Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
Dedicated detectives in New York City relentlessly pursue justice for victims of heinous crimes, revealing bleak truths.
In the criminal justice system, sexually-based offenses are considered especially heinous. In New York City, the dedicated detectives who investigate these vicious felonies are members of an elite squad known as the Special Victims Unit. These are their stories.
How intense is Law & Order: Special Victims Unit?
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit is mildly scary, with light gore and strong violence. Emotionally it is devastating. The pace is measured, and it is a full-attention watch. Rated TV-14.
What Law & Order: Special Victims Unit feels like
- Tone
- grittysuspensefulearnestbleak
- Pace
- Measured
- Best for
- Full attention
Where to stream Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
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Is Law & Order: Special Victims Unit for you?
Is Law & Order: Special Victims Unit scary?
Only a little. Law & Order: Special Victims Unit has a few tense moments (scare level 1 of 3), nothing that follows you to bed.
Is Law & Order: Special Victims Unit gory or violent?
Light gore (1 of 3) and strong violence (2 of 3).
Is Law & Order: Special Victims Unit sad or heavy?
Yes. Emotional weight 3 of 3. It hits hard; do not plan anything light after.
Is Law & Order: Special Victims Unit OK for kids?
It is rated TV-14. Intensity: scare 1, gore 1, violence 2, each out of 3. Your call for older kids.
Where can I stream Law & Order: Special Victims Unit?
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit is streaming on Hulu and Peacock.
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