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Rentaghost (1976)
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Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: UK
Duration: 25 min.
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Rentaghost was a British children's television comedy show, broadcast by the BBC between 6 January 1976 and 6 November 1984. The show's plot centred on the antics of a number of ghosts who worked for a firm called Rentaghost, which rented out the ghosts for various tasks.
Style:
sitcom, light hearted, slapstick, detective
Audience:
kids, family friendly, horror for children
Plot:
ghost, paranormal, haunted house, witch, witchcraft, working class, small business, mistaken identity, jester, singer, psychiatrist, private detective, husband wife relationship, farce, court jester, community, ghosts
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out sitcom, slapstick, light hearted and humorous films and TV series with plots about friendship, children, supernatural, ghost, family relations, husband wife relationship and family mostly in Comedy, Fantasy and Family genres. Some movies like Rentaghost: Simon and the Witch (1987), Moondial (1988), Cavegirl (2002), Bear Behaving Badly (2006), My Parents Are Aliens (1999). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: UK
Duration: 15 min.
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Simon is a very sensible young schoolboy, who has a friend who is a real witch. She is very silly, and a huge showoff.
Style:
light hearted, period piece, slapstick, whimsical
Audience:
kids, family friendly
Plot:
magic, witch, friendship, children, silly humor, magic realism, unhappiness, adaptation, small town, unlikely friendships, good witch, high school friend ...
Time:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Drama, Family, Fantasy, History, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 30 min.
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Moondial is a British television serial made for children by the BBC and transmitted in 1988, with a repeat in 1990. It was written by Helen Cresswell, who also wrote the novel on which the series was based.
The story deals with a young girl, ...
Style:
psychological thriller, weird
Plot:
children, time travel, coming of age, supernatural, holiday, ghost, mansion, mirror, child protagonist, teenage girl, invisible, car accident ...
Time:
80s, 19th century, 18th century, 1870s, victorian era ...
Place:
britain
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100%
156
Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: UK
Duration: 24 min.
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Cavegirl is a British TV series directed by Daniel Peacock. It starred Stacey Cadman, Stephen Marcus, Jennifer Guy, Harry Capehorn and Lucinda Rhodes-Flaherty. It followed the adventures of a teenage cavegirl. Although based in the time of cave ...
Style:
prehistoric, teen, captivating, entertaining, semi serious ...
Audience:
family outing, family friendly, kids
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Time:
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25%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: UK
Duration: 25 min.
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Life at Barney's apartment would be fairly normal were it not for the talking koala, Crazy Keith, who lives under his floorboards and his flatmate, Nev the bear, who regularly aggravates the caretaker of the block; the allergy ridden and very ...
Style:
sitcom, lighthearted, slapstick, colorful, fast paced
Audience:
kids, family friendly, toddlers
Plot:
unhappiness, children, puppet, talking animal, anthropomorphic animal, chaos, friendship, apartment building, british, caretaker, bear, koala ...
Time:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: UK
Duration: 25 min.
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Young orphans, Mel, Josh and Lucy, can't believe their luck when they are fostered together under one roof. But just when it looks like they have the chance of a relatively normal life, they discover their new parents are aliens from planet ...
Style:
sitcom, situational comedy, lighthearted, slapstick, semi serious ...
Audience:
kids, family friendly, teens, family outing
Plot:
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Time:
90s, 20th century
Similarity:
24%
32K
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy
Country: UK
Duration: 30 min.
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A cash-strapped young couple inherit a grand country house, only to find it is both falling apart and teeming with the ghosts of former inhabitants.
Style:
sitcom, surreal, funny, captivating, light ...
Plot:
supernatural, couples, dead, haunted house, supernatural power, eternity, ghost, trapped, husband wife relationship, inheritance, mansion, able to see the dead ...
Time:
future, 2010s, 2020s, 21st century
Place:
england
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery
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 ...
Style:
humorous, sitcom, semi serious, feel good, funny ...
