Tools for this page
Print

Alias

(Rated TV-14, Drama, Starring Victor Garber, Jennifer Garner, Michael Vartan, Where to watch: Syndicated, DVD, Download)
  • Is it age appropriate?

    About our ratings

    (Flash is loading. If this text does not disappear you need to install the latest flash version)

    Not age appropriate for kids under 15, age appropriate for kids over 99; suggested age 15.
  • Is it any good?

    4.0
  • Common Sense says

    Smart action drama with a strong female lead.

updated 07.04.08

Why We Rated This iffy for Ages 15–18

What to watch out for

  • Messages:

    The main characters catch terrorists and arms dealers. The bad guys are sometimes glamorized.
  • Violence:

    Frequent onscreen graphic shooting, punching, and kicking.
  • Sex:

    When Sydney goes undercover, she often wears revealing outfits.
  • Language:

    Fairly mild ("bitch," "damn").
  • Consumerism:

    Not an issue.
  • Drinking, drugs, & smoking:

    Characters use sometimes use alcohol and "knock out" drugs to catch villains.
 

What Parents Need to Know

About Alias

Parents need to know that this show features a significant amount of violence. This includes a few graphic shooting deaths and frequent fistfights. Characters are constantly deceiving one another, which could encourage young viewers to be overly suspicious of others.

Did this review help you decide?

Families Can Talk About

  • Families can talk about the violence on primetime network television. How is violence in action shows, like this one, different than violence in more realistic shows, like CSI? Does it have less of an impact here? When it comes to how much is too much violence, where would you draw the line?
Want more? Get Common Sense recommendations delivered to your inbox.
Enter your email address
I am over 13 years old
Tell us your child's age
Why we ask
Why we ask
Providing your kids' age allows us to give you personalized recommendations for your family on our site and in our weekly newsletter (coming soon) - so you get better information, faster.Your privacy is our priority.

You are now subscribed to the Common Sense weekly newsletter!

To write reviews and create a public profile, complete your account set-up here.

Our Members Say

Have You Seen It? Review It!

  • What did you think about Alias?
  •  I think this show is

    for ages

  •  I also give it

  •  Any concerns?

  •  Any highlights?

  •  Love it? Hate it?

  • or to post a review
See all 8 member reviews

Most Recent Reviews

  1. Teen Reviewer
    Age 15
    Lives in
    I rate this title on for age 13 and give it 5.0

    such a AWESOME show

    i think Alias is an AMAZNG show but my parents think otherwise!! they think that the fist fights and violence will be taken to my real life at home! I agree that there are some inaproprate things for some people but the show is just too good to be given up for that! the first season has gotten me hooked from the very first 20 minutes!! if the shows violence was taken away then all of the intersetng things would be gone! plus how could a show about a duble agent not have violence!!!!

  2. Adult Reviewer
    Lives in Louisiana
    I rate this title on for age 5 and give it 5.0

  3. Adult Reviewer
    Anonymous
    Lives in
    I rate this title on for age 13 and give it 4.0

  4. Adult Reviewer
    Anonymous
    Lives in
    I rate this title iffy for age 13 and give it 3.0

  5. Adult Reviewer
    Anonymous
    Lives in
    I rate this title iffy for age 13 and give it 4.0

Find TV reviews by title

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z 0-9

More Great Stuff For Your Kids

  • New in Theaters

    Terminator Salvation

    Terminator Salvation

    First PG-13 Terminator is loud, explosive, and dark.

  • Issue Spotlight

    Beach Body Blues

    Beach Body Blues

    Talk to your kids about body image and the media.

  • Tech Tip

    What parents need to know. All About Avatars

    What parents need to know.

  • Member Buzz

    What is Twitter?

    What is Twitter?

    What's all the buzz about?

  • Sound Check

    Relapse

    Relapse

    Social value lost in glorification of pills, rape, murder.