So we collected VidAngel tips from the people who know the platform best. Support agents who answer your questions. Engineers who build the thing. Marketers who use it at home with their own kids.

Here are the tips we would give a friend.

Train your recommendations in about thirty seconds

“There are two rows on the browse page, Your Next Series and Your Next Movie. Those react to you fast. Hit like or dislike on anything in there, refresh the page, and you’ll get a different set. It picks up on your taste quicker than most people expect.”
– Blake, Content Engineering

In other words, a few taps beats scrolling for ten minutes. Try it once and the browse page starts looking a lot more like you. You can also track your activity HERE with our new feature.

Go here for more information: Using My Activity

Check the Content Guide before you commit

“I have to point out Content Guides. They are so helpful for knowing exactly what you’re going to see, and so that you can choose to skip a title altogether if it’s not right for you.” 
– Xana, Customer Support

Sometimes you want to filter a title. Sometimes you want to know what you are walking into first. Filtering is one option. Skipping the whole thing is also an option. Both are yours.

Go here for more information: Content Guides.

Set your Default Filters, then check each title

“Definitely set your Default Filters (they apply to all titles), but you’ll also still want to check the title-specific filters for each show, just to catch those small things specific to that movie [or episode].”
– Pam, Customer Support

Default filters apply everywhere, which saves you from starting over on every show. Still, individual titles have their own quirks. Therefore, the best setup is both. Set the defaults once. Then glance at the title-specific list before you press play for your perfectly customized viewing experience.

Go here for more information: Setup Default Filters

Lock things down with Parental Controls

“If you have kids, you’ll definitely want to check out our updated Parental Controls! You can secure your parents’ profile, lock filter settings on any profile, and hide specific titles, ratings, or genres. I really love it.” 
– Lauren, Marketing

So you can customize not only your viewing experience but also your (and your kids’) browsing as well. With VidAngel, you’re truly the one in control here. 

Go here for more information: Setup Parental Controls

Search finds more than titles

“Search finds more than titles. Type an actor’s name, then if you’re on the web, you can tap one of the ‘chips’ near the search bar. One shows everything we have with them in it. The other shows actors with a similar vibe. The # chip searches for keywords.” 
– Blake, Content Engineering

Three chips. One for that actor, one for similar actors, and one for keywords. Good for those nights when you know the vibe you want but not the title.

Go here for more information: “Is it on VidAngel?”

The Request Portal tells you what’s coming soon and from which service

“I’m so excited about the ‘Coming Soon’ section of our new Request Portal! I love the specificity of the status labels. Since we pull in content from different streaming services, it used to be confusing what was a brand new title vs a title that was just new to VidAngel vs something newly available on a different streaming service, etc. Now it’s easy to tell, and it makes my nerd heart happy.” 
– Lauren, Marketing

Each poster in Coming Soon carries two labels. The top one tells you what is happening. The bottom one tells you which streaming platform it will be on.

• New Show and New Movie: Arriving on VidAngel for the first time
• New Season: A whole new season, all at once
• New Episodes: A season currently releasing over time
• New Platform: A title moving to a different streaming service

So a returning favorite does not read the same as a first-time arrival, and you can tell at a glance whether something drops all at once or week by week. Small change, big relief.

Go here for more information: Request filters for movies and TV shows

You can do the entire setup from your phone

“You can do the whole setup on your phone. Create your account, link your services, and even finish setting up the TV app.” 
– Alberto, Customer Support

No laptop required. That includes setting your filters, linking your streaming services, and finishing TV app setup. Start to finish, one device.

Go here for more information: How to get started with VidAngel

Watch on the big screen

“Our TV apps will make the viewing experience much better (vs. watching on your computer or phone).”
– Jenny, Customer Support

It works on a browser and a phone app. It works better on the big screen. So be sure to get VidAngel on your TV.

Go here for more information: How can I watch VidAngel on my TV?

Two steps solve most playback problems

“My tip would be that the majority of watching errors/issues can be solved by relinking your service to VidAngel and keeping the app updated to the latest version.” 
– Jen, Customer Support

Before you write in about a title that will not load, try this: Relink your services. Update the app. That is it for the overwhelming majority of issues, and it takes about two minutes.

Go here for more information: Troubleshooting Guide

The Help Center is genuinely good

“If you’re a fix-it-yourself kind of person, then you should know about our Help Center! It’s really fantastic and kept up-to-date.”
– Lauren, Customer Support

Some people would rather solve it themselves at eleven at night than wait for a reply. Fair.

Go here for more information: VidAngel Help Center

Or just ask us

“My biggest pro tip is… don’t be afraid to reach out! Whether it is a question or request, we want to hear from you! We love our customers and want to make your day.”
– Jennifer, Customer Support

Our support team actually likes hearing from you. Contact VidAngel Support.

