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Plot Summary:
Two cousins, with different views on art versus commerce, on their way up through the Atlanta rap scene; Earnest 'Earn' Marks, an ambitious college dropout and his estranged cousin, who suddenly becomes a star.
IMDB Rating: 8.6
IMDB Votes: 85000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: humorous, sitcom, satirical, captivating, ironic, cynical, light, inspirational, clever, serious
Best tv shows and movies like Atlanta (2016):
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Chappelle's Show (2003)
Plot Summary:
Chappelle's Show is an American sketch comedy television series created by comedians Dave Chappelle and Neal Brennan, with Chappelle hosting the show as well as starring in various sketches. Chappelle, Brennan and Michele Armour were the show's executive producers. The series premiered on January 22, 2003, on the American cable television network Comedy Central. The show ran for two complete seasons and a third, truncated season. After numerous delays, production of the third season of the show was abruptly ended when Chappelle left the show. Three episodes were compiled from the completed work and these episodes aired from July 9 to July 23, 2006. Re-runs frequently air on Comedy Central and around the world on MTV in Germany, Comedy Central in Brazil, The Comedy Network in Canada, The Comedy Channel and 7mate in Australia and FX in the United Kingdom. Chappelle's Show was also shown on WGN America and was syndicated to various television stations across the U.S. including MyNetworkTV. TV Guide ranked it #31 on their list of "TV's Top 100 Shows".
IMDB Rating: 8.8
IMDB Votes: 70000
Genere: Comedy, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min
Plot tags: sketch comedy, humorous, witty, not serious, funny, sitcom, dark comedy, epic, skit, realistic
Similar in 77%
Roc Live (1991)
Plot Summary:
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.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: sitcom, hood, humorous, realistic, semi serious
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Method & Red (2004)
Plot Summary:
Real life hip hop recording artists Method Man and Redman play themselves as they move into a comfortable luxury estate from the success of their recording albums and acting gigs and then try to fit in with the uptight, predominately Caucasian community whom try to evict them for their wild party gatherings while gaining admiration from a handful of neighbor eccentrics including the young son of their real estate agent whom live just next door.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 694
Genere: Comedy, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: sitcom, humorous, realistic, not serious, captivating, suspenseful
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The Last O.G. (2018)
Plot Summary:
An ex-felon is shocked to see just how much the world has changed when he is released from prison for good behavior after a 15-year stint and returns to his newly gentrified Brooklyn neighborhood.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: exciting, humorous, satirical, light, feel good, captivating, entertaining, semi serious, hood
Similar in 77%
Black-ish (2014)
Plot Summary:
A family man struggles to gain a sense of cultural identity while raising his kids in a predominantly white, upper-middle-class neighborhood.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 25000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min
Plot tags: sitcom, humorous, not serious, realistic, feel good, funny, hilarious
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The Get Down (2016)
Plot Summary:
A ragtag group of teenagers run wild in the streets of the Bronx in the late 1970s.
IMDB Rating: 8.2
IMDB Votes: 23000
Genere: Drama, Music, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 52 min
Plot tags: psychological, thought provoking, captivating, serious, powerful, interesting
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Dear White People (2017)
Plot Summary:
At a predominantly white Ivy League college, a diverse group of students navigate various forms of racial and other types of discrimination.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 26000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: psychological, sincere, humorous, captivating, disturbing, sexy, political, queer cinema, black cinema
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Baskets (2016)
Plot Summary:
Chip Baskets wants to follow his dream of being a French clown—however, reality keeps interfering. Saddled with financial difficulties and facing an impenetrable language barrier, he moves back home to Bakersfield with high hopes. There, he is forced to confront his past while working as a rodeo clown and competing with his siblings for his mother's approval and affection.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 13000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: sitcom, humorous, not serious, realistic, ironic, satirical, offbeat, slapstick, dark comedy, bizarre
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Shit faced (2011)
Plot Summary:
A twisted comedy show that portrays the drinking and partying habits of the average swede in absurd, over-the-top and, most importantly, hilarious ways. A comedy drama that will make you laugh and cringe at the same time. Anything can and will happen and if it's possible to twist a joke one extra turn, it's twisted twice. "Karatefylla" is R-rated comedy dancing on the grave of good taste.
