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United States of Al (2021)
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
Riley, a marine combat veteran, is struggling to adjust to civilian life in Ohio and the interpreter, Al, who served with his unit in Afghanistan, has just arrived to start a new life in America.
Style:
feel good, sitcom, heartfelt, sincere, humorous, captivating, entertaining, semi serious, buddy comedy, intercultural ...
Plot:
friendship, friends, changing lives, new life, veteran, social problems, lifestyle, satire, lifestyle change, socially awkward, social satire, immigration, culture clash, fish out of water, hopes, community, language barrier, everyday life, small town, military life, slice of life, male bonding, ptsd, post war, trust ...
Time:
2020s, 21st century, contemporary
Place:
america, ohio
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out captivating, feel good, satirical and entertaining films and TV series with plots about satire, slice of life, friendship, lifestyle, social satire, urban and everyday life mostly in Comedy genres. Some movies like United States of Al: The O'Keefes (2003), Leap of Faith (2002), Kevin Can Wait (2016), Kate & Koji (2020), The Benza (2019). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
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Style:
sitcom, feel good, semi serious, satirical, entertaining ...
Plot:
family affairs, home schooling, family relations, changing lives, lifestyle change, social problems, lifestyle, social issues, satire, eccentric family, social satire, coming of age ...
Time:
2000s
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100%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
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Leap of Faith is a half-hour single-camera comedy that aired on NBC in early 2002, right after Friends on NBC's Thursday comedy block at 8:30 PM EST, as part of Must See TV. One of the highest rated shows to be cancelled, the series ended after ...
Style:
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Plot:
friendship, slice of life, group of friends, thirty something, female protagonist, friends, lifestyle, satire, life, self discovery, starting over, city life
Place:
manhattan new york city, new york
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
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Story:
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Style:
sitcom, satirical, light, funny, sincere ...
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
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Place:
new york, long island
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
Kate runs an old-fashioned café in a seaside town, and develops a strong, if sometimes volatile, friendship with asylum-seeking African doctor Koji. Although from different worlds, Kate and Koji are similar in ways they do not see for themselves.
Style:
sitcom, feel good, satirical, semi serious, captivating ...
Plot:
cafe, friendship, cafe owner, seaside, female protagonist, satire, workplace, friends, community, compassion, immigration, small town ...
Time:
2020s
Similarity:
25%
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Japan
TV show
Story:
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Style:
buddy comedy, sitcom, humorous, semi serious, feel good ...
Plot:
satire, social problems, social satire, lifestyle, social issues, escapades, toilet humor, urban, culture clash, fish out of water, friendship, irreverent ...
Place:
japan, tokyo
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 21 min.
TV show
Story:
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Style:
feel good, captivating, semi serious, funny, satirical ...
Plot:
friendship, relationships, friends, lifestyle, society, satire, group of friends, slice of life, urban, workplace, nightlife, black cast ...
Place:
los angeles
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Comedy
Country: India
TV show
Story:
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Style:
intercultural, feel good, multicultural, captivating, satirical ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
satire, language barrier, ethnic diversity, language learning, multiculturalism, school teacher, teacher, cultural difference, cross cultural relations, student, culture, friendship ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
india, mumbai india
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Slovenia
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story:
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Style:
satirical, captivating, funny, entertaining, sketch comedy ...
Plot:
social satire, lifestyle, humour, comedy of errors, satire, friendship, ambition, community, idealism, workplace, camaraderie, optimism ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
slovenia
Similarity:
21%
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Genre: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
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Style:
humorous, sitcom, family comedy, satirical, semi serious ...
Plot:
immigrant family, community, family relations, lifestyle, satire, social satire, family values, working class, identity, slice of life, culture clash, friendship ...
Time:
80s
Place:
london
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min.
TV show
Story:
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Style:
sitcom, entertaining, satirical, captivating, feel good ...
Plot:
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Similarity:
21%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA, Dominican Republic
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Story:
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Style:
sitcom, feel good, semi serious, captivating, entertaining ...
Plot:
neighbor, relationships, social satire, girl next door, apartment building, middle class, housemates, lifestyle, neighbor neighbor relationship, nosy neighbor, satire, life ...
Place:
dominican republic
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Bulgaria
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
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Style:
sitcom, feel good, semi serious, captivating, entertaining ...
