

Capturing the Friedmans
Who do you believe?
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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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- —
- Box office
- $4.1M
- Language
- English
- pedophilia
- sexual abuse
- child pornography
- sodomy
- middle class
- pedophile
- american
- family
- incest
- childhood sexual abuse
- sexual predator
Top billed cast


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Director
Produced in
United States of America
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- TheatricalNR30 May 2003
United KingdomGB
- Theatrical159 Apr 2004
FranceFR
- Theatrical7 Apr 2004
IrelandIE
- Theatrical159 Apr 2004
IsraelIL
- Premiere23 Aug 2003
MexicoMX
- PremiereMexico City30 Apr 2004
- Theatrical (limited)22 Oct 2004
Frequently asked questions
Capturing the Friedmans was released on 30 May 2003.
Audience reviews
1- C7/10
CinemaSerf
6/21/2026
The Friedmans are your stereotypical aspirational middle-American family with a mum, a dad and three brothers. Arnold is the dad: a pillar of the local community and music teacher; Elaine is the stay-at-home mother and Sam, David and Jesse are their children. They have a spacious home and are keen on making home movies to celebrate just about any occasion. Then their world comes apart at the seams. The authorities ar…
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