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Plot Summary:
Starlings is a British comedy-drama written by Steve Edge and Matt King who also play the roles of Fergie and Uncle Loz. It is one of the few new television comedy series that has been commissioned and aired on Sky1.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 388
Genere: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, touching, realistic, light, feel good
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Roger & Val Have Just Got In (2010)
Plot Summary:
Roger & Val Have Just Got In is a British sitcom that stars Dawn French and Alfred Molina playing married couple Roger and Val Stevenson. The show premiered on BBC Two on 6 August 2010 and six episodes were broadcast for the first series. The show was created by Dawn French, directed by Jamie Rafn, and written by Beth Kilcoyne and Emma Kilcoyne. Each episode is set in the half hour after Roger and Val arrive home from work. Episodes play out in real time with no laughter track. The deeper issues in the couple's lives are often underplayed by being glossed over in conversation. The longing for escape is a trait prevalent in both characters' personalities. Episode by episode, the series gradually permits the viewer an insight into the reality of Roger and Val's life. Underneath the mundane middle aged couple's daily routine, the viewer becomes aware of a real heartache which both characters avoid talking about but which has altered their life fundamentally: the death of their infant son Christopher. The screenwriters include subtle hints in regard to Roger and Val's heartache - a photo of Val holding a baby, for example - rather than introduce the topic directly. Over the series the viewer slowly realises that both Roger and Val's lives have been devastated.
IMDB Rating: 8.1
IMDB Votes: 401
Genere: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 29 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, light, feel good, entertaining, sitcom, sincere, realistic, talky
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Sensitive Skin (2014)
Plot Summary:
Davina and her husband Al try to revamp their lives as they struggle with the uncertainties of middle age.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy
Country: Canada
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, semi serious, sitcom, witty
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Big Family (2001)
Plot Summary:
A Grande Família is a Brazilian television comedy, and is one of the most watched primetime shows. The show airs on the Globo Network, and tells the story of a typical lower middle-class family living in a suburb neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro. The family consists of a working father, Lineu, a housewife and mother, Nenê, their son Tuco, their daughter Bebel, and Bebel's fiancée, Agostinho, a taxi driver portrayed as the typical carioca malandro. The family's grandfather, Floriano, was written out of the story after the death of actor Rogério Cardoso. Since its debut on March 29, 2001, the show has broadcast 442 episodes and the thirteenth season starts on April 4, 2013. A Grande Família is the longest-running Brazilian sitcom. A movie based on the series premiered on January 10, 2007.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy
Country: Brazil
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: sitcom, humorous, not serious, realistic, absurd
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Puppy Love (2014)
Plot Summary:
Comedy series set around a Wirral-based dog training class.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 140
Genere: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration:
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, not serious, sitcom
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Happy Family (2003)
Plot Summary:
Happy Family is an NBC sitcom that debuted in fall of 2003.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 127
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: sitcom, humorous, captivating, light, feel good, realistic, semi serious
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Reed Between the Lines (2011)
Plot Summary:
Reed Between the Lines is an American television family sitcom created by Kellie R. Griffin. It premiered on BET on October 11, 2011. On April 12, 2011, BET announced that it picked up Reed Between The Lines for a fall 2011-2012 television schedule to pair with The Game and Let's Stay Together. On April 12, 2012, BET announced that Reed Between the Lines will return for a second season in 2012. On August 17, 2012, it was announced that Tracee Ellis Ross would depart from Reed Between the Lines, adding three new cast members for the upcoming second season.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 470
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: sitcom, humorous, light, sincere, feel good, captivating, realistic, not serious
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Your Family or Mine (2011)
Plot Summary:
Shani and her husband Shai visit her Sephardic family, then his Ashkenazi brood, for regular weekend meals that reveal both clans' quirks and foibles.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 214
Genere: Comedy
Country: Israel
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: humorous, sitcom, light, feel good, captivating, realistic, not serious
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The Walshes (2014)
Plot Summary:
The show follows the Walshes, a tight-knit family living in the fictional West Dublin suburb of Strollinstown.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 223
Genere: Comedy
Country: UK, Ireland
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: humorous, not serious, realistic, sitcom, light, feel good
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The Jim Gaffigan Show (2015)
Plot Summary:
Comedy about a husband and wife trying to raise their five kids in a New York two-bedroom apartment.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: humorous, not serious, realistic, sitcom, light, feel good
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Married to the Kellys (2003)
Plot Summary:
New York writer Tom grew up an only child and is a loner by nature. He's a man who takes pride in refusing to learn the names of his neighbors. But his life is destined for change when he marries Susan, a gregarious social butterfly from the Midwest. Tom loves the big city, but Susan longs for something more, so Tom promises her that when he sells his first book, they'll move wherever she wants. Well, he sells one and has to make good – the couple moves to Kansas City to be near her large and close-knit family. And what a family it is!.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 258
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: humorous, sitcom, light, feel good, captivating, realistic, semi serious
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Shnot HaShmonim (2013)
Plot Summary:
An Israeli sitcom about the childhood of the Israeli comedian Shalom Assayag in Tirat Carmel in a diverse ethnic neighborhood.
