Movies and TV shows like Amen

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Amen (1986)
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Amen (1986)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: Amen is an American television sitcom produced by Carson Productions that ran from September 27, 1986 to May 11, 1991 on NBC. Set in Sherman Hemsley's real-life hometown of Philadelphia, Amen stars Hemsley as the deacon of a church and was part of a wave of successful sitcoms on NBC in the 1980s which featured entirely or almost-entirely black casts. Others included The Cosby Show, A Different World, and 227.
Style: sitcom, humorous, realistic, semi serious
Plot: black, church, african american, religion, urban, american culture, black sitcom, family relations, love and romance, rivalry, society, workplace intrigue, clergy, workplace, workplace situations, religions or cults, christianity, father daughter relationship, christian, male female relationship, pastor, minister, congregation, religious, bigotry
Time: 80s
Place: philadelphia, usa, pennsylvania

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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 black, african american, family relations, urban, american culture, black sitcom and love and romance mostly in Comedy, Romance and Drama genres. Some movies like Amen: The Royal Family (1991), Let's Stay Together (2011), The Jamie Foxx Show (1996), In the House (1995), The Hughleys (1998). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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The Royal Family (1991)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: The Royal Family is an American sitcom starring Redd Foxx and Della Reese. The series was created and produced by Eddie Murphy, as part of a development deal Murphy had with CBS, and produced by Paramount Television, the television arm of Paramount ...
Style: sitcom, semi serious, realistic, humorous
Plot: black, living with parents, elderly, parents and children, family life, aging, family relations, comeback, african american, post office
Time: 20th century, 90s
Place: georgia, usa
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Let's Stay Together (2011)
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
TV show
Story: Let's Stay Together is an American romantic comedy television series created by Jacque Edmonds Cofer. It premiered on BET on January 11, 2011. The title of the series refers to the Al Green landmark 1972 song of the same name. The series ...
Style: sitcom, humorous, light, feel good, captivating ...
Audience: date night
Plot: couple relations, couples, city life, friends, family relations, black, society, black cast, siblings relations, urban, love and romance
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
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100%
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
Plot: black, black sitcom, african american, urban, black cast, american culture, family business, hollywood, aspiring actor, wooing, workplace romance, workplace situations ...
Time: 20th century, 90s, 21st century
Place: los angeles, california, usa
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In the House (1995)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: In the House is an American sitcom that premiered on April 10, 1995 on NBC. The series moved to UPN after its second season, where it remained for an additional three seasons until it was canceled on August 11, 1999. In the House starred LL Cool J ...
Style: sitcom, sweet, realistic, semi serious, touching ...
Plot: black, african american, black sitcom, urban, american culture, family relations, football, misfit, down on your luck, fish out of water, clinic, ex athlete ...
Time: 90s
Place: usa, los angeles
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35%
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The Hughleys (1998)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
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 ...
Plot: black, african american, urban, american culture, family relations, society, suburbs, male female relationship, brother sister relationship, father daughter relationship, husband wife relationship, friend ...
Time: 90s
⇓ similarity ⇓
35%
A Different World (1987)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: A Different World is an American television sitcom which aired for six seasons on NBC. It is a spin-off series from The Cosby Show and originally centered on Denise Huxtable and the life of students at Hillman College, a fictional mixed but ...
Style: sitcom, semi serious, realistic, humorous, witty ...
Plot: african american, college, black, black sitcom, racism, education, blues, teenager, urban, girl, american culture, black history ...
Time: 80s, 90s
Place: usa
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34%
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Lotsa Luck (1973)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: Lotsa Luck is an American sitcom that aired during the 1973-74 television season. The series stars Dom DeLuise as bachelor Stanley Belmont who lives with his bossy mother, his sister Olive and her unemployed husband, Arthur. Jack Knight stars as ...
Style: sitcom
Plot: bachelor, living with parents, bus driver, man child
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100%
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All of Us (2003)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: All of Us is an American sitcom that premiered on the now-defunct UPN network in the United States on September 16, 2003, where it aired for its first three seasons. On October 1, 2006, the show moved to The CW, a new network formed by the merger of ...
Style: sitcom, touching, humorous, semi serious, realistic ...
Plot: family relations, divorce, reporter, family life, couple relations, buddies, parents and children, black, african american, black sitcom, american culture, urban ...
Time: 21st century
Place: los angeles, usa
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33%
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227 (1985)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: 227 is an American situation comedy that originally aired on NBC from September 14, 1985, until May 6, 1990. The series stars Marla Gibbs as a sharp-tongued, inner-city resident gossip and housewife, Mary Jenkins. It was produced by Embassy ...
Style: sitcom, semi serious, realistic, humorous, black cinema
Audience: family outing
Plot: african american, black, apartment building, black sitcom, best friend, friendship, black cast, black history, african, american culture, urban, neighbor ...
Time: 80s, 20th century
Place: washington d.c., usa
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33%
The Tracy Morgan Show (2003)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: The Tracy Morgan Show is an American sitcom that aired from December 2, 2003 to March 20, 2004 on NBC. The series stars Tracy Morgan and Tamala Jones. The show was canceled in its first season after 18 episodes.
