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Recess (1997)

Series · Rated TV-Y7

Animation, Comedy, Family

Six fourth-graders navigate the whimsical world of schoolyard politics, finding heartwarming fun in every measured adventure.

Crowd-pleasing, with wholesome humor. A family watch at a measured pace. Emotionally it carries some weight.

Streaming on Disney+.

Recess parents guide

It stays inside its TV-Y7, with no swearing and nothing scary.

Rated TV-Y7, but by what is on screen our estimate is fine for any age.

Scare
Not scary
Jump scares
None noted
Gore
No gore
Violence
No real violence
Sex and nudity
None noted
Language
None noted

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What is Recess about?

Join a group of six fourth-grade best friends at Third Street Elementary School on their fun-filled adventures in their school playground. Through the ups-and-downs of adolescence, they must wrestle with authority, avoid the school snitch, and try their best to win at kick-ball.

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

It leaves things open rather than tying them up.

Cast and crew

Created byPaul Germain, Joe Ansolabehere
StarringAndrew Lawrence, Rickey D'Shon Collins, Pamela Adlon, Ashley Johnson, Jason Davis, Courtland Mead

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