Boss fingerprintImmersive world, strong craft, emotionally cool.
Tense
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Moving and melancholic
Much of it is about family.
Some sharp wit
Not a comedy at heart.
Politics, everyday modern life, and the mind
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout performances, characters, and direction
Layered plot that rewards full attention.
Standout cinematography
Tense
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Boss is tense. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Moving and melancholic
Much of it is about family.
Emotionally, it's moving and melancholic. Much of it is about family.
Politics, everyday modern life, and the mind
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Its world is built around politics, everyday modern life, and the mind. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in.
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 cinematography
Look and sound: the cinematography stand out.
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You can watch it free with ads on Plex, Fawesome, and Tubi TV. You can also rent or buy it from Apple TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, and Google Play Movies. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Yes. It's widely acclaimed, with a GoodWatch score of 81/100 (IMDb 8.1, Rotten Tomatoes 81%, and Metacritic 77). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated TV-MA in the United States. Content advisories: strong language, sexual content, and violence.
2 seasons
It has 2 seasons with 18 episodes of about 55 minutes each.
Yes. Critics average 79 and audiences 86 out of 100, so both groups see Boss much the same way.
It ran from 2011 to 2012 and has ended.
It was made in English. Produced in United States.
+34GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Boss in 48 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 78 storytelling tropes for Boss, including Posthumous Character, The Atoner, The Unfettered.
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