Arrested Development (2003)
A wealthy, absurd family loses everything, forcing one son to hilariously hold their darkly-comic world together.
The story of a wealthy family that lost everything, and the one son who had no choice but to keep them all together.
How intense is Arrested Development?
Arrested Development has no gore and no real violence. Emotionally it carries some weight. The pace is brisk, and it is a comfort watch and a full-attention watch. The humor runs dry and absurdist. Rated TV-MA.
What Arrested Development feels like
- Tone
- darkly comicsatiricalwhimsicalabsurdist
- Pace
- Brisk
- Humor
- dry and witty, absurdist
- Best for
- Comfort watchFull attention
Where to stream Arrested Development
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Is Arrested Development for you?
Is Arrested Development scary?
No. Arrested Development is not a scary watch (scare level 0 of 3).
Is Arrested Development gory or violent?
No gore (0 of 3) and no real violence (0 of 3). Squeamish viewers are fine here.
Is Arrested Development sad or heavy?
A little. There is some emotional weight (1 of 3), but it is not a heavy watch.
Is Arrested Development OK for kids?
It is rated TV-MA, so it is made for adults. Intensity: scare 0, gore 0, violence 0, each out of 3.
Where can I stream Arrested Development?
Arrested Development is streaming on Netflix.
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