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Andy Barker, P.I. (2007)
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
Certified public accountant Andy Barker reluctantly becomes a private investigator after he is mistaken for the former office tenant, who was a private eye.
Style:
humorous, captivating, detective, offbeat, sitcom, bleak, entertaining, realistic, semi serious
Plot:
private detective, amateur detective, investigation, accountant, mistaken identity, career change, disorder, dishonesty, escapades, rivalry, mathematics, owner, outside help, pretense, private investigator, crime, crimes
Time:
21st century, contemporary
Place:
usa
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Most similar movies to Andy Barker, P.I.
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out detective, humorous, realistic and semi serious films and TV series with plots about investigation, private detective, amateur detective, murder, crime investigation, disorder and crime solving mostly in Comedy, Crime and Mystery genres. Some movies like Andy Barker, P.I.: Mr & Mrs Murder (2013), The Michael Richards Show (2000), Bored to Death (2009), Mystery Girls (2014), Only Murders in the Building (2021). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Comedy, Mystery
Country: Australia
Duration: 44 min.
TV show
Story:
Charlie and Nicola Buchanan are crime scene cleaners whose unique quirks and talents solve the most baffling murder mysteries.
Style:
humorous, detective, light, enigmatic, captivating ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
amateur detective, who done it, investigation, murder, couples, law enforcement, danger, multiple suspects, family relations, riddles and clues, couple relations, family business ...
Time:
future, 21st century
Place:
australia, united kingdom, britain
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
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The Michael Richards Show is a sitcom that debuted on NBC in 2000. The show starred Michael Richards as reality-challenged but successful private detective Vic Nardozza who gets the job done despite his unconventional methods.
Style:
sitcom, semi serious, humorous, suspenseful, lighthearted ...
Audience:
family friendly, adult
Plot:
private detective, nothing goes right, investigation, workplace, goofy hero, workplace situations, mistaken identity, office, urban, resilience, redemption, fish out of water ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
los angeles, usa
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
Jonathan Ames, a young Brooklyn writer, is feeling lost. He's just gone through a painful break-up, thanks in part to his drinking, can't write his second novel, and carouses too much with his magazine editor. Rather than face reality, ...
Style:
witty, humorous, semi serious, detective, sitcom ...
Plot:
private detective, investigation, friendship, amateur detective, lifestyle change, drinking problem, investigator, lifestyle, riddles and clues, friends, young man, suspicion ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
new york, brooklyn new york city, usa
Similarity:
65%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 23 min.
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Story:
Mystery Girls follows two former detective TV show starlets brought back together by a real-life mystery. Charlie Contour is a suburban housewife and mother, while Holly Hamilton longs for her glory days in the 90's when she was on television. ...
Style:
feel good, detective, semi serious, humorous, realistic ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
investigation, amateur detective, reluctant partners, partners against crime, private investigator, partner, friends, disorder, private detective, female friendship, actress, crime solving ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, los angeles
Similarity:
61%
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
Three strangers who share an obsession with true crime suddenly find themselves wrapped up in one.
Style:
humorous, detective, entertaining, captivating, funny ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
murder, amateur detective, private detective, stranger, amateur sleuth, crime solving, trio, forensics, investigation, serial killer, murder investigation, criminal ...
Time:
2020s, 21st century
Place:
new york
Similarity:
59%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 33 min.
TV show
Story:
Eccentric detective Terry Seattle teams up with clueless celebrity guest stars to investigate a series of murders in this improvisational crime comedy.
Style:
funny, entertaining, semi serious, captivating, detective ...
Plot:
forensics, satire, amateur detective, crime investigation, detective inspector, homicide detective, investigation, murder, uncover truth, crime solving, celebrity, teamwork ...
Similarity:
59%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: UK
Duration: 58 min.
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Dirk Gently is a British comedy detective drama TV series based on characters from the Dirk Gently novels by Douglas Adams. The series was created by Howard Overman and stars Stephen Mangan as holistic detective Dirk Gently and Darren Boyd as his ...
Style:
detective, semi serious, humorous, captivating, touching ...
Plot:
private detective, unconventional method, time travel, investigation, investigator, imaginary, danger, murder mystery, occult, friendship, future shock, whodunit ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
europe, england
Similarity:
57%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Bubba Mabry, a gullible private detective, becomes the prime suspect in a tabloid reporter's murder after being hired to snoop on him by a mysterious celebrity.
Style:
humorous, semi serious, realistic, suspenseful, detective
Plot:
amateur detective, private investigator, murder, private detective, who done it, goofy hero, investigation, uncover truth, disorder, celebrity culture, journalism, media ...
Time:
21st century
Similarity:
54%
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
Each week Successville's loveable detective, D.I Sleet, enlists the help of a celebrity sidekick to solve the latest high-profile murder in this improvised comedy murder mystery series.
Style:
detective, satirical, captivating, thrilling, entertaining ...
Plot:
satire, murder, partners against crime, crime investigation, murder investigation, sleuth, uncover truth, police partner, fighting crime, who done it, police investigation, homicide detective ...
