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Capturing the Friedmans (2003)

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All Time

of 190,068

249

2000's

of 33,938

57

2003

of 8,541

9
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  of 20,607
  
  9
  
  Documentary of 2003
  
  of 554
  
  4
  
  Documentary of the 2000's
  
  of 3,968
  
  7

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Capturing the Friedmans (2003) is ranked overall as out of 4 stars

Overall Rating:3.2420

Avg Critic Score:3.2251

Capturing the Friedmans (2003) Movie Reviews

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ReelViews (James Berardinelli)

The film is as powerful as any narrative motion picture in telling a story that rips at the emotions. ...read the complete Capturing the Friedmans movie review at ReelViews (James Berardinelli)

Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)

By the end of Capturing the Friedmans, we have more information, from both inside and outside the family, than we dreamed would be possible. We have many people telling us exactly what happened. And we have no idea of the truth. None. ...read the complete Capturing the Friedmans movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)

Rolling Stone (Peter Travers)

It's a modern horror story that gets you where you live. ...read the complete Capturing the Friedmans movie review at Rolling Stone (Peter Travers)

ReelViews (James Berardinelli)

Various articles have labeled Capturing the Friedmans as a narrative documentary, a crime investigation, a meditation upon the nature of truth, and an expose of the failings of the United States judicial system. ...read the complete Capturing the Friedmans movie review at ReelViews (James Berardinelli)

Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)

After the Sundance screenings of "Capturing the Friedmans," its director, Andrew Jarecki, was asked point-blank if he thought Arnold Friedman was guilty of child molestation. He said he didn't know. Neither does the viewer of this film. ...read the complete Capturing the Friedmans movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)

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Gambit Weekly (New Orleans, LA) (David Lee Simmons)

Capturing the Friedmans provides layers that rarely are seen in traditional documentaries....read the complete Capturing the Friedmans (2003) review at Gambit Weekly (New Orleans, LA) (David Lee Simmons)

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Portland Oregonian (Shawn Levy)

More than just a good crime story about the guilt or innocence of Arnold and Jesse Friedman. It's also a fascinating portrait of a seemingly normal middle-class family crumbling before our eyes....read the complete Capturing the Friedmans (2003) review at Portland Oregonian (Shawn Levy)

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stylusmagazine.com (Liz Clayton)

documentary fans, filmmakers, and rabid watchers of reality TV shows alike must all at some point ask themselves this question: how much is too much? What are we probing for, prodding for, hoping to see revealed that will somehow vindicate our own...read the complete Capturing the Friedmans (2003) review at stylusmagazine.com (Liz Clayton)

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New York Magazine (Peter Rainer)

Jarecki shows off this footage as evidence of a truly dysfunctional family in various stages of denial. What it reveals at least as much is the modern phenomenon of reality-TV self-exposure carried to such lengths that, by comparison, the Osbournes look...read the complete Capturing the Friedmans (2003) review at New York Magazine (Peter Rainer)

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