Walk the Line

2005 · Movie · PG-13 · 136 minAdaptation

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Made first for older women 1

Walk the Line's audience scores lean most toward older women at 81 of 100 1. Its overall reach is rated targeted — targeted reach aimed at a specific demographic segment 2. As an adaptation it scores 82 of 100 for faithfulness, a closely faithful treatment of its source material 3. On content balance it reads entertainment-first at 8 of 100, weighting storytelling over explicit messaging 4.

The receipts — every claim above is sourced
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    Audience scoreolder women 81 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 82 of 100 — a closely faithful adaptation.WhatSphere faithfulness checklist, score_version 1
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    Content balanceContent balance entertainment-first at 8 of 100.WhatSphere content-balance model, score_version 1

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Synopsis

A chronicle of country music legend Johnny Cash's life, from his early days on an Arkansas cotton farm to his rise to fame with Sun Records in Memphis, where he recorded alongside Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis and Carl Perkins.

Young MaleYoung FemaleMature MaleMature Female
Primary audienceOlder Women
Targeted

Quadrant Scores

Young Men
19
Young Women
43
Older Men
57
Older Women
81
Faithfulness
82
Advocacy8
Entertainment

Audience Representation

LGBTQ+
0

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Source Material

Source material for this title, with author, type, publication year, and purchase link
TitleAuthorTypeYearPurchase link
Man in BlackJohnny Cashnovel1975
Cash: The AutobiographyJohnny Cash with Patrick Carrnovel1997
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What Changed from the Source

The production decisions behind this adaptation, as recorded — original versus on screen.

Source faithfulness: 82/100

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Cast & Crew

Phedon Papamichael (director) · James Mangold (director)