Similarity:
54%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min.
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Father Dowling Mysteries is an American television mystery series that aired from January 20, 1989 to May 2, 1991. Prior to the series, a TV movie aired on November 30, 1987. For its first season, the show was on NBC; it moved to ABC for its last ...
Style:
suspenseful, lighthearted, semi serious, realistic, rough ...
Audience:
family friendly, adult
Plot:
amateur detective, investigation, whodunit, crime solving, friendship, church, partnership, amateur sleuth, ethics, adaptation, morality, legal ...
Time:
80s
Place:
chicago, usa
Similarity:
53%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Country: France
Duration: 52 min.
TV show
Story:
Morgane is 38 years old. She raises her 3 children alone. She manages (or not) her 2 exes and her various credits. Her 160 IQ scores spoil her life a bit until the day when Morgane sees her destiny as a cleaning lady turned upside down. Her ...
Style:
tense, humorous, captivating, entertaining, detective ...
Plot:
female detective, amateur detective, genius, single parent, whodunit, police, single mother, police partner, sleuth, detective inspector, police investigation, police detective ...
Similarity:
52%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
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Story:
Burnt out on office politics, Agatha Raisin retires early to a picturesque village in the Cotswolds and soon finds a second career as an amateur detective investigating mischief, mayhem, and murder in her deceptively quaint town.
Style:
detective, witty, feel good, ironic, captivating ...
Plot:
amateur detective, amateur sleuth, private investigation, female detective, sleuth, suburbs, murder, homicide detective, investigation, crime investigation, private detective, rural setting ...
Similarity:
52%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 42 min.
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Story:
Laura Diamond, a brilliant NYPD homicide detective balances her “Columbo” day job with a crazy family life that includes two unruly twin boys and a soon-to-be ex-husband — also a cop — who just can't seem to sign the divorce papers. ...
Style:
humorous, semi serious, realistic, suspenseful, detective ...
Plot:
female detective, police station, homicide detective, mischievous children, female protagonist, policewoman, police detective, ex husband, police investigation, murder investigation, single parent, partner ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
usa, new york
Similarity:
52%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Between trying to get Judy Bee (Elaine Hendrix) back and tracking down a sexy client's stalker, droll Det. Rock Slyde (Patrick Warburton) has his hands full in this comedy that also stars Rena Sofer and includes cameos by Jason Alexander, Brian ...
Style:
humorous, not serious, captivating, entertaining, parody ...
Plot:
private detective, mind control, investigation, disorder, riddles and clues, femme fatale, dishonesty, religious cult, satire, power relations, goofy hero, profanity ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
52%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Family, Mystery
Country: UK, USA, South Africa
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
The adventures of Mma Ramotswe, a Motswana woman who starts Botswana's first female-owned detective agency.
Style:
humorous, semi serious, realistic, offbeat, clever ...
Plot:
investigation, friendship, who done it, riddles and clues, private detective, female boss, small business, undercover, nature, survival, african, team ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
africa
Similarity:
51%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story:
The series concerns the adventures of the eponymous Lovejoy, played by Ian McShane, a likeable but roguish antiques dealer based in East Anglia. Within the trade, he has a reputation as a "divvie", a person with an almost supernatural ...
Style:
detective, sitcom, realistic, semi serious, exciting ...
Plot:
antique dealer, con men, dishonesty, escapades, criminal heroes, heist, cons and scams, dealer, whodunit, british, assistant, lady ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, 90s
Place:
europe, england
Similarity:
51%
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 44 min.
TV show
Story:
Thanks to his police officer father's efforts, Shawn Spencer spent his childhood developing a keen eye for detail (and a lasting dislike of his dad). Years later, Shawn's frequent tips to the police lead to him being falsely accused of a ...
Style:
witty, exciting, detective, not serious, humorous ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
investigation, private detective, friends, intelligence, friendship, prodigy, buddies, who done it, hotshot, manhood, cop, coworker ...
Time:
future, 2010s, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
california, usa
Similarity:
50%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Music, Mystery
Country: USA
TV show
Story:
Fictional author-filmmaker Eric Jonrosh adapts his epic tale of a pianist-turned-detective investigating a murder in the 1950s underground jazz scene.
Style:
suspense, enigmatic, detective, captivating, disturbing ...
Plot:
jazz, murder mystery, amateur detective, satire, murder, investigation, private detective, corruption, voice over narration, pianist, musician
Time:
1950s, 50s
Similarity:
50%
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Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
Bakersfield P.D. is a short-lived American television comedy series that aired on the Fox network in 1993-94.
The show was based in the police department of the city of Bakersfield, California. It was shot with naturalistic lighting and without a ...
Style:
sitcom, detective, realistic, exciting, not serious ...
Plot:
investigation, police, police detective, police station, buddies, law enforcement, friends, workplace, small town, small town life, incompetent police, social relations ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
california, usa
Similarity:
49%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Someone is killing beautiful young Hipsters in East L.A. Charlie is a crime scene cleaner working for Aftershocks Inc. with a penchant for Sherlock Holmes type deduction. Wallace is an out-of-luck filmmaker working as a crime scene videographer. The ...
