Movies and TV shows like Perfect Strangers

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Perfect Strangers (1986)
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Perfect Strangers (1986)
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: Perfect Strangers is an American sitcom that ran for eight seasons from March 25, 1986, to August 6, 1993, on the ABC television network. Created by Dale McRaven, the series chronicles the rocky coexistence of midwestern American Larry Appleton and his distant cousin from eastern Mediterranean Europe, Balki Bartokomous. Originally airing on Tuesdays for the short six-episode first season in the spring of 1986, it moved to Wednesdays in prime time in the fall of 1986. It remained on Wednesdays until March 1988, when it was moved to Fridays. The show found its niche there as the anchor for ABC's original TGIF Friday-night lineup, though it aired on Saturdays for a short time in 1992.
Style: sitcom, humorous, game show, offbeat, feel good, realistic, not serious, slapstick, buddy comedy
Audience: kids, family outing
Plot: friendship, odd couple, team, racist, newspaper, weirdo, roommate, cousin cousin relationship, greek, fish out of water, problem solving, friends, misfit, stewardess, family relations, society, partner, disorder, silly humor, buddies, goofy hero, immigrant, innocence, cousin, idealism ...
Time: 80s, 90s, 20th century, 1990s
Place: chicago, fictional island, usa, illinois
Keyword: partners

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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out humorous, sitcom, realistic and not serious films and TV series with plots about friends, family relations, friendship, family life, buddies, disorder and youth mostly in Comedy, Family and Musical genres. Some movies like Perfect Strangers: Kenan & Kel (1996), Partners (2014), Shake It Up (2010), Friends with Better Lives (2014), My Two Dads (1987). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Kenan & Kel (1996)
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: Kenan & Kel is an American teen comedy sitcom produced by Kevin Kopelow and Heath Seifert that originally aired on Nickelodeon from July 1996 to July 2000. The show starred friends and then-All That cast members Kenan Thompson and Kel Mitchell. ...
Style: sitcom, feel good, sweet, hood, humorous ...
Audience: kids, teens, family outing, pre-teens
Plot: african american, black, teenager, urban, high school, black sitcom, hardcore, american culture, friendship, nothing goes right, goofy hero, youth ...
Time: 90s, 20th century
Place: chicago, illinois, usa
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Partners (2014)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min.
TV show
Story: Allen Braddock and Marcus Jackson are two attorneys with very different views on the law. After getting fired from his father's prestigious firm for employing questionable tactics, Allen is forced to team up with Marcus, a self-made man always ...
Style: humorous, sitcom, feel good, light, captivating ...
Plot: lawyer, friends, partner, buddies, legal, family relations, society, love and romance, colleague, buddy cop, silly humor, odd couple
Time: 21st century
Place: usa, chicago
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Shake It Up (2010)
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: Shake It Up is an American sitcom airing on Disney Channel in the United States. The series premiered on November 7, 2010. Created by Chris Thompson and starring Bella Thorne and Zendaya, the show follows the adventures of CeCe Jones and Rocky Blue ...
Style: sitcom, feel good, not serious, humorous, sentimental ...
Audience: teens, kids, girls' night
Plot: dancer's life, teenage girl, teenage life, workplace situations, youth, media, workplace, rivalry, artists and showbiz, showbiz, dream come true, children ...
Time: 2010s, 21st century
Place: usa, chicago, illinois
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100%
Friends with Better Lives (2014)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min.
TV show
Story: A comedy about six friends at different stages in their lives – married, divorced, newly engaged and single – who are outwardly happy, but secretly questioning if their friends have it better. Andi and Bobby are happily married with two kids but ...
Style: sitcom, humorous, not serious, realistic, captivating ...
Audience: teens
Plot: friendship, lifestyle, group of friends, friends, buddies, model, hottie, social satire, husband wife relationship, humour, satire, best friend ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
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My Two Dads (1987)
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: My Two Dads is an American sitcom that starred Staci Keanan, Paul Reiser and Greg Evigan. It aired on NBC from 1987 to 1990 and was produced by Michael Jacobs Productions in association with Tri-Star Television and distributed by TeleVentures.
Style: sitcom, not serious, realistic, humorous, feel good
Audience: kids, family outing
Plot: odd couple, girl, team, single father, family relations, child care, partner, friends, lifestyle, buddies, youth, coming of age ...
Time: 80s
Place: new york, usa
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45%
Two of a Kind (1998)
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: Two of a Kind is an American sitcom that aired on ABC as part of the network's TGIF line-up, starring Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen. The show aired from September 25, 1998 to July 9, 1999. The series was produced by Griffard/Adler Productions, ...
