Abducted in Plain Sight vs Capturing the Friedmans

Capturing the Friedmans has the higher audience score (7.1/10 against 6.5/10 for Abducted in Plain Sight). Abducted in Plain Sight is the shorter watch at 1h 31m compared with 1h 47m. Capturing the Friedmans is the older of the two (2003 against 2017). Both are crime, documentary movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Abducted in Plain Sight posterAbducted in Plain Sight2017 VS Capturing the Friedmans posterCapturing the Friedmans2003
Abducted in Plain SightCapturing the Friedmans
Audience score★ 6.5/10★ 7.1/10
Year20172003
Length1h 31m1h 47m
GenresCrime, DocumentaryCrime, Documentary
Country––
DirectorSkye BorgmanAndrew Jarecki
Main castEmily Kincaid, Jan Broberg Felt, Mary Ann Broberg, Bob Broberg, Susan BrobergArnold Friedman, Elaine Friedman, David Friedman, Jesse Friedman, Seth Friedman

Synopsis

Abducted in Plain Sight

A family falls prey to the manipulative charms of a neighbor, who abducts their adolescent daughter. Twice.

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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