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Plot Summary:
Life-long best friends, all with the same last name of Johnson navigates love, friendship, heartbreak and personal growth together.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 306
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags:
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Sherman's Showcase (2019)
Plot Summary:
Travel through time via music and comedy drawn from the forty-year library of the legendary, but fictional, musical variety show called “Sherman's Showcase.”.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 441
Genere: Comedy, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min
Plot tags: mockumentary
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Born Again Virgin (2015)
Plot Summary:
Jenna, a 34 year-old up-and-coming blogger, decides to become celibate when she finds her body count is starting to trump her age. Using her blog as encouragement for her newly adapted sex diet and also as a sounding board for her girlfriends' often amusing "sexcapades," Jenna is determined to make the blog a success and transform her friends in the process.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 101
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags:
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The Paynes (2018)
Plot Summary:
Follow Ella and Curtis Payne through the ups and downs of retirement in Florida. A “House of Payne” spin-off.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 405
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags:
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The Comedy Get Down (2017)
Plot Summary:
A comedy series about what really happens behind the scenes of a massive stand-up comedy tour.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 113
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration:
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Ladies of the Law (2018)
Plot Summary:
An examination of love, life, and litigation through the eyes of four gorgeous go-getters running their own personal injury law firm in Inglewood, California.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 186
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration:
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Here We Go Again (2016)
Plot Summary:
The number 16 is cursed, not sweet, for women in the Walker family, according to single mother Maddy Walker. She is convinced in the existence of the "Walker women's curse" because she was born when her mother Loretta was 16, and Maddy gave birth to her daughter, Shante, at the same age. Maddy refuses to allow Shante to follow that pattern as her dreaded 16th birthday approaches. At the teen's sweet 16 party, things get complicated when Maddy, who is dating Cedric, sees her high school flame --Shante's father Victor-- and old feelings resurface, which lead to a romantic encounter. The moment of weakness results in Maddy learning, at the age of 32, that she has once again become pregnant by Victor. As the family encounters the highs and lows of the surprising pregnancy, they discover that starting over might not be as bad as they had anticipated.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 161
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags:
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Mann & Wife (2015)
Plot Summary:
"Mann & Wife" is a new original Bounce TV series starring David and Tamela Mann as newlyweds Daniel and Toni Mann. The show revolves around the newly married couple and their blended family, each with two children from previous marriages. Daniel, a police officer from Atlanta, and Toni, a school teacher from Dallas, along with their kids all move into Daniel's house in the Atlanta suburbs and have to adjust to their new lives together.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 121
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags:
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First Wives Club (2019)
Plot Summary:
Three women band together after their first marriages fall apart, and find strength in their sisterhood - and of course a little revenge. Based on the 1996 film.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags:
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Family Time (2012)
Plot Summary:
The Stallworths, a working class African American family, scratch off a lottery ticket and jump to middle class overnight.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 282
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration:
Plot tags: sitcom
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Lace (2021)
Plot Summary:
Lacey is a prolific lawyer for the rich and powerful in Los Angeles who can make anyone's problems disappear--except her own, which often blurs the lines between right and wrong.
IMDB Rating: 3.8
IMDB Votes: 141
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration:
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The Breaks (2017)
Plot Summary:
Picking up where the original movie leaves off, it's 1990 in New York City at the height of rap's "Golden Age" of creativity, but corporate America has been hesitant to embrace the genre. Nikki lands a dream job as the assistant to the legendary and out-of-control Barry Fouray. Her best friend and producer DeeVee is working with rapper Ahm who is currently under investigation by the police for murder. How far will these driven young people go to rise to the top of the hip-hop world?.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 323
Genere: Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 42 min
Plot tags:
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The Rich & The Ruthless (2017)
Plot Summary:
The Rich and The Ruthless, the only black owned daytime drama, is operated by tight fisted, debonair, self-made, Augustus Barringer. When greedy studio executives tell him the show is getting booted off the sound stages after 20 years, he is ready to fight back to stay on the air, even if it means filming his quirky soap opera out of his sleek Hollywood mansion or moving the company to Jamaica!.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 48
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration:
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In Contempt (2018)
Plot Summary:
The procedural is set in the fast-paced world of a legal aid office in New York City and follows Gwen Sullivan, an opinionated attorney whose passion for her job and clients make her arguably the most talented public defender in her district.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 477
Genere: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 42 min
Plot tags:
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Bronx SIU (2018)
Plot Summary:
An elite task force based out of The Bronx handles all of New York City’s most demanding and difficult cases. Secrets, lies and double lives intertwine as the story of Bronx SIU unfolds.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 107
Genere: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 44 min
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The Kings of Napa (2022)
Plot Summary:
The wine business has brought the King's family success and acclaim, but following the patriarch's sudden exit from the company, his three children must grapple for the reigns to the kingdom, to their own power, wealth and legacy.
