Movies and TV shows like Transparent

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Transparent (2014)
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Transparent (2014)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: An LA family with serious boundary issues have their past and future unravel when a dramatic admission causes everyone's secrets to spill out.
Style: humorous, semi serious, captivating, sitcom, erotic, exciting, clever, mumblecore, sensual, heartfelt ...
Audience: chick flick
Plot: lesbian, transgender, gay interest, eccentric family, secret, dark humor, family life, dysfunctional family, family secret, life turned upside down, parents and children, family problems, gender, disorder, selfishness, lgbtq, gay, transsexual, lgbt, lesbian love, strong female lead, women, sex, medicine, addiction ...
Time: 21st century, contemporary
Place: los angeles, california, indiana, idaho, usa
Keyword: jewish

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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out humorous, realistic, semi serious and captivating films and TV series with plots about family relations, lgbt, parents and children, lgbtq, lesbian, gay and family problems mostly in Drama, Comedy and Romance genres. Some movies like Transparent: The Perfect Family (2011), Mozart in the Jungle (2014), Vida (2018), One Day at a Time (2017), Last Weekend (2014). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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The Perfect Family (2011)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story: Kathleen Turner stars as suburban mother and devout Catholic Eileen Cleary, who has always kept up appearances. When she runs for the Catholic Woman of the Year title at her local parish, her final test is introducing her family to the board for the ...
Style: touching, semi serious, realistic, humorous
Plot: lesbian, dysfunctional family, church, family problems, couples, religions or cults, physical appearance, parents and children, society, couple relations, gays and lesbians, gender ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Mozart in the Jungle (2014)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: In the tradition of Anthony Bourdain's "Kitchen Confidential" and Gelsey Kirkland's "Dancing on my Grave" comes an insider’s look into the secret world of classical musicians. From her debut recital at Carnegie ...
Style: humorous, realistic, captivating, sincere, romantic ...
Plot: classical music, musician's life, orchestra, hotshot, prodigy, artists and showbiz, teacher, rehearsal, ego clash, rivalry, career, musician ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa, new york
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
 7.4
 4K
Vida (2018)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 35 min.
TV show
Story: Two Mexican-American sisters from the Eastside of Los Angeles who couldn't be more different or distanced from each other are forced to return to their old neighborhood, where they are confronted by the past and surprising truth about their ...
Style: psychological, rough, humorous, touching, erotic ...
Plot: lesbian, u.s. mexico border, lesbian relationship, lesbian love, lgbt, lesbian couple, lesbian threesome, lgbtq, group sex, sister sister relationship, family relations, death of mother ...
Place: indiana, los angeles
⇓ similarity ⇓
67%
One Day at a Time (2017)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: In a reimagining of the TV classic, a newly single Latina mother raises her teen daughter and tween son with the "help" of her old-school mom.
Style: sitcom, feel good, captivating, humorous, light ...
Audience: teens
Plot: lesbian, feminism, lgbt, family drama, single mother, depression, lgbtq, living together, gay, parents and children, eccentric family, lgbtqi ...
Time: 2010s, 21st century
⇓ similarity ⇓
66%
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 5.5
 1K
Last Weekend (2014)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story: When an affluent matriarch gathers her dysfunctional family for a holiday at their Northern California lake house, her carefully constructed weekend begins to come apart at the seams, leading her to question her own role in the family.
Style: semi serious, realistic, humorous, sincere, captivating ...
Plot: family problems, eccentric family, parents and children, siblings relations, dark humor, family gatherings, gay, friendship, dysfunctional family, lgbtq, lgbt, family relations ...
Time: 21st century
Place: california, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
64%
The L Word: Generation Q (2019)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 55 min.
TV show
Story: In this sequel to The L Word, we continue to follow the intermingled lives of Bette Porter, Alice Pieszecki and Shane McCutcheon, along with a new generation of diverse, self-possessed LGBTQIA+ characters experiencing love, heartbreak, sex, setbacks ...
Style: sexy, romantic, erotic, touching, sincere ...
Audience: girls' night
Plot: lgbt, lesbian, lesbian relationship, lesbian love, gays and lesbians, feminist, lifestyle, female friendship, lgbtq, gay, love and romance, lesbian sex ...
