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Playing House (2014)
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
A single-camera buddy comedy about what happens when two best friends come back together, just when they need each other most. Inspired by the ultra-close friendship between the series' creators and stars, "Playing House" centers on mother to-be Maggie who asks her single and career-driven best friend Emma to return home from her job overseas to attend her baby shower, having no idea what’s truly in store.
Style:
sitcom, humorous, sentimental, not serious, realistic, buddy comedy
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
best friend, getting home, childbirth, lifestyle, baby, friendship, thirtysomething life, pregnancy, motherhood, parenting, loyalty, small town, divorce, personal growth, breakup, female empowerment, career woman, infidelity, community, platonic, reconciliation, homecoming, slice of life, hometown, friends ...
Time:
21st century, contemporary
Place:
usa
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out humorous, realistic, sitcom and not serious films and TV series with plots about friends, friendship, strong female presence, best friend, lifestyle, family relations and couples mostly in Comedy and Romance genres. Some movies like Playing House: In the Motherhood (2009), State of Georgia (2011), Man Up! (2011), How to Be a Gentleman (2011), What About Joan (2000). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
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Style:
semi serious, humorous, realistic, sitcom, feel good ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
usa, california, los angeles
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 23 min.
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State of Georgia is an American television situation comedy. It stars Raven-Symoné, Majandra Delfino and Loretta Devine. The half-hour multi-cam comedy series stars Raven-Symoné as Georgia, an aspiring actress with a larger-than-life personality, ...
Style:
sitcom, not serious, humorous, captivating, realistic
Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
new york, usa, georgia
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100%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min.
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
couples, buddies, friendship, man child, friends, couple relations, lifestyle, slacker, irresponsible, roommate, thirtysomething life, video game ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
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Story:
How to Be a Gentleman, inspired by the book of the same name, is a comedy about the unlikely friendship between a traditional, refined writer and an unrefined personal trainer. Andrew Carlson (David Hornsby) is an etiquette columnist whose devotion ...
Style:
sitcom, feel good, humorous, light, captivating ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
usa
Similarity:
100%
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Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
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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 ...
Plot:
friendship, teacher, high school, lifestyle, workplace romance, love and romance, workplace situations, workplace, teachers and students, high school teacher, best friend, strong female presence ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
chicago, illinois, usa
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Genre: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 23 min.
TV show
Story:
Comedy series about three young women living in Leeds who've graduated, had a year out, and are now struggling to find a job they're passionate about, a place to live that is half decent and a boyfriend they actually like. A sitcom about ...
Style:
sitcom, realistic, semi serious, humorous, touching ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
adolescence vs adulthood, lifestyle, female friendship, friends, twentysomething life, friendship, best friend, roommate, women, young adult, strong female presence, love ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
england, yorkshire, northern england
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 22 min.
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Style:
humorous, sitcom, visually appealing, light, feel good ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
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Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, los angeles
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
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Style:
sitcom, humorous, not serious, realistic, situational comedy ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
chicago, usa
Similarity:
100%
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Country: USA
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Style:
sitcom, humorous, captivating, light, feel good ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
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Hope and Gloria is an American sitcom produced by Warner Bros. Television and aired on NBC from March 9, 1995, through June 22, 1996. The show was canceled after 35 episodes. It starred Cynthia Stevenson and Jessica Lundy, respectively, as the ...
Style:
sitcom, humorous, lighthearted, semi serious, realistic
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Country: USA
Duration: 22 min.
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Style:
sitcom, humorous, not serious, realistic
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
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Time:
21st century
Place:
new york, usa
Similarity:
31%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min.
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Story:
An irreverent look at parenthood through the point of view of an acerbic working mother, along with her stay-at-home husband and opinionated parents.
Style:
humorous, sitcom, not serious, realistic, feel good ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
usa
Similarity:
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
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Style:
sitcom, humorous, realistic, not serious, light hearted ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
workplace, lifestyle, best friend, friends, twenty something, twentysomething life, alcohol abuse, singleness, strong female presence, workplace humor, roommate, female friendship ...
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Place:
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Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
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realistic, humorous, not serious, sitcom, light ...
Plot:
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Place:
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30%
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Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
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Style:
sitcom, humorous, not serious, entertaining, feel good ...
