What is Ozark about?
A financial adviser drags his family from Chicago to the Missouri Ozarks, where he must launder $500 million in five years to appease a drug boss.
Does it have a happy ending? (spoiler-safe)
No. Brace yourself.
A financial adviser launders money for a drug boss, dragging his family into a relentless, bleak criminal enterprise.
Suspenseful and tense. A full-attention watch at full speed. Emotionally it is devastating.
Streaming on Netflix.
Ozark parents guide
No surprises for a TV-MA: moderate sex and nudity, and brutal violence.
- Scare
- Mildly scary
- A few tense or eerie moments.
- Jump scares
- None noted
- Gore
- Graphic gore
- Blood and wounds shown clearly.
- Violence
- Brutal violence
- Our top level for violence.
- 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 Ozark scary?
- Only a little. Ozark has a few tense moments, nothing that follows you to bed.
- How gory is Ozark?
- Graphic gore and brutal violence. If graphic gore is a dealbreaker, skip it.
- What is Ozark rated, and is it OK for kids?
- It is a TV-MA, with moderate sex and nudity, brutal violence, and frequent strong language. Keep it for adults.
Cast and crew
Created byBill Dubuque, Mark Williams
StarringJason Bateman, Laura Linney, Sofia Hublitz, Skylar Gaertner, Julia Garner, Charlie Tahan
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Ozark is on our Edge of your seat, Stressful, Mob and gangsters, Netflix and Drama on Netflix lists.
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