Place: los angeles
⇓ similarity ⇓
62%
 5.8
 436
DTLA (2012)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: DTLA is a gay-themed television series which premiered October 24, 2012. The series was created, and is co-produced and directed by Larry Kennar. It follows a group of friends in Downtown Los Angeles under the slogan: One City, Seven Lives / Old ...
Style: realistic, humorous, captivating, psychological, sensual ...
Plot: lgbt, friendship, sexual relations, couple relations, gender, gay, group of friends, gay interest, gay relationship, love, lgbtq, male nudity ...
Time: 21st century
Place: los angeles, usa, california
⇓ similarity ⇓
62%
 8.3
 37K
Parenthood (2010)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: Parenthood is an American comedy-drama television series developed by Jason Katims. Loosely based on the 1989 film of the same title, Parenthood tells of the Braverman clan which consists of an older couple, their four children and their families.
Style: realistic, humorous, semi serious, touching, sincere ...
Audience: teens
Plot: family drama, family life, parenthood, teenage pregnancy, responsibility, autism, family relations, large family, couple relations, adolescence, marital problem, supportive parent ...
Time: 2010s, 21st century
Place: california, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
57%
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Kevin Can F**k Himself (2021)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story: Explore the secret life of a woman we all grew up watching: the sitcom wife. The series looks to break television convention and ask what the world looks like through her eyes. Alternating between single-camera realism and multi-camera zaniness, the ...
Style: sitcom, humorous, captivating, psychological, anime ...
Plot: marriage, secret, marital problem, relationship problems, family secret, troubled marriage, family relations, family problems, husband wife relationship, marriage crisis, dysfunctional marriage, lesbian ...
Place: boston
⇓ similarity ⇓
56%
 6.1
 198
Crumbs (2006)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: Crumbs is an American television sitcom starring Fred Savage and Jane Curtin that ran on ABC from January 12, 2006 to February 7, 2006. It also starred William Devane, Maggie Lawson and Eddie McClintock. The show's slogan is "The normal ...
Style: sitcom, realistic, semi serious, humorous, offbeat
Plot: family relations, dysfunctional family, family problems, family business, parents and children, restaurant, hometown, mother son relationship, gay interest, lgbt, loss of son, gays and lesbians ...
Time: 21st century
Place: connecticut, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
56%
 7.6
 6K
Titus (2000)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 23 min.
TV show
Story: Titus is an American dark comedy sitcom that debuted on Fox in 2000. The series was created by its star, Christopher Titus, Jack Kenny, and Brian Hargrove. This sitcom was based on Christopher's stand-up comedy act, more specifically his ...
Style: humorous, tragicomedy, cynical, not serious, witty ...
Plot: comedian, dysfunctional family, childhood, suicide, mechanic, family problems, siblings relations, dark humor, parents and children, workplace romance, suburban life, father son relationship ...
Time: y2k, 90s
⇓ similarity ⇓
55%
Tales of the City (2019)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: Mary Ann returns to present-day San Francisco and is reunited with her daughter and ex-husband, twenty years after leaving them behind to pursue her career. Fleeing the midlife crisis that her picture-perfect Connecticut life created, Mary Ann is ...
Style: sincere, romantic, touching, sentimental, saga ...
Plot: lgbt, gay, lgbtq, gays and lesbians, apartment building, lesbian, transgender, lesbian love, friendship, lgbtqi, old woman, filmmaking ...
Place: san francisco
⇓ similarity ⇓
55%
 5.2
 274
Quitters (2015)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story: Quitters tells the story of the Raymans, a wealthy Jewish family that's falling apart. The son, Clark, is a bright and curious high schooler with a talent for manipulation. As his mother May enters treatment for a pill addiction, and he and his ...
Style: realistic, humorous, semi serious, captivating, independent film
Plot: family relations, dysfunctional family, family problems, parents and children, life turned upside down, youth, family life, disorder, social relations, high school life, innocence lost, girl man relationship ...
Time: 21st century
Place: san francisco, usa, california
⇓ similarity ⇓
55%
 8.5
 478K
Modern Family (2009)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 5378 min.
TV show
Story: The Pritchett-Dunphy-Tucker clan is a wonderfully large and blended family. They give us an honest and often hilarious look into the sometimes warm, sometimes twisted, embrace of the modern family.
Style: sitcom, humorous, funny, mockumentary, teen ...