Style:
cynical, semi serious, suspenseful, humorous, realistic ...
Plot:
serial killer, murder, investigation, fish out of water, found footage, who done it, disorder, amateur detective, filmmaker, hipster, woman strangled to death, whodunit ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
los angeles, usa
Similarity:
49%
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
Contra Security is a high tech security firm that specializes in breaking in as a way to test security measures. The team members comprise various skills, and even more various personalities.
Style:
semi serious, humorous, captivating, sitcom, funny ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
prodigy, outsmarting, gadget, lifestyle, manipulation, workplace, hacker, workplace situations, computer genius, partner, computer system, computer ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
49%
450
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Eyes is an ABC television series starring Tim Daly as Harlan Judd. Eyes follows the firm of Judd Risk Management which uses marginally legal means to investigate individuals and crimes where law enforcement would fall short. With the help of ...
Style:
tense, suspenseful, realistic, captivating, crime drama ...
Plot:
investigation, private detective, crime investigation, dishonesty, private investigator, surveillance, moral ambiguity, secrets, femme fatale, cat and mouse, conspiracy, urban ...
Time:
21st century
Similarity:
48%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Country: Italy
Duration: 100 min.
TV show
Story:
Interesting modern actualization made by Italian broadcasting service (RAI) of immortal, well-known characters created by the genial American novelist Rex Stout.
Style:
detective, captivating, witty, psychological, stylized ...
Plot:
deduction, partner, friendship, teamwork, friends, mastermind, twists and turns, danger, talented, eccentricity, riddles and clues, private detective ...
Similarity:
48%
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Genre: Comedy, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
Lester is a clumsy and awkward TV repair man who is nevertheless gifted technically. In helping out a friend, he is drawn into a mystery involving a missing heir in a rich family. He begins to notice little things, like how much those family ...
Style:
detective, esoteric, slapstick, humorous, semi serious ...
Plot:
heir, butler, private detective, manipulation, silly humor, cons and scams, amateur detective, investigation, femme fatale, estate, legal action, dishonesty ...
Time:
year 1962, 60s
Similarity:
48%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: Canada
Duration: 43 min.
TV show
Story:
Ex-pro hockey player Matt Shade irrevocably changes his life when he teams up with fierce P.I. Angie Everett to form an unlikely investigative powerhouse.
Style:
captivating, detective, semi serious, tense, exciting ...
Plot:
investigation, male female relationship, private detective, private investigator, murder mystery, partners against crime, twists and turns, fighting crime, murder investigation, partner, uncover truth, whodunit ...
Time:
2010s, 2020s
Place:
ontario canada, canada, toronto ontario canada
Similarity:
48%
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Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min.
TV show
Story:
Reno 911! is an American comedy television series on Comedy Central that ran from 2003 to 2009. It is a mockumentary-style parody of law enforcement documentary shows, specifically COPS, with comic actors playing the police officers. Most of the ...
Style:
humorous, parody, sitcom, mockumentary, not serious ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
satire, law enforcement, police officer, improv, workplace, police station, incompetent police, escapades, disorder, policewoman, squad, workplace situations ...
Time:
2000s, 2020s, 21st century
Place:
nevada, usa, reno nevada
Similarity:
48%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story:
Hetty Wainthropp Investigates is a genteel British crime/comedy drama television programme that aired from 1996 to 1998 on BBC One. Patricia Routledge starred as the titular character, Derek Benfield as her patient husband Robert, Dominic Monaghan ...
Style:
retro, detective, realistic, crime drama, semi serious
Plot:
amateur detective, female detective, housewife, sleuth, aging, investigation, private detective, village, retirement, police detective, homeless, partners against crime ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
england, northern england, europe, yorkshire
Similarity:
47%
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
The Job is a single-camera television comedy drama about a New York City police officer named Mike McNeil -- who indulges in adultery, alcohol, cigarettes and prescription drug abuse—and his fellow 'bumbling detective' pals. The show, ...
Style:
semi serious, humorous, realistic, witty, sitcom ...
Plot:
crime investigation, partners against crime, police investigation, fighting crime, partner, police station, law enforcement, dishonesty, tough law enforcer, nypd, police, colleague ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
new york, usa
Similarity:
47%
Genre: Comedy, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 138 min.
TV show
Story:
Reggie is producing a reality television pilot for a true crime series, and the bears consequently try to solve a string of murders involving models for Chunk Studios, a bear porn studio.
Style:
humorous, not serious, captivating, realistic, queer cinema
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
amateur detective, murder, friendship, murder mystery, buddies, gay, dark humor, gay interest, gay bear, gender, gays and lesbians, who done it ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
los angeles, california, usa
Similarity:
47%
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Country: India
Duration: 36 min.
TV show
Story:
A quirky murder mystery based in a housing society called Sunflower. Its simpleton resident Sonu dives headlong into a murder mystery and becomes the chief suspect. What happens next?
Style:
captivating, semi serious, humorous, satirical, funny ...
Plot:
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