Audience:
kids, family outing
Plot:
ghost, haunted house, supernatural, eccentric family, family life, youth, parents and children, paranormal activity, haunted, spirit, siblings relations, lifestyle ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
new orleans, usa
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: UK
Duration: 30 min.
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Catweazle is a British television series, created and written by Richard Carpenter which was produced and directed by Quentin Lawrence for London Weekend Television under the LWI banner, and screened in the UK on ITV in 1970. A second season in 1971 ...
Style:
light hearted, sitcom, surreal
Audience:
kids, family friendly
Plot:
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Time:
70s
Similarity:
24%
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Genre: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 30 min.
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Sitcom exploring the trials and tribulations created by one man and two women flat-sharing in the 70s.
Style:
sitcom, situational comedy, light hearted, rom com, retro ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
british, roommate, television, young adult, love triangle, working class, gender roles, chef, flatmate, platonic relationship, college student, friend ...
Time:
70s, 20th century
Place:
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Similarity:
24%
47K
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 21 min.
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Samantha and Jay throw caution to the wind when they convert their recently inherited country estate into a bed-and-breakfast. Call it mislaid plans. Not only is the place falling apart, but it’s also inhabited by spirits of previous residents -- ...
Style:
humorous, sitcom, entertaining, semi serious, psychological ...
Plot:
ghost, gay, supernatural, halloween, good versus evil, hunting, friendship, paranormal investigation, society, supernatural ability, curses spells and rituals, paranormal ...
Time:
2020s, 21st century
Place:
england
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
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Marblehead Manor is an American television sitcom that originally ran from 1987 to 1988 in first run syndication. It stars British comic actor Paxton Whitehead, American actor Phil Morris, Canadian actress Linda Thorson, American actor and ...
Style:
sitcom, light hearted, slapstick, slapstick comedy
Audience:
family friendly
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Place:
new england
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 30 min.
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Bless this house is a British sitcom starring Sid James and Diana Coupland that aired on ITV from the 2nd February 1971 to the 22nd April 1976. It was written by Derek Collyer, David Comming, B.C. Cummins, Harry Driver, George Evans, Dave Freeman, ...
Style:
sitcom, family comedy, light hearted, period piece, retro ...
Audience:
family friendly, kids
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generation gap, teenage rebellion, parenting, nostalgia, suburban life, youth culture, working class, father and son, family values, father and daughter, husband and wife, artist ...
Time:
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Place:
london
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 30 min.
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On the Buses is a British comedy programme created by Ronald Wolfe and Ronald Chesney, broadcast in the United Kingdom from 1969 to 1973. The writers' previous successes with The Rag Trade and Meet the Wife were for the BBC, but the corporation ...
Style:
sitcom, slapstick, light hearted, humorous, controversial
Audience:
kids
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Time:
20th century, 70s, 60s
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23%
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy
Country: UK
Duration: 40 min.
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humorous, unusual plot structure, contemplative, feel good, light ...
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Time:
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Place:
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23%
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Duration: 25 min.
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Style:
feel good, light, humorous, entertaining, captivating ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, horror for children
Plot:
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sitcom, situational comedy, family comedy, light hearted, slapstick
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Time:
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23%
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
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The Second Hundred Years is an American sitcom starring Monte Markham which aired on the ABC television network for one season from September 6, 1967 to March 28, 1968.
Style:
sitcom, situational comedy, light hearted, retro, slapstick
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
suspended animation, mistaken identity, fish out of water, generation gap, secret identity, nostalgia, children, rebirth, time travel, teenager, small town, generation ...
Time:
19th century
Place:
alaska
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: Australia
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Style:
anthology, spooky, psychotronic
Audience:
kids
Plot:
children, seaside town, ghost, single father, family relations, youth, widower, supernatural power, girl, supernatural, maniac, anger ...
Time:
80s, 90s, 20th century, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
australia
Similarity:
21%
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Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: UK, Australia, Germany
Duration: 25 min.