Go here for more information: Contact VidAngel Support

Follow along for a laugh and real-time conversation

“I’d for sure recommend following our Instagram and Facebook! Our social team is super great at updating people there with what’s new to VidAngel + is great at posting lots of funny memes!”
– Lydia, Customer Support

Join in on the fun and stay up-to-date. Follow VidAngel on Facebook, Instagram, X, Reddit, TikTok, and join our newsletter!

Ready to get started?

Here’s how to get started with VidAngel:

1. Sign up for VidAngel
2. Set your default filters based on what you typically want to skip
3. Customize for each show depending on who’s watching
4. Press play and actually enjoy movie night

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It’s been about 16 years since season 4 was released last year. You may have forgotten who died, who lived, and who actually didn’t die, it’s hard to keep up. Not to mention, they keep finding themselves in the middle of massive treasure hunts. They’re out Indiana Jonesing Indiana Jones. Long story short of each season, treasure hunt goes down and and a Cameron or two are there. What you can expect from the fifth season: probably another treasure hunt.

If you need a little Outer Banks refresher, we got you. If you have never seen an episode, we pulled together everything you need to know about Outer Banks here. Hot take: If you’re not #TeamPogue, you’re probably on the wrong site altogether. Please go check out www.viddevil.com. That’s probably more your speed. Respectfully.

SPOILERS AHEAD.

How to Watch Outer Banks Without the Profanity and Explicit Content

Before we dived into the recap, it’s worth noting that Outer Banks carries a TV-MA rating, and it earns it across a few categories. Here’s what to know so you can decide whether you want to tune into the new season with VidAngel’s filters.

Language. F-words show up regularly, especially when things go sideways — which is pretty much constantly. The show contains 86 F-words, which averages about 2-3 times per episode. VidAngel’s language filters mute or skip them without touching the plot. Blasphemy filters are available separately as well.

Violence. The show isn’t gratuitous, but the violence is there. Fights, shootings, and a handful of deaths land with real weight across all four seasons. VidAngel’s violence filters let you soften the sharpest edges while keeping the story intact.

Sexual content. There’s some, though it’s not the show’s focus. A few scenes across the seasons are skippable via VidAngel’s filters if that’s a concern for your household.

The filters work independently, so you can pick exactly the experience you want. Maybe you’re bothered by the F-words but don’t mind a fist fight. Or you are squeamish about blood but can handle some spicy language. We get that everyone’s comfort level is different and that’s why the choice is yours.

Outer Banks Season 1 Recap

Meet the Pogues: John B, JJ, Pope, and Kiara. John B grew up in the poorest area of Outer Banks and is the ringleader of the Pogues. He’s known for his ability to talk himself out of pretty much anything. JJ is John B’s reckless (but loyal) best friend who always seems willing to put up a fight. Pope is the brains of the group with an innate ability to think on his feet. And Kiara actually comes from a wealthy family but is rejected by 

The Pogues are best friends and self-described “Cut” kids living on Kildare Island, where the wealthy “Kooks” run everything and everyone else just tries to keep up. John B’s dad, Big John, disappeared while chasing a legendary shipwreck, The Royal Merchant, which is rumored to hold $400 million in gold. John B has been surviving on his own ever since.

When a hurricane delays John B’s move to foster care, the friend group stumbles upon a key from a sunken ship in the marsh, which leads to a motel room, which leads to a safe, which leads to treasure. Hurrah!

But the deeper they dig, the more dangerous it gets. Ward Cameron, a wealthy local businessman and father of “Kook princess” Sarah, turns out to have stolen Big John’s map and left him for dead. John B and Sarah fall hard for each other in the middle of all of it, which makes the Ward situation considerably more complicated, especially once Sarah starts to see her father clearly.

The Pogues eventually find the gold in the basement of the Crain house. Ward steals it back immediately. Sheriff Peterkin figures out enough of the truth to move on Ward’s arrest, but Rafe, Ward’s unstable son, shoots her to protect his father. Ward pins the murder on John B. A manhunt follows. John B and Sarah flee by sea during a tropical storm, get presumed dead by everyone who loves them, and surface on a cargo ship bound for Nassau.

The gold is gone. The sheriff is dead. Two teenagers are floating somewhere in the Atlantic.

Season 1 sets the tone perfectly: every win the Pogues earn costs them something bigger.

Outer Banks Season 2 Recap

Season 2 opens with John B and Sarah stranded in the Bahamas, where Ward has stashed the gold. Back on the island, the remaining Pogues work to clear John B’s name while Ward spins his narrative to the police.

The season sprawls across two locations as both groups chase the same endgame. John B and Sarah plan to steal the gold back with the help of Terrance, a cargo ship captain, and Cleo, his crew member who becomes a Pogue in everything but name. Back in the Outer Banks, Pope, JJ, and Kiara dig up evidence connecting Ward to Peterkin’s murder, and cross paths with Carla Limbrey, a wealthy eccentric whose family history ties directly back to Denmark Tanny, the freed slave whose hidden legacy Pope discovers is his own family’s.

