Movies and TV shows like The Thin Blue Line
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The Thin Blue Line (1995)
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Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: UK
Duration: 30 min.
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The Thin Blue Line is a British sitcom starring Rowan Atkinson set in a police station that ran for two series on the BBC from 1995 to 1996. It was written by Ben Elton.
Style:
humorous, sitcom, detective, not serious, realistic, witty, hilarious, atmospheric, double entendre, alternative comedy
Audience:
teens
Plot:
police station, police, sergeant, goofy hero, partners against crime, working undercover, nothing goes right, workplace, incompetent police, sarcasm, police officer, camp, humour, acid, odd couple, cop, satire, innuendo, misfit, workplace romance, law enforcement, down on your luck, hidden identity, partner, disorder ...
Time:
future, 90s, 20th century, 1990s
Place:
england, europe, britain
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Most similar movies to The Thin Blue Line
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out humorous, realistic, sitcom and not serious films and TV series with plots about disorder, workplace, satire, police, law enforcement, partner and workplace situations mostly in Comedy, Crime and Action genres. Some movies like The Thin Blue Line: Fawlty Towers (1975), Police Academy: The Series (1997), Sledge Hammer! (1986), Brooklyn Nine-Nine (2013), Angie Tribeca (2016). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 30 min.
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Fawlty Towers is a British sitcom produced by BBC Television that was first broadcast on BBC2 in 1975 and 1979. Twelve episodes were made. The show was written by John Cleese and his then wife Connie Booth, both of whom also starred in the ...
Style:
sitcom, hilarious, humorous, not serious, witty ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
farce, owner, snob, cockney, british, hotel, married couple, tourist, couples, monty python, humour, disorder ...
Time:
70s, 20th century, year 1975
Place:
england, britain, europe, seattle
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100%
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 60 min.
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Police Academy: The Series is a syndicated 1997 television series spin-off from the Police Academy series of films. Michael Winslow was the only actor from the Police Academy films to have a recurring role on the show, although several of the ...
Style:
absurd, detective, slapstick, exciting, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
police academy, police, satire, car chase, partner, anti hero, silly humor, disorder, chaos, power relations, partners against crime, law enforcement ...
Time:
90s
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
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Sledge Hammer! is an American satirical police sitcom produced by New World Television that ran for two seasons on ABC from 1986 to 1988. The series was created by Alan Spencer and stars David Rasche as Inspector Sledge Hammer, a preposterous ...
Style:
parody, spoof, not serious, humorous, witty ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
police, police detective, police officer, police protagonist, partners against crime, fighting crime, goofy hero, partner, police corruption, reluctant partners, law enforcement, disorder ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
san francisco
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min.
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A single-camera ensemble comedy following the lives of an eclectic group of detectives in a New York precinct, including one slacker who is forced to shape up when he gets a new boss.
Style:
sitcom, humorous, funny, not serious, detective ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
workplace, police station, law enforcement, cop, coworker, satire, lgbtq, workplace situations, investigation, arrest, workplace humor, boss ...
Time:
2010s, 2020s, 21st century
Place:
new york, usa, brooklyn new york city, seattle
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
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Lone-wolf detective Angie Tribeca and a squad of committed LAPD detectives investigate the most serious cases, from the murder of a ventriloquist to a rash of baker suicides.
Style:
parody, sitcom, realistic, humorous, spoof ...
Plot:
police dog, homicide detective, police partner, lapd, satire, workplace situations, misfit partners, coworker relationship, workplace, coroner, love triangle, police station ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, los angeles
Similarity:
83%
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
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Hannah plays DI Jack Cloth, who is called in to investigate an apparent series of serial killings alongside his new partner, DC Anne Oldman, described as a "plucky, no-nonsense sidekick". Playing with the cliches and conventions of British ...
Style:
parody, detective, humorous, captivating, exciting ...
Plot:
serial killer, partner, police detective, farce, murder, partners against crime, law enforcement, satire, crime investigation, lesbian, investigation, boss ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
england
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: UK
Duration: 30 min.
