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Is Big Love safe for children?

TV-MA Drama Not recommended
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Not recommended
# Big Love - Parental Guide This mature drama follows a man managing three simultaneous marriages in Utah, featuring strong language, violence, and sexual situations throughout. The show deals with complex adult themes including infidelity, illegal polygamy, and family conflict. It's rated TV-MA and absolutely not appropriate for children of any age.
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Violence
Strong
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Language / Profanity
Strong
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Sexual Content
Moderate
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Horror / Scary
Moderate
Type
TV Show
Released
2006
Rating
TV-MA
Genre
Drama

The story of Bill Henrickson and his life in suburban Salt Lake City, balancing the needs of his three wives -- Barb, Nicki and Margene-- their seven kids, three new houses and the opening of his newest hardware store. When disturbing news arrives about Bill's father, he is forced to reconnect with his polygamist parents who live on a fundamentalist compound in rural Utah.

Bill Paxton
Bill Paxton
Bill Henrickson
Jeanne Tripplehorn
Jeanne Tripplehorn
Barbara Henrickson
Chloë Sevigny
Chloë Sevigny
Nicolette Grant
Ginnifer Goodwin
Ginnifer Goodwin
Margene Heffman
Full cast on IMDb ›
High stimulus

This adult drama features rapid scene changes, intense dialogue, complex narratives, and mature themes — completely inappropriate for infants and toddlers and far too stimulating for their developmental stage.

Stimulus rating reflects pacing, visual complexity, and sensory intensity — factors associated with attention development in children under 3. Learn more

Under 6
Not yet
Ages 6–8
Not recommended
Ages 9–12
Not recommended
Ages 13+
Not recommended

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Ratings based on MPAA/TV classification and TMDB metadata. Updated March 2026.
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