Movies and TV shows like Whoopi
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Whoopi (2003)
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
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Whoopi was an American situation comedy, starring Whoopi Goldberg. The series revolved around the events and people at her hotel, the Lamont Hotel, in New York City. The show aired on Tuesdays from September 9, 2003, on NBC to April 20, 2004.
Style:
sitcom, realistic, semi serious, hilarious, humorous, soap opera
Plot:
hotel, starting over, culture clash, workplace, boss and employee, workplace situations, society, black, singer, brother sister relationship, female protagonist, hotel owner, iranian, interracial relations, racism, misfit, family relations, maid, social misfits, strong female presence, siblings relations, ethnic, verbal byplay, politically correct, power relations ...
Time:
21st century, contemporary
Place:
new york, usa
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, humorous, semi serious and sitcom films and TV series with plots about workplace, workplace situations, family relations, society, power relations, friendship and boss and employee mostly in Comedy, Drama and Romance genres. Some movies like Whoopi: A.U.S.A. (2003), Kingdom (2007), Linc's (1998), On Our Own (1994), HAPPYish (2015). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Drama, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
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A.U.S.A. is an American sitcom television series that aired in 2003 on NBC, starring Scott Foley.
Style:
sitcom, humorous, captivating, feel good, light ...
Plot:
hotshot lawyer, workplace intrigue, relationship vs career, lifestyle, rivalry, legal, ambition, boss and employee, workplace, society, friendship, lawyer ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, new york
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100%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
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Kingdom is a British television series produced by Parallel Film and Television Productions for the ITV network. It was created by Simon Wheeler and stars Stephen Fry as Peter Kingdom, a Norfolk solicitor who is coping with family, colleagues, and ...
Style:
clever, humorous, realistic, semi serious, witty ...
Plot:
small town life, small town, boss and employee, siblings relations, lawyer, family relations, hotshot lawyer, apprentice, legal investigation, patronizing, workplace, courtroom drama ...
Time:
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Place:
england, europe
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
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Linc's is an American comedy-drama based in a bar in Washington D.C.. The series starred Steven Williams, Pam Grier and Golden Brooks, and aired on Showtime for two seasons from 1998 to 2000 before being cancelled.
After cancellation, it was ...
Style:
sitcom, realistic, semi serious, humorous
Plot:
black, politics, workplace situations, social relations, workplace, boss and employee, society, interracial relations, bartender, race, ex girlfriend, customer ...
Time:
90s
Place:
washington d.c., usa
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Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
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On Our Own is an American sitcom that aired on ABC from September 13, 1994 until April 14, 1995. The series stars Ralph Louis Harris and six real life siblings: Jazz, Jocqui, Jake, Jojo, Jurnee, and Jussie Smollett.
The series was created and ...
Style:
sitcom, realistic, semi serious, touching, offbeat ...
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
black, urban, cross dressing, orphan, family relations, social services, fighting the system, society, family life, siblings relations, home alone, african american protagonist ...
Time:
90s
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51%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
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Thom Payne is a 44 year-old man whose world is thrown into disarray when his 25 year-old "wunderkind" boss arrives, saying things like "digital," "social" and "viral." Is he in need of a ...
Style:
cynical, humorous, realistic, semi serious, dark comedy ...
Plot:
midlife crisis, workplace situations, boss and employee, workplace, depression, unfulfillment, self discovery, happiness, couples, love, introspection, society ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, new york
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51%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
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George Lopez is an American sitcom starring comedian George Lopez. The show originally aired on ABC from March 27, 2002, to May 8, 2007.
Style:
sitcom, witty, not serious, humorous, realistic ...
Plot:
factory worker, stand up comedian, best friend, factory, workplace, society, single parent, optimism, friends, promotion, disorder, unsupportive coworkers ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
los angeles, usa, california
Similarity:
50%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min.
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Style:
sitcom, humorous, not serious, realistic
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
friends, lifestyle, best friend, workplace romance, workplace, family relations, workplace situations, siblings relations, misfit, socially awkward, promotion, lesbian ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
new york, usa
Similarity:
50%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
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Roc is an American comedy-drama television series which ran on Fox from August 1991 to May 1994. The series stars Charles S. Dutton as Baltimore garbage collector Roc Emerson and Ella Joyce as his wife Eleanor.
Style:
sitcom, hood, realistic, semi serious, humorous
Plot:
black, african american, black sitcom, working class, social issues, politics, society, collector, family life, family relations, husband wife relationship, father son relationship ...
