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Family Ties (1982)
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
Former 1960s flower children Steven and Elyse Keaton raise their conservative son Alex, daughters Mallory and Jennifer, and later, youngest child Andrew.
Style:
sitcom, humorous, realistic, witty, semi serious, atmospheric
Audience:
family outing, kids
Plot:
family relations, culture clash, liberal, hippie, parents and children, lifestyle, youth, family life, teenage life, americana, siblings relations, adolescence vs adulthood, father son relationship, husband wife relationship, father daughter relationship, mother daughter relationship, brother sister relationship, sister sister relationship, sexually liberated, villain, parents, conservatism, democrat, liberalism, architect ...
Time:
20th century, 80s
Place:
usa, ohio
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, humorous, sitcom and semi serious films and TV series with plots about family relations, family life, parents and children, youth, siblings relations, teenage life and father daughter relationship mostly in Comedy, Family and Drama genres. Some movies like Family Ties: Diff'rent Strokes (1978), Growing Pains (1985), The Cosby Show (1984), Boy Meets World (1993), The Wonder Years (1988). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
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Diff'rent Strokes is an American television sitcom that aired on NBC from November 3, 1978, to May 4, 1985, and on ABC from September 27, 1985, to March 7, 1986. The series stars Gary Coleman and Todd Bridges as Arnold and Willis Jackson, two ...
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sitcom, realistic, touching, sentimental, semi serious ...
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family outing, kids
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orphan, interracial adoption, african american, family relations, adoption, brother brother relationship, odd couple, family life, siblings relations, parents and children, child care, society ...
Time:
20th century, 70s, 80s
Place:
new york, manhattan new york city, usa
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Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
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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, humorous ...
Audience:
kids, pre-teens, family outing
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teenager, family relations, psychiatrist, friends, society, youth, love and romance, suburbs, adolescence vs adulthood, suburban life, couple relations, teenage life ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, 90s
Place:
long island, new york, usa
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Genre: Comedy, Family, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
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The Cosby Show is an American television situation comedy starring Bill Cosby, which aired for eight seasons on NBC from September 20, 1984 until April 30, 1992. The show focuses on the Huxtable family, an upper middle-class African-American family ...
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humorous, sitcom, realistic, feel good, semi serious ...
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family outing, kids
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family relations, family values, family life, parents and children, couples, couple relations, lifestyle, teenage life, verbal byplay, siblings, black family, tv show ...
Time:
20th century, 80s, 90s
Place:
usa, new york, brooklyn new york city
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 23 min.
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Boy Meets World is an American television sitcom that chronicles the coming of age events and everyday life-lessons of Cory Matthews, a Philadelphian who grows up from a young boy to a married man. The show aired for seven seasons from 1993 to 2000 ...
Style:
sitcom, humorous, realistic, semi serious, feel good ...
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kids, teens, family outing, boys' night, pre-teens ...
Plot:
high school, family relations, coming of age, school, college, teachers and students, teenage life, high school life, supportive parent, power relations, parents and children, adolescence vs adulthood ...
Time:
20th century, 90s, 2000s
Place:
pennsylvania, philadelphia, usa
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min.
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The Wonder Years is an American television comedy-drama created by Neal Marlens and Carol Black. It ran on ABC from 1988 through 1993. The pilot aired on January 31, 1988, following ABC's coverage of Super Bowl XXII.
The show achieved a spot ...
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sitcom, touching, semi serious, realistic, sentimental ...
Audience:
teens, kids, pre-teens, family outing
Plot:
childhood, generation gap, high school, friends, childhood sweetheart, coming of age, family relations, americana, love and romance, family life, siblings relations, teenage life ...
Time:
60s, 70s, 20th century
Place:
usa
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100%
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Genre: Comedy, Family, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
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Happy Days is an American television sitcom that aired first-run from January 15, 1974 to September 24, 1984 on ABC. Created by Garry Marshall, the series presents an idealized vision of life in the mid-1950s to mid-1960s United States.
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sitcom, humorous, realistic, semi serious, sentimental ...
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kids
Plot:
friendship, love and romance, youth, family life, teenage love, coming of age, buddies, teenage life, parents and children, siblings relations, mother daughter relationship, father son relationship ...
Time:
50s, 60s, 20th century
Place:
usa, milwaukee wisconsin, wisconsin
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100%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
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Empty Nest is an American sitcom that originally aired on NBC from 1988 to 1995. The series was created as a spin-off of The Golden Girls by creator and producer Susan Harris. For its first three seasons, Empty Nest was one of the year's top 10 ...
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family outing
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doctor, family relations, supportive parent, parents and children, siblings relations, family life, father daughter relationship, coworker relationship, pediatrician, hospital, nurse, medical ...
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Place:
florida, miami, usa
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100%
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min.
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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 ...
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sitcom, humorous, funny, sweet, not serious ...
