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Alias

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

    About our ratings

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    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.

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.

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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?

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  1. Teen Reviewer Age 17
    I rate this title on for age 15 and give it 5.0
    My concerns are:
    • Inappropriate sexual content
    • Drinking, smoking, or drug use

    • My highlights are:
    • Positive messages
    • Good role models

    More for the teen group depends on how mature they are

    Depending on your child's maturity level this show may or may not be appropiate for 14+. This show is fantastic. But has violence and adult issues. Though there isn't alot of swearing at all. Like Sydney's mom being a KGB agent and in the first episode Sydney's fiance gets murdered. I think alot of teens would benefit from watching it. It shows a message of compassion especially for Sydney.

  2. Teen Reviewer Age 14
    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!!!!

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

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

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

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