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Me and My Monsters the story of the Carlson family who have recently relocated from Australia to the UK to discover there are three out of control hilarious monsters living in their basement.
Style:
humorous, sitcom, captivating, entertaining, feel good ...
Audience:
family outing, kids
Plot:
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Time:
21st century
Place:
england, europe
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: UK
Duration: 25 min.
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The Basil Brush Show was a British children's television sitcom series, starring the glove puppet fox, Basil Brush. It was produced for six series by The Foundation, airing on CBBC from 4 October 2002 to 21 December 2007. The show is a spin-off ...
Style:
sitcom, semi serious, captivating, funny, entertaining ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, family friendly
Plot:
puppet, fox, puppetry, children, british, friendship, satire, light comedy, talking animal, rebirth, nostalgia, high school life ...
Time:
2000s
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
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The Ghost Busters was a live-action children's television series that ran in 1975, about a team of bumbling detectives who would investigate ghostly occurrences. Only 15 episodes were created.
This series reunited Forrest Tucker and Larry ...
Style:
sitcom, detective, slapstick, not serious, humorous ...
Plot:
ghost, haunting, paranormal phenomena, supernatural, wizards and magicians, cycling, werewolf, disorder, investigation, superhero, amateur detective, vampire ...
Time:
70s, 20th century
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: UK
Duration: 25 min.
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Style:
exciting, captivating, humorous, entertaining, funny ...
Plot:
supernatural, ghost hunter, ghost, friendship, children, friends, apparition, hunting, friend, haunting, adventure hero, teamwork ...
Time:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Comedy, Family, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
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Style:
sketch comedy, light hearted, humorous, fast paced, slapstick ...
Audience:
kids, family friendly
Plot:
nostalgia, rebirth, preteen, pop culture, variety show, improv, black sitcom, satire, live action, studio
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Country: USA
Duration: 22 min.
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Style:
lighthearted, anthropomorphic, surreal, educational, slapstick ...
Audience:
kids, preschool
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puppetry, dragon, castle, children, magical, giant, muppets, talking animal, singing, fantasy world, sorcery, community ...
Time:
90s
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: UK
Duration: 30 min.
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The Slammer is a children's talent show that has been broadcasting on BBC One since 22 September 2006.
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Style:
humorous, semi serious, realistic, feel good, light ...
Audience:
kids, family friendly
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Time:
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Similarity:
20%
Genre: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 30 min.
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Executive Stress is a British sitcom that aired on ITV from 1986 to 1988. Produced by Thames Television, it first aired on 20 October 1986. After three series, the last episode aired on 27 December 1988.
Written by George Layton, Executive Stress ...
Style:
sitcom, light hearted, feel good, period piece, romantic comedy
Audience:
adult
Plot:
office politics, middle class, gender roles, farce, workplace, office, secret marriage, marriage, husband wife relationship, middle aged woman, british humour
Similarity:
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Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
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Style:
sitcom, humorous, semi serious, funny, feel good ...
Audience:
family outing, kids
Plot:
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Time:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Comedy, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
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Style:
sitcom, lighthearted, buddy comedy, feel good, slapstick ...
Audience:
kids, family friendly, teen fantasy
Plot:
heaven, high school, teenager, guardian angel, angel, magic, friendship, afterlife, supernatural, ghost, fish out of water, second chance ...
Time:
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Similarity:
19%
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: UK
Duration: 30 min.
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The first sitcom written both for and starring black actors, The Fosters showcased the early work of Lenny Henry (riding high on a recent win in talent series New Faces) as the budding artist son of easy going family man Samuel Foster (Norman ...
Style:
sitcom, family comedy, light hearted, multicultural, period piece ...
Plot:
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Time:
70s
Place:
guyana
Similarity:
19%
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: UK, Canada
Duration: 30 min.
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Style:
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kids, family friendly, family outing, toddlers
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