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 375
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 42 min
Plot tags:
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Boomerang (2019)
Plot Summary:
Follow the lives of Jacqueline Boyer's son and Marcus and Angela Graham's daughter as they try to step out of their parents' shadows and make a legacy of their own. Based on the 1992 American romantic comedy film.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 418
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags:
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In the Cut (2015)
Plot Summary:
A well-renowned barber meets the son he never knew he had, thirty years after his birth. Work, love and life collide as they adjust to life as a new family.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 156
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration:
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Double Cross (2020)
Plot Summary:
Follows Erica and Eric Cross two siblings on a quest to save the women in their neighborhood from a sex trafficking ring that's taken over Dr. Erica's hospital emergency room and shaken up the streets ran by "The Heights" Kingpin, Eric. Haunted by their past, the twins set down a path of their unique brand of vigilante justice.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 460
Genere: Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags:
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Reasonable Doubt (2022)
Plot Summary:
In this legal drama, you’ll judge Jax Stewart for her questionable ethics and wild interpretations of the law… until you’re the one in trouble. Then you’ll see her for what she is: the most brilliant and fearless defense attorney in Los Angeles who bucks the justice system at every chance she gets.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 53 min
Plot tags: spiritual
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Zatima (2022)
Plot Summary:
Zac and Fatima take a huge step to strengthen their bond, but new friends and past actions interfere with their blossoming relationship.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 32 min
Plot tags:
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For Better or Worse (2011)
Plot Summary:
Follow the the ups-and-downs of Angela Williams, the owner of a successful beauty salon, and her husband of 13 years, Marcus, a former professional football player who has recently partnered with Richard Ellington and Joseph Jetson on a new sports news program called "C-Sports Now.".
IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, realistic, talky
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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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Ambitions (2019)
Plot Summary:
A multigenerational family saga centered around one woman who, having recently relocated and intent on revitalizing her marriage, finds herself going head to head with some of the most powerful and deceitful players in the city.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 806
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 42 min
Plot tags: captivating, suspense, disturbing
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Giants (2017)
Plot Summary:
Giants is an original scripted drama series about three friends determined to live life on their own terms, no matter the cost. They quickly learn that when life starts to kick your ass, you either lay down, or fight back.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 161
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min
Plot tags:
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A House Divided (2019)
Plot Summary:
The Sanders family is shaken when their matriarch, Pamela Sanders, suddenly dies. Cameron Sanders Sr. grieves while being investigated by the SEC. His sons search for answers but one soon spirals out of control, while his daughter finds solace in the arms of her cousin's husband. Can the family find a way to face their enemies together, or will the secrets and lies tear them apart?.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 320
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 32 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, disturbing
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The Chi (2018)
Plot Summary:
A relevant, timely and distinctive coming-of-age story following a half dozen interrelated characters in the South Side of Chicago. The story centers on Brandon, an ambitious and confident young man who dreams about opening a restaurant of his own someday, but is conflicted between the promise of a new life and his responsibility to his mother and teenage brother back in the South Side.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: rough, mind bending, unusual plot structure, suspense, hood, sitcom
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Sistas (2019)
Plot Summary:
There's nothing that bonds a group of single black women together more than sidestepping the land mines of living, working and dating in Atlanta. In a sea of swipe-lefts, social media drama and unrealistic #relationshipgoals, these friends try to find their Mr. Right.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: light, sincere, humorous, captivating, entertaining
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Run the World (2021)
Plot Summary:
The story of a group of Black women who work, live, and play in Harlem as they strive for world domination. They're not only surviving – but thriving together.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 28 min
Plot tags: psychological, sincere, captivating, satirical, disturbing, semi serious
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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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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