Plot:
middle class, satire, city life, social satire, apartment building, social commentary, everyday life, urban setting, slice of life, society, lifestyle, conflict ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
bulgaria, balkan
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
TV show
Story:
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Style:
light hearted, funny, entertaining, satirical, captivating ...
Plot:
friendship, everyday life, group of friends, lifestyle, slice of life, satire, best friend, friends, awkwardness, dance, improv, personal growth ...
Time:
2010s
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
TV show
Story:
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Style:
sketch comedy, satirical, captivating, funny, entertaining ...
Plot:
satire, sketch, humour, women, social satire, language barrier, social commentary, friendship, irony, ambition, deadpan, behind the scenes ...
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Japan
TV show
Story:
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Style:
feel good, humorous, satirical, captivating, semi serious ...
Plot:
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Place:
tokyo
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Comedy
Country: New Zealand
Duration: 23 min.
TV show
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Style:
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
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Style:
sitcom, entertaining, semi serious, feel good, captivating ...
Plot:
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20%
Genre: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
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Style:
sitcom, humorous, semi serious, feel good, entertaining ...
Plot:
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20%
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
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In 2006, Bravo ...
Style:
satirical, sitcom, captivating, entertaining, semi serious ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
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chicago
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 25 min.
TV show
Story:
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Style:
humorous, captivating, sincere, entertaining, light ...
Plot:
immigration, friendship, society, adaptation, destiny, rivalry, youth, love, disorder, life philosophy, lifestyle, second chance ...
Place:
new york
Similarity:
19%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 21 min.
TV show
Story:
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Style:
sitcom, captivating, satirical, feel good, semi serious ...
Plot:
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Similarity:
19%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Brazil
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
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Style:
feel good, funny, semi serious, satirical, humorous ...
Plot:
friendship, friends, satire, female protagonist, humour, light comedy, small business, slice of life, urban, working class, community, loyalty ...
Time:
2000s
Similarity:
19%
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
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Style:
sitcom, humorous, feel good, semi serious, funny ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
male female relationship, relationships, love affair, lifestyle, satire, humour, social satire, fox, city life, slice of life, urban, working class ...
Place:
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Similarity:
19%
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
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Story:
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Style:
sitcom, family comedy, feel good, entertaining, funny ...
Plot:
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Time:
2020s, 21st century
Place:
new york
Similarity:
19%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
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Style:
sitcom, feel good, humorous, entertaining, captivating ...
Plot:
friendship, roommate, neighbor neighbor relationship, neighbor, relationships, life, romantic friendship, living together, friends, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, romantic relationship, group of friends ...
Time:
2010s
Similarity:
19%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Canada
TV show
Story:
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Style:
sitcom, semi serious, humorous, feel good, satirical ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
satire, male female relationship, family relations, family life, eccentric family, mother daughter relationship, couple relations, lifestyle, slice of life, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, kids and family, cross dressing ...
Similarity:
18%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 21 min.
TV show
Story:
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Style:
satirical, semi serious, feel good, captivating, entertaining ...
Plot:
family life, social satire, family relations, social problems, relationships, male female relationship, lifestyle, marital problem, husband wife relationship, business, family problems, relationship problems ...
Similarity:
18%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
TV show
Story:
A woman moves to Los Angeles to pursue an acting career, with her grandmother in tow.
Style:
feel good, semi serious, entertaining, satirical, captivating ...
Plot:
hollywood, family bonds, relationships, family relations, desire for fame, lifestyle, grandmother granddaughter relationship, female protagonist, escapades, satire, showbiz, aspiring actress ...
Place:
los angeles
Similarity:
18%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min.
TV show
Story:
A comedy about six friends at different stages in their lives – married, divorced, newly engaged and single – who are outwardly happy, but secretly questioning if their friends have it better. Andi and Bobby are happily married with two kids but ...
Style:
sitcom, humorous, not serious, realistic, captivating ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
friendship, lifestyle, group of friends, friends, buddies, model, hottie, husband wife relationship, social satire, humour, satire, best friend ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
18%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
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Style:
sitcom, humorous, entertaining, ironic, satirical ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
bartender, slice of life, irony, humour, female bartender, satire, bar owner, friendship, everyday life, loyalty, community, irreverent ...
Place:
san diego california
Similarity:
18%
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