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Siblings from Chicago spend summers with their eccentric grandmother in rural Illinois during the Great Depression, encountering humorous small-town adventures.
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Siblings from Chicago spend summers with their eccentric grandmother in rural Illinois during the Great Depression, encountering humorous small-town adventures.
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What happens when Joey and his sister, Mary Alice -- two city slickers from Chicago -- make their annual summer visits to Grandma Dowdel's seemingly sleepy Illinois town? August 1929: They see their first corpse, and he isn't resting easy. August 1930: The Cowgill boys terrorize the town, and Grandma fights back with a dead mouse and a bottle of milk. August 1931: Joey and Mary Alice help Grandma to trespass, pinch property, poach, catch the sheriff in his underwear, and feed the hungry -- all i...
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will contain mild spoilers
Sexual content
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No romantic or sexual content depicted
Violence & gore
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Mild scenes with a corpse and humorous pranks including a brawl among elderly veterans
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No profanity or strong language
Substance use
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No substance use depicted
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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No LGBTQ+ characters or themes
Religious content
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No religious themes present
Magic & witchcraft
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No magic or witchcraft elements
Occult / demonology
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No occult or demonology content
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Mild themes of community and economic hardship during the Great Depression
Self-harm / suicide
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No self-harm or suicide depicted
Abuse & suffering
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Minor small-town conflicts and references to feeding Depression-era drifters
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