Audience: teens, teen drama
Plot: gay, everyday life, family relations, generation gap, family life, adolescence, gay adoption, parents and children, mother daughter relationship, couple relations, blended family, gay couple ...
Time: 2010s, 21st century
Place: california, southern california, usa, los angeles
⇓ similarity ⇓
54%
Sweet As Honey (2007)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Israel
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: “Sweet As Honey” tells the story of an unconventional family which is constantly breaking-up and reuniting by the hour, day and episode, and presents a whole cast of eccentric figures. The main characters are a father and daughter who portray ...
Style: cynical, talky, humorous, sincere, semi serious ...
Plot: family relations, family life, siblings relations, parents and children, couple relations, eccentric family, family problems, couples, dysfunctional family, dark humor, sexual content, death in the family ...
Time: 21st century
Place: israel
⇓ similarity ⇓
54%
 8.3
 17K
Call My Agent! (2015)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 52 min.
TV show
Story: TV mini-series about a French talent agency
Style: humorous, semi serious, realistic, feel good, suspense ...
Plot: showbiz, actor's life, female protagonist, workplace, celebrity culture, lesbian, satire, workplace situations, disorder, artists and showbiz, life turned upside down, friendship ...
Time: 2010s, 21st century
Place: paris france, france
⇓ similarity ⇓
50%
Work in Progress (2019)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: Abby is a 45-year-old self-identified fat, queer dyke whose misfortune and despair unexpectedly lead her to a vibrantly transformative relationship.
Style: psychological, humorous, satirical, entertaining, captivating ...
Plot: lesbian, lgbt, couple relations, introspection, lgbtq, lgbtqi, transsexual, midlife crisis, transformation, suicide threat, changing lives, lifestyle change ...
Place: chicago
⇓ similarity ⇓
53%
 7.2
 23K
Hung (2009)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: Desperate times call for desperate measures and Ray Drecker's situation couldn't be much tougher. The former high school sports legend turned middle-aged high school basketball coach is divorced and struggling to provide for his kids when ...
Style: erotic, humorous, sexual, semi serious, realistic ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: sexual relations, gigolo, male escort, hot and sexy, lifestyle change, middle aged, adolescence, family life, lifestyle, talented, family problems, financial problem ...
Time: y2k, 21st century
Place: usa, detroit, michigan
⇓ similarity ⇓
53%
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Chutney Popcorn (1999)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story: Reena is a young Indian American lesbian who lives and works in New York. Her sister Sarita, who is happily married, discovers that she is infertile. Reena offers to be a surrogate mother for her sister's baby, hoping to improve her ...
Style: multicultural, independent film, realistic, semi serious, touching ...
Audience: girls' night, date night
Plot: lesbian, lesbian relationship, lesbian love, lgbt, lgbtq, gay, woman, sapphic, family relations, lesbian mother, male homosexuality, pregnancy ...
Time: 90s
Place: usa, new york, asia, india
⇓ similarity ⇓
53%
 8.2
 395
Her Story (2015)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: Two trans women in Los Angeles have given up on love, when suddenly chance encounters give them hope. Violet is drawn to Allie, a reporter who approaches her for an interview, while career-driven Paige meets James, the first man she’s considered ...
Style: psychological, sexy, unusual plot structure, humorous, contemplative ...
Plot: lgbt, transsexual, lesbian, relationships, dating, transgender, gay, gay romance, love, fall in love, couples, youth ...
Time: 21st century
Place: los angeles, usa, indiana, idaho
⇓ similarity ⇓
53%
Venice the Series (2009)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 65 min.
TV show
Story: Venice: The Series is a web series co-produced by and starring American actress Crystal Chappell, and is inspired in part by the "Otalia" storyline on the daytime drama Guiding Light. The series has been broadcast since 2009, and is ...
Style: realistic, emotional, touching, serious, sincere ...
Plot: lesbian, lesbianism, gender, family relations, love and romance, gays and lesbians, lifestyle, family life, parents and children, strong female presence, lesbian love, lgbt ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa, california
⇓ similarity ⇓
53%
United States of Tara (2009)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: United States of Tara is an American television comedy-drama created by Diablo Cody, which began airing on Showtime in 2009. The series follows the life of Tara, a suburban housewife and mother coping with dissociative identity disorder.
Style: touching, humorous, semi serious, realistic, dark comedy ...
