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Breaking Big

2018 · 1 season

A brisk, friendly parade of success stories, easy to dip into and mildly inspiring without ever asking much of you.

Genres
Documentary
Starring
Carlos Watson
Overview
Why and how did some of the world's most influential artists, innovators, athletes and leaders break big? Talented men and women recount their most difficult, dramatic and serendipitous turning points.

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Genres
Documentary
Starring
Carlos Watson
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Tone
  • upliftingstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • ambition
  • work
  • identity
  • art
  • sport
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
  • documentary
  • true story
  • anthology
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour2
Realism9
Romance0
Tension2
Darkness2
Complexity2
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
documentary
Starring
Carlos Watson
Length
1 seasons, 12 episodes, 26 min each
Network
PBS
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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