Does The Roosevelts: An Intimate History leave you hopeful?

Somewhat. More hopeful than 69% 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 The Roosevelts: An Intimate History sad?

Somewhat. More sad 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.

Is The Roosevelts: An Intimate History violent?

Not especially. Less violent than 65% 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 The Roosevelts: An Intimate History easy watching?

Somewhat. More comforting than 61% 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 The Roosevelts: An Intimate History scary?

Not especially. Less frightening 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.

The Roosevelts: An Intimate History

Name: The Roosevelts: An Intimate History
Genre: Documentary, History, War & Politics
Released: 2014
Rating: 7.7
Cast: Peter Coyote, David McCullough, Meryl Streep, Edward Herrmann, Paul Giamatti

Created by Ken Burns

On PBS

20141 season7 episodes7.7 / 10

A sweeping, beautifully crafted historical documentary that traces three interconnected lives across a century of American politics, balancing intimate portraiture with large-scale historical consequence.

Chronicles the lives of Theodore, Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt, three members of the most prominent and influential family in American politics. It is the first time in a major documentary television series that their individual stories have been interwoven into a single narrative. This seven-part, fourteen hour film follows the Roosevelts for more than a century, from Theodore’s birth in 1858 to Eleanor’s death in 1962.

Clusters

Lives Traced Across Time Period Charm, Procedural Comfort Time's Weight, Quietly Carried Reverent Wonder at Nature's Scale

Genres

Documentary History War & Politics

Keywords

Usa President Historical Figure Franklin Delano Roosevelt Miniseries Historical Usa History Usa Politics Documentary

Questions people ask

Does The Roosevelts: An Intimate History leave you hopeful? Somewhat. More hopeful than 69% of series.
Is The Roosevelts: An Intimate History sad? Somewhat. More sad than 66% of series.
Is The Roosevelts: An Intimate History violent? Not especially. Less violent than 65% of series.
Is The Roosevelts: An Intimate History easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 61% of series.
Is The Roosevelts: An Intimate History scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 59% of series.

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.

The Roosevelts: An Intimate History

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