F is for Family
2015
Original language: English
- comedy
- animation
The story
Follow the Murphy family back to the 1970s, when kids roamed wild, beer flowed freely and nothing came between a man and his TV.
What it’s like
Hand-drawn, flat-colour animation with a deliberately crude, sitcom-era look: bright sherbet and avocado palettes, wobbly outlines, and rooms lit by the flat glow of a console television and a bulb overhead. The camera stays mostly in the middle distance, framing the family around the kitchen table or the living room couch the way a 1970s sitcom would, and the 1970s setting shows up in the suburban sprawl, wood-panelled walls, shag carpet and wide lapels. The sound is a pastiche of that era's TV: canned laughter, brassy cues, and a loose, half-ironic soundtrack that tips into nostalgia. The vibe is raucous but affectionate, a mix of dark comedy and warm mess. Pacing is brisk, with jokes stacked on top of each other, and the emotional register swings between sharp cruelty and sudden tenderness. The arcs follow a hard-drinking, quick-tempered father and a household trying to hold together, with the marriage and the kids' small rebellions carrying most of the weight. Intensity is moderate and mostly verbal: heavy profanity, adult sexual humour, drinking, and occasional slapstick violence, with no gore. It suits a late-night laugh or a comfort rewatch, and fits people who enjoy irreverent, adult animated comedy about family life.
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