Not especially. Less frightening than 70% of well-known series. This describes how the series comes across across its whole run, measured against other well-known series; it is not a content list.

Is Angry Boys easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 66% of well-known series. This describes how the series comes across across its whole run, measured against other well-known series; it is not a content list.

Does Angry Boys leave you hopeful?

Not especially. Less hopeful than 63% of well-known series. This describes how the series comes across across its whole run, measured against other well-known series; it is not a content list.

Is Angry Boys violent?

Not especially. Less violent than 59% of well-known series. This describes how the series comes across across its whole run, measured against other well-known series; it is not a content list.

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known series. This describes how the series comes across across its whole run, measured against other well-known series; it is not a content list.

Angry Boys

Name: Angry Boys
Genre: Drama, Comedy
Released: 2011
Rating: 6.897
Cast: Chris Lilley, Greg Fairall, Liam Keltie, Deborah Jones, Paul Pearson

Created by Chris Lilley

On ABC TV

20111 season12 episodes30 min6.9 / 10

A satirical mockumentary that uses character comedy and social observation to examine the pressures and contradictions facing young men across multiple cultures and subcultures.

Angry Boys is an Australian television mockumentary series written by and starring Chris Lilley. Continuing the mockumentary style of his previous series, the show explores the issues faced by young males in the 21st century – their influences, their pressures, their dreams and ambitions. In Angry Boys, Lilley plays multiple characters: S.mouse, an American rapper; Jen, a manipulative Japanese mother; Blake Oakfield, a champion surfer; Ruth "Gran" Sims, a guard at a juvenile detention facility; and her grandchildren, South Australian twins Daniel and Nathan Sims. The series is a co-production between the Australian Broadcasting Corporation and US cable channel HBO, with a pre-sale to BBC Three in the United Kingdom. Filmed in Melbourne, Los Angeles and Tokyo, Angry Boys premièred on 11 May 2011 at 9:00 pm on ABC1.

Clusters

Comedy That Excavates Despair

Genres

Drama Comedy

Keywords

Skateboarding Deaf Surfing Australia Mockumentary Juvenile Delinquent Twins Juvenile Detention Center Mother Son Relationship Brother Brother Relationship Pretending To Be Gay

Questions people ask

Is Angry Boys scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 70% of series.
Is Angry Boys easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 66% of series.
Does Angry Boys leave you hopeful? Not especially. Less hopeful than 63% of series.
Is Angry Boys violent? Not especially. Less violent than 59% of series.
Is Angry Boys sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the series comes across across its whole run, compared with other well-known series. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked episode by episode, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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