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Flesh & Blood

1979 · 1 season

A heavy, brooding family drama where boxing glosses over a deeply uncomfortable secret, leaving a lingering unease.

Created by
Jud Taylor
Genres
Drama
Overview
A young street-tough-turned-boxer struggles to reach the top while finding his romance with an attractive TV reporter is complicated by an incestuous relationship with his mother.
How it feels
Dark, melancholic and tense. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About
Family, obsession, ambition, identity
Content
Strong sexual content. Mild violence and language. No gore.
Note
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Created by
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Genres
Drama
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
Places
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror1
Humour2
Realism7
Romance5
Tension5
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama
Created by
Jud Taylor
Written by
Eric Bercovici
Starring
Tom Berenger, Mitchell Ryan, Kristin Griffith, Denzel Washington, Suzanne Pleshette, John Cassavetes, Anthony Charnota, Bert Remsen
Music
Billy Goldenberg
Cinematography
Vilmos Zsigmond
Length
1 seasons, 2 episodes, 95 min each
Network
CBS
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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