Semi serious movies and TV shows

The list contains the best, new and most relevant semi serious movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out semi serious, humorous, realistic, feel good, entertaining and light films and TV shows about / with youth, teenager, friendship, love and romance, friends, lifestyle, disorder, family relations, rivalry and danger plots mostly in Comedy, Drama and Romance genres shot in USA, Japan, UK and other countries.
semi serious
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semi serious movies
TOP 10 movies tagged as semi serious: The Taming of the Scoundrel (1980), In Search of a Midnight Kiss (2007), I Capture the Castle (2003), Middle Men (2009), Our Lips Are Sealed (2000), The Wrong Mans (2013), Sasaki and Miyano (2022), Ballers (2015), Women Women (1974), The Stepford Wives (2004).

List of semi serious movies

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The Taming of the Scoundrel (1980)
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: Italy
Duration: 107 min.
Story: A rich farmer is well known for being very unkind. He's misanthropic, misogynous and cantankerous. Until he meets by chance a gorgeous girl...
Style: romantic, humorous, semi serious, witty, funny ...
Plot: unlikely couple, opposites attract, vineyard, playing footsie, battle of the sexes, love and romance, strange person, snobbism, change of heart, disorder, fall in love, lifestyle ...
Time: 70s, 20th century
Place: italy
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In Search of a Midnight Kiss (2007)
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Broke and alone on New Year's Eve, Wilson just wants to spend the rest of a very bad year in bed. But, when his best friend convinces him to post a personal ad, he meets a woman bent on finding the right guy to be with at midnight.
Style: semi serious, independent film, romantic, mumblecore, light ...
Audience: chick flick, date night
Plot: new year, loneliness, love and romance, looking for love, human nature, lifestyle, holiday, passion, love, couples, sex talk, photography ...
Time: 20th century, 21st century
Place: los angeles, usa
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I Capture the Castle (2003)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 113 min.
Story: A love story set in 1930s England that follows 17-year-old Cassandra Mortmain, and the fortunes of her eccentric family, struggling to survive in a decaying English castle. Based on Dodie Smith's 1948 novel with the same name.
Style: touching, atmospheric, stylized, lyrical, semi serious ...
Audience: girls' night
Plot: castle, writers, coming of age, family drama, eccentricity, beautiful scenery, eccentric family, siblings relations, sisters, sister sister relationship, first love, unrequited love ...
Time: 1930s, year 2003, year 1936, 20th century
Place: england, europe, london
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 6.8
 38K
Middle Men (2009)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story: Chronicles Jack Harris, one of the pioneers of internet commerce, as he wrestles with his morals and struggles not to drown in a sea of conmen, mobsters, drug addicts, and pornstars.
Style: entertaining, erotic, humorous, stylized, semi serious ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: mafia, internet, success, bare breasts, porn industry, business, stripper, nudity, female nudity, porn star, strip club, entrepreneur ...
Time: year 2009, 90s, 20th century, year 1997, year 1990 ...
Place: usa, texas, los angeles, las vegas, houston texas ...
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Our Lips Are Sealed (2000)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Family
Country: USA, Australia
Duration: 89 min.
Story: Follow Mary-Kate and Ashely halfway around the world in this Aussie adventure jam packed with non-stop action, laughs, super spies and surfer guys. The extraordinary escapade begins when the girls eyewitness a crime and are forced to go undercover ...
Style: semi serious, humorous, realistic, sweet, teen ...
Audience: family outing, teens, chick flick, girls' night, pre-teens ...
Plot: twins, twin sister, witness protection, undercover, escapades, hidden identity, mischievous children, teenage life, youth, danger, witnessing a crime, kids in trouble ...
Time: 90s, 2000s
Place: australia, sydney australia, oceania
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The Wrong Mans (2013)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 29 min.
TV show
Story: Comedy thriller about two well-meaning idiots who become entangled in a hideous world of crime, conspiracy and corruption.
Style: exciting, humorous, suspenseful, hilarious, laugh out loud ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: mistaken identity, buddies, wrong place wrong time, partner, escapades, life turned upside down, blackmail, comedy of errors, dishonesty, mafia, investigation, satire ...
Time: 21st century
Place: england
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Sasaki and Miyano (2022)
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story: It all started like a typical old-school boys' love plotline—bad-boy senior meets adorably awkward underclassman, one of them falls in love, and so on and so forth. But although Miyano is a self-proclaimed boys' love expert, he ...