Style: semi serious, touching, realistic, humorous, sitcom ...
Audience: kids, family outing, teens
Plot: family relations, twin sister, single father, single parent, disorder, siblings relations, mischievous children, friends, sister sister relationship, father daughter relationship, tutor, middle school ...
Time: 20th century, 90s
Place: usa, chicago
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39%
The Beverly Hillbillies (1962)
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 25 min.
TV show
Story: The Beverly Hillbillies is an American situation comedy originally broadcast for nine seasons on CBS from 1962 to 1971, starring Buddy Ebsen, Irene Ryan, Donna Douglas, and Max Baer, Jr. The series is about a poor backwoods family transplanted to ...
Style: sitcom, retro, hilarious, realistic, not serious ...
Audience: kids, family outing
Plot: hillbilly, fish out of water, rags to riches, humour, villain, secretary, family relations, nouveau riche, rich, oldtimer, urban, culture clash ...
Time: 60s, 70s, 20th century
Place: beverly hills, california, los angeles, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
39%
The Bill Engvall Show (2007)
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: The Bill Engvall Show is a sitcom which ran on TBS from July 17, 2007 to September 5, 2009. The series starred comedian Bill Engvall and was written and created by Engvall and Michael Leeson. The series was canceled on September 25, 2009. On June ...
Style: sitcom, humorous, captivating, light, feel good ...
Audience: family outing
Plot: family relations, family life, friends, parents and children, couples, suburbs, therapist, father son relationship, marriage, love, society, friendship ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa, colorado
⇓ similarity ⇓
39%
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Growing Pains (1985)
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: Growing Pains is an American television sitcom about an affluent family, residing in Huntington, Long Island, New York, with a working mother and a stay-at-home psychiatrist father raising three children together, which aired on ABC from September ...
Style: sitcom, semi serious, realistic, sentimental, feel good ...
Audience: kids, pre-teens, family outing
Plot: teenager, family affairs, family relations, psychiatrist, friends, society, youth, couple relations, love and romance, siblings relations, parents and children, suburbs ...
Time: 80s, 20th century, 90s
Place: long island, new york, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
39%
Laverne & Shirley (1976)
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: Laverne & Shirley is an American television sitcom that ran on ABC from January 27, 1976 to May 10, 1983. It starred Penny Marshall as Laverne De Fazio and Cindy Williams as Shirley Feeney, single roommates who worked as bottlecappers in a ...
Style: sitcom, retro, feel good, not serious, sentimental ...
Audience: girls' night, kids, teens, date night
Plot: female protagonist, friendship, best friend, family relations, lifestyle, nothing goes right, starting over, looking for love, roommate, workplace, boss and employee, suburban life ...
Time: 1950s, 50s, 20th century, 60s
Place: milwaukee wisconsin, california, usa, los angeles
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The Suite Life of Zack & Cody (2005)
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: The Suite Life of Zack & Cody is an American sitcom created by Danny Kallis and Jim Geoghan. The series was first broadcast on Disney Channel on March 18, 2005, with 4 million viewers, making it the most successful premiere for Disney Channel in ...
Style: sitcom, humorous, not serious, feel good, funny ...
Audience: kids, teens, family outing, family friendly
Plot: hotel, twins, brother brother relationship, youth, teenager, family relations, family life, heir, prank, adolescence, single parent, manager ...
Time: 2000s, 21st century
Place: usa, boston
⇓ similarity ⇓
39%
Archie Bunker's Place (1979)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: Archie Bunker's Place is an American sitcom originally broadcast on the CBS network, conceived in 1979 as a spin-off and continuation of All in the Family. While not as popular as its predecessor, the show maintained a large enough audience to ...
Style: sitcom, realistic, not serious, humorous, witty ...
Audience: family outing
Plot: partner, satire, disorder, friends, family relations, misfit partners, friendship, society, workplace, workplace situations, eccentric family, working class ...
Time: 70s, 80s, 20th century
Place: new york, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
39%
Charles in Charge (1984)
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: Charles in Charge is an American sitcom series starring Scott Baio as Charles, a 19-year-old student at the fictional Copeland College in New Brunswick, New Jersey, who worked as a live-in babysitter in exchange for room and board. Baio directed ...
Style: sitcom, realistic, semi serious, humorous
Audience: family outing, kids
Plot: college, college student, family relations, love and romance, family life, teenage life, adolescence vs adulthood, dating, young adult, youth, buddies, nanny ...
