Capturing the Friedmans vs Into the Abyss
Capturing the Friedmans has the higher audience score (7.1/10 against 6.9/10 for Into the Abyss). Into the Abyss is the shorter watch at 1h 45m compared with 1h 47m. Capturing the Friedmans is the older of the two (2003 against 2011). Both are crime, documentary movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Capturing the Friedmans
Into the Abyss| Capturing the Friedmans | Into the Abyss | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.1/10 | ★ 6.9/10 |
| Year | 2003 | 2011 |
| Length | 1h 47m | 1h 45m |
| Genres | Crime, Documentary | Crime, Documentary |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Andrew Jarecki | Werner Herzog |
| Main cast | Arnold Friedman, Elaine Friedman, David Friedman, Jesse Friedman, Seth Friedman | Werner Herzog, Jason Burkett, Richard Lopez, Damon Hall, Lisa Stolter-Balloun |
Synopsis
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.
Into the Abyss
We do not know when and how we will die. Death Row inmates do. Werner Herzog embarks on a dialogue with Death Row inmates, asks questions about life and death and looks deep into these individuals, their stories, their crimes.
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