Movies and TV shows like Bored to Death
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Bored to Death (2009)
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 28 min.
TV show
Story:
Jonathan Ames, a young Brooklyn writer, is feeling lost. He's just gone through a painful break-up, thanks in part to his drinking, can't write his second novel, and carouses too much with his magazine editor. Rather than face reality, Jonathan turns instead to his fantasies — moonlighting as a private detective — because he wants to be a hero and a man of action.
Style:
humorous, witty, intellectual, semi serious, sitcom, funny, neo noir, psychedelic, serious, realistic ...
Plot:
investigation, depression, private detective, friendship, lifestyle change, drinking problem, lifestyle, amateur detective, young man, secret, investigator, surveillance, suspicion, riddles and clues, friends, private investigator, writers, friendship between men, humour, hipster, bittersweet, jewish, career, couples, responsibility ...
Time:
21st century, contemporary
Place:
new york, brooklyn new york city, usa
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, humorous, suspenseful and semi serious films and TV series with plots about investigation, partners, friendship, murder mystery, murder, private detective and police officer mostly in Drama, Crime and Comedy genres. Some movies like Bored to Death: Psych (2006), Louie (2010), Dirk Gently (2010), Perception (2012), Castle (2009). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 44 min.
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Thanks to his police officer father's efforts, Shawn Spencer spent his childhood developing a keen eye for detail (and a lasting dislike of his dad). Years later, Shawn's frequent tips to the police lead to him being falsely accused of a ...
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exciting, witty, talky, not serious, humorous ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
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investigation, best friends, partners, private detective, buddies, friends, talented, intelligence, prodigy, friendship, who done it, law enforcement ...
Time:
future, 2010s, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
california, usa
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min.
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Louis C.K. stars as a fictionalized version of himself; a comedian and newly divorced father raising his two daughters in New York City.
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humorous, sitcom, sincere, clever, realistic ...
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loneliness, performer's life, dark humor, midlife crisis, family relations, city life, lifestyle, artists and showbiz, disorder, mishap, parenthood, everyday life ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
new york, usa
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: UK
Duration: 58 min.
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Dirk Gently is a British comedy detective drama TV series based on characters from the Dirk Gently novels by Douglas Adams. The series was created by Howard Overman and stars Stephen Mangan as holistic detective Dirk Gently and Darren Boyd as his ...
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semi serious, humorous, captivating, touching, exciting ...
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private detective, time travel, investigation, unconventional method, investigator, murder mystery, friendship, sherlock holmes, occult, time loop, superhero, supernatural ...
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21st century
Place:
europe, england
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100%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 42 min.
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Dr. Daniel Pierce, a neuroscientist and professor, is recruited to help the federal government crack difficult cases. His intimate knowledge of human behavior and masterful understanding of the mind give him an extraordinary ability to read people, ...
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exciting, mind bending, intellectual, serious, psychological ...
Audience:
chick flick, boys' night
Plot:
investigation, fbi, prodigy, college professor, talented, riddles and clues, hallucination, genius, intelligence, schizophrenia, law enforcement, professor ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
usa, chicago illinois
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 43 min.
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After a serial killer imitates the plots of his novels, successful mystery novelist Richard "Rick" Castle receives permission from the Mayor of New York City to tag along with an NYPD homicide investigation team for research purposes.
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witty, realistic, entertaining, suspenseful, semi serious ...
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teens, boys' night
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writers, investigation, female detective, crime investigation, romancing partners, partners, homicide detective, police investigation, police detective, riddles and clues, resourceful, law enforcement ...
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Place:
new york, usa
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
A petty thief posing as an actor is brought to Los Angeles for an unlikely audition and finds himself in the middle of a murder investigation along with his high school dream girl and a detective who's been training him for his upcoming role...
Style:
neo noir, funny, humorous, sexy, dark ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
private detective, investigation, murder, actor, dark humor, twists and turns, thief, cheerleader, kidnapping, murder mystery, gay, satire ...
Time:
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min.
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Ex-cop and recovering alcoholic Hank Dolworth partners with his best friend, former criminal Britt Pollack, in an unlicensed private investigation business. The series is set in Ocean Beach, San Diego, California, although it is portrayed as a ...
Style:
neo noir, suspenseful, captivating, tense, atmospheric ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
investigation, partners, murder, private investigator, private detective, team, suspicion, teamwork, buddies, investigator, lawyer, spy ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
california, usa, los angeles, san diego california
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45%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
Three strangers who share an obsession with true crime suddenly find themselves wrapped up in one.
Style:
humorous, funny, captivating, entertaining, exciting ...
Plot:
murder, crime solving, stranger, amateur detective, private detective, lesbian, murder mystery, lgbt, serial killer, amateur sleuth, murder investigation, criminal ...
Time:
2020s, 21st century
Place:
new york
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41%
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 28 min.
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Weeds is an American dark comedy-drama series created by Jenji Kohan. The central character is Nancy Botwin, a widowed mother of two boys who begins selling cannabis to support her family after her husband dies suddenly of a heart attack. Over the ...
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cynical, humorous, sitcom, witty, realistic ...
Audience:
teens
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Time:
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Place:
usa, california
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41%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
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The Michael Richards Show is a sitcom that debuted on NBC in 2000. The show starred Michael Richards as reality-challenged but successful private detective Vic Nardozza who gets the job done despite his unconventional methods.