Style: sitcom, humorous, feel good, captivating, light ...
Plot: family relations, family life, black, workplace, working class, parents and children, family business, urban, friendship, african american, american culture, workplace situations ...
Time: 21st century
Place: new york, usa
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32%
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The Jeffersons (1975)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: The Jeffersons is an American sitcom that was broadcast on CBS from January 18, 1975, through July 2, 1985, lasting 11 seasons and a total of 253 episodes. The show was produced by the T.A.T. Communications Company from 1975–1982 and by Embassy ...
Style: sitcom, realistic, not serious, offbeat, humorous ...
Plot: black, urban, black sitcom, maid, marriage, african american, drug, american culture, family affairs, black history, parents, mental health ...
Time: 80s, 70s, 20th century
Place: new york, usa
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32%
The Wayans Bros. (1995)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: The Wayans Bros. is a situation comedy that aired from January 1995 to May 1999 on The WB. The series starred real-life brothers Shawn and Marlon Wayans. Both brothers were already well-known from the sketch comedy show In Living Color that was ...
Style: sitcom, realistic, semi serious, humorous, dark comedy ...
Audience: kids
Plot: african american, black, black sitcom, urban, american culture, stoner, family relations, dating, sibling relationship, love and romance, workplace, siblings relations ...
Time: 90s
Place: new york, manhattan new york city, usa
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31%
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Good Times (1974)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: Good Times is an American sitcom that originally aired from February 8, 1974, until August 1, 1979, on the CBS television network. It was created by Eric Monte and Mike Evans, and developed by Norman Lear, the series' primary executive ...
Style: humorous, realistic, semi serious, sentimental, retro ...
Plot: african american, black, family relations, ghetto, urban, parents and children, family life, young lovers, love and romance, suburban life, workplace romance, friendship ...
Time: 20th century, 70s
Place: chicago, florida, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
29%
Living Single (1993)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: Living Single is an American television sitcom that aired for five seasons on the Fox network from August 22, 1993, to January 1, 1998. The show centered on the lives of six friends who share personal and professional experiences while living in a ...
Style: sitcom, realistic, semi serious, humorous, black cinema
Plot: black, urban, black sitcom, african american, black history, young heroes, black cast, women, strong female presence, chubby, girl power, african ...
Time: 90s
Place: new york, usa, brooklyn new york city
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Barbershop (2005)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: Calvin Palmer is the owner of a barbershop on the Southside of Chicago. Reluctantly inheriting the neighborhood establishment and popular hangout from his father, he juggles his responsibilities to his clients, his family, and his community as a ...
Style: sitcom, humorous, feel good, captivating, light ...
Plot: barbershop, workplace, hairdresser, family business, society, misfit, buddies, power relations, family relations, workplace situations, everyday life, rivalry ...
Time: 21st century
Place: chicago, usa, illinois
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Eve (2003)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
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Story: Eve is an American sitcom starring Eve, Jason Winston George, Ali Landry, Natalie Desselle-Reid, Brian Hooks and Sean Maguire. It aired on the UPN network from September 15, 2003 to May 11, 2006, with 66 episodes produced spanning 3 seasons. The ...
Style: sitcom, semi serious, humorous, touching, sexy ...
Plot: dating, group of friends, couples, love and romance, blonde, seamstress, fashion designer, black, male female relationship, african american, urban, american culture ...
Time: 2000s, 21st century
⇓ similarity ⇓
28%
Malcolm & Eddie (1996)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: Malcolm & Eddie is an American television sitcom that premiered August 26, 1996 on the UPN Network, and ran for four seasons, airing its final episode on May 22, 2000. This series starred Malcolm-Jamal Warner and Eddie Griffin in the lead roles. ...
Style: sitcom, semi serious, realistic, humorous
Plot: black, african american, roommate, urban, black sitcom, american culture, friendship, friendship between men, twentysomething life, disorder, friends, buddies ...
Time: 90s, 20th century, 2000s
Place: missouri, kansas, usa, kansas city
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One on One (2001)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: One on One is an American sitcom that aired on the now-defunct UPN from September 3, 2001 to May 15, 2006. The series stars Flex Alexander as a single sportscaster, who becomes a full-time dad when his ex-wife decides to accept a job out of the ...
Style: sitcom, realistic, feel good, humorous, semi serious ...
Audience: teens, kids
Plot: african american, high school, black, family relations, parents and children, coming of age, single parent, disorder, mischievous children, love and romance, high school life, singleness ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa, baltimore
⇓ similarity ⇓
27%
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Sparks (1996)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: Sparks is an American sitcom that aired on UPN from August 26, 1996 to March 2, 1998. The series stars James Avery, Robin Givens, Terrence Howard, and Miguel A. Núñez, Jr. The sitcom is set in Compton, California, and is about the every day lives ...
Style: sitcom
Plot: black, black sitcom, african american, office, law
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Rev. (2010)
Genre: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 30 min.