Audience:
kids
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handyman, friendship, parents, young heroes, teenage girl, friendship between men, family relations, brother brother relationship, male chauvinism, sibling rivalry, father son relationship, husband wife relationship ...
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Place:
detroit, michigan, usa
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
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7th Heaven is an American family drama television series, created and produced by Brenda Hampton. The series premiered on August 26, 1996, on The WB, the first time that the network aired Monday night programming, and was originally broadcast from ...
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semi serious, sentimental, realistic, touching, sincere ...
Audience:
teens, teen drama
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child's point of view, family life, parents and children, suburbs, suburban life, society, religion, parenthood, family relations, husband wife relationship, mother daughter relationship, father daughter relationship ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
california, los angeles, usa
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
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Archie Bunker, a working class bigot, constantly squabbles with his family over the important issues of the day.
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sitcom, biting, talky, realistic, not serious ...
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dysfunctional family, conservative, working class, bigotry, family life, mother-in-law, success, social change, tv show, parents, villain, satire ...
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Genre: Drama, Family, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
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The Waltons is an American television series created by Earl Hamner, Jr., based on his book Spencer's Mountain, and a 1963 film of the same name. The show is centered on a family in a rural Virginia community during the Great Depression and ...
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absurd, sitcom, realistic, serious, touching ...
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kids
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Place:
virginia, usa, southern usa
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Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
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"The Haunted Hathaways" follows the adventures of a not-so-typical blended family. When Michelle Hathaway relocates to New Orleans, LA., to open a bakery with her daughters Taylor and Frankie, they quickly learn that life in the “Big ...
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100%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
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Sister, Sister is an American television sitcom starring identical twins Tia Mowry and Tamera Mowry. The premise of the show was that the girls were separated and adopted at birth, one to a single mother, one to a single father, and have met again ...
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sitcom, touching, semi serious, feel good, humorous ...
Audience:
teens, kids, pre-teens, teen drama
Plot:
teenage life, family relations, high school life, parents and children, teenage girl, sister sister relationship, friendship, twin sister, biracial, eccentric family, lifestyle, youth ...
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90s, 20th century
Place:
detroit, usa
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
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After her dentist husband of 20 years leaves her for his dental hygienist, Reba Hart's seemingly perfect world is turned upside down.​
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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, couples, family problems, save the day, youth, pregnancy, crumbling marriage ...
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2000s
Place:
texas, usa
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100%
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
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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 ...
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sitcom, realistic, semi serious, humorous
Audience:
family outing, kids
Plot:
college, family relations, love and romance, family life, teenage life, adolescence vs adulthood, young adult, youth, buddies, nanny, college student, disorder ...
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80s
Place:
new jersey
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
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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, ...
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semi serious, touching, realistic, humorous, sitcom
Audience:
kids, family outing, teens
Plot:
family relations, twin sister, single father, single parent, disorder, siblings relations, friends, mischievous children, tutor, father daughter relationship, sister sister relationship, middle school ...
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20th century, 90s
Place:
usa, chicago illinois
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
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Moesha was an American sitcom series that aired on the UPN network from January 23, 1996 to May 14, 2001. The series stars R&B singer Brandy Norwood as Moesha Mitchell, a high school student living with her family in the Leimert Park ...
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sitcom, sweet, semi serious, realistic, feel good ...
Audience:
teens, pre-teens, family outing
Plot:
high school, african american, dysfunctional family, black cast, family relations, blended family, teen social issues, friends, youth, best friends, lifestyle, eccentric family ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
california, los angeles, usa
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Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
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Even Stevens is an American comedy television series that aired on Disney Channel with a total of three seasons and 65 episodes from June 17, 2000, to June 13, 2003. It follows the life of the Stevenses, a Jewish family living in suburban ...
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sitcom, witty, feel good, semi serious, humorous ...
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teens, kids, pre-teens, family outing
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cheerleader, family relations, sibling rivalry, high school life, teenage life, siblings relations, parents and children, youth, family life, eccentric family, disorder, mischievous children ...
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2000s, 21st century
Place:
california, usa, sacramento california
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Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
The Stevens think that they've won an all-expenses-paid trip to an island that's halfway around the world. When their house is destroyed, their food stolen, and their bacon eaten, the Stevens family breaks apart in front of all their ...
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realistic, humorous, semi serious
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family outing, kids, pre-teens, teens
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100%
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min.
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Good Luck Charlie is an American television sitcom, which premiered on April 4, 2010, on Disney Channel. The series was created by Phil Baker and Drew Vaupen, who wanted to create a program that would appeal to entire families, as opposed to only ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA
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Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
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Genre: Comedy, Family, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min.
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100%
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Country: USA
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Genre: Drama, Family
Country: Canada
Duration: 45 min.
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100%
Genre: Comedy, Family, Romance
Country: USA
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100%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
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