Sons of Anarchy (2008)
An outlaw motorcycle club navigates gritty, tense, and bleak criminal enterprises in a small California town.
The Sons of Anarchy (SOA) are an outlaw motorcycle club with many charters in the United States and overseas. The show focused on the original and founding charter, Sons of Anarchy Motorcycle Club, Redwood Original, often referred to by the acronym SAMCRO, Sam Crow, or simply Redwood Charter. The charter operates both legal and illegal businesses in the small town of Charming, California. They combine gun-running and a garage, and involvement in porn film industry. Clay, the charter president, likes it old school and violent; while Jax, his stepson and the club's VP, has thoughts about changing the way things are done. Their conflict has effects on both the club and their personal relationship, especially when Jax goes on a personal quest to cleanse the SAMCRO name and image.
How intense is Sons of Anarchy?
Sons of Anarchy is mildly scary, with graphic gore and brutal violence. Emotionally it is devastating. The pace is measured, and it is a full-attention watch. Rated TV-MA.
What Sons of Anarchy feels like
- Tone
- grittytensebleakpulpy
- Pace
- Measured
- Best for
- Full attention
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Is Sons of Anarchy for you?
Is Sons of Anarchy scary?
Only a little. Sons of Anarchy has a few tense moments (scare level 1 of 3), nothing that follows you to bed.
Is Sons of Anarchy gory or violent?
Graphic gore (2 of 3) and brutal violence (3 of 3). If graphic gore is a dealbreaker, skip it.
Is Sons of Anarchy sad or heavy?
Yes. Emotional weight 3 of 3. It hits hard; do not plan anything light after.
Is Sons of Anarchy OK for kids?
It is rated TV-MA, so it is made for adults. Intensity: scare 1, gore 2, violence 3, each out of 3.
Where can I stream Sons of Anarchy?
Sons of Anarchy is streaming on Hulu.
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