Our take
The Dink is an Apple TV comedy about a washed-up tennis pro who breaks a vow and tries pickleball to save a country club. Dialogue includes frequent strong language, sex jokes, cigarette references, and dark humor about murder. Treat it like a teen-plus or R-lite comedy for older teens and adults
Uplifting themes
Redemption through hard work and repairing a father-son bond drive the story
Story (may spoil tone)
Desperate to save a struggling country club and earn his father's respect, a washed-up tennis pro is compelled to break a sacred vow and do the unthinkable: play pickleball.
What we flagged
Scores are 0–5: 0 means none; 5 means the strongest we flagged in that category.
Details
Violence Gun jokes, murder references, and threats played for dark comedy rather…
Gun jokes, murder references, and threats played for dark comedy rather than graphic action
Language Near-constant f-word, a-word, and damn in locker-room and club banter
Near-constant f-word, a-word, and damn in locker-room and club banter
Sex / nudity Frequent sex talk, kissing references, and crude relationship humor
Frequent sex talk, kissing references, and crude relationship humor
Drugs / alcohol Cigarette and beer references during country-club scenes
Cigarette and beer references during country-club scenes
Frightening No frightening found in this title
No frightening found in this title
Self-harm / suicide No self-harm found in this title
No self-harm found in this title
Sexual violence No sexual violence found in this title
No sexual violence found in this title
Child peril / abuse No child peril found in this title
No child peril found in this title
Bullying / discrimination No bullying found in this title
No bullying found in this title
Gore / death / weapons A hyperbolic line about hating someone's guts; gun mentions in jokes
A hyperbolic line about hating someone's guts; gun mentions in jokes
Dangerous behaviour No dangerous behavior found in this title
No dangerous behavior found in this title
Eating disorders / body image No eating found in this title
No eating found in this title
Mental health No mental health found in this title
No mental health found in this title
Gambling No gambling found in this title
No gambling found in this title
Grief / bereavement Funeral and family-respect pressure appear as edgy comedy beats
Funeral and family-respect pressure appear as edgy comedy beats
Talk after watching
- Can comedy about breaking promises still have heart?
- Sports comedies often use crude humor. What crosses the line for your family?