Six Feet Under fingerprintMasterful craft, big heart, low-key.
Calm and low-key
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Deeply moving and cathartic
Much of it is about family and growing up.
Plenty of dark humor and sharp wit
Family, everyday modern life, and the mind
Lived-in and easy to get lost in. Holds up on a rewatch.
Standout performances, characters, and direction
Layered plot that rewards full attention.
Standout score, cinematography, and editing
Calm and low-key
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Six Feet Under is calm and low-intensity. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Deeply moving and cathartic
Much of it is about family and growing up.
Emotionally, it's deeply moving, cathartic, and melancholic. Much of it is about family and growing up.
Plenty of dark humor and sharp wit
Expect plenty of dark humor and sharp wit.
Family, everyday modern life, and the mind
Lived-in and easy to get lost in. Holds up on a rewatch.
Its world is built around family, everyday modern life, and the mind. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in. It holds up on a rewatch.
Standout performances, characters, and direction
Layered plot that rewards full attention.
The performances, characters, and direction stand out. The plot is layered and rewards full attention.
Standout score, cinematography, and editing
Look and sound: the score, cinematography, and editing stand out.
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Six Feet Under is included with a subscription to HBO Max in the United States. You can also rent or buy it from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, and Fandango At Home. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Yes. It's widely acclaimed, with a GoodWatch score of 83/100 (IMDb 8.7, Rotten Tomatoes 81%, and Metacritic 74). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated TV-MA in the United States. Content advisories: nudity, sexual content, strong language, drug use, and disturbing imagery.
5 seasons
It has 5 seasons with 63 episodes.
Not quite. Audiences rate Six Feet Under higher (90) than critics (78). It's more of a crowd-pleaser than a critics' pick.
It ran from 2001 to 2005 and has ended.
It was made in English. Produced in United States.
+102GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Six Feet Under in 116 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 153 storytelling tropes for Six Feet Under, including Big Brother Instinct, Cloudcuckoolander, One-Steve Limit.
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