Best tv shows like Nobody's Looking
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Plot Summary:
A new guardian "angelus" uncovers a secret behind the Angelus System's bureaucracy that leads him to break its official rules about protecting humans.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Country: Brazil
Duration: 26 min
Plot tags: existential
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5X Comedy (2021)
Plot Summary:
Five independent stories centering on a theme of isolation.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 206
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Brazil
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags:
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O Beijo do Vampiro (2002)
Plot Summary:
O Beijo do Vampiro is a Brazillian telenovela originally aired in Rede Globo.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 268
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Horror, Romance
Country: Brazil
Duration: 50 min
Plot tags: novela, humorous, suspense, semi serious, soap opera, scary
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The Lord of Losers (2022)
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IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 21
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: China
Duration: 48 min
Plot tags: sitcom
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I Hate Going to Work (2019)
Plot Summary:
A slice-of-life office drama about people who don't want to go to work that will resonate with everyday office workers.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 7
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration:
Plot tags: mockumentary
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Don't Cry Anymore (2010)
Plot Summary:
Tsunoda Miki is a graduate of a second-rate university who manages to find a job at a top-notch company. But after a minor mistake, she becomes the subject of serious bullying by her superiors and other co-workers. Ultimately, she chooses to endure the harassment, not wanting to simply run away from it. --Tokyograph.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 16
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 54 min
Plot tags:
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A Life to Die For (2021)
Plot Summary:
Tells the story of the quartet formed by a friendly and bankrupt ex-football player, a rich and snobby surgeon, a powerful and arrogant executive and a scammer with a heart of stone. They are victims of a plane crash on the same day they met each other and end up dying. When they meet Death, they are told that their time to go has not yet come and that they must return to life to deal with their personal issues. However, Death warns that, in a year, one of them will actually die and the four decide to take this second chance to achieve their greatest goals in life.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 86
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
Country: Brazil
Duration:
Plot tags: captivating, entertaining, satirical, disturbing, novela, romantic comedy, soap opera, telenovela
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Angels in the Infield (2000)
Plot Summary:
When Eddie Everett was a rookie in 1992, he led the California Angels to the American League Championship Series, where they played the Boston Red Sox. When a rookie playing for the Red Sox hits a ground ball to Everett, he bobbles it and is unable to get him out, while the runners he let on base score. Losing a chance to make it to the World Series. Ever since then, Everett had never been the same pitcher, or the same person. Six years later, Everett and his wife are divorced, and he has barely kept contact with their thirteen year old daughter, Laurel. However, at a game where the Anaheim Angels are playing the fictional Arizona Crimson Devils, and the Angels lose, his ex-wife says that she is taking a job in Boston and is leaving Laurel with him. When he takes her back home, she realizes that her father's life isn't at all what she thought it'd be. He can't get over losing that game his rookie year, and she prays that he can get a second chance.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 572
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags:
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My Mother the Car (1965)
Plot Summary:
The story of the relationship between a man and his mother, the latter having been reincarnated as a 1928 Porter automobile.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 745
Genere: Comedy, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: sitcom
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Ally (1999)
Plot Summary:
In this half hour version of the FOX top rated show Ally McBeal, David E. Kelley adds un-aired scenes of the original show. Plus, he cut all the court stories, making the show about Ally's personal stories only.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 238
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: sentimental, humorous, semi serious
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The Talent Agency (2023)
Plot Summary:
Four artist managers at a talent agency company in Jakarta call themselves agents who are very passionate about their work above their personal lives.
IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Indonesia
Duration: 45 min
Plot tags:
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Fungus the Bogeyman (2015)
Plot Summary:
An adaptation of Raymond Briggs' children's classic that mixes live action and CGI animation to follow the adventures of a family of green monsters who live in the slimy underground world of Bogeydom. Fungus and his wife Mildew suspect their son Mould is illicitly dabbling in human culture, sparking a family argument that sees the boy flee to the surface. Above ground in Daventry, Daryl Hedge's go-getting wife Wendy won't let him forget it that he is unemployed, while his daughter Lucy has fallen for a disagreeable older boy called Dean.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 292
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Country: UK
Duration: 67 min
Plot tags: fairy tale, funny, feel good, captivating, entertaining, realistic, spooky
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God Is Brazilian (2003)
Plot Summary:
God decides to take a vacation, but first He has to find a saint who can rule the universe while He's away. For that, He goes to Brazil's northeast, where He believes there's a very good man for the job, however, during His mission, He becomes friend of a very smart young man.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Country: Brazil
Duration: 110 min
Plot tags: touching, feel good, humorous, semi serious, road movie, offbeat, contemplative
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Astral City: A Spiritual Journey (2010)
Plot Summary:
The selfish Dr. André Luiz dies and awakes in the limbo called "Umbral". After a painful period in the gruesome swamp, he is rescued and brought in a white light to "Nosso Lar" (meaning "Our Home"). He finds a place of harmony, where people live in peace awaiting.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Drama, Fantasy
Country: Brazil
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: spiritual, serious, captivating, atmospheric, stylized, mystical, mind bending, psychedelic, social, smart
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The Aspones (2004)
Plot Summary:
Moira, Anete and Caio are employees of a public office who do nothing in the office, which has lost some government attention over the years. Until a new boss arrives, Tales, with his intern Leda, and makes the old employees suffer with new and many jobs to do.
IMDB Rating: 8.2
IMDB Votes: 192
Genere: Comedy
Country: Brazil
Duration: 225 min
Plot tags: humorous, not serious, realistic, witty, sitcom
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Kevin (Probably) Saves the World (2017)
Plot Summary:
One day while returning home to stay with his widowed twin sister and her daughter, Kevin Finn, a self-centered man whose life brings him more trouble than he bargained for, is recruited by a celestial being named Yvette, who enlists Kevin with a new purpose in his life, which is to save the world.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 42 min
Plot tags: funny, sincere, captivating, uplifting, colorful, spiritual, apocalyptic, colourful
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Back to 15 (2022)
Plot Summary:
Unhappy at work and in her personal life, Anita discovers a way to travel back to age 15. What will she change in her past?.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Brazil
Duration: 40 min
Plot tags:
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God Friended Me (2018)
Plot Summary:
A self-proclaimed "pesky atheist" is encouraged to help strangers by someone claiming to be God who friends him on Facebook.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 43 min
Plot tags: emotional, captivating, touching, spiritual, witty, humorous, light, intellectual, sitcom, inspirational
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Please Come Back, Mister (2016)
Plot Summary:
A man is worked to death, but he comes back to the living world in the attractive body of another man for a limited amount of time. Lee Hae Joon is a perfect man with good looking appearance. He works as a section chief in the women’s apparel section at a department store. His body is actually possessed by the spirit of Kim Young Soo who was worked to death. Meanwhile, Hong Nan is a beautiful woman, but her spirit is possessed by a tough guy, Han Ki Tak. At the same time, Shin Da Hye is a beautiful housewife, but her husband suddenly dies. She falls into a love triangle with Lee Hae Joon and a promising store employee Jung Ji Hoon.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 651
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: romantic, sincere, touching, humorous, captivating, exciting
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The Club (2019)
Plot Summary:
Dealing with the pressure of his father and his need to be someone, Pablo decides to start a new shady, tricky business that will lead him to some happy but tragic experiences.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 962
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Mexico
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, disturbing, sex comedy
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Monday Monday (2009)
Plot Summary:
Monday Monday is an ITV, UTV comedy drama. It stars Fay Ripley, Jenny Agutter, Neil Stuke, Holly Aird, Morven Christie, Tom Ellis, and Miranda Hart. It is set in the head office of a supermarket that has fallen on hard times and had to re-locate its staff from London to Leeds. The show was initially announced as part of ITV's Winter 2007 press pack, but was "iced" until 2009 due to falling advertising in the wake of the economic downturn.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 475
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: humorous, cynical, semi serious, captivating, atmospheric, realistic
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Hi Bye, Mama! (2020)
Plot Summary:
When the ghost of a woman gains a second chance at life for 49 days, she reappears in front of her remarried husband and young daughter.
