Movies and TV shows like The Middle
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The Middle (2009)
59K
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min.
TV show
Story:
The daily mishaps of a married woman and her semi-dysfunctional family and their attempts to survive life in general in the city of Orson, Indiana.
Style:
not serious, feel good, sitcom, offbeat, humorous, realistic, funny, hilarious, game show, odd ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
family values, everyday life, siblings relations, parents and children, small town, parenthood, adolescence, family relations, couple relations, family life, youth, childhood, marriage, teenage boy, teenage girl, eccentric family, father daughter relationship, father son relationship, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, brother brother relationship, mental disorder, dysfunctional family, woman, construction worker, mother son relationship ...
Time:
2000s, 2010s, 21st century, contemporary
Place:
indiana, usa
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out sitcom, humorous, realistic and not serious films and TV series with plots about family relations, parents and children, family life, family, youth, father son relationship and suburbs mostly in Comedy, Family and Drama genres. Some movies like The Middle: The Goldbergs (2013), Malcolm in the Middle (2000), According to Jim (2001), Raising Hope (2010), The Suite Life of Zack & Cody (2005). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min.
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Style:
retro, humorous, realistic, feel good, sentimental ...
Audience:
teens, family friendly
Plot:
childhood, father daughter relationship, family life, family relations, parents and children, overbearing parent, teenage life, family values, three generations, brother sister relationship, teenager, mother daughter relationship ...
Time:
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Place:
philadelphia, pennsylvania, usa
Similarity:
84%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min.
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Story:
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Style:
sitcom, humorous, realistic, witty, funny ...
Audience:
teens, kids
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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76%
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
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According to Jim is an American sitcom television series starring Jim Belushi in the title role as a suburban father of three children. It originally ran on ABC from October 1, 2001 to June 2, 2009.
Style:
sitcom, humorous, feel good, realistic, not serious ...
Audience:
family outing, adult
Plot:
father daughter relationship, couple relations, buddies, lifestyle, family life, family values, parents and children, housewife, mother daughter relationship, husband wife relationship, father son relationship, misunderstanding ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
chicago, usa
Similarity:
78%
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min.
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Story:
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Style:
humorous, sitcom, not serious, realistic, hilarious ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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88%
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Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
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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, funny, feel good ...
Audience:
kids, teens, family outing, family friendly
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
usa, boston
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86%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min.
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Story:
The Pritchett-Dunphy-Tucker clan is a wonderfully large and blended family. They give us an honest and often hilarious look into the sometimes warm, sometimes twisted, embrace of the modern family.
Style:
humorous, sitcom, funny, saga, teen ...
Audience:
teens, teen drama
Plot:
everyday life, family relations, generation gap, gay, adolescence, gay adoption, family life, parents and children, couple relations, couples, mother daughter relationship, blended family ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
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69%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min.
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Style:
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Audience:
kids, family outing, teens, family friendly, pre-teens
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
73%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
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The Bernie Mac Show is an American sitcom that aired on Fox for five seasons from November 14, 2001 to April 14, 2006. The series featured comic actor Bernie Mac and his wife Wanda raising his sister's three kids: Jordan, Bryana, and Vanessa.
Style:
sitcom, humorous, not serious, feel good, realistic ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
california, los angeles, usa
Similarity:
100%
143K
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
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Style:
witty, humorous, clever, sitcom, saga ...
Audience:
kids, pre-teens
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
90%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
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Style:
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Plot:
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Similarity:
100%
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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 ...
Style:
sitcom, humorous, funny, game show, sweet ...
Audience:
kids, family friendly
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min.
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Style:
sitcom, humorous, parody, hilarious, psychedelic ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
dysfunctional family, promiscuous daughter, family life, working class, struggle, adult humor, family problems, parents and children, misfit, social satire, stupidity, suburbs ...
Time:
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Place:
chicago, usa
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53%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min.
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Style:
sitcom, humorous, not serious, feel good, realistic ...
Plot:
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Place:
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Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
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Style:
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Plot:
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67%
49K
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 21 min.
TV show
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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67%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min.