The Limbrey thread introduces the Cross of Santo Domingo, a priceless artifact that was aboard the Royal Merchant… and the thing everyone wants. Denmark Tanny built a church for freed slaves and hid the cross inside it. Pope’s ancestry connects him to Denmark directly, which makes recovering the cross personal. It’s not just treasure. It’s his family’s history, and the Limbreys have been trying to claim it for generations.

Rafe, meanwhile, deepens his spiral. He shot a sheriff, covered it up, and pretty much spends most of Season 2 oscillating between guilt and doubling down. Ward protects him at every turn until he can’t anymore. The season ends with Ward apparently blowing himself up on his boat to escape arrest, Rafe at large with the cross, and the Pogues stranded on a deserted island they immediately name Poguelandia.

Outer Banks Season 3 Recap

The Pogues survive Poguelandia and make it home, but home has changed. JJ has been evicted. Pope’s scholarship is gone. Sarah is essentially homeless. And John B discovers that his father, Big John—presumed dead since Season 1—is actually alive and has been hiding to protect him from Carlos Singh, a man who believes it’s his destiny to uncover El Dorado and needs Denmark Tanny’s diary to get there.

Big John pulls John B into the obsession and insists on keeping their plans between just the two of them, which strains the group and nearly costs John B his relationship with Sarah. The pressure gets to everyone differently. Sarah, questioning who she really is, impulsively kisses Topper (the “King” of “The Kooks”) at a party and immediately regrets it. Pope, already gutted about losing his scholarship, nearly kills Rafe over the destroyed family cross before Cleo talks him down. JJ and Kiara finally stop pretending they’re just friends.

The season culminates in South America, where the full group converges on the actual location of El Dorado. It delivers: a genuine city of gold inside a cave. Singh dies trying to keep the entrance from collapsing on the Pogues. Ward, who had quietly funded the expedition in one last attempt at redemption, makes a final play for the gold, then sacrifices himself to save Sarah instead. Big John, fatally wounded in the confrontation with Singh, dies with John B by his side.

It’s the most emotionally costly season. Two father figures are gone, a relationship was rebuilt on the other side of an ocean, and a group that left the Outer Banks as kids came back as something else.

Eighteen months later, the world recognizes the Pogues as heroes for discovering El Dorado. They accept another mission almost immediately.

Outer Banks Season 4 Recap

The Pogues used the El Dorado gold to buy JJ’s land, rebuild, and start a legitimate fishing business. They have approximately seven days of peace before they’re broke again and chasing Blackbeard’s treasure to cover property taxes.

The new hunt centers on the Adventure, Blackbeard’s last ship, and an amulet that supposedly leads to the Blue Crown, Blackbeard’s most valuable possession. They compete for it against a ruthless captain named Lightner, Chandler Groff (a wealthy and suspicious new figure), and eventually Rafe, who has been trying to sell the melted-down remains of the cross in Ward’s absence.

The season’s biggest swing is JJ’s backstory: he discovers mid-season that Luke Maybank is not his biological father. His actual father is Chandler Groff, which means the man he’s been clashing with all season is family, and the man who raised him gave him away. JJ processes this about as you’d expect: not well at all.

Meanwhile, Sarah discovers she’s pregnant. Pope faces a choice between the Marines and prison. Cleo and Pope finally get together. The group ends up in Morocco chasing the Blue Crown across two continents while Groff manipulates everyone around him and Shoupe quietly works to take him down back home.

The season finale doesn’t flinch. Pope kills Lightner. JJ finds the Blue Crown. Groff takes Kiara hostage, JJ gives up the crown to save her, and Groff kills JJ anyway.

JJ tells Kiara he loves her before he dies in a heartwrenching end. It’s a gut punch the show earns completely, and it sets up whatever comes next with the stakes considerably higher than Blackbeard’s treasure.

Outer Banks Parents Guides & Age Rating

Outer Banks is, at its core, a show about loyalty: who you fight for, who you trust, and what you’re willing to lose to protect the people you love. The treasure is always real. It’s never actually the point.

Other themes include coming-of-age, complex family relationships, conspiracies, class disparities, and violent narratives. With its TV-MA rating, Outer Banks was intended for audiences 17 and older due to strong profanity (including the F-word), some graphic violence, and substance use.

Outer Banks is available to filter on VidAngel. You can automatically mute the language, and skip the violence (or anything else that doesn’t work for your household), and enjoy the treasure hunt without the parts you’d rather skip.

Originally Published: 10/9/24
Post Updated: 7/7/26

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There’s a whole category of movies and shows that live in a very specific parenting gray zone.

