Information for Parents

Crooked House

Crooked House

Common Sense Media Age 13

Parents Need To Know

Positive Messages
Not much to be learned or discovered here. Although, without giving anything away, the identity of the actual killer may be a little troublesome, especially where younger viewers are concerned.
Positive Role Models & Representations
Violence
A character is murdered via injection. Needle shown going into arm. Second character murdered, dead body briefly shown. Car goes over a cliff, with an explosion. Guns, shooting at moles in the ground. A little girl falls from a tree house, off screen. Tantrum, with paintings ripped from the wall and stomped on. Arguing.
Sex
Kissing. Suggestion of an extramarital affair.
Language
"For Christ's sake," "sadistic pig," etc.
Consumerism
Not applicable
Education Value
Ease of Play
Privacy
Characters smoke cigarettes and drink somewhat frequently, either alone or in groups. Some overdo it, with hangovers, etc.
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