Time: 80s
Place: new jersey
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Pee-wee's Playhouse (1986)
Genre: Comedy, Family, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: Pee-wee's Playhouse is an American children's television program starring Paul Reubens as the childlike Pee-wee Herman. The show was developed from Reubens' popular stage show and the one-off TV special The Pee-wee Herman Show, ...
Style: humorous, absurd, mysterious, surreal, not serious ...
Audience: kids, teens, family outing, pre-teens
Plot: weirdo, magical, djinn, sketch, friendship, dance, surrealism, silly humor, disorder, friends, imaginary, misfit ...
Time: 20th century, 80s
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Barbershop (2005)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: 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, society, misfit, buddies, power relations, family relations, workplace situations, everyday life, rivalry ...
Time: 21st century
Place: chicago, usa, illinois
⇓ similarity ⇓
38%
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Working Class (2011)
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: Working Class is an American television sitcom created by Jill Cargerman, which premiered on CMT on January 28, 2011. The network ordered twelve episodes for the comedy, which is the first scripted series for the network. On April 11, 2011, CMT ...
Style: sitcom, humorous, light, captivating, feel good ...
Plot: working class, parents and children, rich and poor, suburbs, single parent, society, family relations, social differences, fish out of water, single mother, power relations, suburban life ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
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The Odd Couple (2015)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 21 min.
TV show
Story: Oscar's life seems almost perfect...sure he's divorced and his apartment is a mess, but he's the host of a well-known sports show, and is enjoying his bachelor lifestyle in New York City. That is until his college friend, Felix, shows ...
Style: sitcom, not serious, humorous, realistic, witty ...
Audience: family outing
Plot: odd couple, dating, friendship, friends, household, disorder, roommate, misfit, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, living together, job, macho man ...
Time: 2010s, 21st century
Place: usa, new york
⇓ similarity ⇓
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Benson (1979)
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: Benson is an American television sitcom which aired from September 13, 1979, to April 19, 1986, on ABC. The series was a spin-off from the soap opera parody Soap; however, Benson discarded the soap opera format of its parent show in favor of a more ...
Style: sitcom, political, realistic, not serious, humorous ...
Audience: family outing
Plot: black, workplace, african american, american politics, politics, campaigning, candidate, american culture, election, campaign, butler, power relations ...
Time: 70s, 80s, 20th century
⇓ similarity ⇓
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Cory in the House (2007)
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min.
TV show
Story: Cory in the House is an American television sitcom, which aired on the Disney Channel from January 12, 2007 to September 13, 2008 and was a spin-off from the Disney show That's So Raven. The show focuses on Cory Baxter, who moved from San ...
Style: sitcom, humorous, not serious, feel good, light ...
Audience: kids, family outing, teens
Plot: teenager, family relations, family life, u.s. president, lifestyle, teenage life, coming of age, parents and children, president, white house, chef, father son relationship ...
Time: 2000s, 21st century
Place: washington d.c., usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
37%
The Hogan Family (1986)
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: The Hogan Family is an American television situation comedy that aired on NBC from March 1, 1986 to May 7, 1990, and on CBS from September 15, 1990 until July 20, 1991. It was produced by Miller-Boyett Productions, along with Tal Productions, Inc., ...
Style: sitcom, realistic, semi serious, touching, offbeat ...
Audience: kids, family outing
Plot: suburbs, family relations, twins, aunt, widower, brother brother relationship, motherhood, aids, three brothers, teenage boy, twin brother, aunt nephew relationship ...
Time: 80s
Place: illinois
⇓ similarity ⇓
37%
Harry and the Hendersons (1991)
Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: Harry and the Hendersons is an American sitcom based on the film of the same name, produced by Amblin Entertainment for Universal Television. The series aired in syndication from January 13, 1991 to June 18, 1993, with 72 half-hour episodes ...
Style: sitcom, humorous, semi serious, touching, sweet ...
Audience: family outing, kids
Plot: creature, sasquatch, family relations, bigfoot, fish out of water, friends, parents and children, pets, disorder, family life, animal, myth ...
Time: 20th century, 90s
Place: usa, seattle
⇓ similarity ⇓
37%
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Working Stiffs (1979)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: Working Stiffs is a short-lived 1979 American television series which starred James Belushi and Michael Keaton as brothers Ernie and Mike O'Rourke. The pair were janitors who aspired to work their way up in the field of business. The brothers ...
Style: sitcom, slapstick, realistic, witty, humorous ...
Plot: janitor, working class, sibling relationship, partner, silly humor, buddies, workplace, fashion, disorder, friends, workplace situations, siblings relations ...