Not too mature. Not too young. Right in that sweet spot where you think — she would actually love this. The story is good, the characters are the kind she’d connect with, it’s something you could actually enjoy together instead of just tolerating it from the couch.

And then there’s that one scene. Or that running thread of language. Or the subplot that’s a little more than you were planning to explain tonight.

So the movie goes back on the shelf. Or you watch it alone. Or you spend the whole time with your thumb hovering over the remote, waiting.

None of that is the fun mother-daughter movie night you had in mind.

Every Family Has a Different Line

Here’s what makes this tricky: there’s no universal answer to what’s “appropriate.”

Some families are fine with language but want to skip sexual content. Some are the opposite. Some are watching with a twelve-year-old who can handle more than a seven-year-old. Some parents just want to get through Top Gun: Maverick without an awkward pause and a longer conversation than they were planning to have on a Tuesday night.

The point isn’t that one standard is right. The point is that you get to set the standard for your own family — and for a long time, the tools to actually do that weren’t great.

VidAngel changes that.

Customize It First. Then Press Play.

VidAngel works with your existing streaming services — Netflix, Prime Video, Paramount+, Apple TV+, Peacock, and more — to let you filter what you watch before it ever reaches your screen. Over 100 customizable filters: profanity, nudity, sexual content, violence, blasphemy, and more. You choose what stays and what gets skipped, based on what works for your family right now.

Setup takes minutes. The movie still plays normally. You’re just not white-knuckling the remote the entire time.

The Summer I Turned Pretty stays the coming-of-age story your daughter will obsess over. Mamma Mia stays the chaotic, joyful singalong it’s supposed to be. You get the experience you were hoping for when you thought she would love this — without the mental footnotes about what you might have to address later.

Over a million families are already using it. 25,000+ titles covered. Free trial available so you can find out what family movie night feels like when you actually get to call the shots.

Sharing the Good Stuff, Your Way

Content creator Mary (@ijustwannachat) put it in a way that hits: there are things she genuinely wants to share with her daughter — pop culture moments, stories she loves, movies that meant something to her — and VidAngel is how she does that without the parts she’d rather skip.

It’s not about keeping her daughter in a bubble. It’s about being intentional. Watching together, on their terms.

You Decide What Stays In.

That’s the whole thing. You’re not at the mercy of whatever a streaming platform decided to include. You watch the movie you wanted to watch — the one you knew your daughter would love — and you decide what version of it you’re watching together.

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Being a dad means you’re basically the unofficial content screener for your entire household.

You’ve been there. Everyone’s settled in, the lights are low, the popcorn is ready — and 20 minutes into a movie you’ve never seen, something comes out of nowhere. A scene. A line. A moment that sends you lunging for the remote while your kid looks at you like what just happened?

Great question, buddy. Dad’s wondering the same thing.

What You Watch Actually Matters

There’s a growing conversation happening among parents — particularly dads — about being more intentional with what comes through the screen. Not in a paranoid, pull-the-plug-on-streaming way. In a “I actually get to decide what my family is exposed to” way.

And that’s a pretty reasonable thing to want.

Kids absorb more than we give them credit for. The language, the images, the casual way certain things get normalized on screen — it adds up. Most parents know this intuitively. The frustrating part is feeling like there’s nothing you can actually do about it short of restricting your family to a very short list of titles.

That’s not a solution. That’s just a different kind of problem.

Dads Want Good Stories. Not Surprises.

Here’s what most dads are actually asking for: they want to watch great movies and shows with their families without the anxiety of not knowing what’s coming next.

Will this one have a scene I have to explain to my eight-year-old? Can we watch this together or do I need to pre-screen it first? Is the language in this one going to be a whole thing?

That mental load is real. And for a lot of dads, it means skipping content entirely — even when the story itself is worth watching.

VidAngel fixes that.

Control the Experience. Keep the Story.

VidAngel is a filtering service that works alongside your existing streaming platforms — Netflix, Prime Video, Paramount+, Apple TV+, Peacock, and more. It lets you skip or mute the specific content you don’t want, across 100+ customizable filters: profanity, nudity, sexual content, violence, blasphemy, and more.

You keep the plot. You keep the performances. You keep the parts that make the movie worth watching in the first place. You just don’t have to take the rest of it as a package deal anymore.

Over a million families are already using it. It covers 25,000+ titles. And there’s a free trial so you can see what family movie night looks like when you’re actually in control.

A Father’s Day Thought Worth Keeping

The best gifts a dad can give his family aren’t always things you can wrap. Sometimes it’s just showing up intentionally — including on movie night.

Content creator Johnny Eastman (@thetattooedhusband) put it simply: what you watch matters. As a dad, being thoughtful about what his daughters are exposed to isn’t about being overprotective. It’s about being present. Paying attention. Making a call.

VidAngel is the tool that makes that call easier.

