Show Me a Hero fingerprintStrong craft, striking style, light on feelings.
Tense
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Moving and melancholic
Some satire
Not a comedy at heart.
Everyday modern life, politics, and society
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout performances and characters
Layered plot that rewards full attention.
Functional look and sound
Tense
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Show Me a Hero is tense. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Moving and melancholic
Emotionally, it's moving, melancholic, and cathartic.
Some satire
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect some satire.
Everyday modern life, politics, and society
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Its world is built around everyday modern life, politics, and society. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout performances and characters
Layered plot that rewards full attention.
The performances and characters stand out. The plot is layered and rewards full attention.
Functional look and sound
The look and sound stay functional.
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Quick answers from GoodWatch data.
Show Me a Hero is included with a subscription to HBO Max in the United States. 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 82/100 (IMDb 7.9, Rotten Tomatoes 96%, and Metacritic 85). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated TV-MA in the United States. Content advisories: strong language.
1 season
It has 1 season with 6 episodes of about 60 minutes each.
Yes. It's based on real events or a real person's life.
Not quite. Critics rate Show Me a Hero higher (91) than audiences (76). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
It ran from 2015 to 2015 and has ended.
It was made in English. Produced in United States.
+99GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Show Me a Hero in 113 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 28 storytelling tropes for Show Me a Hero, including The Baby Trap, Scylla and Charybdis, Bittersweet Ending.
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