TV series

Breaking Up

1986 · 1 season

A quiet, emotionally raw domestic drama that watches a family fracture through a child's eyes, with moments of dry wit.

Overview: A couple's break-up has dramatic effects on their thirteen-year-old son.
How it feels: Melancholic, tense, earnest and dark. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Family, grief, coming-of-age, betrayal
Content: Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
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Full breakdown

Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
grief
coming-of-age
betrayal
identity
Places: home
suburbs
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild