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Capturing the Friedmans Movie (2003): Where to watch and stream online

Q: Where can I stream Capturing the Friedmans?

You can stream Capturing the Friedmans on: HBO Max and Amazon Prime ⎥ HBO Max

Capturing the Friedmans

DocumentaryCrime

2003, Movie, 1h 47min

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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Reviews

Critic Adam Smith

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Jarecki's film brilliantly illustrates the fallibility of memory, the slippery nature of facts and even people's invention of events that may never have taken place.

Read full review at Empire

Kasper Løvborg

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Problematizing the notions of knowledge and truth, Jarecki gives an unforgettable account of a tragedy, cueing you not only to guess at the guilty and the injured parts but to decide what you believe. It's incredible that it was possible for ...

5 years ago

Critic Marjorie Baumgarten

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...first-time feature filmmaker Andrew Jarecki has made a movie so powerful that the rest of his career might suffer from having started at its pinnacle.

Read full review at The Austin Chronicle

Critic Kenneth Mcneil

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En vigtig, vedkommende og både op- og medrivende dokumentarfilm.

Read full review at Cinemazone

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"Capturing the Friedmans" is a documentary film that tells the story of a seemingly ordinary American family torn apart by accusations of sexual abuse. The Friedmans, a middle-class family from Long Island, are accused of committing numerous crimes against children, leading to a media frenzy and a trial that raises questions about truth, justice, and the nature of evidence. Through interviews with family members and investigators, the film explores whether the Friedmans were rightfully tried and whether the truth about their innocence or guilt was ever truly revealed. With a unique blend of home video footage and courtroom testimony, "Capturingthe Friedmans" offers a provocative look at a family in crisis and a justice system under scrutiny.

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You can stream Capturing the Friedmans on: HBO Max Amazon Prime ⎥ HBO Max