What is Burn Notice about?
A formerly blacklisted spy uses his unique skills and training to help people in desperate situations.
A blacklisted spy with a dry wit uses his gritty skills to help people in desperate, pulpy situations.
A comfort watch at a brisk pace. Emotionally it carries some weight.
Streaming on Hulu and Pluto TV (free).
Burn Notice parents guide
For a TV-PG, this one goes further: strong violence, some innuendo or implied sex and light gore. Beyond that, mild language and nothing scary.
Our estimate: fine from about 13, higher than the TV-PG suggests, because of the violence.
- Scare
- Not scary
- Jump scares
- None noted
- Gore
- Light gore
- Some blood or injury, briefly.
- Violence
- Strong violence
- Violence is frequent or intense.
- Sex and nudity
- Mild
- Mild means innuendo, or sex implied off screen, with no nudity.
- Language
- Mild
- Mild words like damn, hell or crap.
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Three questions
- How gory is Burn Notice?
- Light gore and strong violence.
- What is Burn Notice rated, and is it OK for kids?
- Not for every kid. The TV-PG undersells strong violence.
Cast and crew
Created byMatt Nix
StarringJeffrey Donovan, Gabrielle Anwar, Bruce Campbell, Sharon Gless, Coby Bell
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