Movies and TV shows like Chalk

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Chalk (1997)
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Chalk (1997)
Genre: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: Chalk is a British television sitcom set in a comprehensive school named Galfast High. Two series, both written by Steven Moffat, were broadcast on BBC1 in 1997. Like Moffat's earlier sitcom Joking Apart, Chalk was produced by Andre Ptaszynski for Pola Jones. The series focuses upon deputy headteacher Eric Slatt, permanently stressed over the chaos he creates both by himself and some of his eccentric staff. His wife Janet and new English teacher Suzy Travis attempt to help him solve the problems. Because of the very good reaction of the studio audience, a second series was commissioned before the first had been broadcast. However, journalists were critical of the show, highlighting stylistic similarities to Fawlty Towers. Some members of the teaching profession and its unions objected to the negative representation of teachers and the comprehensive system. The second series did not receive a stable broadcast slot, with many episodes aired after 10pm. The first series was released on DVD in December 2008.
Style: sitcom
Plot: high school, school principal, high school teacher, school, chaos, staff, workplace humor, british humour

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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out sitcom, humorous, realistic and feel good films and TV series with plots about school, high school, teachers and students, workplace, high school teacher, youth and teacher mostly in Comedy genres. Some movies like Chalk: The Faculty (1996), Double Trouble (1984), The Bill Cosby Show (1969), Bad Education (2012), Head of the Class (1986). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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The Faculty (1996)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Style: sitcom
Plot: education, teaching, school, high school, school teacher
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Double Trouble (1984)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: Double Trouble is an American sitcom that aired from 1984 to 1985 on NBC. The series stars identical twins Jean and Liz Sagal as Kate and Allison Foster, two teenagers living under the watchful eye of their widowed father. The show was considered an ...
Style: sitcom
Plot: twin sister, dancing, high school, twins, single father
Place: new york, iowa
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The Bill Cosby Show (1969)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: The Bill Cosby Show is an American situation comedy that aired for two seasons on NBC's Sunday night schedule from 1969 until 1971, under the sponsorship of Procter & Gamble. There were 52 episodes made in the series. It marked Bill ...
Style: sitcom, vintage
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Place: los angeles
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Bad Education (2012)
Genre: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: Young teacher Alfie Wickers is "the worst teacher ever to grace the British education system" – at Abbey Grove School, in Watford Hertfordshire.
Style: sitcom, humorous, not serious, feel good, light ...
Plot: workplace, teachers and students, school, teacher, classmate, workplace situations, social relations, youth, young at heart, undisciplined, goodhearted, lgbt ...
Time: 21st century
Place: england
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Head of the Class (1986)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: Head of the Class is an American sitcom that ran from 1986 to 1991 on the ABC television network. The series follows a group of gifted students in the Individualized Honors Program at the fictional Monroe High School in Manhattan, and their history ...
Style: sitcom, retro, teen comedy
Audience: kids
Plot: nerd, high school, genius, school, teachers and students, teacher, competition, classroom
Place: manhattan new york city, new york
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The Grimleys (1999)
Genre: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story: The Grimleys is a nostalgic comedy-drama television series set on a council estate in Dudley, West Midlands, England in the mid-1970s. It was first broadcast by Granada TV for ITV in 1999, following a pilot in 1997, and concluded in 2001 after three ...
Style: sitcom
Plot: school, crush, bully, teaching, misfit, sadist
Time: 70s
Place: northern england
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George and Mildred (1976)
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
⇓ similarity ⇓
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Vice Principals (2016)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: The story of a high school and the people who almost run it, the vice principals.
Style: humorous, entertaining, not serious, realistic, dark comedy ...
Plot: school principal, workplace, high school, teachers and students, power relations, friendship, plan, vengeance, teenager, frame up, exodus, satire ...
Time: 21st century
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Miss Guided (2008)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
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Story: Miss Guided is an American sitcom that ran from March 18, 2008 to April 3, 2008 as a mid-season replacement on ABC. The series follows the life of Becky Freeley, a guidance counselor at a high school that she attended when she was a teenager. The ...
Style: semi serious, realistic, sitcom, humorous, feel good ...