Style: yaoi, anime, semi serious, disturbing, feel good ...
Plot: boys love, lgbt, relationships, gay crush, gay, gay lead character, teenage boy, friendship between boys, coming of age, teenage life, school, teenager ...
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 7.8
 76K
Ballers (2015)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: Looking at the lives of former and current football players, the show follows former superstar Spencer Strasmore as he gets his life on track in retirement while mentoring other current and former players through the daily grind of the business of ...
Style: semi serious, realistic, exciting, captivating, erotic ...
Audience: boys' night, adult
Plot: american football, athlete's life, ambition, female nudity, nudity, sex, nfl, football, american football player, black, friendship, party ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa, miami, florida
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 6.9
 249
Women Women (1974)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 115 min.
Story: The fantasies and dreams of two over-the-hill actresses are intertwined with their realities, as the two roommates struggle to survive their day-to-day lives in the expensive and difficult world of Paris.
Style: semi serious, realistic, contemplative, gloomy
Plot: best friend, aging, actor's life, midlife crisis, ambition, artists and showbiz, desire for fame, life is a bitch, alcohol abuse, actress, female friendship, female protagonist ...
Time: 70s, year 1974, 20th century
Place: paris france, france
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The Stepford Wives (2004)
Genre: Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story: What does it take to become a Stepford wife, a woman perfect beyond belief? Ask the Stepford husbands, who've created this high-tech, terrifying little town.
Style: semi serious, satirical, black comedy, suspense, dark comedy ...
Audience: girls' night, chick flick
Plot: housewife, robot, women, battle of the sexes, transformation, suburban life, androids, gender, twists and turns, brainwashing, friendship, suburbs ...
Time: 21st century
Place: connecticut, usa, new york
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Private Benjamin (1980)
Genre: Comedy, War
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story: A sheltered young high society woman joins the army on a whim and finds herself in a more difficult situation than she ever expected.
Style: sentimental, funny, semi serious, light, feel good ...
Audience: girls' night, chick flick, date night
Plot: basic training, wedding, boot camp, self discovery, paratrooper, women, fish out of water, transformation, soldier, female soldier, military life, gender ...
Time: 80s, 70s, 20th century
Place: belgium, paris france, usa
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 7.7
 56K
Hart of Dixie (2011)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: New Yorker Zoe Hart has it all figured out - after graduating top of her class from medical school, she'll follow in her father's footsteps and become a cardio-thoracic surgeon. But when her dreams fall apart, Zoe decides to work at a ...
Style: romantic, touching, sentimental, humorous, light ...
Audience: girls' night, teens, teen drama, adult
Plot: small town, lifestyle change, small town life, lifestyle, doctor, social relations, female doctor, young woman, neighbor, fish out of water, clinic, doctors and patients ...
Time: 2010s, 21st century
Place: alabama, usa, hawaii, southern usa
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Greenberg (2010)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story: A New Yorker moves to Los Angeles in order to figure out his life while he housesits for his brother, and he soon sparks with his brother's assistant.
Style: psychological, independent film, semi serious, mumblecore, sincere ...
Plot: friendship, personal assistant, depression, starting over, self fulfillment, fall in love, misfit, mental illness, mentally unstable, love and romance, buddies, escape from reality ...
Time: year 2010, 2010s, 21st century
Place: los angeles, california, new york, usa, manhattan new york city ...
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Lies and Alibis (2006)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Netherlands, USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Con man Ray Elliot decides to leave crime behind to start a company that sells fake alibis to clients who have been unfaithful to their significant others. It seems that the streetwise Ray has found his calling, until he unexpectedly becomes a ...
Style: semi serious, clever, humorous, realistic, philosophical
Audience: girls' night
Plot: plan gone awry, love affair, infidelity, alibi, false accusation, rivalry, partner, dishonesty, cons and scams, suspect, unfaithful, couple relations ...
Time: year 2006
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The Little Murders of Agatha Christie (2009)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: France, Switzerland
Duration: 90 min.
TV show
Story: In 1930s France, Superintendent Larosière has a passion for beautiful women and solving cases, while hapless young inspector Lampion just tries to keep up. Later series, are set in the mid-'50s, where suave Commissioner Laurence unravels ...
