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Harry and the Hendersons (1991)
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Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
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Harry and the Hendersons is an American sitcom based on the film of the same name, produced by Amblin Entertainment for Universal Television. The series aired in syndication from January 13, 1991 to June 18, 1993, with 72 half-hour episodes produced. The series is about a family who adopt a Bigfoot called Harry.
Style:
sitcom, humorous, semi serious, funny, touching, feel good, sweet, mystical, offbeat, mythical ...
Audience:
family outing, kids
Plot:
sasquatch, bigfoot, friends, pets, parents and children, family life, disorder, fish out of water, creature, monster, myth, animal, siblings relations, husband wife relationship, family man, family home, family relations, family, indoor
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
usa, seattle
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out humorous, sitcom, feel good and semi serious films and TV series with plots about family relations, family life, family, parents and children, youth, siblings relations and friends mostly in Comedy, Family and Fantasy genres. Some movies like Harry and the Hendersons: Me and My Monsters (2010), Mr. Belvedere (1985), Dog with a Blog (2012), My Brother and Me (1994), Cousin Skeeter (1998). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: UK, Australia, Germany
Duration: 25 min.
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humorous, sitcom, captivating, entertaining, feel good ...
Audience:
family outing, kids
Plot:
family relations, friendship, family life, parents and children, disorder, youth, boy, creature, puppet, friends, siblings relations, voice over narration ...
Time:
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Place:
england, europe
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Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
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Style:
sitcom, semi serious, realistic, witty, humorous ...
Audience:
kids, family outing
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family relations, friends, power relations, disorder, youth, lifestyle, master and servant, society, workplace, boss and employee, suburban life, siblings relations ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, 90s
Place:
pittsburgh, pennsylvania, usa
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100%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min.
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Avery Jennings and Tyler James are step-siblings who are complete opposites. The family faces an even bigger adjustment when their new dog, Stan, can talk and also has a blog, unbeknownst to the family. Stan uses his blog to discuss the happenings ...
Style:
sitcom, feel good, semi serious, humorous, not serious
Audience:
kids, family outing
Plot:
dog, talking dog, teenager, teenage life, parents and children, family life, anthropomorphism, youth, imaginary, step siblings, pets, lifestyle ...
Time:
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Place:
usa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
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My Brother and Me is a sitcom on Nickelodeon that premiered on October 15, 1994, and ran until February 2, 1995. The show is about a family living in the West Side of Charlotte, North Carolina, who experience the highs and lows of everyday life. ...
Style:
sitcom, semi serious, humorous, offbeat, touching
Audience:
kids, family outing
Plot:
black, middle school, african american, friends, family relations, youth, siblings relations, young boy, african american family, morality, house, black family ...
Time:
90s
Place:
north carolina, usa
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100%
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Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
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Cousin Skeeter is an American children's television show, which ran on Nickelodeon from 1998 to 2001. It starred Robert Ri'chard as Bobby, a young boy whose life changed when his strange cousin Skeeter came to live with his family. With ...
Style:
sitcom, semi serious, humorous, family comedy
Audience:
kids, teens, family outing
Plot:
black, carnival, urban, partner, studying, friends, family relations, disorder, nothing goes right, youth, buddies, odd couple ...
Time:
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Place:
usa, new york
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100%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
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Style:
humorous, sitcom, semi serious, feel good, funny ...
Audience:
kids, family outing
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
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Soul Man is an American sitcom that aired on ABC in 1997 that lasted two seasons and starred Dan Aykroyd.
The series premiered on April 15, 1997, and was picked up for a second season of 22 episodes after only three episodes aired for the first ...
Style:
sitcom, humorous, situational comedy, light hearted, sentimental ...
Audience:
family friendly, teens, family outing, adult
Plot:
family relations, clergy, single father, families, parenting, family values, children, responsibility, faith, religion, community, small town ...
Time:
90s
Place:
usa, michigan
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
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Wilbur Post and his wife Carol move into a beautiful new home. When Wilbur takes a look in his new barn, he finds that the former owner left his horse behind. This horse is no ordinary horse . . . he can talk, but only to Wilbur, which leads to all ...
Style:
sitcom, humorous, offbeat, not serious, game show
Audience:
kids, family outing
Plot:
horse, talking horse, talking animal, magic, humour, architect, inadvertently, comedy of errors, couples, goofy hero, disorder, couple relations ...
