Movies and TV shows like Mama's Family

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Mama's Family (1983)
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Mama's Family (1983)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: Thelma Harper and her spinster sister Fran open their home to Thelma's recently divorced son Vinton and his teenage son and daughter. It's quite an adjustment for everyone, especially the cranky, argumentative Thelma.
Style: sitcom, slapstick, game show, offbeat, humorous, realistic, semi serious
Audience: kids
Plot: women, family relations, dysfunctional family, friends, parents and children, family life, couples, teenage life, family problems, strong female presence, adult virgin, female friendship, widow, grandmother, female bonding, grandmother grandson relationship, grandparent grandchild relationship, mother son relationship, community, friendship between women, family, warner bros
Time: 80s, 20th century
Place: usa, florida

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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out sitcom, humorous, realistic and semi serious films and TV series with plots about family relations, parents and children, couples, family life, friends, strong female presence and couple relations mostly in Comedy genres. Some movies like Mama's Family: Ladies Man (1999), Lotsa Luck (1973), Dave's World (1993), Crumbs (2006), The Geena Davis Show (2000). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Ladies Man (1999)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: Ladies Man is a television sitcom series starring Alfred Molina as husband, father, son, ex-husband and son-in-law who lives with a number of women under one roof. The show was first broadcast on September 20, 1999, and lasted for two seasons on CBS ...
Style: sitcom, realistic, not serious, humorous
Plot: blended family, family relations, family life, youth, battle of the sexes, teenage life, parents and children, single parent, family problems, dysfunctional family, couples
Time: 20th century, 90s
Place: usa
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Lotsa Luck (1973)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: Lotsa Luck is an American sitcom that aired during the 1973-74 television season. The series stars Dom DeLuise as bachelor Stanley Belmont who lives with his bossy mother, his sister Olive and her unemployed husband, Arthur. Jack Knight stars as ...
Style: sitcom
Plot: bachelor, living with parents, bus driver, man child
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Dave's World (1993)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: Dave's World is an American sitcom that aired on CBS from 1993 to 1997. The series is based on the writing of Miami Herald columnist Dave Barry.
Style: sitcom, witty, semi serious, realistic, humorous
Plot: suburbs, newspaper columnist, friends, suburban life, family life, couple relations, buddies, family relations, couples, media, journalism, parents and children
Time: 20th century, 90s
Place: miami, usa
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86%
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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 ⇓
50%
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The Geena Davis Show (2000)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: The Geena Davis Show is an American sitcom starring Geena Davis. The show lasted one season on ABC.
Style: sitcom, semi serious, touching, humorous, realistic
Plot: lifestyle, family life, couples, workplace, relationship vs career, love and romance, family relations, strong female presence, suburbs, event planner
Time: 20th century, 90s
Place: usa, new york
⇓ similarity ⇓
85%
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Happy Family (2003)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: Happy Family is an NBC sitcom that debuted in fall of 2003.
Style: sitcom, humorous, captivating, feel good, light ...
Audience: family outing
Plot: family relations, parents and children, leaving home, family life, suburbs, family problems, dentist, grownups, dysfunctional family, college dropout, children, dysfunctional character
Time: 21st century
Place: philadelphia, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
85%
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Alice (1976)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: Alice is an American sitcom television series that ran from August 31, 1976 to March 19, 1985 on CBS. The series is based on the 1974 film Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore. The show stars Linda Lavin in the title role, a widow who moves with her ...
Style: sitcom, realistic, semi serious, talky, humorous ...
Plot: workplace, single mother, diner, women, coffee shop, co worker co worker relationship, naive woman, waitress, restaurant, best friend, strong female presence, starting over ...
Time: 80s, 20th century, 70s
Place: arizona, phoenix arizona, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
84%
The Hotwives of Orlando (2014)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: A parody of one of the most popular franchises in reality television, “The Hotwives of Orlando,” takes you inside the uber-exclusive and glamorous world of six hot housewives livin’ large in Central Florida's sexiest city, Orlando. The ...
Style: parody, humorous, not serious, realistic, feel good ...
Plot: family relations, female bonding, couples, friends, silly humor, strong female presence, parents and children, thirtysomething life, couple relations, husband wife relationship, friendship, female friendship ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa, florida, orlando florida
⇓ similarity ⇓
83%
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Retired at 35 (2011)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: Retired at 35 is an American sitcom on TV Land starring George Segal, Jessica Walter, Johnathan McClain, Josh McDermitt, Marissa Jaret Winokur and Ryan Michelle Bathe. It is the network's second original scripted series after Hot in Cleveland. ...
Style: sitcom, humorous, captivating, light, entertaining ...
Plot: living with parents, parents and children, family life, family relations, elderly, lifestyle, friendship
Time: 21st century
Place: florida, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
82%
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Puppy Love (2014)
Genre: Comedy
Country: UK
TV show
Story: Comedy series set around a Wirral-based dog training class.
Style: humorous, not serious, realistic, sitcom
Plot: workplace, family life, dog, parents and children, pets, couple relations, love and romance, family relations, couples, disorder, dysfunctional family, family problems ...