Style: semi serious, humorous, suspenseful, realistic, detective ...
Plot: murder mystery, investigation, whodunit, murder investigation, odd couple, murder, partners against crime, partner, law enforcement, womanizer, red herring, private detective ...
Time: 20th century, 1940s
Place: france
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The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya (2006)
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story: On his first day of high school, Kyon meets an eccentric girl named Haruhi Suzumiya, who announces to the class that she is interested only in meeting aliens, time travelers, and espers. Discontent with the selection of afterschool clubs presented ...
Style: anime, semi serious, humorous, captivating, feel good ...
Plot: alien, time travel, high school, supernatural ability, secret movement, danger, alien encounter, slice of life, student, schoolgirl, female protagonist, supernatural ...
Time: 2000s
Place: japan, asia
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The Crocodiles Strike Back (2010)
Genre: Adventure, Family
Country: Germany
Duration: 90 min.
Story: New summer adventure of the Crocodiles, who set up their detective skills to find out who is behind the accidents of the factory where Ollie and Mary's parents work , which could mean the closure of the plant, the move of the family and the ...
Style: semi serious, realistic, humorous, fast, feel good
Audience: kids, family outing
Plot: teenage love, juvenile delinquency, bankruptcy, best friend, friendship, teenage life, investigation, chase, rivalry, buddies, disorder, mine ...
Time: 21st century
Place: germany, europe
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Bakugan Battle Brawlers (2007)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Canada, South Korea, Japan
Duration: 22 min.
TV show
Story: Bakugan Battle Brawlers is a Japanese action adventure anime television series produced by TMS Entertainment and Japan Vistec under the direction of Mitsuo Hashimoto. The story centers on the lives of creatures called Bakugan and the battle brawlers ...
Style: anime, exciting, entertaining, semi serious, humorous ...
Audience: kids, teens
Plot: young heroes, battles, friendship, good versus evil, youth, save the world, rivalry, friends, heroes, fantasy world, imaginary, danger ...
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 6.4
 2K
To Love-Ru (2008)
Genre: Animation, Action, Comedy, Fantasy, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story: To Love-Ru is a Japanese manga series written by Saki Hasemi, and illustrated by Kentaro Yabuki, creator of Black Cat. The manga was serialized in Shueisha's manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Jump between April 24, 2006 and August 31, 2009; 18 ...
Style: anime, exciting, captivating, ecchi, romantic ...
Audience: teens
Plot: youth, love and romance, benign alien, school, teenage life, harem, female nudity, teen romance, teenage love, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, alien, female alien ...
Place: japan, asia
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Inadequate People (2010)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Russia
Duration: 102 min.
Story: Adequacy is relative.Vitalik the main character of the movie seems to be pretty normal. With a respectable office job, a comfy little dwelling and a personal couch doctor, Vitalik looks as adequate as a human can possibly be. Wait till he drinks and ...
Style: humorous, semi serious, realistic, uplifting, non-linear
Audience: date night, teen drama
Plot: age difference, forbidden love, love and romance, unlikely couple, older man younger woman relationship, psychologist, midlife crisis, fall in love, male objectification, life turned upside down, teenage sexuality, disorder ...
Time: 21st century
Place: russia, soviet union
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Scooby-Doo in Where's My Mummy? (2005)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 75 min.
Story: Scooby-Doo and the Mystery Inc. gang become involved in a supernatural mystery in Egypt.
Style: semi serious, humorous, entertaining, feel good, light ...
Audience: kids, family outing, pre-teens, horror for children
Plot: scooby doo, mummy, adventurer, amateur detective, escapades, youth, supernatural, friends, partner, danger, young heroes, friendship ...
Time: 2000s
Place: egypt, africa, middle east
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 7.2
 115K
Heathers (1988)
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story: A girl who halfheartedly tries to be part of the "in crowd" of her school meets a rebel who teaches her a more devious way to play social politics: by killing the popular kids.
Style: black comedy, dark comedy, teen, cult classic, witty ...
Audience: teens, chick flick, girls' night, teen fantasy, teen drama ...
Plot: high school, dark humor, murder, suicide, murderous pair, teenage girl, teenage life, teenager, coming of age, insanity, sociopath, friendship ...
Time: 80s, 20th century
Place: ohio, usa
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The Good Witch's Gift (2010)
Genre: Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: Canada
Duration: 83 min.