IMDB Rating: 8.2
IMDB Votes: 695
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Sweden
Duration: 23 min
Plot tags: funny, light, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, satirical
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The White Lotus (2021)
Plot Summary:
Follow the exploits of various guests and employees at an exclusive tropical resort over the span of a week as with each passing day, a darker complexity emerges in these picture-perfect travelers, the hotel’s cheerful employees and the idyllic locale itself.
IMDB Rating: 7.9
IMDB Votes: 190000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: dark comedy, funny, psychological, humorous, captivating, anthology, entertaining, comedy drama
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Better Things (2016)
Plot Summary:
Sam Fox is a single, working actor with no filter trying to raise her three daughters – Max, Frankie and Duke – in Los Angeles. She is mom, dad, referee and the cops.
IMDB Rating: 7.9
IMDB Votes: 18000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min
Plot tags: sincere, light, humorous, sitcom, uplifting, touching, captivating, clever, dark, family comedy
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Soul Men (2008)
Plot Summary:
Two former backup soul singers, Louis and Floyd, have not spoken to each other in 20 years, and reluctantly agree to travel across the country together to a reunion concert to honor their recently-deceased lead singer. Cleo, a beautiful young woman who is believed to be Floyd's daughter, accompanies them as a new singer.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 12000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: sentimental, realistic, touching, humorous, semi serious, black comedy, dark comedy, cult classic, hilarious, entertaining
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Insecure (2016)
Plot Summary:
Follows the awkward experiences and racy tribulations of a modern-day African-American woman.
IMDB Rating: 8.1
IMDB Votes: 22000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: romantic, uplifting, touching, feel good, sweet, erotic, funny, humorous, sitcom, sexual
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CB4 (1993)
Plot Summary:
A "rockumentary", covering the rise to fame of MC Gusto, Stab Master Arson, and Dead Mike: members of the rap group "CB4". We soon learn that these three are not what they seem and don't apear to know as much about rap music as they claim... but a lack of musical ability in an artist never hurts sales, does it? You've just got to play the part of a rap star.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Comedy, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: spoof, mockumentary, black comedy, hood, funny, clever, dark comedy, humorous, satirical, smart
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Wu-Tang: An American Saga (2019)
Plot Summary:
Tracks the Wu-Tang Clan's formation, a vision of Bobby Diggs, who strives to unite a dozen young, black men that are torn between music and crime but eventually rise to become the unlikeliest of American success stories.
IMDB Rating: 8.3
IMDB Votes: 11000
Genere: Biography, Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 49 min
Plot tags: suspense, realistic, exciting, sincere
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Step Up: High Water (2018)
Plot Summary:
Twins Tal and Janelle relocate from Ohio to Atlanta, where at their new school High Water is always a beat.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 50 min
Plot tags: captivating, exciting, inspirational, feel good, sweet, serious, entertaining, ridiculous
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High Maintenance (2016)
Plot Summary:
Jump into the daily routines of a diverse group of New Yorkers and how they light things up. “The Guy” is a nameless pot deliveryman whose client base includes an eccentric group of characters with neuroses as diverse as the city.
IMDB Rating: 8.1
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: captivating, anthology, semi serious, psychological, light, thought provoking, humorous, funny, sitcom, hilarious
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ATL (2006)
Plot Summary:
As four friends prepare for life after high school, different challenges bring about turning points in each of their lives. The dramas unfold and resolve at their local rollerskating rink, Cascade.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 12000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: hood, talky, stylized, feel good, serious, rough, uplifting, touching, realistic, cult classic
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School Daze (1988)
Plot Summary:
In the South of the United States are taking place confrontations between two groups of students who have different ideas and are not able to accept the one of the oponent.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 121 min
Plot tags: hood, cult classic, black comedy, social, humorous, realistic, witty, semi serious, biting, light
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Krush Groove (1985)
Plot Summary:
Russell Walker is a young, successful manager of rap performers, handling acts for the Krush Groove label, including Run-DMC and The Fat Boys. When Run-D.M.C. has a hit record and Russell needs more money to press more copies, he borrows it from a street hustler and soon regrets his decision.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: hood, black comedy, grim, serious, captivating, realistic, eighties, black cinema, cult film
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Eve (2003)
Plot Summary:
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 series follows Shelly, a beautiful and intelligent woman of the new generation trying to navigate the exhilarating world of 21st century love, romance and career. The series was nominated in 2004 for Teen Choice Award for Choice Breakout TV Show and had seven nominations in major awards.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: sitcom, touching, humorous, semi serious, sexy, realistic, sexual, black cinema
Similar in 76%
Living Single (1993)
Plot Summary:
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 Brooklyn brownstone. Throughout its run, Living Single became one of the most popular African-American sitcoms of its era, ranking among the top five in African-American ratings in all five seasons. The series was produced by Yvette Lee Bowser's company, Sister Lee, in association with Warner Bros. Television. In contrast to the popularity of NBC's "Must See TV" on Thursday nights in the 1990s, many African American and Latino viewers flocked to Fox's Thursday night line-up of Martin, Living Single, and New York Undercover. In fact, these were the three highest-rated series among black households for the 1996–1997 season.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: sitcom, humorous, realistic, semi serious, black cinema
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The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990)
Plot Summary:
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air is an American television sitcom that originally aired on NBC from September 10, 1990, to May 20, 1996. The show stars Will Smith as a fictionalized version of himself, a street-smart teenager from West Philadelphia who is sent to move in with his aunt and uncle in their wealthy Bel Air mansion, where his lifestyle often clashes with that of his relatives. The 148 episodes were broadcast over six seasons.