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Plot:
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Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
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Kate & Allie is an American television situation comedy which ran from March 19, 1984, to May 22, 1989. Kate & Allie first aired on CBS as a midseason replacement series and only six episodes were initially commissioned, but the favorable ...
Style:
sitcom, realistic, semi serious, feel good, humorous ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
single mother, female friendship, feminist, best friend, family relations, single parent, friendship, thirtysomething life, couples, friends, workplace, feminism ...
Time:
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Place:
new york, usa, manhattan new york city, greenwich village manhattan new york city
Similarity:
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
Three fabulous, eccentric, LA best friends of a certain age have their lives changed forever when their plane unexpectedly lands in Cleveland and they soon rediscover themselves in this new "promised land."
Style:
sitcom, not serious, witty, realistic, talky ...
Audience:
girls' night, teen drama
Plot:
girlfriend girlfriend relationship, middle aged, middle aged woman, female protagonist, best friend, actor's life, career, lifestyle change, desperation, marijuana, fish out of water, shopping ...
Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
29%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
TV show
Story:
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Style:
realistic, feel good, humorous, not serious, light ...
Audience:
girls' night, adult
Plot:
best friend, friends, workplace situations, twentysomething life, workplace, strong female presence, business venture, friendship, female friendship, entrepreneurship, perseverance, career change ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
29%
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
I Hate My Teenage Daughter is an American sitcom that ran on Fox from November 30, 2011 to March 20, 2012. It aired at the 9:30 pm /8:30 pm timeslot after The X Factor. The series stars Jaime Pressly and Katie Finneran. On May 10, 2012, Fox canceled ...
Style:
sitcom, not serious, realistic, humorous
Audience:
teens, girls' night
Plot:
bullying, friendship, bully, single parent, teenage life, mother daughter relationship, parents and children, school, parent child relationship, best friend, women, ex husband ex wife relationship ...
Time:
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Place:
usa
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28%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
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Story:
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Style:
talky, realistic, not serious, humorous, dark comedy ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
friendship, strong female presence, best friend, friends, actor's life, artists and showbiz, city life, twentysomething life, girl, communication, motivation, therapy ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
new york, usa
Similarity:
28%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min.
TV show
Story:
Single working mom Christine Campbell has just learned that her ex is dating a much younger woman with the same first name. To avoid any confusion, the new girlfriend is dubbed New Christine, which leaves her with the unfortunate nickname Old ...
Style:
sitcom, humorous, realistic, touching, semi serious ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
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Time:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
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Style:
sitcom, semi serious, humorous, light, realistic ...
Audience:
family outing, girls' night
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Canada
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
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Sophie is a Canadian television sitcom that aired on CBC from January 9, 2008 to March 23, 2009.
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Style:
sitcom, humorous, captivating, semi serious, realistic ...
Plot:
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Time:
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28%
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min.
TV show
Story:
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Style:
sitcom, not serious, talky, buddy comedy, humorous ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
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Style:
sitcom, not serious, realistic, witty, feel good ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
dating, female protagonist, women, irreverent, strong female presence, lifestyle, couple relations, family relations, thirtysomething life, couples, protective parent, stewardess ...
Time:
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Place:
new york, usa
Similarity:
27%
211
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
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Story:
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Style:
sitcom, humorous, witty, not serious, touching ...
Audience:
family outing, girls' night
Plot:
lifestyle, eccentric family, best friend, actor's life, family relations, parents and children, battle of the sexes, follow your dream, single parent, hopes, couples, money raising ...
Time:
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Place:
usa, new york
Similarity:
27%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
TV show
Story:
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Style:
humorous, light, feel good, captivating, teen ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
dating, looking for love, best friend, lifestyle, rules and policies, twentysomething life, couples, friendship, teenager, friends, love and romance, imaginary ...
Time:
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Place:
usa
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Country: USA
Duration: 22 min.
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Story:
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Style:
humorous, sitcom, not serious, entertaining, realistic
Audience:
teens, date night
Plot:
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Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
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Style:
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Audience:
girls' night, date night
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
usa
Similarity:
26%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Israel
Duration: 25 min.
TV show
Story:
Israeli TV sitcom about a divorced couple trying to live their lives together.
Style:
sitcom, humorous, realistic, not serious, light hearted ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
friendship, couple relations, divorce, family relations, friends, communication, family conflict, parenting, slice of life, everyday life, second chance, families ...
Time:
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