Movies and TV shows like Payne

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Payne (1999)
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Payne (1999)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: Payne is an American television series, patterned after the British program Fawlty Towers. It starred American actor John Larroquette, who portrayed assistant district attorney Dan Fielding on the American television program Night Court. Larroquette was also an executive producer for the series. Payne was a mid-season replacement on CBS and aired in March and April 1999. The show also starred JoBeth Williams, Julie Benz and Rick Batalla. Despite fairly positive reception, and receiving the blessing of John Cleese, who agreed to take a recurring role if the show was renewed, Payne was quickly cancelled. Nine episodes were filmed; eight were aired. The show is not available on DVD.
Style: sitcom
Plot: hotel, husband wife relationship, bellhop, hotel owner
Time: 90s, 1990s
Place: california

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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out sitcom, realistic, humorous and semi serious films and TV series with plots about family relations, friends, black, husband wife relationship, hotel, african american and couples mostly in Comedy genres. Some movies like Payne: Checking In (1981), The Ropers (1979), It's Your Move (1984), Oh Madeline (1983), Something So Right (1996). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Checking In (1981)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: Checking In is an American sitcom that aired on CBS in April 1981. The series is a spin-off of The Jeffersons, which itself had spun off from All in the Family.
Style: sitcom
Plot: hotel, black, housekeeper, black cast
Time: 80s
Place: manhattan new york city
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The Ropers (1979)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: The Ropers is an American sitcom that ran from March 13, 1979 to May 22, 1980 on ABC. The series is a spin-off of Three's Company and based on the British sitcom George and Mildred. The series focused on middle-aged couple Stanley and Helen ...
Style: sitcom
Plot: redheaded woman, husband wife relationship
Place: los angeles, southern california
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It's Your Move (1984)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: It's Your Move is an American sitcom starring Jason Bateman, Tricia Cast, Caren Kaye, Ernie Sabella, David Garrison, and Garrett Morris. The show originally aired on NBC from 1984 to 1985.
Style: sitcom, teen comedy
Plot: teen rebel
Place: california
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Oh Madeline (1983)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: Oh Madeline was an American sitcom that was broadcast on ABC from September 27, 1983 to March 13, 1984. Starring Madeline Kahn, the show revolved around Madeline Wayne, a housewife bored after 10 years of marriage to Charlie, a sweet but square man ...
Style: sitcom
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Time: 80s
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Something So Right (1996)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: Carly Davis, a twice-divorced party planner, marries Jack Farrell, a divorced English teacher. They had three children, one from each of their former marriages.
Style: sitcom, touching, semi serious, realistic, humorous
Plot: blended family, starting over, family relations, couple relations, parents and children, couples, love and romance
Time: 90s
Place: usa, new york
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Blansky's Beauties (1977)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: Blansky's Beauties is an American sitcom which aired on the ABC network in 1977. The main character of the series was introduced in an episode of Happy Days, and the show is thus a spin-off, although The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network ...
Style: sitcom
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Time: 70s
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704 Hauser (1994)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: 704 Hauser is an American sitcom that aired on CBS from April to May 1994. A spin-off of All in the Family, the series is built around the concept of a black family, the Cumberbatches, moving into the former Queens home of Archie Bunker years after ...
Style: sitcom
Plot: black, controversy, generation gap, culture clash, liberal, conservative, television flop
Time: 90s
Place: new york
⇓ similarity ⇓
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The John Larroquette Show (1993)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: The John Larroquette Show is an American television sitcom that ran on NBC from September 2, 1993 until October 30, 1996. Created by Don Reo, the show was a vehicle for John Larroquette following his run as Dan Fielding on Night Court. The series ...
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Genre: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: George and Mildred is a British sitcom produced by Thames Television that aired from 1976 to 1979. It was a spin-off from Man About the House and starred Brian Murphy and Yootha Joyce as an ill-matched married couple, George and Mildred Roper. The ...
Style: sitcom
Plot: neighbor, married couple, british, husband wife relationship
Time: 20th century
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The Jamie Foxx Show (1996)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: The Jamie Foxx Show is an American television sitcom that aired on the WB Network from August 28, 1996 to January 14, 2001. The series stars Jamie Foxx, Garcelle Beauvais, Christopher B. Duncan, Ellia English, and Garrett Morris.
Style: sitcom, not serious, realistic, humorous, black cinema
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Time: 20th century, 90s, 21st century
Place: los angeles, california, usa
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
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Story: Cosby is an American situation comedy television series broadcast on CBS from September 16, 1996 to April 28, 2000, loosely based on the British sitcom One Foot in the Grave. The program stars Bill Cosby and Phylicia Rashād, who previously worked ...
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78%
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: Dick Loudon and his wife Joanna decide to leave life in New York City and buy a little inn in Vermont. Dick is a how-to book writer, who eventually becomes a local TV celebrity as host of "Vermont Today." George Utley is the handyman at ...
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
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Story: The Hughleys is an American sitcom that aired on ABC from September 22, 1998 to April 28, 2000 and on the UPN network from September 11, 2000 to May 20, 2002. It starred comedian D. L. Hughley as the main character, Darryl Hughley, and Elise Neal as ...
Style: sitcom, realistic, semi serious, touching, offbeat ...
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Genre: Comedy
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Duration: 30 min.
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
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Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
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Genre: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 30 min.
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
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Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
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Story: Stark Raving Mad is an American sitcom that aired from on NBC from 1999 to 2000. The series stars Tony Shalhoub and Neil Patrick Harris.
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
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Story: Men Behaving Badly is an American sitcom that ran on NBC from 1996 to 1997. It is based on the earlier British sitcom of the same name.
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
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Story: The Golden Palace is an American sitcom that originally aired on CBS from September 18, 1992, to May 14, 1993. The show is a spin-off of the sitcom The Golden Girls, continuing the story from that series. CBS cancelled the spin-off in 1993 after one ...
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: Here's Lucy is Lucille Ball's third network television sitcom. It ran on CBS from 1968 to 1974.
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
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Style: sitcom, semi serious, realistic, humorous
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
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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 ...
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