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Style:
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Audience:
teens
Plot:
child, middle school, family relations, marriage, immigrant, restaurant, parents and children, family life, youth, culture clash, kids and family, food ...
Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
50%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min.
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Everybody Hates Chris is an American television narrative sitcom that depicts the troubled teenage experiences of comedian Chris Rock while growing up in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, New York City. The show is set between 1982 and 1987, but Rock ...
Style:
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Audience:
teens, kids, teen drama
Plot:
african american, comedian, teenage life, sibling rivalry, sarcasm, youth, misfit, teenager, family values, eccentric family, family life, parents and children ...
Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
64%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
connecticut
Similarity:
62%
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min.
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Story:
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Style:
sitcom, not serious, realistic, feel good, humorous ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night, adult
Plot:
teenage life, suburban life, suburbs, family relations, youth, everyday life, parents and children, single parent, social relations, fish out of water, society, lifestyle ...
Time:
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Place:
usa, new york
Similarity:
25%
Genre: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story:
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Style:
sitcom, not serious, humorous, realistic, captivating ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
family dinner, eccentric family, comedy of errors, parents and children, socially awkward, disorder, couple relations, marriage, family gatherings, grandparent and grandchild, satire, teen angst ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
england, europe
Similarity:
75%
27K
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min.
TV show
Story:
A family man struggles to gain a sense of cultural identity while raising his kids in a predominantly white, upper-middle-class neighborhood.
Style:
sitcom, humorous, not serious, realistic, feel good ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
33%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
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Style:
realistic, humorous, semi serious, touching, sincere ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
california, usa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 27 min.
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Former WWE wrestler the Big Show is out of the ring and ready for an even tougher challenge: raising three daughters with his wife in Florida.
Style:
humorous, entertaining, feel good, unusual plot structure, contemplative ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
usa
Similarity:
50%
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Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
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My Wife and Kids is an American television family sitcom that ran on ABC from March 28, 2001 until May 17, 2005. Produced by Touchstone Television, it starred Damon Wayans and Tisha Campbell-Martin, and centers on the character of Michael Kyle, a ...
Style:
humorous, witty, not serious, feel good, sincere ...
Audience:
family outing, kids
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
40%
102K
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min.
TV show
Story:
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Style:
sitcom, hilarious, not serious, talky, witty ...
Plot:
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Time:
20th century, 90s, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
seattle, usa, washington state, manchester
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
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Style:
sitcom, witty, not serious, humorous, realistic ...
Plot:
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Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
los angeles, usa, california
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
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Style:
realistic, humorous, feel good, not serious, hilarious ...
Audience:
teens, family outing
Plot:
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Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
usa, ohio
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
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Style:
realistic, semi serious, sentimental, feel good, humorous ...
Audience:
kids, pre-teens, family outing
Plot:
family affairs, teenager, family relations, friends, couple relations, society, love and romance, youth, parents and children, adolescence vs adulthood, siblings relations, suburban life ...
Time:
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Place:
long island, new york, usa
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23%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min.
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Three's definitely a crowd for parcel post deliveryman Doug Heffernan (Kevin James), whose newly widowed father-in-law, Arthur (Jerry Stiller), has moved in with him and his wife, Carrie (Leah Remini). Doug's no longer the king of his ...
Style:
sitcom, humorous, not serious, funny, entertaining ...
Plot:
working class, friendship, father daughter relationship, marital problem, family problems, family relations, workplace, friends, buddies, love and romance, battle of the sexes, everyday life ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
new york, usa, north america
Similarity:
11%
Genre: Comedy, Family, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
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Step by Step is an American television sitcom that starred Patrick Duffy and Suzanne Somers as two single parents, who spontaneously get married after meeting one another during a vacation, resulting in them becoming the heads of a large blended ...
Style:
sitcom, realistic, humorous, not serious, sincere ...
Audience:
family outing, teens, kids, family friendly
Plot:
couples, father son relationship, brother brother relationship, father daughter relationship, sister sister relationship, family relations, youth, couple relations, family life, parents and children, siblings relations, teenager ...
Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
22%
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