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Story: Rev. is a British television sitcom produced by Big Talk Productions. The show premiered on BBC Two on 28 June 2010. The show's working titles were The City Vicar and Handle With Prayer. The series revolves around a Church of England priest, ...
Style: sitcom, semi serious, humorous, entertaining, light ...
Plot: church, clergy, priest, belief, society, moral dilemma, religions or cults, social relations, urban setting, religion, prejudice, urban ...
Time: 21st century
Place: england, london, europe
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Grand (1990)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: In the piano-making town of Grand, Pennsylvania, Janice Pasetti keeps house for factory owner Harris Weldon, his newlywed niece and her husband, while raising her teenage daughter.
Style: sitcom, semi serious, touching, humorous, realistic
Plot: satire, small town life, small town, working class, social relations, workplace situations, workplace, factory, piano
Time: 80s
Place: pennsylvania, usa
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24%
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The Parkers (1999)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 20 min.
TV show
Story: The Parkers is an American sitcom that aired on UPN from August 30, 1999, to May 10, 2004. A spin-off of UPN's Moesha, The Parkers features the mother-daughter team of Nikki and Kim Parker. The Parkers' signature "Heeyyy" ...
Style: sitcom, sweet, not serious, realistic, touching ...
Plot: college, black, african american, urban, american culture, parent child relationship, strong female presence, family relations, supportive parent, friends, social relations, couples ...
Time: 20th century, 90s, 21st century
Place: usa, california
⇓ similarity ⇓
24%
The Parent 'Hood (1995)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: The Parent 'Hood is an American sitcom that aired on The WB airing from January 18, 1995 to July 25, 1999. The series starred Robert Townsend and Suzzanne Douglas. Originally to have been titled Father Knows Nothing, the series was one of the ...
Style: sitcom, realistic, semi serious, humorous
Plot: black, black sitcom, family relations, child, family problems, buddies, babies and infants, lifestyle, youth, society, mischievous children, young heroes ...
Time: 90s
⇓ similarity ⇓
23%
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Manhattan Love Story (2014)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: The unfiltered internal monologues of a young man and a young woman are exposed as they begin a new relationship together.
Style: sitcom, humorous, captivating, feel good, light ...
Audience: chick flick, teens
Plot: dating, couple relations, battle of the sexes, love and romance, looking for love, couples, society, family relations, friendship, rivalry, woman
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
23%
What's Happening!! (1976)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story: What's Happening!! is an American television sitcom that aired on ABC from August 5, 1976 to April 28, 1979. The show premiered as a summer series. With good ratings and reviews, and after the failure of several other shows on the network, ...
Style: sitcom, not serious, realistic, humorous, feel good ...
Audience: kids, teens
Plot: black, black sitcom, african american, high school, american culture, siblings, urban, coming of age, friendship between men, working class, teenage life, buddies ...
Time: 70s, 20th century
Place: los angeles, california, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
23%
Gimme a Break! (1981)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: Gimme a Break! is an American sitcom which aired on NBC for six seasons, October 29, 1981, until May 12, 1987. The series stars Nell Carter as the housekeeper for a widowed police chief and his three daughters.
Style: sitcom, realistic, humorous, semi serious, melancholic ...
Plot: african american, single father, youth, family problems, parents and children, best friend, family relations, death in the family, family life, adolescence vs adulthood, teenage life, family business ...
Time: 80s
Place: california, new york, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
23%
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Half & Half (2002)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: Half & Half is an American sitcom that aired on UPN from September 23, 2002, to May 15, 2006. The show focuses on the lives of two paternal half-sisters in their twenties who were estranged throughout their childhood, and are finally developing ...
Style: sitcom, not serious, humorous, touching, realistic ...
Plot: sister sister relationship, dating, family relations, black, battle of the sexes, lifestyle, looking for love, couples, love and romance, culture clash, male female friendship, father daughter relationship ...
Time: 21st century
Place: san francisco, usa, california
⇓ similarity ⇓
23%
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Roc Live (1991)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: Roc is an American comedy-drama television series which ran on Fox from August 1991 to May 1994. The series stars Charles S. Dutton as Baltimore garbage collector Roc Emerson and Ella Joyce as his wife Eleanor.
Style: sitcom, hood, realistic, semi serious, humorous
Plot: black, black sitcom, african american, american culture, social issues, working class, society, politics, collector, family life, garbage collector, network ...
Time: 90s
Place: baltimore, usa
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23%
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Black-ish (2014)
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: african american, family relations, parents and children, family life, black family, social differences, society, disorder, fish out of water, social relations, black sitcom, teenager ...
Time: 2020s, 2010s, 21st century
Place: usa, indiana
⇓ similarity ⇓
23%
The Geena Davis Show (2000)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: The Geena Davis Show is an American sitcom starring Geena Davis. The show lasted one season on ABC.
Style: sitcom, semi serious, touching, humorous, realistic
Plot: lifestyle, family life, couples, workplace, relationship vs career, love and romance, family relations, strong female presence, suburbs, event planner
Time: 20th century, 90s
Place: usa, new york
⇓ similarity ⇓
23%
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