Is Dead Like Me scary?

Only a little. Dead Like Me has a few tense moments, nothing that follows you to bed.

What is Dead Like Me rated, and is it OK for kids?

For teens, mostly: it is rated TV-14, with some strong language.

Dead Like Me (2003)

Series · Rated TV-14

A cynical young woman navigates the afterlife as a grim reaper, finding the bureaucracy of death surprisingly whimsical.

Melancholy and surreal, with dark satire. A late-night trip at a measured pace. Emotionally it is heavy.

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Dead Like Me parents guide

Nothing past what a TV-14 promises: some innuendo or implied sex and some strong language.

Our estimate: fine from about 13. Rated TV-14.

Scare: Mildly scary; A few tense or eerie moments.
Jump scares: None noted
Gore: Light gore; Some blood or injury, briefly.
Violence: Some violence; Some fighting or peril.
Sex and nudity: Mild; Mild means innuendo, or sex implied off screen, with no nudity.
Language: Moderate; Some strong profanity, a few f-words.

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Three questions

Is Dead Like Me scary?: Only a little. Dead Like Me has a few tense moments, nothing that follows you to bed.
How gory is Dead Like Me?: Light gore and some violence.
What is Dead Like Me rated, and is it OK for kids?: For teens, mostly: it is rated TV-14, with some strong language.

What is Dead Like Me about?

When her life comes to an abrupt end, George discovers that death is nothing like she thought it would be. Recruited to collect the souls of others as they die, she suddenly finds herself an unwilling participant in a line of work she never knew existed: Grim Reaping!

Does it have a happy ending? (spoiler-safe)

It leaves things open rather than tying them up.