Ever wonder what it would be like to have a pedophile for a dad? Capturing the Friedmans easily answers that question. But this amazing documentary is really about something far more universal: what it's like to be in a family. Director Andrew Jarecki dissects the case of a Long Island teacher and his eighteen-year-old son who were accused of sexually abusing young boys and turns it into grand suburban tragedy. A second disc of extras makes a great movie even more compelling. …

This movie will pin you to your seat. It's the day before Thanksgiving in 1987 at an affluent home on Long Island. The Friedmans -- husband Arnold, a teacher; his wife, Elaine; and their three sons, David, Seth and Jesse -- are ready for dinner. Then the police batter down the front door and search the house for child pornography. For a decade, the family will be battered by accusations that Arnold, who taught computer classes in the family basement, had molested many of the young boys in his…