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Operation Good Guys is a British mockumentary, a fly-on-the-wall documentary series about an elite police unit's bid to snare one of Britain's most powerful crime lords. It was first screened on BBC Two from 1997 - 2000. Blurring the line ...
Style:
mockumentary, humorous, sitcom, detective, realistic ...
Plot:
right hand man, disorder, police detective, law enforcement, undercover, workplace, police investigation, accountant, police station, incompetent police, workplace situations, working undercover ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
europe, england
Similarity:
46%
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
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Bakersfield P.D. is a short-lived American television comedy series that aired on the Fox network in 1993-94.
The show was based in the police department of the city of Bakersfield, California. It was shot with naturalistic lighting and without a ...
Style:
sitcom, detective, realistic, exciting, not serious ...
Plot:
investigation, police, police detective, police station, buddies, law enforcement, friends, workplace, small town, small town life, incompetent police, social relations ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
california, usa
Similarity:
42%
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Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 24 min.
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Police Squad! is a television comedy series first broadcast in 1982, created by David Zucker, Jim Abrahams and Jerry Zucker, and starring Leslie Nielsen. A spoof of police procedurals, the series featured Zucker, Abrahams and Zucker's usual ...
Style:
parody, spoof, sitcom, humorous, funny ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
private detective, satire, police, absurd humor, partners against crime, police officer, deadpan, woman with a gun, stoner, weirdo, humour, buddies ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Similarity:
42%
25K
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min.
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Reno 911! is an American comedy television series on Comedy Central that ran from 2003 to 2009. It is a mockumentary-style parody of law enforcement documentary shows, specifically COPS, with comic actors playing the police officers. Most of the ...
Style:
humorous, parody, sitcom, mockumentary, not serious ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
satire, law enforcement, police officer, improv, workplace, police station, incompetent police, escapades, disorder, policewoman, squad, workplace situations ...
Time:
2000s, 2020s, 21st century
Place:
nevada, usa, reno nevada
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
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The Job is a single-camera television comedy drama about a New York City police officer named Mike McNeil -- who indulges in adultery, alcohol, cigarettes and prescription drug abuse—and his fellow 'bumbling detective' pals. The show, ...
Style:
semi serious, humorous, realistic, witty, sitcom ...
Plot:
crime investigation, partners against crime, police investigation, fighting crime, partner, police station, law enforcement, dishonesty, tough law enforcer, nypd, police, colleague ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
new york, usa
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
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Car 54, Where Are You? is an American sitcom that ran on NBC from 1961 to 1963, and was about two New York police officers based at the fictional 53rd precinct in The Bronx. Car 54 was their patrol car. The show was filmed only in black-and-white. ...
Style:
sitcom, humorous, detective, not serious, realistic ...
Plot:
law enforcement, police officer, police, workplace, car chase, nypd, incompetent police, superior officer, disorder, friends, nothing goes right, odd couple ...
Time:
60s
Place:
new york, usa, new york state, bronx new york city
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38%
Genre: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 30 min.
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The Fast Show is a multi BAFTA award winning sketch comedy show written and produced by Paul Whitehouse and Charlie Higson.
Style:
sketch comedy, animated comedy, sitcom, hilarious, fast ...
Plot:
sketch, disorder, satire, young heroes, humour, young adult, nothing goes right, misfit, silly humor, absurdism, surrealism, british ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
england
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 30 min.
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The Brittas Empire is a British sitcom created and originally written by Andrew Norriss and Richard Fegen. Chris Barrie plays Gordon Brittas, the well-meaning but incompetent manager of Whitbury New Town Leisure Centre.
The show ran for seven ...
Style:
sitcom, surprise ending, humorous, not serious, realistic ...
Plot:
satire, workplace, workplace situations, nothing goes right, couples, obnoxious boss, boss and employee, couple relations, goofy hero, disorder, silly humor, colleague ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
england
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 30 min.
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I'm Alan Partridge is a BBC situation comedy starring Steve Coogan, of which two series of six episodes each were produced — the first in 1997 and the second in 2002. The series followed the titular Alan Partridge, a failed television ...
Style:
sitcom, hilarious, laugh out loud, not serious, realistic ...
