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Capturing the Friedmans

2003 film by Andrew Jarecki
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Summary

Capturing the Friedmans is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,046 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Sundance Film Festival Grand Jury Prize for Best Documentary[3]
  • Director: Andrew Jarecki[4]
  • Composer: Andrea Morricone[5]
  • Genre: documentary film[6]
  • Producer: Andrew Jarecki[7]
  • Production company: HBO[8]
  • Director of photography: Adolfo Doring[9]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[10]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[11]
  • Review score: 97%[12], 8.5/10[13], 90/100[14], 7.6/10[15]
  • Color: color[16]
  • Country of origin: United States[17]
  • Publication date: January 1, 2003[18]
  • Distributed by: Magnolia Pictures[19], Netflix[20], Fandango at Home[21]
  • Official website: http://www.capturingthefriedmans.com/main.html[22]
  • Main subject: dysfunctional family[23]
  • Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film[24]
  • Title: Capturing the Friedmans[25]
  • Duration: 107 minutes[26]
  • Kijkwijzer rating: AL[27]
  • CNC film rating (France): no age restriction[28]
  • ClassInd rating: 12[29]
  • Medierådet rating: For ages 15 and up[30]

Why It Matters

Capturing the Friedmans has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

FAQs

What awards did Capturing the Friedmans receive?

Honors received include Sundance Film Festival Grand Jury Prize for Best Documentary[3].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] ↑ . Sundance Institute Digital Archive. Retrieved . history.sundance.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . IMDb. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . kijkwijzer.nl. Retrieved . kijkwijzer.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . film distribution certificate. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . ClassInd database. Retrieved . portal.mj.gov.br. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . Danish Film Database. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · Kwayst · 2026-10-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14724 → 6211605
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  2. 6w ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14821 → 342172
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  3. 7w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 69508
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  4. 7w ago · Gerwoman · 2026-08-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Decine21 film id → 939
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  5. 15w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14449 → 6380
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