Time:
90s
Place:
baltimore, usa, maryland
Similarity:
50%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
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Story:
After being laid-off from their corporate day jobs, Aaron, Bryn, Derek, Olivia and Jack compete to get their businesses off the ground when a mystery benefactor promises to invest $500,000 in one of their startups.
Style:
humorous, light, captivating, inspirational, semi serious ...
Plot:
boss and employee, money raising, ambition, workplace, programmer, buddies, computers and web, power relations, rise to the top, society, rivalry, computer ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
50%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
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Calvin Palmer is the owner of a barbershop on the Southside of Chicago. Reluctantly inheriting the neighborhood establishment and popular hangout from his father, he juggles his responsibilities to his clients, his family, and his community as a ...
Style:
sitcom, humorous, feel good, captivating, light ...
Plot:
barbershop, workplace, hairdresser, family business, family relations, power relations, misfit, society, buddies, workplace situations, everyday life, rivalry ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
chicago, usa, illinois
Similarity:
49%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
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That Girl is an American sitcom that ran on ABC from 1966 to 1971. It stars Marlo Thomas as the title character Ann Marie, an aspiring actress, who moves from her hometown of Brewster, New York to try to make it big in New York City. Ann has to take ...
Style:
sitcom, realistic, humorous, semi serious, independent film ...
Plot:
female protagonist, lifestyle, actor's life, media, workplace, love and romance, workplace situations, couples, power relations, artists and showbiz, boss and employee, performer's life ...
Time:
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Place:
usa, new york, new york state, manhattan new york city
Similarity:
49%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
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Style:
humorous, not serious, light, feel good, entertaining ...
Plot:
law firm, intern, family relations, ambition, culture clash, workplace, follow your dream, working class, eccentric family, lawyer, racism, society ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
usa, texas, dallas texas
Similarity:
49%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Iceland
Duration: 28 min.
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Three men working at a petrol station in Reykjavik battle boredom, strange visitors and their own customers.
Style:
humorous, tragicomedy, semi serious, captivating, light ...
Plot:
gas station, workplace, workplace situations, boss and employee, obnoxious boss, loser, misfit, friendship, love, society, rivalry, customer ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
iceland, europe
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49%
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Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
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Style:
sexy, semi serious, humorous, captivating, light ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
chicago, usa, illinois
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
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Jesse Warner is a 26-year-old single mother juggling between her job, her dreams and her family responsibilities.
Style:
sitcom, realistic, semi serious, humorous, touching
Plot:
doctor, single mother, best friend, strong female presence, friends, family relations, couples, supportive coworker, rivalry, love and romance, workplace, starting over ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
new york, usa
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48%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
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sitcom, realistic, semi serious, talky, sincere ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
missouri, usa
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48%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 75 min.
Story:
Cleveland. 1973. Marv, the owner of an old neighborhood Jewish deli, must stay open 24 hours to cater to a new generation of clientèle, but straight-laced neighborhood do-gooders want to close him down. Meanwhile inside, hippies, bikers and crusty ...
Style:
humorous, semi serious, realistic, feel good, light ...
Plot:
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Time:
70s
Similarity:
48%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
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The Tracy Morgan Show is an American sitcom that aired from December 2, 2003 to March 20, 2004 on NBC. The series stars Tracy Morgan and Tamala Jones. The show was canceled in its first season after 18 episodes.
Style:
sitcom, humorous, feel good, captivating, light ...
Plot:
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Time:
21st century
Place:
new york, usa
Similarity:
48%
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
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Fired Up is a short-lived 1997–1998 situation comedy airing on NBC. It lasted for two seasons and 28 episodes. The series, the first from Grammnet Productions, starred Sharon Lawrence and Leah Remini. The series was about a self-centered ...
Style:
sitcom, light hearted, semi serious, realistic, humorous
Plot:
female friendship, layoff, roommate, office politics, fish out of water, urban, sexual tension, living together, ambition, business partner, partner, boss and employee ...
Time:
90s
Place:
new york, usa
Similarity:
48%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
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Style:
spiritual, humorous, sincere, sentimental, realistic ...
Plot:
coping, self discovery, midlife crisis, workplace situations, starting over, ex couple relations, family relations, sanity, optimism, coworker, depression, ex husband ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
48%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
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Style:
sitcom, realistic, sentimental, touching, semi serious ...