Story: Almost as soon as Jake and Cassie decide to get married on Christmas Eve, complications arise.
Style: semi serious, touching, humorous, light, romantic comedy ...
Audience: family outing, girls' night, date night
Plot: wedding, supernatural, christmas, curses spells and rituals, good witch, couple relations, supernatural ability, small town, gift, magic, witch, feeling ...
Time: 21st century
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A Simple Wish (1997)
Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story: Murray is a male fairy godmother, and he is trying to help 8-year-old Anabel to fulfil her "simple wish" - that her father Oliver, who is a cab driver, would win the leading role in a Broadway musical. Unfortunately, Murray's magic ...
Style: feel good, fairy tale, funny, semi serious, humorous ...
Audience: kids, family outing, pre-teens
Plot: magic, good versus evil, fairy godmother, magic wand, witch, imaginary, rivalry, supernatural ability, down on your luck, mischievous children, supernatural, parents and children ...
Time: year 1997
Place: nebraska, new york, manhattan new york city, usa
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Forest Warrior (1996)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story: John McKenna is a spiritual being who is able to transform into bear, wolf or eagle. He lives in the forests of Tanglewood and has dedicated his life to protect them. One day a gang of evil lumberjacks led by Travis Thorne arrive Tanglewood to chop ...
Style: semi serious, humorous, captivating, sincere, disgusting ...
Audience: family outing
Plot: youth, bear, adventurer, environmental issue, heroic mission, good versus evil, young heroes, wilderness, rescue, danger, ghost, superhero ...
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 8.0
 6K
Shaman King (2001)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 23 min.
TV show
Story: Asakura Yoh is a shaman, a person who communicates with ghosts. He enters the Shaman Fight, for whoever wins the tournament gets to commune with the Great Spirit, God . . . that and his fiance Anna wants to be the wife of the Shaman King. Helping ...
Style: emotional, anime, exciting, semi serious, captivating ...
Audience: teens, kids, pre-teens
Plot: friendship, good versus evil, friends, ghost, master warrior, youth, young heroes, supernatural, contests and competitions, shaman, ambition, supernatural ability ...
Place: japan
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The Nanny Express (2008)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story: With their mother dead, Emily and Ben torment their nannies to quit as fast as their father hires them. Till a nanny named Kate shows up and slowly wins Ben over. That's bad enough, but when her father and Kate start to fall in love, Emily sets ...
Style: touching, semi serious, humorous, feel good, cute ...
Audience: family outing, girls' night, date night
Plot: nanny, single parent, matchmaking, love and romance, mischievous children, family life, teenage life, parents and children, fall in love, prank, happy ending, workplace romance ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa, beverly hills
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Why Did I Get Married Too? (2010)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 121 min.
Story: Four couples reunite for their annual vacation in order to socialize and to spend time analyzing their marriages. Their intimate week in the Bahamas is disrupted by the arrival of an ex-husband determined to win back his recently remarried wife.
Style: semi serious, realistic, talky, humorous, christian film ...
Audience: date night
Plot: crumbling marriage, battle of the sexes, family problems, couple relations, friendship, black, dishonesty, breakup, lifestyle, unfulfillment, infidelity, remarry ...
Time: 21st century
Place: bahamas, usa
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The Perfect Score (2004)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 93 min.
Story: Six high school seniors decide to break into the Princeton Testing Center so they can steal the answers to their upcoming SAT tests and all get perfect scores.
Style: entertaining, semi serious, humorous, realistic, teen ...
Audience: teens, chick flick, date night
Plot: high school, heist, coming of age, teenage life, teenager, friendship, best friend, partner, friends, voice over narration, breaking and entering, brother brother relationship ...
Time: future, 2000s
Place: new jersey
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 6.8
 43K
Who Am I? (1998)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 120 min.
Story: Martial-arts megastar Jackie Chan wrote, directed and stars in this action-comedy. Secret agent Jackie (Chan) leads a commando group to Africa to kidnap scientists who are working to unleash a powerful -- and lethal -- new energy source. When Jackie ...
Style: light, semi serious, suspenseful, entertaining, humorous ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: martial arts, secret agent, kung fu, chase, spy, master warrior, fight, on the run, danger, fight scenes, amnesia, female agent ...
Time: 20th century, year 1998, 90s
Place: hong kong, africa, east asia, south africa, asia ...
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