IMDB Rating: 7.9
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Country: South Korea
Duration: 70 min
Plot tags: dorama, sincere, captivating, psychological, light, touching
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The Returned (2015)
Plot Summary:
A small town that is turned upside down when several local people, who have long been presumed dead, suddenly reappear; their presence creates both positive and negative consequences. As families are reunited, the lives of those who were left behind are challenged both physically and emotionally.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 12000
Genere: Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 42 min
Plot tags: captivating, mind bending, tense, touching, surreal, atmospheric, sitcom, serious
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On the Verge of Insanity (2021)
Plot Summary:
It follows the story of middle-aged office workers struggling to survive in a turbulent workplace.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 90
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 65 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, satirical, disturbing, semi serious
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Kkondae Intern (2020)
Plot Summary:
After graduation, Ka Yeol-Chan landed his first job at a company. His boss there, Lee Man-Shik, was a "kkondae" which refers to a rigid, old school type of person. He would force his old school ways of thinking on Ka Yeol-Chan. Due to Lee Man-Sik and his old school ways of thinking, Ka Yeol-Chan quit his job there. Ka Yeol-Chan then found a job at a ramen company. He worked very hard and was promoted unusually quickly, due to his radical planning and aggressive marketing. Ka Yeol-Chan now works as the chief of the sales and marketing department at the ramen company. His position actually wields the most power in the company. One day, Ka Yeol-Chan gets a senior age intern. That intern is Lee Man-Shik, who gave him such a hard time at his first job.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 234
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 32 min
Plot tags: captivating, satirical, disturbing, semi serious
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The Dry (2022)
Plot Summary:
In the series, when Shiv Sheridan returns to Dublin after years of partying in London, she is sober and full of good intentions – but being back with her family makes staying on ‘the dry' much harder than she expected. As Shiv tries to navigate this new phase of her life, so must her family and they all have issues they don't want to face.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 712
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Ireland
Duration: 27 min
Plot tags: humorous
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Dead Like Me (2003)
Plot Summary:
Dead Like Me follows a group of undead grim reapers tasked with shepherding the recently departed into the afterlife.
IMDB Rating: 8.1
IMDB Votes: 43000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: witty, sentimental, black comedy, cynical, humorous, contemplative, semi serious, offbeat, dark comedy, gothic
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The Business (2013)
Plot Summary:
Karin, Magali and Luna are three call girls, who decide to apply some marketing knowledge on the world's oldest profession.
IMDB Rating: 8.0
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Brazil
Duration: 47 min
Plot tags: sexy, realistic, captivating, erotic, sex comedy, sensual, semi serious, buddy comedy, family comedy
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Defending Your Life (1991)
Plot Summary:
In an afterlife resembling the present-day US, people must prove their worth by showing in court how they have demonstrated courage.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 21000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min
Plot tags: romantic, touching, humorous, philosophical, sweet, light, spiritual, semi serious, funny, cult classic
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All the Same… or Not (2022)
Plot Summary:
Carol and her friends prepare for a new year of going to school, to the beach, and having fun in their beloved Rio de Janeiro... but their friendship will be put to the test. Carol will deal with her mother's marriage, her stepfather being her teacher, her insufferable half-brother, and her friends' personal problems. But they will stick together... or not.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 117
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Brazil
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: satirical, teen comedy
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The Good Place (2016)
Plot Summary:
Eleanor Shellstrop, an ordinary woman who, through an extraordinary string of events, enters the afterlife where she comes to realize that she hasn't been a very good person. With the help of her wise afterlife mentor, she's determined to shed her old way of living and discover the awesome (or at least the pretty good) person within.
IMDB Rating: 8.2
IMDB Votes: 183000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min
Plot tags: sitcom, touching, humorous, feel good, captivating, funny, philosophical, exciting, light, surprise ending