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Pretty/Handsome

2008 · 1 season

A quiet, earnest family drama about a difficult self-revelation, carried by emotional honesty and a steady sense of unease.

Created by
Brad Falchuk, Ryan Murphy
Genres
Drama
Starring
Joseph Fiennes, Carrie-Anne Moss, Jonathan Groff
Overview
A married gynecologist, father of two sons, slowly comes to terms with the fact that he wants to undergo sexual reassignment surgery.

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Created by
Brad Falchuk, Ryan Murphy
Genres
Drama
Starring
Joseph Fiennes, Carrie-Anne Moss, Jonathan Groff
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • family
  • sexuality
  • gender
  • parenthood
Places
  • suburbs
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action0
Horror0
Humour2
Realism8
Romance2
Tension4
Darkness4
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama
Created by
Brad Falchuk, Ryan Murphy
Written by
Brad Falchuk, Ryan Murphy
Starring
Joseph Fiennes, Carrie-Anne Moss, Jonathan Groff, Jake Cherry, Robert Wagner, Blythe Danner, Christopher Egan, Robert Esser
Cinematography
Christopher Baffa
Length
1 seasons, 1 episodes, 60 min each
Network
FX
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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