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Capturing the Friedmans
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71%
Movie
1h 47m
AI Analysis
Capturing the Friedmans (2003) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of Capturing the Friedmans (2003) — a movie tagged as Documentary and Crime with emotional moods and fast-paced pacing.
Story & themes: An Oscar nominated documentary about a middle-class American family who is torn apart when the father Arnold and son Jesse are accused of sexually abusing numerous children. Director Jarecki interviews people from different sides of this tragic story and raises the question of whether they were rightfully tried when… Our models also surface themes such as ai and family from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for general audiences. Expect fast-paced storytelling (~107 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate Capturing the Friedmans 71% (359 votes) — solid community ratings for this movie.
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from 359 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
An Oscar nominated documentary about a middle-class American family who is torn apart when the father Arnold and son Jesse are accused of sexually abusing numerous children. Director Jarecki interviews people from different sides of this tragic story and raises the question of whether they were rightfully tried when they claim they were innocent and there was never any evidence against them.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 2003-05-30
- Runtime
- 1h 47m
- TMDB rating
- 7.1
- TMDB ID
- 2260
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An Oscar nominated documentary about a middle-class American family who is torn apart when the father Arnold and son Jesse are accused of sexually abusing numerous children. Director Jarecki interv... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
Is there an AI analysis for Capturing the Friedmans?
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How long is the movie Capturing the Friedmans?
The official runtime for Capturing the Friedmans is approximately 107 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast
- A
Arnold Friedman
Self (archive footage)
- E
Elaine Friedman
Self
- D
David Friedman
Self
Jesse Friedman
Self
- S
Seth Friedman
Self (archive footage)
- J
John McDermott
Self - Postal Inspector
- F
Frances Galasso
Self - Ret. Director, Sex Crimes Unit
- A
Anthony Sgueglia
Self - Detective, Sex Crimes Unit
- J
Joseph Onorato
Self - Asst. District Attorney
- J
Judd Martin
Self - Jesse's Best Friend in High School
- H
Howard Friedman
Self - Arnold's Brother
- R
Ron Georgalis
Self - Former Computer Student
- S
Scott Banks
Self - Judge's Legal Secretary
- A
Abbey Boklan
Self - Judge
Debbie Nathan
Self - Investigative Journalist
- J
Jerry Bernstein
Self - Arnold's Attorney
- P
Peter Panaro
Self - Jesse's Attorney
- L
Lloyd Doppman
Self - Detective, Sex Crimes Unit
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