Time: 21st century
⇓ similarity ⇓
82%
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Dear John (1988)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: Dear John is an American sitcom that aired on NBC from 1988 to 1992. The series was based on the British sitcom of the same name. Dear John was retitled Dear John USA when it was shown in the UK. During its four-season run, the series was bounced to ...
Style: sitcom, realistic, semi serious, humorous, offbeat
Audience: kids
Plot: support group, divorce, down on your luck, looking for love, breakup, couples, remarry, friends, love and romance, crumbling marriage
Time: 80s
⇓ similarity ⇓
81%
Too Close for Comfort (1980)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: Too Close for Comfort is an American television sitcom which ran on the ABC network from November 11, 1980 until May 5, 1983, and in first-run syndication from April 7, 1984 until September 27, 1986. It was modeled after the British series Keep It ...
Style: sitcom, semi serious, realistic, humorous, sexual
Audience: kids
Plot: cartoonist, family relations, thirtysomething life, couples, transvestism, friends, starting over, twins, couple relations, music band, love and romance, college ...
Time: 20th century, 80s
Place: san francisco
⇓ similarity ⇓
80%
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Kate & Allie (1984)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: Kate & Allie is an American television situation comedy which ran from March 19, 1984, to May 22, 1989. Kate & Allie first aired on CBS as a midseason replacement series and only six episodes were initially commissioned, but the favorable ...
Style: sitcom, realistic, semi serious, touching, feel good ...
Audience: kids
Plot: single mother, female friendship, feminist, best friend, single parent, family relations, friendship, roommate, strong female presence, battle of the sexes, gender, workplace ...
Time: 80s
Place: new york, usa, manhattan new york city, greenwich village manhattan new york city
⇓ similarity ⇓
80%
The Royal Family (1991)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: The Royal Family is an American sitcom starring Redd Foxx and Della Reese. The series was created and produced by Eddie Murphy, as part of a development deal Murphy had with CBS, and produced by Paramount Television, the television arm of Paramount ...
Style: sitcom, semi serious, realistic, humorous
Plot: black, living with parents, elderly, parents and children, family life, aging, family relations, comeback, african american, post office
Time: 20th century, 90s
Place: georgia, usa
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80%
The 5 Mrs. Buchanans (1994)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: The 5 Mrs. Buchanans is a U.S. television situation comedy that aired on CBS from September 24, 1994 to March 25, 1995. Set in the fictional town of Mercy, Indiana, the show centers on the small-town misadventures of four disparate women with one ...
Style: sitcom, retro, humorous, realistic, semi serious
Plot: strong female presence, family relations, small town, in-laws, couples, partner, unlikely partners, unsupportive spouse, siblings relations, couple relations, family feud, family problems ...
Time: 90s
Place: usa, indiana
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Jesse (1998)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: Jesse Warner is a 26-year-old single mother juggling between her job, her dreams and her family responsibilities.
Style: sitcom, semi serious, realistic, humorous, touching
Plot: doctor, single mother, best friend, strong female presence, family relations, friends, supportive coworker, couples, workplace, rivalry, starting over, single parent ...
Time: 90s, 20th century
Place: usa, new york
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79%
I Hate My Teenage Daughter (2011)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: I Hate My Teenage Daughter is an American sitcom that ran on Fox from November 30, 2011 to March 20, 2012. It aired at the 9:30 pm /8:30 pm timeslot after The X Factor. The series stars Jaime Pressly and Katie Finneran. On May 10, 2012, Fox canceled ...
Style: sitcom, realistic, humorous, not serious
Audience: teens, girls' night
Plot: single parent, bullying, friendship, teenage life, bully, parent child relationship, parents and children, school, mother daughter relationship, women, best friend, strong female presence ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
79%
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Maude (1972)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: Maude is an American television sitcom that was originally broadcast on the CBS network from September 12, 1972 until April 22, 1978. Maude stars Bea Arthur as Maude Findlay, an outspoken, middle-aged, politically liberal woman living in suburban ...
Style: sitcom, controversial, biting, cynical, semi serious ...
Plot: female protagonist, women, feminist, strong female lead, liberal, family relations, social issues, independent woman, strong female presence, best friend, friends, social relations ...
Time: 70s, 20th century
Place: new york, usa, manhattan new york city
⇓ similarity ⇓
79%
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Aída (2005)
Genre: Comedy
Country: Spain
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: Aída is a Spanish comedy sitcom set in Madrid, that spin off from another sitcom called 7 Vidas. The show first aired on January 16, 2005 and is produced by Globomedia for the Spanish network Telecinco. It currently started its ninth season. The ...
Style: sitcom, humorous, semi serious, touching, realistic
Plot: family life, lifestyle, living with parents, teenage life, parents and children, family problems, family relations, youth, single parent, sexism, working class, siblings relations ...