This Father’s Day, Watch More. Stress Less.

You already do a lot for your family. Movie night shouldn’t be one more thing to manage.

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If you’ve spent any time in the Taylor Sheridan universe, you know the appeal. The scope is enormous. The characters are layered. The dialogue is sharp and specific in a way that most prestige TV never manages. There’s a reason people binge Yellowstone and immediately go back for 1923 and Landman and everything else he’s ever touched.

It’s genuinely great television.

It also comes with a significant amount of content that has nothing to do with why it’s great.

Great Storytelling Doesn’t Require All of That

Here’s the thing about Taylor Sheridan shows specifically: the storytelling engine is the family dynamics, the land, the loyalty, the slow-burning tension between people who love each other and are constantly at odds. That’s the good stuff. That’s what keeps you up until midnight finishing one more episode.

The explicit content scattered throughout? It’s not doing that work. The story would still be exactly as compelling without it. Most viewers know this instinctively — it’s why so many people watch these shows with their thumb on the remote, bracing for scenes that feel like interruptions to the show they’re actually there for.

You shouldn’t have to watch your favorite shows that way.

The Wind-Down Ritual That Actually Winds You Down

There’s something specific about late-night TV with your person. Kids are asleep. The day is finally done. You’ve got snacks and nowhere to be and one episode left before you should probably sleep.

That ritual is worth protecting. It’s connection time dressed up as entertainment. And the last thing it needs is content that pulls you out of it — that turns a relaxing night into something you’re managing instead of enjoying.

VidAngel is how you keep the ritual intact.

Watch the Sheridan Universe. Your Way.

VidAngel works alongside your existing streaming platforms — Paramount+, Netflix, Prime Video, Apple TV+, Peacock, and more — to let you filter what you watch before it plays. 100+ customizable filters: profanity, sexual content, nudity, violence, and more. You set them once, they run automatically, and Landman stays Landman — just without the scenes that make you reach for the remote.

Yellowstone keeps all five seasons of family drama and Montana landscape. 1923 keeps its weight and scope. Dutton Ranch will be ready to watch from day one, exactly the way you want to watch it.

Over a million people are already using VidAngel. It covers 25,000+ titles. Free trial available — so your next watch party is already taken care of.

Sarah Gets It

Content creator Sarah (@sarahflipsit) and her husband are deep in the Taylor Sheridan universe — and VidAngel is how they watch it. Not because the shows aren’t worth watching. Because they’re too worth watching to spend half the time managing what’s on screen instead of just watching it.

One More Episode. Without the Interruptions.

The best part of the night shouldn’t come with a catch.

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You’ve got great taste. The shows on your watchlist? Genuinely good. You’re not trying to avoid great TV. You just don’t need everything that comes with it. Maybe it’s the language. Perhaps it’s a particular kind of scene. Could be your spouse taps out every time certain content shows up, and you’re tired of watching alone. Maybe your reasons are entirely your own. Either way, you don’t owe anyone an explanation.

The standard workaround—mute, fast-forward, look away, hope for the best—works maybe 10% of the time. The rest of the time, you’re either too late, or you skip the whole thing and miss what you actually wanted to watch.

VidAngel fixes that. You filter exactly what you want before it plays. No remote grabbing. No skipping whole episodes. Just the show, the way you want it.

It’s Not Just for Families with Kids

When most people picture a filtering service, they picture parents trying to protect young children. And sure, that’s one great reason to use VidAngel. But it’s far from the only one.

Here’s what actual VidAngel users say about why they filter:

“I am 37 years old and we use the filters as ADULTS as well because we don’t want to hear all that and see all that sexual stuff and just enjoy the movie. For anyone who wants to hear and see all that stuff doesn’t have to get this but for those who don’t — HIGHLY recommend!!” — Carrie

“So happy we use this service now! It’s opened up a whole bunch of shows that I wouldn’t watch. My husband who isn’t as bothered with the bad language etc can watch TV with his wife again!” — Chrissie

“Having past trauma so filters make it possible for me to watch movies without being triggered.” — Brianna

“I love this app. It makes movies safer and more enjoyable. Especially from a person walking in sobriety from pornography. This is an amazing solution to enjoy movies and TV without all the nonsense.” — Kareem

“I know this sounds ridiculous to most of the world. But even if you don’t have moral objections, this really helps with anxiety. Like I didn’t know watching new shows made me anxious til I binged a season with VidAngel and felt totally different. Five stars.” — Brittany

Not one of those is about parenting. They’re about watching TV the way you actually want to—as an adult, with a partner, while managing anxiety, after trauma, or in recovery. The reasons are different. The need is the same.

It’s About Freedom Of Choice

One of the most common misconceptions about filtering is that it’s a moral statement. That if you use VidAngel, you must think you’re better than people who don’t. That’s not it at all.