Time: 70s, 20th century
Place: chicago
⇓ similarity ⇓
37%
3rd Rock from the Sun (1996)
Genre: Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: 3rd Rock from the Sun is an American sitcom that aired from 1996 to 2001 on NBC. The show is about four extraterrestrials who are on an expedition to Earth, which they consider to be a very insignificant planet. The extraterrestrials pose as a human ...
Style: sitcom, humorous, not serious, witty, hilarious ...
Audience: teens, date night, family outing
Plot: alien, space and aliens, fish out of water, disguise, friendship, hidden identity, goofy hero, family secret, eccentric family, family life, disorder, misfit ...
Time: 90s, 20th century, 2000s, 21st century
Place: ohio, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
37%
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Malcolm & Eddie (1996)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: Malcolm & Eddie is an American television sitcom that premiered August 26, 1996 on the UPN Network, and ran for four seasons, airing its final episode on May 22, 2000. This series starred Malcolm-Jamal Warner and Eddie Griffin in the lead roles. ...
Style: sitcom, semi serious, realistic, humorous
Plot: black, african american, roommate, urban, black sitcom, american culture, friendship, friendship between men, twentysomething life, disorder, friends, buddies ...
Time: 90s, 20th century, 2000s
Place: missouri, kansas, usa, kansas city
⇓ similarity ⇓
37%
The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961)
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: The Dick Van Dyke Show is an American television sitcom that initially aired on CBS from October 3, 1961, until June 1, 1966. The show was created by Carl Reiner and starred Dick Van Dyke, Rose Marie, Morey Amsterdam and Mary Tyler Moore. It ...
Style: sitcom, humorous, slapstick, retro, not serious ...
Audience: kids
Plot: marriage, neighbor, villain, christmas, team, variety show, crossover, humour, parents, love, writers, staff ...
Time: 20th century, 60s
Place: new york, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
37%
Home Improvement (1991)
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min.
TV show
Story: Home Improvement is an American television sitcom starring Tim Allen, that aired from September 17, 1991 to May 25, 1999. The show was created by Matt Williams, Carmen Finestra and David McFadzean. In the 1990s, it was one of the most watched ...
Style: sitcom, humorous, funny, game show, sweet ...
Audience: kids, family friendly
Plot: husband wife relationship, handyman, friendship, comedian, young heroes, exodus, family affairs, drug, friendship between men, parents, teenage girl, family relations ...
Time: 90s, 20th century
Place: michigan, detroit, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
37%
Wendell & Vinnie (2013)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min.
TV show
Story: The series follows Vinnie Bassett, proprietor of a pop culture memorabilia store who only takes breaks to read comic books and play video games. His bachelor life comes to a halt when he assumes guardianship of his incredibly intelligent and mature ...
Style: not serious, humorous, realistic, sitcom, feel good ...
Audience: family outing, kids
Plot: uncle nephew relationship, custody, family life, siblings relations, family relations, family values, youth, teenage girl, silly humor, love
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
37%
The Odd Couple (1970)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: The Odd Couple is a television situation comedy broadcast from September 24, 1970 to March 7, 1975 on ABC. It stars Tony Randall as Felix Unger and Jack Klugman as Oscar Madison, and was the first of several developed by Garry Marshall for Paramount ...
Style: sitcom, retro, not serious, realistic, feel good ...
Plot: odd couple, buddy, mental health, humour, friendship, slacker, screwball, friends, unlikely partners, love and romance, buddies, workplace ...
Time: 70s, 20th century
Place: new york, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
37%
Bosom Buddies (1980)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: Bosom Buddies is an American sitcom starring Tom Hanks and Peter Scolari created by Robert L. Boyett, Thomas L. Miller and Chris Thompson. It ran from 1980 to 1982 on ABC and in reruns in the summer of 1984 on NBC. The show features the ...
Style: sitcom, buddy comedy, not serious, humorous, realistic ...
Audience: kids, chick flick, girls' night, date night
Plot: cross dressing, gender bending, hotel, friendship, physical appearance, workplace romance, showbiz, lifestyle, workplace, battle of the sexes, performer's life, hidden identity ...
Time: 20th century, 80s, 90s
Place: usa, new york
⇓ similarity ⇓
36%
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, game show, slapstick, semi serious, realistic ...
Audience: kids
Plot: women, family relations, dysfunctional family, strong female presence, family problems, friends, couples, adult virgin, parents and children, teenage life, family life, grandparent grandchild relationship ...
Time: 80s, 20th century
Place: florida, usa
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