IMDB Rating: 7.9
IMDB Votes: 143000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min
Plot tags: sitcom, humorous, witty, feel good, realistic, hilarious, funny, sweet, entertaining, hood
Similar in 78%
The Ms. Pat Show (2021)
Plot Summary:
A woman from Atlanta finds herself in conservative middle America where she lives her life as a reluctant suburban mom.
IMDB Rating: 8.3
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, satirical, semi serious
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The Upshaws (2021)
Plot Summary:
Bennie Upshaw, the head of a Black working class family in Indianapolis, is a charming, well-intentioned mechanic and lifelong mess just trying his best to step up and care for his family and tolerate his sardonic sister-in-law, all without a blueprint for success.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: sitcom, funny, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, satirical, semi serious
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The Carmichael Show (2015)
Plot Summary:
From the comedy of Jerrod Carmichael and Nick Stoller ("Neighbors") comes an irreverent sitcom inspired by Jerrod's relationships with his say-anything, contrarian father, his therapist-in-training girlfriend, his ever-hustling brother and his mother who is always, always, always right with Jesus. Taking the next step and moving in together, Jerrod and his girlfriend, Maxine (Amber West), are your average young couple trying to make it in the city. They’re smart, motivated and looking to build a fulfilling life together. The only thing standing in their way is family. Between Jerrod's larger-than-life brother, Bobby (Lil Rel Howery), and his smothering and passionate parents (David Alan Grier, Loretta Devine), Jerrod and Maxine are put to the test navigating the boundaries of romance, family and sanity.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 21 min
Plot tags: sitcom, funny, light, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, satirical, semi serious
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Grown-ish (2018)
Plot Summary:
Zoey Johnson heads to college and begins her hilarious journey to adulthood but quickly discovers that not everything goes her way once she leaves the nest.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min
Plot tags: light, romantic, sweet, emotional, sitcom
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Fleabag (2016)
Plot Summary:
As she hurls herself headlong at modern living, Fleabag is thrown roughly up against the walls of contemporary London, sleeping with anyone who dares to stand too close, squeezing money from wherever she can, rejecting anyone who tries to help her, and keeping up her bravado throughout.
IMDB Rating: 8.7
IMDB Votes: 190000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 27 min
Plot tags: funny, absurd, dark comedy, sitcom, psychological, light, humorous, anime, erotic, sentimental
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Brown Sugar (2002)
Plot Summary:
Sidney is a writer who's just left her L.A. Times music review gig to edit New York hip-hop magazine XXL. Dre is an executive with a hip-hop record company based in New York. They've known each other since they met as children, when both discovered hip-hop for the first time. Now that they're back together, they should be perfect for each other, except that Dre's about to marry lawyer Reese and Sidney claims not to be interested in Dre romantically. Meanwhile, Dre is growing increasingly restless with his company's focus on profit over artistry, which leads to signing the gimmicky duo Ren and Ten while ignoring the talented Chris.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min
Plot tags: romantic, intense, touching, feel good, humorous, semi serious, romantic comedy, clever, sexy, erotic
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Friday (1995)
Plot Summary:
Craig and Smokey are two guys in Los Angeles hanging out on their porch on a Friday afternoon, smoking and drinking, looking for something to do.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 122000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: funny, feel good, hood, cult classic, light, semi serious, hilarious, independent film, black comedy, realistic