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sitcom, semi serious, suspenseful, humorous, realistic
Plot:
private detective, investigation, workplace situations, nothing goes right, workplace, goofy hero, private investigator, disorder, partners, television flop, short lived
Time:
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Place:
los angeles, usa
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 60 min.
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The series follows Las Vegas criminalists working for the Las Vegas Police Department as they use physical evidence to solve grisly murders in this unusually graphic drama, which has inspired a host of other cop-show "procedurals". The ...
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realistic, serious, psychological, suspenseful, rough ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
police, murder investigation, police procedural, scientist, forensics, investigator, workplace, expert, murder, teamwork, police investigation, police detective ...
Time:
future, 2010s, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
usa, las vegas, nevada
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40%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
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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 ...
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cynical, humorous, semi serious, realistic, captivating ...
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midlife crisis, boss and employee, workplace situations, workplace, depression, unfulfillment, self discovery, introspection, happiness, love, couples, society ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, new york
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40%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
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Party Down is an American comedy television series that follows a Los Angeles, California, catering team for the titular company. The sextet of aspiring Hollywood actors and writers, as well as drifting lost souls, work small-time catering gigs ...
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workplace, party, comedian, actor, desire for fame, ambition, workplace situations, friendship, partners, team, disorder, coworker ...
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Place:
los angeles, usa
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 28 min.
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Story:
The assorted humiliations, disasters and rare triumphs of four very different twenty-something girls: Hannah, an aspiring writer; Marnie, an art gallery assistant and cousins Jessa and Shoshanna.
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realistic, humorous, sexy, semi serious, witty ...
Audience:
girls' night, teens
Plot:
ambitious, friends, best friends, roommate, city life, sex, female friendship, sexuality, everyday life, lifestyle, strong sexual content, humiliation ...
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Place:
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
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Mike Hammer, Private Eye is an American syndicated television program based on the adventures of the fictitious private detective Mike Hammer, created by novelist Mickey Spillane. The show starred Stacy Keach and was seen as an attempt to revive the ...
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serious, realistic, neo noir, suspenseful, rough
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 24 min.
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A dark comedy about four self-absorbed twenty-somethings who become entangled in an ominous mystery when a former college acquaintance suddenly disappears.
Style:
semi serious, suspenseful, realistic, neo noir, funny ...
Plot:
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
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Remington Steele is an American television series co-created by Robert Butler and Michael Gleason. The series, starring Stephanie Zimbalist and Pierce Brosnan, was produced by MTM Enterprises and first broadcast on the NBC network from 1982 to 1987. ...
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semi serious, realistic, witty, stylized, humorous ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
private detective, investigation, private investigator, murder mystery, police, tv show, spy, women, christmas, nature, undercover, strong female lead ...
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Place:
usa
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Family, Mystery
Country: UK, USA, South Africa
Duration: 60 min.
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The adventures of Mma Ramotswe, a Motswana woman who starts Botswana's first female-owned detective agency.
Style:
humorous, semi serious, realistic, clever, offbeat
Plot:
investigation, who done it, friendship, african american, riddles and clues, undercover, small business, female boss, brother sister relationship, crime solving, private detective, nature ...
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21st century
Place:
africa
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 43 min.
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Story:
Sam Swift, the former star of a hit cop series whose epic breakdown is broadcast to the public and sends her to rehab. Desperate to restart her career, she talks her way into shadowing lone-wolf private investigator Eddie Valetik as research for a ...
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captivating, feel good, sweet, light
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private detective, investigation, partners, private investigation, partners against crime, crime investigation, celebrity, couples, private investigator, actress, relationships, lifestyle change ...
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los angeles
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 28 min.
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Film star Vince Chase navigates the vapid terrain of Los Angeles with a close circle of friends and his trusty agent.
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sitcom, humorous, witty, realistic, not serious ...
Audience:
teens
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los angeles, california, beverly hills, usa
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 40 min.
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exciting, captivating, light, serious, entertaining ...
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new york, manhattan new york city, usa
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
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Place:
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
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Sean King and Michelle Maxwell aren't your typical pair of private investigators. As discredited Secret Service agents, their unique skills often give them a leg up on suspects and conventional law enforcement. He's charming and always one ...
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exciting, realistic, captivating, tense, suspenseful ...
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39%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 43 min.
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The world's leading deception researcher, Dr. Cal Lightman, studies facial expression, body language and tone of voice to determine when a person is lying and why, which helps law enforcement and government agencies uncover the truth. But his ...
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teens
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Place:
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39%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 55 min.
TV show
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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TV series similar to Castle
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 23 min.
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Mystery Girls follows two former detective TV show starlets brought back together by a real-life mystery. Charlie Contour is a suburban housewife and mother, while Holly Hamilton longs for her glory days in the 90's when she was on television. ...
Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, France
Duration: 60 min.
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Story:
Detective Inspector Richard Poole is transferred to Sainte Marie, an island in the Caribbean. Totally unsuited to the Caribbean way of life, Richard hates the sun, sea and sand and isn't used to the Sainte Marie style of policing. Working with ...
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Plot:
investigation, police detective, whodunit, police investigation, law enforcement, lifestyle change, murder, island, new job, suspicion, coworker, multiple suspects ...
Time:
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 44 min.
TV show
Story:
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Style:
semi serious, exciting, realistic, suspenseful, stylized ...
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Place:
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 44 min.
TV show
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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38%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 42 min.
TV show
Story:
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Style:
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