One reviewer put it better than we ever could:

“VidAngel is one of the best filtering systems not because it removes content but because its filtering options are probably the more comprehensive and user-friendly I have ever see. And isn’t always about moral or religious standards. Now people who might be triggered by a single scene in a film can remove it fairly painlessly. Religious people don’t have a monopoly on avoiding certain kinds of content. PTSD, OCD, and other disorders, or even just bad life experiences can make an otherwise benign or generally accepted scene in any media become nightmare fuel. And being able to remove those scenes lets this very large group of people access entertainment and learning experiences without having a full-blown mental episode every time they watch something that wouldn’t bother most of us. … In the end, VidAngel’s virtue isn’t in removing all the “bad” content from media, but about freedom of choice … allowing us to watch a show the way we want to without being forced to accept content we may disagree with. You are also still free to consume the original versions of content both with and without VidAngel and hopefully you aren’t judge for it. Please remember that just cause you use filters doesn’t make you a morally superior to another person in any way. It just means you believe and have experienced certain things and are using a service that gives you the freedom to embrace popular culture according to your own belief system.” — David

That’s exactly right. VidAngel doesn’t tell you what to watch or what to filter. It simply gives you the tools to make those choices for yourself. Furthermore, it doesn’t pass judgment either way—on the people who filter, or on the people who don’t.

How VidAngel Works

VidAngel works as a layer on top of your existing streaming subscriptions—Netflix, Prime Video, Peacock, Paramount+, Apple TV, and more. You bring your subscriptions. VidAngel provides the filters. Together, that’s how you get something better.

Before a title plays, you choose what to skip or mute: specific language, sexual content, violence, and more. From that point on, those elements are handled automatically. You don’t have to think about it again. You just watch.

If you’d like to see which filter categories are available, here’s an overview of what VidAngel lets you customize: What Filters options do you provide? 

No Judgment. No Justification. Just Better TV.

Whatever your reason for filtering—values, anxiety, recovery, trauma, personal preference, or just plain taste—it’s a valid one. You don’t need to justify it to anyone. In fact, you don’t even need a reason beyond “I didn’t want to see that.”

VidAngel is for the parent and the adult watching solo. It’s for couples who want to watch the same things. It’s for people who are tired of bracing for the next uncomfortable moment. Really, it’s for anyone who has ever thought, Why is this part even here? 

That’s everyone. That’s the point.

Ready to get started?

Here’s how to get started with VidAngel:

1. Sign up for VidAngel
2. Set your default filters based on what you typically want to skip
3. Customize for each show depending on who’s watching
4. Press play and actually enjoy movie night

New to VidAngel? Learn how VidAngel filtering works

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Kids screen time at home goes up when school’s out. That’s just reality — not a parenting failure. The question isn’t whether they’re going to watch something. The question is whether you actually feel okay about what’s playing while you’re making lunch, answering emails, or doing anything else that requires your attention for more than four minutes.

For a lot of parents, the honest answer is: not always.

The Problem With “Mostly Fine”

Most of what kids want to watch is mostly fine. But “mostly fine” is doing a lot of work in that sentence.

It means you’ve seen enough of the show to feel reasonably okay about it. It means you haven’t heard anything alarming from other parents. It means the rating seems about right for the age.

What it doesn’t mean is that you actually know what’s in every episode. Or that the language in episode seven isn’t a surprise. Or that the show your nine-year-old is watching in the other room is exactly the version you’d choose if you were sitting right there.

There’s a gap between “probably fine” and “I know what’s playing.” VidAngel closes that gap.

Set It Before You Press Play

VidAngel works with your existing streaming services — Netflix, Prime Video, Paramount+, Apple TV+, Peacock, and more — to let you filter what plays before your kids ever see it. Profanity, sexual content, nudity, violence — 100+ customizable filters you set once and they run automatically.

You’re not hovering. You’re not doing a mental risk assessment every time they pick something new. You set the filters based on your kids, your house, your standards — and then you go make lunch without the background anxiety.

What It Looks Like at Oakley’s House

Content creator Oakley Peterson (@nothingdownaboutit) keeps it real about what screen time actually looks like when kids are home — which is to say, more than usual, and that’s okay. VidAngel is how she makes peace with it. Real filters, real shows, real family.

More Screen Time. Less Second-Guessing.

You don’t have to earn a break. You just have to press play on something you actually feel good about.

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Sure, cast lists are great. Knowing whether to actually watch something? Even better. That’s what VidAngel’s Content Guides are for. Think of it as your movie and TV guide. You can get a real breakdown of a show or movie—the summary, the tones and themes, and a look at the explicit content inside—so you can make an informed call before anyone’s committed to the couch.

MPA Ratings & Parents Guide: The Information Gap Nobody Talks About

When was the last time you felt truly, confidently informed about a show or movie before you watched it? Not “I read a review” informed. Not “it has a good rating” informed. Actually informed where you knew what you were walking into before you sat down.

