A Double Life vs Capturing the Friedmans
A Double Life is the shorter watch at 1h 25m compared with 1h 47m. Capturing the Friedmans is the older of the two (2003 against 2023). Both are crime, documentary movies, so they suit a similar mood.
A Double Life
Capturing the Friedmans| A Double Life | Capturing the Friedmans | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 0.0/10 | ★ 7.1/10 |
| Year | 2023 | 2003 |
| Length | 1h 25m | 1h 47m |
| Genres | Crime, Documentary | Crime, Documentary |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Catherine Masud | Andrew Jarecki |
| Main cast | – | Arnold Friedman, Elaine Friedman, David Friedman, Jesse Friedman, Seth Friedman |
Synopsis
A Double Life
The grim news made international headlines: On August 21, 1971, prison authorities discovered a gun on famed Soledad Brother author, activist and San Quentin inmate George Jackson. A shootout ensued, killing Jackson, two other inmates and three guards, and wounding three more officers. Authorities asserted that only lawyer Stephen Bingham could have smuggled the weapon into the prison. Fearing that a conviction for abetting the guards’ deaths…
Capturing the Friedmans
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.
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