A deadpan teen unravels twisted mysteries and navigates peculiar friendships at a whimsical, darkly comedic academy.
Dry wit. A late-night trip at a measured pace. Emotionally it carries some weight.
Streaming on Netflix.
No sex or nudity and mild language, about what a TV-14 should carry.
Rated TV-14, but by what is on screen our estimate is fine from about 10.
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Smart, sarcastic and a little dead inside, Wednesday Addams investigates twisted mysteries while making new friends — and foes — at Nevermore Academy.
It leaves the ending open to interpretation.
Tales from the Crypt (1989)Properly scary · light gore · measuredA cackling crypt keeper presents darkly comic, suspenseful tales of pulpy, campy horror and broad satire.
Chilling Adventures of Sabrina (2018)Properly scary · light gore · strong violence · emotionally heavyA half-witch teenager balances mortal high school and dark magic, navigating a world of chilling, whimsical, and darkly-comic suspense.
Over the Garden Wall (2014)Wholesome humor · whimsical · family watch · mildly scaryTwo brothers navigate a surreal, melancholy forest, encountering whimsical characters on their journey home.
What We Do in the Shadows (2019)Dry wit · whimsical · late-night trip · measuredAncient vampires navigate modern Staten Island, their nightly squabbles and absurd antics captured in a witty, campy mockumentary.
Supernatural (2005)Properly scary · light gore · strong violence · emotionally heavyTwo brothers hunt down dark, demonic forces across America with gritty, suspenseful, and witty encounters.
Stranger Things (2016)Properly scary · light gore · strong violence · emotionally heavyA small town grapples with a chilling supernatural mystery, secret experiments, and a peculiar young girl.
Futurama (1999)Dry wit · whimsical · comfort watch · measuredA pizza delivery boy awakens a millennium later, navigating a whimsical yet melancholic future with absurdist wit.
I Am Not an Animal (2004)Dry wit · satirical · late-night trip · measuredLiberated lab animals navigate the human world, finding their darkly comic freedom unexpectedly absurd.Wednesday is on our Teens, Dry and witty, Dark, Late night and 2020s lists.
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