Plot:
satire, radio, sketch, everyday life, humour, socially awkward, fan, guest, celebrity culture, hotel, showbiz, down on your luck ...
Time:
20th century, 90s, 21st century
Place:
england, europe
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 25 min.
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Comedy about an inept American placed in charge of sales at his company's London branch. He has no experience with British culture, knows nothing about sales, and has only one employee, Dave. Each episode begins with a scene of Margaret ...
Style:
sitcom, humorous, not serious, realistic, feel good ...
Plot:
nothing goes right, disorder, fish out of water, farce, salesman, workplace situations, misfit, manager, office, boss and employee, workplace, holiday ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
england, london, europe
Similarity:
36%
Genre: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 25 min.
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Black Books centres around the foul tempered and wildly eccentric bookshop owner Bernard Black. Bernard’s devotion to the twin pleasures of drunkenness and wilful antagonism deepens and enriches both his life and that of Manny, his assistant. ...
Style:
humorous, sitcom, witty, not serious, talky ...
Audience:
teens, family friendly
Plot:
bookstore, workplace, friends, workplace situations, uptight character, workplace problem, store, best friend, drunkenness, farce, coworker, weirdo ...
Time:
near future, 20th century, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
england, london, europe
Similarity:
36%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 50 min.
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London's police force is in need of a public image revamp. And Chief Constable Richard Miller has found just the woman to do it...American visionary from the world of new media Liz Garvey, sets out to revolutionise the force's PR ...
Style:
realistic, atmospheric, captivating, serious, detective ...
Plot:
workplace, law enforcement, workplace situations, fighting crime, police station, public relations, honest law enforcer, society, police procedural, sniper, incompetent police, kurd ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
england, london
Similarity:
36%
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Genre: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 30 min.
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Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em is a BBC situation comedy, written by Raymond Allen and starring Michael Crawford and Michele Dotrice. It was first broadcast in 1973 and ran for three series, ending in 1978.
The series follows the accident-prone ...
Style:
sitcom, not serious, realistic, humorous, melancholic ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
nothing goes right, goofy hero, workplace, job seeking, supportive spouse, couple relations, misfit, disorder, couples, family relations, workplace situations, comedy of errors ...
Time:
20th century, 70s
Place:
england, europe
Similarity:
36%
15K
Genre: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 30 min.
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Bottom is a British anarchic sitcom that originally aired on BBC2 between 1991 and 1995. It was written by and starring comic duo Adrian Edmondson and Rik Mayall as Richie and Eddie, two flatmates who live on the dole in Hammersmith, London. The ...
Style:
sitcom, hilarious, dark comedy, not serious, humorous ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
unemployment, sketch, humour, unemployed, scam, boredom, bachelor, alcoholic, sexual humor, fight, partner, friends ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
europe, england, britain, london
Similarity:
36%
Genre: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 30 min.
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During the Regency period, the insane King George III's stark raving mad son, George, is the Prince Regent of Wales. Vulgar and staggeringly slow-and-dim-witted, George exhausts the country's money and would surely be dead by know were it ...
Style:
humorous, sitcom, period piece, funny, controversial ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
satire, royal family, dandy, humour, robbery, stupidity, duel, assistant, owner, power relations, dark humor, disorder ...
Time:
18th century, regency period, 20th century, 19th century, 1800s ...
Place:
britain, england, europe, london, france
Similarity:
36%
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: Canada, USA, UK
Duration: 46 min.
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Due South is a Canadian crime drama series with elements of comedy. The series was created by Paul Haggis, produced by Alliance Communications, and stars Paul Gross, David Marciano, Gordon Pinsent, Beau Starr, Camilla Scott, Ramona Milano, and ...
Style:
humorous, homoerotic, detective, witty, buddy comedy ...
Plot:
police, odd couple, police detective, buddy cop, cop, culture clash, fighting crime, partners against crime, law enforcement, buddy, police officer, investigation ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
usa, chicago, illinois, north america, canada
Similarity:
36%
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: Russia
Duration: 25 min.
TV show
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The head of the Criminal Investigation Department of the Butovo region, Makarov, is completely replaced by the personnel as a result of a conflict with the leadership. Instead of experienced male cops, four young students are singled out.