Time:
50s, 20th century, 60s
Place:
usa, los angeles
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
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sitcom, humorous, light, entertaining, captivating ...
Audience:
kids, pre-teens, family outing, adult
Plot:
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Time:
90s, prehistory, 20th century, prehistoric times
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100%
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
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The Sinbad Show is an American sitcom starring comedian Sinbad that premiered on September 16, 1993 on Fox. The show's main plot is about a bachelor taking in two orphaned children. Chuck Brown performed this sitcom's theme music. It was ...
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kids, teens, family outing
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
54%
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
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Perfect Strangers is an American sitcom that ran for eight seasons from March 25, 1986, to August 6, 1993, on the ABC television network. Created by Dale McRaven, the series chronicles the rocky coexistence of midwestern American Larry Appleton and ...
Style:
sitcom, humorous, game show, slapstick, not serious ...
Audience:
kids, family outing
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Time:
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Place:
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46%
Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 93 min.
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Style:
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Audience:
family outing, kids, family friendly, pre-teens, teens
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pets, friends, family life, family relations, animal, talking animal, misfit, imaginary, disorder, teenage life, partner, youth ...
Time:
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Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min.
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Audience:
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Place:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
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Plot:
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Place:
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Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: Australia
Duration: 30 min.
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semi serious, humorous, feel good, captivating, offbeat ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, teens, pre-teens
Plot:
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Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
australia
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45%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 21 min.
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Martini Mondays and tequila Tuesdays take a back seat to new step-motherhood when former party girl Stephanie marries Charlie, an older dad with three kids. Becoming an instant mom doesn't come with a rulebook, but it does come with a dose of ...
Style:
sitcom, humorous, feel good, light, funny ...
Audience:
kids, family outing
Plot:
stepmother, family life, family problems, couples, parents and children, couple relations, newlyweds, stepmother stepson relationship, siblings relations, supportive parent, life turned upside down, disorder ...
Time:
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Place:
usa, philadelphia
Similarity:
45%
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
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Style:
sitcom, humorous, not serious, funny, feel good ...
Audience:
kids, teens, family outing, family friendly
Plot:
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Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
usa, boston
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45%
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 30 min.
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humorous, feel good, captivating, light, semi serious ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, pre-teens, teens
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
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sitcom, witty, feel good, semi serious, humorous ...
Audience:
kids, pre-teens, family outing, teens
Plot:
cheerleader, sibling rivalry, family relations, high school life, siblings relations, parents and children, teenage life, youth, classmate, disorder, family life, eccentric family ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
california, usa, sacramento california, north america
Similarity:
45%
Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: UK
Duration: 30 min.
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Style:
funny, semi serious, captivating, satirical, entertaining ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, toddlers
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
england
Similarity:
45%
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
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sitcom, humorous, feel good, captivating, light ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
usa
Similarity:
45%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min.
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Style:
semi serious, humorous, sitcom, feel good, entertaining ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
family life, parents and children, girlfriend girlfriend relationship, best friend, disorder, fish out of water, family relations, misfit, couples, siblings relations, strong female presence, city life ...
Time:
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Place:
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45%
Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
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Style:
humorous, light, captivating, feel good, cult classic ...
Audience:
family outing, pre-teens
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
usa
Similarity:
45%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
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Style:
sitcom, realistic, sentimental, semi serious, touching ...
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
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On June ...
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sitcom, humorous, captivating, light, feel good ...
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
family relations, family life, friends, parents and children, couples, suburbs, therapist, father son relationship, marriage, friendship, society, love ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
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Genre: Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
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Audience:
kids, pre-teens
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
usa, portland oregon
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Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
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Style:
sitcom, realistic, semi serious, humorous
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Comedy, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
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Style:
sitcom, retro, semi serious, feel good, humorous
Audience:
kids
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
usa
Similarity:
44%
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 25 min.
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Style:
sitcom, hilarious, retro, realistic, not serious ...
Audience:
kids, family outing
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
beverly hills, california, los angeles, usa
Similarity:
44%
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
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Style:
semi serious, humorous, feel good, realistic, touching
Audience:
family outing, chick flick, teens, pre-teens, kids
Plot:
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Time:
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Similarity:
44%
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