quadrant Scores

Young Men
35
Young Women
32
Older Men
68
Older Women
65
Advocacy7
Entertainment

Audience Representation

White
98
Black
31
Hispanic
31
Asian
31
South Asian
40
Middle Eastern
40
Indigenous
46
Mixed
38
Other
46
LGBTQ+
0

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Cast & Crew

Jacopo Bonvicini (director) · Paolo Sorrentino (director)