Time: 2000s, 2010s, 21st century
Place: spain, madrid
⇓ similarity ⇓
79%
One Day at a Time (1975)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: One Day at a Time is an American situation comedy that aired on the CBS network from December 16, 1975, until May 28, 1984. It starred Bonnie Franklin as Ann Romano, a divorced mother who moves to Indianapolis with her two teenage daughters Julie ...
Style: sitcom, realistic, humorous, semi serious, touching ...
Plot: family relations, love and romance, starting over, family life, teenage life, parents and children, best friend, thirtysomething life, couples, workplace, single parent, eccentric family ...
Time: 20th century, 70s, 80s
Place: usa, indiana, indianapolis indiana
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79%
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Up All Night (2011)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min.
TV show
Story: An irreverent look at parenthood through the point of view of an acerbic working mother, along with her stay-at-home husband and opinionated parents.
Style: humorous, sitcom, not serious, realistic, feel good ...
Plot: couple relations, parenthood, parents and children, couples, relationship vs career, childbirth, friends, coping, husband wife relationship, women, feminist, young parents ...
Time: 2010s, 21st century
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
78%
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My Sister Sam (1986)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: My Sister Sam is an American situation comedy series that aired on CBS from October 1986 to April 1988. The series stars Pam Dawber and Rebecca Schaeffer.
Style: sitcom, humorous, realistic, semi serious, sentimental
Audience: family outing
Plot: photographer, sister sister relationship, siblings relations, family relations, teenage life, city life, coming of age, twentysomething life, urban, social relations, eccentric family, youth ...
Time: 80s, 20th century
Place: san francisco, usa, california
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78%
Life with Bonnie (2002)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: The host of the local morning talk show Morning Chicago creatively balances family commitment—to her husband John, a hard-working family practice doctor, and their three young children— and career obligations.
Style: sitcom, semi serious, humorous, funny, entertaining ...
Audience: family outing, kids
Plot: ambition, relationship vs career, family life, parents and children, humour, large family, lifestyle, eccentric family, talk show, artists and showbiz, media, couples ...
Time: 21st century
Place: chicago, illinois, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
78%
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Suddenly Susan (1996)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: Suddenly Susan is an American television sitcom. Shields plays Susan Keane, a glamorous San Francisco magazine writer who begins to adjust to being single, and who learns to be independent-minded, after being taken care of all her life.
Style: sitcom, realistic, semi serious, offbeat, humorous
Plot: career, women, magazine, single, writers, workplace romance, workplace situations, media, strong female presence, office, lifestyle, couples ...
Time: 90s, 20th century
Place: san francisco, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
78%
Reed Between the Lines (2011)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: Reed Between the Lines is an American television family sitcom created by Kellie R. Griffin. It premiered on BET on October 11, 2011. On April 12, 2011, BET announced that it picked up Reed Between The Lines for a fall 2011-2012 television schedule ...
Style: sitcom, humorous, light, feel good, sincere ...
Plot: family life, relationship vs career, parents and children, family relations, doctors and patients, couples, couple relations, black, black cast, power relations, woman, psychologist
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
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77%
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 ⇓
77%
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Kath & Kim (2008)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA, Australia
TV show
Story: Kath & Kim is an American version of the Australian television comedy series of the same name starring Selma Blair and Molly Shannon. The series premiered on NBC on October 9, 2008. The Australian version was created by its original stars, Jane ...
Style: sitcom, not serious, humorous, realistic, sincere ...
Plot: family relations, family problems, couples, lifestyle, couple relations, parent child relationship, parents and children, dysfunctional family, mother daughter relationship, marital problem, satire, dating ...
Time: 21st century
Place: florida, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
77%
Sensitive Skin (2014)
Genre: Comedy
Country: Canada
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: Davina and her husband Al try to revamp their lives as they struggle with the uncertainties of middle age.
Style: humorous, realistic, semi serious, sitcom, witty
Plot: self discovery, midlife crisis, family relations, parents and children, couples, dark humor, couple relations, strong female presence, siblings relations, unfulfillment, friends
Time: 21st century
Place: canada
⇓ similarity ⇓
77%
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Big Family (2001)
Genre: Comedy
Country: Brazil
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: A Grande Família is a Brazilian television comedy, and is one of the most watched primetime shows. The show airs on the Globo Network, and tells the story of a typical lower middle-class family living in a suburb neighborhood of Rio de ...
Style: sitcom, humorous, not serious, realistic, absurd
Plot: family relations, family life, eccentric family, couple relations, parents and children, siblings relations, dysfunctional family, silly humor, couples
Time: 21st century
Place: rio de janeiro, brazil
⇓ similarity ⇓
77%
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Freddie (2005)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: Freddie is a television sitcom created by, and starring, Freddie Prinze, Jr. that aired from October 5, 2005 to April 12, 2006. Freddie is inspired by Prinze Jr.'s real life, growing up in a house filled with women. His lifelong friend, Conrad ...
Style: sitcom, realistic, humorous, semi serious, touching
Plot: eccentric family, friends, restaurant, best friend, buddies, lifestyle, family relations, food, family life, cooking and food, chef
Time: 21st century
Place: chicago, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
76%
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