Anger Management (2012)
Film details
Comedy · Bruce Helford · 22min
Synopsis
Charlie is a non-traditional therapist specializing in anger management. He has a successful private practice and he performs pro bono counseling for an inmate group at a state prison. Prior to his career as a therapist, he was a major league baseball player whose career was put on the shelf for good by his own struggle with anger issues.
Verdict
Adult humor and coarse language contextualized. Requires parental discretion.
In-depth analysis
Therapy with Charlie is a sitcom that adapts the premise of the movie 'Anger Management' to a television format. The series explores the contradictions of a therapist with anger issues who tries to help others. The humor is adult and the language, sometimes coarse, is justified by the context of the characters and their conflicts. While the series does not present a marked ideological agenda, it addresses topics such as therapy, relationships, and impulse control from a secular perspective. Parental guidance is required to discern the treatment of certain topics.