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Plot Summary:
Miss Match is a 2003 American television series created by Jeff Rake and Darren Star and produced by Twentieth Century Fox, Darren Star Productions and Imagine Entertainment. It aired in the U.S. on NBC, Australia on Network Seven, Arena and FOX8, and in the UK on Living, Channel 4 and is currently on E4. The series filmed at least 18 episodes but only 8 aired in the US. The entire series aired in both the UK & Canada. Starring Alicia Silverstone and Ryan O'Neal, the show garnered poor ratings, which could have been due to its inability to compete in the Friday 8pm ET timeslot. It was based on the real-life story of Samantha Daniels.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, semi serious, realistic, sex comedy
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Love Boat: The Next Wave (1998)
Plot Summary:
In this updated version of the classic "The Love Boat" series, recently divorced former U.S. Navy captain Jim Kennedy III takes the helm of a Caribbean cruise ship - along with its crew mates - on adventuresome voyages that sometimes lead to romance. The series aired on UPN from 1998 to 1999.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 475
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: sentimental, feel good, realistic, semi serious
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My Boys (2006)
Plot Summary:
My Boys is an American television sitcom that debuted on November 28, 2006, on TBS. The show deals with a female sports columnist in Chicago, Illinois and the men in her life including her brother and her best friend. The show was canceled by TBS on September 14, 2010, making the fourth season finale, broadcast two days prior, the series finale.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: sitcom, humorous, realistic, witty, semi serious
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William and Mary (2003)
Plot Summary:
William and Mary is an ITV romantic comedy drama set in London, England, starring Martin Clunes as William Shawcross, an undertaker, and Julie Graham as Mary Gilcrest, a midwife. Its title refers to its two principal characters and is a cultural reference to the reign of the English monarchs William and Mary. It was shown in three six-part series in 2003-2005. It was also screened on Seven's best of-Scottish and English-oriented 7TWO.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 930
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 48 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, semi serious, realistic
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The Ex List (2008)
Plot Summary:
The Ex List is an American comedy-drama television series based on the Israeli series The Mythological X created and written by Sigal Avin. The Americanized version, developed by Diane Ruggiero and produced by Fox Television Studios, premiered on CBS on October 3, 2008. Avin and Ruggiero acted as executive producers with Jonathan Levin, Avi Nir, and Mosh Danon. The series aired on Global in Canada and on Canal Fox on Latin America. The show was short lived due to grim ratings and reviews, and lasted less than a month, with less than half of the produced episodes airing.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, light, romantic, sexy, realistic
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Relativity (1996)
Plot Summary:
Relativity is an American drama television series which followed a twenty-something couple, Isabel Lukens and Leo Roth, and the lives and loves of their friends and siblings in Los Angeles. The short-lived ABC series was the product of thirtysomething producers Edward Zwick and Marshall Herskovitz The series ran from 1996-1997; it was canceled after 17 episodes due to low ratings.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 374
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: sentimental, serious, realistic, talky
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What About Brian (2006)
Plot Summary:
Serial monogamist Brian O'Hara hits his mid-30s and suddenly realizes he's the last bachelor standing in his circle of friends. Not averse to the happily ever after his friends have achieved, Brian wonders whether he'll ever find Mrs. Right. The fact that he's in love with his best friend's girlfriend doesn't help his chances.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: humorous, feel good, realistic, semi serious
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Cuts (2005)
Plot Summary:
Cuts is an American sitcom that aired on the UPN network from February 14, 2005, to May 11, 2006, and is a spin-off of another UPN series, One on One. The show was canceled along with many other shows when the UPN and WB networks merged to form The CW.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 294
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, sitcom, funny, feel good, realistic
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The Lizzie Bennet Diaries (2012)
Plot Summary:
Elizabeth "Lizzie" Bennet is a mass communications graduate student still living at home with her parents and two sisters, the sweet, timid Jane and rebellious, party-loving Lydia. With the help of her friend Charlotte Lu, she starts a vlog series for her thesis, discussing the trials and tribulations of her daily life.