That level of certainty requires a small research project. You check the MPA rating, which tells you just enough to be unhelpful. You hunt down a parents guide buried in a forum somewhere, written by a stranger whose standards may or may not match yours. You try to find timestamps of specific scenes so you know what’s coming and when. You cross-reference two or three different sites and hope the picture that emerges is accurate. It’s a lot of work for something that should be simple. And even after all of it, you’re still kind of guessing.

The rating system was never really designed to answer the questions that matter most to families — not because nobody cared, but because a single letter grade was never going to be able to. PG-13 covers an enormous range of human experience. TV-14 on one show looks nothing like TV-14 on another. The label tells you what category something fits into. It doesn’t tell you what’s actually inside.

So families adapted. They got resourceful. They learned to piece together information from a dozen different places and make their best call. That works. But it’s never been good enough.

VidAngel Content Guides: The Better Way to Know What You’re Getting Into

VidAngel has always been about giving you control over what you watch — letting you filter out the content you don’t want so you can enjoy the things you love on your own terms. And that’s still exactly what we do.

But filtering assumes you’ve already decided to watch something. What about the decision itself?

Introducing VidAngel Content Guides.

Content Guides gives you a clear picture of what’s actually in a show or movie before you press play, before you set your filters, before anyone’s committed to the couch. It’s not a review. It’s not a rating. It’s a real breakdown, built specifically for people who want to make an informed call about their entertainment.

Here’s what you get with every Content Guide:

What’s It About?

A quick, plain-language overview of what the show or movie is actually about. Not the three-paragraph synopsis that somehow tells you nothing. Just a clear summary so you know what you’re walking into — the premise, the general storyline, and what kind of show it actually is.

What’s In It?

Content Guides gives you a visual breakdown of the available filters for any title, so you can see at a glance what kind of explicit content is present and what VidAngel can filter for you. Language, violence, nudity, sexual content: it’s all laid out, so you can make real decisions instead of best guesses.

No more hunting through forums. No more decoding vague rating descriptions. No more hoping the timestamp you found online is accurate. Just a clear picture of what’s in it and exactly what you can do about it.

What’s In It?

Themes, Tones, and Storylines gives you a heads-up on the emotional and narrative territory of a show or movie. Does it explore sensitive topics that might matter to your family? Are there storylines you’d want to know about before they come up? A show can look like one thing from the outside and go somewhere entirely different once you’re in it. Themes, Tones, and Storylines makes sure you’re never caught off guard by something you could’ve seen coming.

Be Informed Before You Press Play

Here’s how easy it is to make an informed decision before choosing what to watch:

• Check the Content Guide — What’s it about? What are the themes? What’s in it?
• Make the call — Is this right for tonight? For your family? For you?
• Set your filters — Now that you know what’s in it, dial in exactly what you want to skip.
• Press play — Confidently. Without bracing for anything.

VidAngel has always believed you should be in control of your entertainment. Content Guides is the missing first step, the before to filtering’s during. Together, they give you a complete system for watching things on YOUR terms, from the very first decision all the way through to the end credits.

They tell you who’s in it. We tell you what’s in it.

And honestly? The second one matters more on movie night.

Already a VidAngel subscriber? Content Guides is available now — just search any title to see the full breakdown before you watch.

New to VidAngel? Get started now and see not only what types of content your shows and movies contain but also access hundreds of filtering options for profanity, blasphemy, violence, nudity, and more from your favorite streaming services.

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Family movie night used to be simpler. You scrolled, picked something, and pressed play. Now there’s a whole ritual first. You check the rating. Google whether it’s okay for kids. You pre-screen the first episode alone, just in case.

That’s not paranoia. That’s a rational response to a real shift. TV-MA is now the fastest-growing rating category on television. Back in 2000, TV-MA content comprised about 10.5% of rated programming. Today it accounts for 43.4%. That’s four times the mature content in a single generation. Meanwhile, G and PG options have gotten harder to find. The shows everyone is talking about, the ones your kids hear about at school on Monday, are increasingly the ones with content that rules out a family audience by default.

The good news? You don’t have to choose between great content and your standards. VidAngel lets you filter exactly what you don’t want—language, violence, sexual content—so you can watch more of what you love, without the parts you didn’t sign up for.

The Workarounds People Already Try (And Why They Fall Short)

If you’ve been navigating mature content for any length of time, you’ve probably tried a few things.

Checking the rating. It’s a start, but ratings don’t tell you much. TV-MA covers everything from a few f-words to graphic violence to explicit sexual content. A rating gives you a category. It doesn’t give you control.

Using parent review sites. These resources can be useful. However, they require you to go somewhere else to research each title individually before you watch it. By the time you’ve read three detailed breakdowns, movie night is half over.

