What is Barry about?
A hit man from the Midwest moves to Los Angeles and gets caught up in the city's theatre arts scene.
Does it have a happy ending? (spoiler-safe)
It leaves the ending open to interpretation.
A hitman finds unexpected artistic passion in Los Angeles, leading to darkly comedic and tense complications.
Melancholy, with dark satire. A full-attention watch at a measured pace. Emotionally it is devastating.
Streaming on Max.
Barry parents guide
No surprises for a TV-MA: moderate sex and nudity, and strong violence.
- Scare
- Mildly scary
- A few tense or eerie moments.
- Jump scares
- A couple
- One or two sudden jolts.
- Gore
- Light gore
- Some blood or injury, briefly.
- Violence
- Strong violence
- Violence is frequent or intense.
- Sex and nudity
- Moderate
- Moderate means a sex scene or nudity on screen, even brief, or sexual violence that is described or implied but never shown.
- Language
- Strong
- Frequent strong profanity or slurs.
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Three questions
- Is Barry scary?
- Only a little. Barry has a few tense moments, nothing that follows you to bed.
- How gory is Barry?
- Light gore and strong violence.
- What is Barry rated, and is it OK for kids?
- It is a TV-MA, with moderate sex and nudity, strong violence, and frequent strong language. Keep it for adults.
Cast and crew
Created byAlec Berg, Bill Hader
StarringBill Hader, Sarah Goldberg, Anthony Carrigan, Henry Winkler, Stephen Root, Robert Wisdom
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