IMDB Rating: 8.8
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 3 min
Plot tags: realistic, humorous, semi serious, feel good, melancholic, tense, sentimental, captivating, fairy tale, modern day adaptation
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Love Bites (2011)
Plot Summary:
Love Bites is an American television series originally planned for the 2010–11 television season on the NBC network that eventually aired as a summer replacement series. It premiered in its regular Thursday night time slot at 10:00 pm Eastern/9:00 pm Central, on June 2, 2011. On July 11, NBC canceled the show and the series finale aired on July 21.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: semi serious, humorous, realistic, talky, anthology, sexual, sexy
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Private Practice (2007)
Plot Summary:
Having left behind Seattle Grace Hospital, renowned surgeon Addison Forbes Montgomery moves to Los Angeles for sunnier weather and happier possibilities. She reunites with her friends from medical school, joining them at their chic, co-op, Oceanside Wellness Center in Santa Monica.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 28000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: medical drama, touching, realistic, humorous, semi serious, sexy, soap opera, offbeat, witty
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Love, Inc. (2005)
Plot Summary:
The energetic staff of LOVE, INC. takes pride in their success as full-service dating consultants. Leading the flourishing team is owner and founder of LOVE, INC., Clea. After her marriage of nine years falls apart, she now finds herself thrust into the dating world once again. Denise Johnson, an energetic, pragmatic, young woman who helps Clea make the company a success, is skilled at helping her clients find their seemingly unattainable soulmates, yet struggles with her inability to find true love. Making the hip busy offices run smoothly is Francine, who in addition to being a excellent wingwoman, has a great sense of fashion style and encourages her clients to trust it. Rounding out the staff is Viviana, a quick-witted and sharp tongued receptionist, and Barry, a wingman whose quirky ways and comments always stun everyone.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 341
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: sitcom, humorous, light, captivating, feel good, realistic, semi serious, sexual, sexy
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Muffin Top: A Love Story (2014)
Plot Summary:
"Muffin Top: A Love Story" is the story of Suzanne (Cathryn Michon) a Women's Studies Pop Culture professor at Malibu University, who studies images of women in the media for a living, and yet is made insecure by the constant parade of female perfection that is our airbrushed culture. She has been going through IVF treatments to get pregnant by her network executive husband (Diedrich Bader), but discovers on her birthday, that her husband has knocked up his younger, skinnier, co-worker (Haylie Duff) and wants a divorce. Happy Birthday! She goes on to find a more authentic version of who she really is, despite the delights of being suddenly single in Los Angeles, where low self-esteem for women is our number one export to the world.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 754
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, semi serious, captivating, independent film
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Married (2014)
Plot Summary:
Married is a half hour comedy about being miserably in love. Russ and Lina Bowman can barely remember what life was like before kids, debt, and suburbia rained on their romance -- but every once in a while, in between the arguments about their declining sex life and who's driving carpool, they are reminded what drew them together in the first place -- they're best friends. The show also features Russ and Lina's friend AJ, who is recently divorced and pretending he's over his wife, and their other friend Jess, who is married to a much older man who can't keep up with her.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 24 min
Plot tags: humorous, light, feel good, captivating, offbeat, dark comedy, hilarious, realistic, not serious, sitcom
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Ed (2000)
Plot Summary:
After his wife leaves him and he's fired from his job at a high-profile New York city law firm, Ed Stevens moves back to his small hometown of Stuckeyville where he buys the local bowling alley and attempts to win the heart of his high school crush.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: feel good, touching, humorous, semi serious, funny, realistic, telenovela, fun, nostalgic
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Men at Work (2012)
Plot Summary:
Men at Work is an American comedy series that airs on TBS. The series was created by Breckin Meyer and stars Danny Masterson, Michael Cassidy, Adam Busch, James Lesure and Meredith Hagner. The series premiered on May 24, 2012 at 10 pm. TBS second season premiered on April 4, 2013 with another 10 episode season.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 9000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: sitcom, humorous, light, feel good, captivating, hilarious, realistic, not serious, interesting
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When Shall We Kiss? (2011)
Plot Summary:
The chronicles of the lives of young urban adults in Budapest.
IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Hungary
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: touching, semi serious, sentimental, feel good, humorous, realistic
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Slightly Single in L.A. (2013)
Plot Summary:
Dale Squire is a hip, quirky, independent single gal living in the glossy city of Los Angeles. After several failed attempts in quasi-relationships, Dale concludes that finding a meaningful relationship in L.A. is impossible. But being anti-social is tough for any young girl in Hollywood. With Jill's frantic wedding right around the corner, Dale finds herself reflecting on the significance of marriage, and the mutual respect needed for a successful relationship. When Zach, a successful heartthrob rock star and old friend of Dale's finds his way back into her life, Dale slowly starts to think that maybe finding love in L.A. is possible - the only problem is that her realization might have come too late, leaving Dale in a silent love triangle, with no way out. Written by Will, Christie.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: humorous, sentimental, feel good, semi serious, realistic, independent film
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Novel Romance (2006)
Plot Summary:
Book editor Max Normane can perfect anyone’s story apart from her own. Highly successful but highly single, she comes up with a novel plan: a publication in exchange for a sperm donation. But will she get her happy ending?.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 282
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: touching, semi serious, humorous, realistic, independent film
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If Loving You Is Wrong (2014)
Plot Summary:
Follow the relationships of a group of husbands and wives that live and love on the same street. While the neighbors come from very different backgrounds, their lives are similar – raising children, dealing with exes, worrying about money and keeping romance in their relationships. But just below the surface — secrets, lies and deception threaten to destroy what they have built.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: sentimental, humorous, realistic, semi serious, soap opera, captivating
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Love Soup (2005)
Plot Summary:
Bittersweet comedy drama about the eternal search for the perfect partner.