Fast-forwarding through the rough parts. This one’s a classic. The problem is that you can’t fast-forward through what you didn’t see coming. And even when you do catch something, you’re the one sitting there with the remote, making a split-second judgment call in front of everyone.

Sticking to only G and PG titles. This works, but only until your options run out. With mature content quadrupling over the past 25 years, limiting yourself to the cleanest tier means passing on most of what’s available.

None of these solutions are bad. They’re just incomplete. They put the burden back on you, every single time.

How VidAngel Works

VidAngel connects to your existing streaming subscriptions and applies your content preferences in real time as you watch. It works with Netflix, Prime Video, Apple TV, Peacock, Paramount+, and more.

Once you’re set up, you choose what to filter. You can turn off profanity, sexual content, nudity, or violence individually or in any combination. VidAngel skips or mutes those moments as you watch through the VidAngel app. The story stays intact. You just decide what’s in it (and what’s not).

There’s no research required. No pre-screening. No hand on the remote.

You decide what stays. Then you press play.

What You Can Filter

VidAngel offers filters across several categories, including:

• Language: includes specific types like f-words, blasphemy, and slurs, filterable individually
• Sexual content and nudity: From suggestive scenes to explicit content
• Violence and gore
• Other content: includes drug use, drinking, and other categories depending on the title

The number of filter options varies by title. That level of specificity means you’re not stuck choosing between “watch everything” and “skip the whole show.”

You can also learn more about VidAngel’s filter categories here.

Ready to Watch on Your Terms?

Four times the TV-MA content in a single generation is a real shift. VidAngel gives you a way to respond to that shift on your own terms, rather than just accepting it or opting out entirely.

You set the filters. You press play.

Here’s how to get started with VidAngel:

1. Sign up for VidAngel
2. Set your default filters based on what you typically want to skip
3. Customize for each show depending on who’s watching
4. Press play and actually enjoy movie night

New to VidAngel? Learn how VidAngel filtering works

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Somewhere in January, the idea of watching 100 new movies in a year sounds completely reasonable. Fun, even. A built-in excuse for date nights, a reason to finally work through the watchlist, a shared project that’s low-stakes and genuinely enjoyable.

By February you realize 100 movies is actually a significant commitment and you should have done the math first.

But here’s the thing — the challenge has been worth it. Not just for the movies themselves, but for what it forced us to actually do: be intentional about what we watch. Pick things on purpose. Make movie night a real thing instead of a “what do you want to watch” “I don’t know what do you want to watch” forty-five minute standoff.

And VidAngel has been a big part of why it works.

Good Movies Come With Baggage

One of the things you learn quickly when you’re watching a lot of movies is that a genuinely great film and an uncomfortable viewing experience are not mutually exclusive. Some of the best storytelling out there comes packaged with content that has nothing to do with why the movie is good.

The Big Short is a masterclass in explaining a financial crisis through pure creative chaos. It’s also apparently required by law to include a certain number of F-words per scene.

Nightcrawler is a deeply unsettling character study that will make you think for days. It’s also genuinely graphic in ways that don’t always serve the story.

Begin Again is a warm, music-filled movie that you want to feel good watching. Some of it doesn’t feel great.

None of these are bad movies. They’re actually great movies. They just come with parts that we’d rather not sit through.

Filter It. Watch More. Actually Enjoy It.

VidAngel works with your existing streaming platforms — Netflix, Prime Video, Paramount+, Apple TV+, Peacock, and more — to let you skip the specific content you don’t want. Profanity, sexual content, nudity, violence — you choose from 100+ customizable filters and set them before you press play.

Crime 101 — 164 F-words and some genuinely rough violence — becomes a completely watchable thriller. Hamnet keeps its emotional gut-punch without the graphic scenes. The Big Short keeps all its brilliance without the language that makes you wince.

Same movies. Better nights.

Over a million people are already using VidAngel. It covers 25,000+ titles. There’s a free trial so you can see what your watchlist looks like when you’re actually in control of the experience.

A Few of Our Favorites So Far

If you’re building your own list, here are some worth adding — all the better with a few filters in place:

• Hamnet — devastating and beautiful. Filter the graphic scenes around childbirth if you want the emotional story without the intensity.
• The Big Short — brilliant and funny. Filter the language and suggestive content.
• Begin Again — a genuinely feel-good watch. Filter the F-words and sexual content.
• Nightcrawler — unsettling in the best way. Filter the really graphic violence.
• Crime 101 — worth it. Filter the 164 F-words. (Yes, we counted.)

Isabel Is Doing the Challenge Too

Content creator Isabel Hallows Hawkes and her husband are on the same mission — 100 movies, intentionally watched, and VidAngel is how they get through the list without skipping all the good stuff.

100 Movies. Your Terms. Start Here.

The list isn’t going to watch itself.

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