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…

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. …