Plot: mental illness, split personality, dissociative identity disorder, dysfunctional family, family drama, gay, housewife, lgbt, self discovery, family relations, jealousy, eccentric family ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa, kansas
⇓ similarity ⇓
33%
 7.5
 14K
Feel Good (2020)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 315 min.
TV show
Story: Recovering addict and comedian Mae tries to control the addictive behaviors and intense romanticism that permeate every facet of her life. Life is further complicated by a new and all-consuming relationship with her new girlfriend George.
Style: romantic, witty, captivating, semi serious, thought provoking ...
Audience: teens
Plot: lgbt, lesbian, lesbian relationship, lesbian love, lesbian friend, addiction, lesbian romance, gays and lesbians, female comedian, lesbian lover, tomboy, comedy club ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
52%
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Anyone But Me (2008)
Genre: Short, Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
TV show
Story: Anyone But Me is a live-action, web television drama that first aired in 2008. The show is in serial short-format webisodes, each lasting between six and fifteen minutes, following the lives of a group of teenagers in New York City and Westchester ...
Style: touching, sexual, emotional, realistic, humorous ...
Plot: lesbian, lesbian daughter, lesbian love, lesbian relationship, lesbian romance, lesbian friend, lesbian teen, lgbt, lgbtq, friends, youth, lesbian couple ...
Time: 21st century
Place: new york
⇓ similarity ⇓
52%
 7.0
 46K
Roseanne (1988)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 21 min.
TV show
Story: A working-class family struggles to get by on a limited income in the fictional town of Lanford, Illinois.
Style: sitcom, humorous, funny, biting, cynical ...
Audience: kids, family outing
Plot: working class, overweight, exodus, strong female lead, girl, dysfunctional family, chubby, family affairs, women power, small business, siblings, pregnancy ...
Time: 90s, 80s, 20th century, 2010s, 21st century
Place: illinois, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
52%
One Big Happy (2015)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 21 min.
TV show
Story: Best friends Lizzy (gay and a bit type-A) and Luke (straight and more laid back) are like family. When they were kids and both of their parents were getting divorces, they stuck together, and they've been there for each other ever since. Now, ...
Style: humorous, semi serious, sitcom, feel good, light ...
Plot: couples, best friend, couple relations, family life, friends, eccentric family, gays and lesbians, gender, gay parent, friend, lesbian love, pregnancy ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
51%
 6.7
 17K
Reba (2001)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: After her dentist husband of 20 years leaves her for his dental hygienist, Reba Hart's seemingly perfect world is turned upside down.​
Style: sitcom, humorous, feel good, semi serious, realistic ...
Audience: family outing, teens, kids
Plot: teenage pregnancy, single mother, dentist, family life, teenage life, parents and children, family problems, couples, youth, save the day, pregnancy, crumbling marriage ...
Time: 2000s
Place: texas, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
51%
 6.5
 2K
Butterfly (2018)
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: From a young age, 11-year-old, Max, has identified as a girl and as puberty looms, she begins to present increasing signs of gender variance. When Max was eight, her father, Stephen, left the family home. But as Max’s conviction that she’s in ...
Style: psychological, captivating, disturbing
Plot: lgbt, transgender, family relations, father son relationship, parents and children, gender issues, transsexual, lgbtq, gender, gender roles, eccentric family, family problems ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
51%
 7.5
 3K
Banana (2015)
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 25 min.
TV show
Story: Witty, heartfelt and unique interlinked stories covering different aspects of LGBT life, featuring the most exciting emerging talent.
Style: realistic, sentimental, captivating, psychological, controversial ...
Audience: chick flick
Plot: gay, gender, gays and lesbians, lesbian, couple relations, self discovery, haunted by the past, lgbtq, lgbt, love, multiple storylines, society ...
Time: 21st century
Place: england, manchester, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
51%
Boy Meets Girl (2014)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story: BOY MEETS GIRL is a funny, tender, sex positive romantic comedy that explores what it means to be a real man or woman, and how important it is to live a courageous life not letting fear stand in the way of going after your dreams.
Style: romantic, touching, melancholic, sweet, semi serious ...
Audience: girls' night, chick flick
Plot: transsexual, transsexuality, lesbian, transgender, gender, relationships, small town, love affair, lgbt, loneliness, lgbtq, social relations ...
Time: 21st century
Place: kentucky, idaho, indiana, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
51%
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