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The '80s: The Decade That Made Us

2013 · 1 season

A light, nostalgic clip show that breezes through pop culture and politics with famous talking heads.

Genres
Documentary
Starring
Rob Lowe, Ron Reagan, Ronald Reagan
Overview
The defining biography of a decade, as told through exclusive interviews with more than 40 icons, entertainers and innovators who shaped its identity.

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Genres
Documentary
Starring
Rob Lowe, Ron Reagan, Ronald Reagan
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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
background-friendly, 1 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • media
  • celebrity
  • music
  • politics
  • technology
Places
  • big city
  • suburbs
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
  • documentary
  • true story
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour6
Realism9
Romance1
Tension1
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
documentary
Starring
Rob Lowe, Ron Reagan, Ronald Reagan, Matt Groening, Susan Seidelman, Nancy Reagan, Larry King
Length
1 seasons, 6 episodes, 45 min each
Network
National Geographic
Country
United States of America, United Kingdom
Languages
Arabic, Czech, English, Polish

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