Style:
humorous, feel good, sitcom, entertaining, light ...
Plot:
mentor, policewoman, workplace situations, friends, friendship, workplace, partner, law enforcement, sarcasm, nothing goes right, police procedural, investigation ...
Time:
2020s
Similarity:
35%
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Genre: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
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Twenty Twelve is a BBC television comedy series written and directed by John Morton. Starring Hugh Bonneville, Jessica Hynes and Amelia Bullmore, the programme is a spoof on-location documentary following the organisation of the 2012 Summer Olympics ...
Style:
sitcom, mockumentary, semi serious, humorous, talky ...
Plot:
satire, workplace situations, nothing goes right, boss and employee, disorder, power relations, secretary, team, olympics, boss, workplace, loner ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
england, london, europe
Similarity:
35%
Genre: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
Sixty years after the demise of Prince Edmund Plantagenet, Queen Elizabeth I, who's as insane as her ancestors, is England's current leader. Seductive, easy-to-impress, spoiled, and always seeking a husband, "Queenie" has a ...
Style:
humorous, sitcom, hilarious, costume drama, funny ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
satire, medieval, royal court, queen elizabeth i, royalty, queen of england, sketch, parents, peplum, humour, queen, heir ...
Time:
middle ages, 16th century, 20th century
Place:
britain, england, europe
Similarity:
35%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 44 min.
TV show
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Keen Eddie is an American action, comedy-drama television series that aired in 2003 on the Fox Network. The series follows a brash NYPD detective who goes to London when one of his cases goes sour and remains to work with New Scotland Yard. The ...
Style:
semi serious, humorous, realistic, offbeat, detective
Plot:
police detective, reluctant partners, law enforcement, fish out of water, police investigation, partner, fighting crime, roommate, police, murder, crime investigation, partners against crime ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
london, england, scotland yard, europe, britain
Similarity:
35%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
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The Unusuals is a comedy-drama television series that aired on ABC from April 8 to June 17, 2009 in the U.S. and Global in Canada. The pilot and first episode were written by Noah Hawley, a former writer and producer for Fox's Bones. An ABC ...
Style:
humorous, light, captivating, semi serious, detective ...
Plot:
police detective, police station, workplace, friendship, policewoman, fighting crime, workplace situations, partner, cop, police officer, law enforcement, coworker ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, new york
Similarity:
35%
Genre: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 34 min.
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Linda La Hughes (Kathy Burke) shares a flat with Tom Farrell (James Dreyfus). Linda is overweight, loudmouthed and not particularly attractive. She thinks she's gorgeous and irrestible, however. She's also sex mad and obsessed with men. ...
Style:
sitcom, surreal, realistic, not serious, offbeat ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
roommate, gay, lgbtq, sexual humor, unemployment, apartment building, lgbt, gay subtext, sexual obsession, friends, couples, promiscuity ...
Time:
20th century, 90s, 2000s
Place:
london, england, europe
Similarity:
35%
Genre: Action, Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 30 min.
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The Royal Bodyguard is a British television sitcom, written by Mark Bussell and Justin Sbresni, and starring David Jason, Geoffrey Whitehead, Tim Downie and Timothy Bentinck. A series of six episodes began on 26 December 2011, concluding on 30 ...
Style:
sitcom, realistic, humorous, not serious, exciting ...
Plot:
workplace situations, escapades, farce, comedy of errors, nothing goes right, disorder, goofy hero, hapless soldier, danger, workplace, anti hero, royal family ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
england, europe
Similarity:
35%
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 43 min.
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Common Law is an American comedy-drama television series, which ran on USA Network from May 11 to August 10, 2012, and stars Michael Ealy and Warren Kole as two Los Angeles Police Department detectives who can't stand each other and are ordered ...
Style:
exciting, humorous, semi serious, realistic, detective ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
partners against crime, law enforcement, police detective, misfit partners, workplace, coworker, verbal byplay, partner, bonding, buddy cop, friends, psychotherapist ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
los angeles, california, usa
Similarity:
35%
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