Plot: high school, high school student, workplace, teacher, high school teacher, school, dedicated educator, high school life, teachers and students, youth, hardcase students, power relations ...
Time: 20th century
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Dear John (1986)
Genre: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: Dear John is a British sitcom, written by John Sullivan. Two series and a special were broadcast between 1986 and 1987. This sitcom's title refers to letters - known as "Dear John" letters - from girls to their boyfriends breaking ...
Style: sitcom, melancholic
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Time: 80s
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83%
Mr. Student Body President (2016)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 15 min.
TV show
Story: Student body president Tyler Prendergast runs Berenger High like a slick politician.
Style: entertaining, captivating, satirical
Plot: high school, student, high school life, ambitious, high school teacher, school, schoolboy, school teacher, leader, ambition, satire, leadership
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Mr. Iglesias (2019)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: Hilarious high school teacher Gabriel Iglesias tries to make a difference in the lives of some smart but underperforming students at his alma mater.
Style: light, humorous, feel good, inspirational, sitcom
Plot: teachers and students, dedicated educator, high school, mentor, boss, contests and competitions, fish out of water, youth, workplace situations, education, rivalry, school teacher ...
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The Smoking Room (2004)
Genre: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: The Smoking Room is a British television sitcom written by Brian Dooley, who won a BAFTA for the series in 2005. The first series, consisting of eight episodes, was originally transmitted on BBC Three between 29 June and 17 August 2004. The ...
Style: sitcom, satirical, captivating, disturbing, semi serious ...
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Hi-de-Hi! (1980)
Genre: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: Hi-de-Hi! is a British sitcom set in Maplins, a fictional holiday camp, during 1959 and 1960, and was written by Jimmy Perry and David Croft, who also wrote Dad's Army and It Ain't Half Hot Mum amongst others. It aired on the BBC from 1980 ...
Style: sitcom, atmospheric
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Time: 1950s, year 1960, year 1959
⇓ similarity ⇓
82%
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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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The Steve Harvey Show (1996)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: The Steve Harvey Show is an American sitcom that aired for six seasons from August 25, 1996 to February 17, 2002 on The WB Television Network. It was created by Winifred Hervey and directed by Stan Lathan.
Style: sitcom, realistic, not serious, talky, feel good ...
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
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Story: Kirk is an American family sitcom which aired for two seasons on The WB from August 23, 1995 to January 12, 1997.
Style: sitcom, realistic, feel good, humorous
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Country: UK
Duration: 30 min.
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Country: USA
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Genre: Comedy
Country: UK
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Story: A comedy about a dysfunctional staff room, unrequited love and interactive whiteboards set in an urban secondary school. Chemistry teacher Mr. Church is hopelessly in love with the school's new French teacher, who in turn is being chased by a ...
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USA High (1997)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
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Story: USA High is an American teen sitcom which ran from August 1997 to June 1999, and ended after 95 episodes, and reran until August 4, 2001 on the USA Network.
Style: sitcom, sweet, feel good, semi serious, realistic ...
Audience: teens
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
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Genre: Comedy
Country: UK
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
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Story: What About Joan? is an ABC sitcom that aired in 2001 for 2 seasons. It starred Joan Cusack as Joan Gallagher, a Chicago schoolteacher and the comedy of her day-to-day life. It co-starred Kyle Chandler. It was produced by James L. Brooks, Richard ...
Style: sitcom, semi serious, touching, humorous, witty ...
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Genre: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 30 min.
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Story: After Henry is a British sitcom that aired on ITV from 1988 to 1992. Starring Prunella Scales and Joan Sanderson, it had started on BBC Radio 4 in 1985, finishing in 1989. It was written by Simon Brett. After Henry was made for the ITV network by ...
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 21 min.
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Style: sitcom, funny, feel good, humorous, laugh out loud ...
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Phoenix Nights (2001)
Genre: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 25 min.
TV show
Story: Peter Kay's Phoenix Nights is a British sitcom about The Phoenix Club, a working men's club in the northern English town of Farnworth, Greater Manchester. The show was written by Neil Fitzmaurice, Peter Kay and Dave Spikey, produced by ...
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
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Story: 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 ...
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⇓ similarity ⇓
79%
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