Everybody Hates Chris (2005)
A teenager navigates 1980s Brooklyn with wholesome humor and earnest wit, finding his place in a new world.
Chris is a teenager growing up as the eldest of three children in Brooklyn, New York during the early 1980s. Uprooted to a new neighborhood and bused to a predominantly white middle school two-hours away by his strict, hard-working parents, Chris struggles to find his place while keeping his siblings in line at home and surmounting the challenges of junior high.
How intense is Everybody Hates Chris?
Everybody Hates Chris has no gore and some violence. Emotionally it carries some weight. The pace is measured, and it is a family watch and a comfort watch. The humor runs wholesome and dry. Rated TV-PG.
What Everybody Hates Chris feels like
- Tone
- heartwarmingnostalgicwhimsicalearnest
- Pace
- Measured
- Humor
- wholesome, dry and witty
- Best for
- Family nightComfort watchBackground
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Is Everybody Hates Chris for you?
Is Everybody Hates Chris scary?
No. Everybody Hates Chris is not a scary watch (scare level 0 of 3).
Is Everybody Hates Chris gory or violent?
No gore (0 of 3) and some violence (1 of 3). Squeamish viewers are fine here.
Is Everybody Hates Chris sad or heavy?
A little. There is some emotional weight (1 of 3), but it is not a heavy watch.
Is Everybody Hates Chris OK for kids?
It is rated TV-PG and nothing here runs hot: scare 0, gore 0, violence 1, each out of 3. A safe family pick by the numbers.
Where can I stream Everybody Hates Chris?
Everybody Hates Chris is streaming on Prime Video, Hulu, Paramount+ and The Roku Channel.
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