Six Feet Under

2001

Seasons & Episodes

  • 5
  • 4
  • 3
  • 2
  • 1
  • 0

8.7| 0h30m| TV-MA| en
Synopsis

When death is your business, what is your life? For the Fisher family, the world outside of their family-owned funeral home continues to be at least as challenging as—and far less predictable than—the one inside.

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RipDelight This is a tender, generous movie that likes its characters and presents them as real people, full of flaws and strengths.
GarnettTeenage The film was still a fun one that will make you laugh and have you leaving the theater feeling like you just stole something valuable and got away with it.
ChanFamous I wanted to like it more than I actually did... But much of the humor totally escaped me and I walked out only mildly impressed.
Patience Watson One of those movie experiences that is so good it makes you realize you've been grading everything else on a curve.
Mike B When I first checked this out, I thought how interesting could a series be on a funeral home? Well it was indeed interesting! And more than that – innovative, funny (often in a dark way), and with very real life characters. Seldom have I watched a series where I became so immersed in each character, who are all so different and genuine.This series is not for everyone. If you want action, car chases, and explosions look elsewhere. If you want an arc of personality change and development this will definitely appeal – everyone felt so very real. Sure I got tired of the on-again and off- again relationships of Nat and Brenda, and of David and Keith – but still each episode kept me so captivated. The dialogue is witty and way above average. Its' a gigantic soap opera that enraptured me with its brilliant assortment of personalities.The writers, producers, directors and especially the actors pulled me beyond expectation into the universe of this story!
philip-frojd Such an amazing TV series! Never have I seen such a simple TV series that still manages to engage you so much. I get it that this is not for everyone, and it may be a bit slow when you just start watch it. But the more episodes you see, the more obsessed you become. And the finale, well you won't be disappointed I can assure you. It's actually nothing special with the finale other than how it's executed. I can guarantee you that one or more episodes will make you cry, maybe it's because that this is a very real series and it's something that almost everyone can relate to. Anyway, you should see all the 63 episodes of death, drugs, sex and family as soon as possible!
Irie212 In spite of really superior elements, including writing and acting, by the middle of the second season, "Six Feet Under" began to feel like a soap opera, albeit with a dark side. The handful of principal characters, all interconnected, mostly in dysfunctional ways, get buried in problems the way the brothers buried the dearly departed. There's drug addiction, armed robbery, loan sharking, mutilation, a hit-and-run accident, brain disease, homophobia, manic depression, and the inevitable out-of-wedlock pregnancy that results from one copulation. Of course a drama needs dramatic incidents, but I began to look at the extras on street scenes and wonder if they, too, were swamped by a tsunami of devastating problems. Am I the only person in America who life isn't a day-to-day morass of social issues? It was overwhelming for the wrong reason: I couldn't bring myself to care about any single individual because they were all swimming in the same lukewarm sea of troubles.It was also in the 2nd season when many of the characters became so predictable that I knew I could fast-forward through their scenes and miss nothing. This was especially true of secondary characters, such as Brenda's parents (Joanna Cassidy and Robert Foxworth), who are not only predictable, but implausible. Cassidy's dialog, in particular, seems to have been written to strike as many outrageous notes as possible. There was no truth there; just showmanship. Ultimately, I lost interest. There are so many great TV series now, particularly on cable, that there's no reason to keep bingeing on one that's gone flat.
mpurvismattp HBO has one so many great projects. From comedy to drama, documentaries etc. and yet I still believe this is the best thing they have ever produced. That doesn't mean that what they are making currently isn't of excellent quality, it just speaks of the rarified air that this series touches and manages to stay aloft in. It's about a family run funeral home which may sound depressing or sad, and it can be at times.Yet the bright side of life can also be seen, the funny side, the curious side and all the other sides of life we experience. Six Feet Under is amazing, inspiring, tragic and deep and it's just something you should watch for yourself because it will bring you joy and I truly believe that. Beautifully crafted television, beautiful work of art.