Movies and TV shows like Chico and the Man
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Chico and the Man (1974)
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
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Chico and the Man is an American sitcom which ran on NBC for four seasons, from September 13, 1974, to July 21, 1978. It stars Jack Albertson as Ed Brown, the cantankerous owner of a run down garage in an East Los Angeles barrio, and Freddie Prinze as Chico Rodriguez, an upbeat, optimistic Chicano young man who comes in looking for a job. It was the first U.S. television series set in a Mexican-American neighborhood.
Style:
sitcom, feel good, multicultural, buddy comedy, lighthearted, heartfelt, sentimental, retro, period piece, hispanic ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
neighborhood, intergenerational friendship, mechanic, culture clash, blue collar, community, urban, small business, slice of life, social commentary, social realism, auto repair, junkyard, garage, mexican american, lowrider
Time:
70s
Place:
los angeles
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out sitcom, lighthearted, humorous and feel good films and TV series with plots about urban, slice of life, friendship, satire, community, fish out of water and culture clash mostly in Comedy genres. Some movies like Chico and the Man: Lotsa Luck (1973), Grady (1975), a.k.a. Pablo (1984), The Ropers (1979), The Grimleys (1999). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
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Audience:
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Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
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Plot:
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Place:
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
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Plot:
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Place:
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Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Place:
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100%
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Genre: Comedy
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Duration: 50 min.
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
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Style:
sitcom, multicultural, period piece, bilingual, vintage
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Comedy
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Duration: 30 min.
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Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
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Audience:
family friendly
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
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Audience:
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
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Style:
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Country: USA
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Duration: 40 min.
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Audience:
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Duration: 30 min.
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Audience:
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Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
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Country: USA
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Country: USA
Duration: 25 min.
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