IMDB Rating: 8.1
IMDB Votes: 565
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 59 min
Plot tags: sentimental, humorous, realistic, captivating, sincere, feel good, semi serious, sitcom
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Chance (2002)
Plot Summary:
'Chance' is a black comedy about how hard it is to find "the one". Mostly told from the point-of-view of a young, sexually aggressive woman, named Chance, whom according to her: "we're all out there looking for true love", which turns out to be a very elusive thing indeed, and Chance is no exception. She's desperately on the prowl for a man, but since she's more mouse than cat, she gets herself into scrape after scrape in her screwball pursuit of love. Surrounded by a bevy of adoring but completely wrong-for-her men (and one dead girl from Manchester, England), Chance has to pick her way through her messy life in order to figure out which guy is "it".
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 75 min
Plot tags: touching, humorous, realistic, semi serious, independent film, non-linear
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Should've Put a Ring On It (2011)
Plot Summary:
Robin Givens, Miguel Nunez, and Bobby Valentino star in this faith-based romantic drama about Thea Johnson, terribly desperate to be married to her longtime boyfriend Jamar. When he takes too long to propose, she decides to propose to him instead. Thea creates an elaborate proposal, but is thwarted by his reluctance. An obsessed ex-boyfriend, married & single friends, and Thea s father & pastor all take part in the tug of war for her heart.
IMDB Rating: 3.6
IMDB Votes: 92
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, semi serious, sexy, independent film, sexual
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In the Weeds (2000)
Plot Summary:
It's Martha's first night as a waitress in an upscale New York restaurant. Veteran Chloe shows her the ropes and introduces her to the lives of the restaurant staff. Adam, a hopeful playwright, suffers for his art while dealing with a very indecisive (ex-?)girlfriend. Marlon is a cocky young actor, certain that his big break is just around the corner. When the restaurant's obnoxious owner, Simon, brings a special client in for dinner, pressures mount until an explosion seems inevitable.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 441
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, witty, semi serious, sex comedy, independent film, offbeat, realistic
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Shirin in Love (2014)
Plot Summary:
Despite being engaged to a successful Iranian plastic surgeon in Beverly Hills, Shirin finds herself falling for a mysterious young man who lives in a lighthouse in northern California.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 904
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, semi serious, light, sentimental, realistic, independent film
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Us & Them (2013)
Plot Summary:
For the past six months, New York pharmaceutical copywriter Gavin and Pennsylvania-based printing press employee Stacey have been flirting online and finally agree to meet... with their best friends in tow for double-date safety. Stacey's long-distance romance unnerves her family, who fears she might fall in love and move away to the big city. It's complicated enough trying to make a relationship work, but the biggest complications of all are the friends and family who are part of the package deal.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 293
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration:
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, semi serious, touching, sentimental, realistic
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Single Ladies (2011)
Plot Summary:
Single Ladies is an American comedy-drama television series on VH1 that debuted on May 30, 2011, as a two-hour television film. Created by Stacy A. Littlejohn and produced by Queen Latifah's Flavor Unit Entertainment, the series chronicles the lives of three friends — Val, Keisha and April — and their relationships.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 43 min
Plot tags: humorous, captivating, light, entertaining, sexy, romantic comedy, realistic, semi serious
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Love (2016)
Plot Summary:
Rebellious Mickey and good-natured Gus navigate the thrills and agonies of modern relationships.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 45000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 50 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, sincere, witty, talky, erotic, funny, thought provoking, sentimental, captivating
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Just Legal (2005)
Plot Summary:
Just Legal is a television courtroom drama that stars Don Johnson and Jay Baruchel as two courtroom lawyers in Venice, California. The series premiered on The WB on September 19, 2005 and was canceled on October 3, 2005 after only three episodes had been aired. Almost a year later The WB decided burn off 5 unaired episodes following a repeat of the pilot on August 6, 2006. The series concluded on September 10, 2006.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 215
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: captivating, realistic, psychological, semi serious, humorous, serious
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Emma (2009)
Plot Summary:
Emma Woodhouse seems to be perfectly content, a loving father whom she cares for, friends, and a home. But Emma has a terrible habit - matchmaking. She cannot resist finding suitors for her friends, most of all Harriet Smith. Emma is desperate for Harriet to find happiness, but every suitor she finds for her friend ends up attracted to Emma herself. But is Emma so focused on Harriet's happiness that she is not considering her own happiness in love?.
IMDB Rating: 8.1
IMDB Votes: 18000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 240 min
Plot tags: costume drama, period piece, witty, feel good, light, sweet, touching, humorous, historical drama, clever
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Carolina (2003)
Plot Summary:
Carolina is a 2003 romantic comedy film directed by Marleen Gorris, starring Julia Stiles, Shirley MacLaine, Alessandro Nivola, Mika Boorem, Randy Quaid, and Jennifer Coolidge. Lisa Sheridan has a cameo role in the film, and Barbara Eden has the uncredited part of Daphne. It is set in Los Angeles, California. Shot in 2003, the film failed to find a distributor and was released direct-to-video in 2005.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: feel good, sentimental, realistic, humorous, semi serious