Audience:
family outing, kids
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
new york, manhattan new york city, usa
Similarity:
47%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
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Just Legal is a television courtroom drama that stars Don Johnson and Jay Baruchel as two courtroom lawyers in Venice, California. The series premiered on The WB on September 19, 2005 and was canceled on October 3, 2005 after only three episodes had ...
Style:
captivating, realistic, semi serious, psychological, humorous ...
Plot:
lawyer, law firm, boss and employee, workplace, price of justice, relationship vs career, hotshot lawyer, prodigy, righting the wronged, power relations, legal, trial ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
california, usa, los angeles
Similarity:
47%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
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The Wayans Bros. is a situation comedy that aired from January 1995 to May 1999 on The WB. The series starred real-life brothers Shawn and Marlon Wayans. Both brothers were already well-known from the sketch comedy show In Living Color that was ...
Style:
sitcom, realistic, semi serious, humorous, black comedy ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
african american, black sitcom, black, urban, stupidity, dating, stoner, family relations, sibling relationship, workplace, love and romance, bet ...
Time:
90s
Place:
new york, manhattan new york city, usa
Similarity:
47%
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
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Amen is an American television sitcom produced by Carson Productions that ran from September 27, 1986 to May 11, 1991 on NBC. Set in Sherman Hemsley's real-life hometown of Philadelphia, Amen stars Hemsley as the deacon of a church and was part ...
Style:
sitcom, realistic, semi serious, humorous
Plot:
black, african american, church, black church, black sitcom, urban, religion, society, rivalry, clergy, love and romance, workplace ...
Time:
80s, 90s
Place:
philadelphia, usa, pennsylvania
Similarity:
47%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
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All-American Girl is a 1994 ABC situation comedy starring Margaret Cho and featuring Jodi Long, Clyde Kusatsu, Amy Hill, B.D. Wong, and J.B. Quon as her Korean-American family.
It is the second American sitcom centered on a person of Asian descent, ...
Style:
sitcom, cult classic, realistic, semi serious, humorous
Plot:
dating, immigrant, family relations, disorder, family problems, lifestyle, society, misfit, culture clash, dysfunctional family, workplace situations, family life ...
Time:
90s
Similarity:
47%
9K
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 430 min.
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Amanda Vaughn, once the ultimate high school "mean girl," is forced to return home in disgrace after her marriage ends in scandal. As Amanda and her teenage kids try to adjust to their new lives, the ladies from her past alternate between ...
Style:
realistic, captivating, semi serious, feel good, light ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
strong female presence, rivalry, starting over, hypocrisy, family relations, social relations, hopes, intrigue, homecoming, haunted by the past, gossip and rumors, mean girl ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
texas, usa, dallas texas
Similarity:
47%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
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Barney Miller is an American situation comedy television series set in a New York City police station in Greenwich Village. The series originally was broadcast from January 23, 1975 to May 20, 1982 on ABC. It was created by Danny Arnold and Theodore ...
Style:
sitcom, retro, detective, intellectual, realistic ...
Plot:
police station, police, workplace, police detective, law enforcement, cop, police officer, nypd, badass, gambling, partner, creative block ...
Time:
80s, 70s, 20th century
Place:
new york, usa, manhattan new york city, greenwich village manhattan new york city, new york state
Similarity:
47%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 41 min.
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Kate Reed is a firm believer that justice can always be found--even if it's not always in the courtroom. Once a lawyer at her family's esteemed San Francisco firm, Kate's frustration with the legal system led her to a new career as a ...
Style:
serious, touching, sentimental, realistic, sincere ...
Plot:
female lawyer, lawyer, law firm, family relations, workplace situations, parents and children, career change, power relations, starting over, introspection, workplace, boss and employee ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
san francisco, usa
Similarity:
47%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
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Cashmere Mafia is an American television comedy-drama which ran on ABC from January 6, 2008 to February 20, 2008. The series was created by Kevin Wade, who also served as executive producer alongside Darren Star, Gail Katz, Jeff Rake and Michael ...
Style:
sexy, realistic, semi serious, humorous, sincere ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
new york, usa
Similarity:
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920
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
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AfterMASH is an American situation comedy that aired on CBS from September 26, 1983, to December 11, 1984. A spin-off of the series M*A*S*H, the show takes place immediately following the end of the Korean War and chronicles the adventures of three ...
Style:
sitcom, retro, not serious, realistic, clever ...
Plot:
hospital, doctor, military, korean war veteran, partner, lifestyle, society, workplace, couple relations, buddies, doctors and patients, friends ...
Time:
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Place:
missouri, usa
Similarity:
47%
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