IMDB Rating: 8.0
IMDB Votes: 133
Genere: Comedy
Country: Israel
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: humorous, not serious, sentimental, realistic, light, feel good, sitcom
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A Moody Christmas (2012)
Plot Summary:
Focused on the lovable, yet seasonally dysfunctional Moody family, A Moody Christmas is set against the backdrop of the one occasion that can bring out the best (and the worst) in people … Christmas Day.
IMDB Rating: 8.1
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy
Country: Australia
Duration:
Plot tags: humorous, sitcom, captivating, light, feel good, entertaining, sentimental, realistic, not serious
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In with the Flynns (2011)
Plot Summary:
In with the Flynns is a British sitcom created by Caryn Mandabach, produced by Caryn Mandabach Productions, and broadcast by the BBC. The first series began broadcast on 8 June 2011 for six episodes on BBC One and in high definition on BBC One HD in the United Kingdom. It is an adaptation of the American series Grounded for Life. Set in Manchester in northern England, the series stars Will Mellor as Liam Flynn, Niky Wardley as his wife Caroline, and Nadine Rose Mulkerrin, Daniel Rogers, and Lorenzo Rodriguez as their children, Chloe, Steve, and Mikey. Other characters include Liam's brother Tommy and Liam and Tommy's father Jim. Originally given the working title of Meet the Doyles, this was changed during production. The theme song is "For Anyone" by the band Beady Eye. On 22 December 2011, Will Mellor confirmed in an interview that the show had been given a second series, which was filmed and broadcast in 2012. Taping took place at the new MediaCityUK in Salford and the second series, of six episodes, began on BBC One on 17 August 2012. On 30 October 2012, it was reported that BBC One had cancelled In With The Flynns.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 204
Genere: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: sitcom, humorous, feel good, light, captivating, realistic, not serious
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Hebburn (2012)
Plot Summary:
Hebburn is a warm and affectionate tale of north east family life. It tells the tale of the Pearson family and their impetuous and ambitious son, Jack, who has left Tyneside for the bright lights and glamour of Manchester. He has secretly married a middle class Jewish girl, Sarah, and realises that it is about time he introduced her to his family.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 851
Genere: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration:
Plot tags: sentimental, sitcom, light, captivating, feel good, humorous, realistic, not serious
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Parents (2012)
Plot Summary:
Flying the nest is a milestone moment, a melange of nerves and delight as you unfurl yourself from the parental wing to do the independent thing, to grow up and never look back. But what if unforeseen circumstances force you to return and shack up with mum and dad once again?.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 168
Genere: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 22 min
Plot tags: sitcom, humorous, realistic, not serious, light, feel good, fast
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Mrs. Ratcliffe's Revolution (2007)
Plot Summary:
Based on a true story, MRS RATCLIFFE'S REVOLUTION, is the tale of a family from Bingley in Yorkshire, who defect to East Germany. Here they find a nightmare of rationing, censorship and the most spied upon people in history rather than the Marxist utopia they were expecting. But if they thought getting in was difficult wait until they try to get out.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 651
Genere: Comedy
Country: Hungary, UK
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: touching, feel good, realistic, semi serious, humorous
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Upper Middle Bogan (2013)
Plot Summary:
Follow the stories of two families living at opposite ends of the freeway. Bess Denyar is a doctor with a posh mother, Margaret, an architect husband, Danny Bright, and twin 13-year-olds at a private school, Oscar and Edwina. When Bess finds out that she is adopted, she is stunned, but even more so when she meets her birth parents, Wayne and Julie Wheeler. She also discovers that she has three siblings: Amber, Kayne and Brianna. The bogan Wheelers head up a drag racing team in the outer suburbs and are thrilled to discover the daughter they thought they had lost.
IMDB Rating: 7.9
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy
Country: Australia
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, realistic, sitcom
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One Big Happy (2015)
Plot Summary:
Best friends Lizzy (gay and a bit type-A) and Luke (straight and more laid back) are like family. When they were kids and both of their parents were getting divorces, they stuck together, and they've been there for each other ever since. Now, all grown up and still single, they've decided to start a family of their own. No, not like that (there are some lines even they won't cross) - we're talking the non-romantic, go-to-the-doctor's-office type of baby-making. Then one night, after yet another failed attempt at conception, the two head out to a bar to let off some steam. That's where Luke meets Prudence, a free-spirited British girl who's slated to go back to England in a matter of days. Lizzy isn't a huge fan - it might have something to do with Prudence waltzing around their apartment naked - but Luke really hits it off with her... and next thing he knows, they're spending every last minute of her limited time together. But just as Lizzy discovers that she's actually pregnant, Luke announces that he and Prudence got married. Ta-da! A different kind of family is born.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 21 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, sitcom, light, feel good, realistic
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Outnumbered (2007)
Plot Summary:
Partly-improvised sitcom looking at the trials and tribulations of bringing up three young children - a regal five-year-old girl with a talent for interrogation, a seven-year-old boy who could fib for Britain and an 11-year-old who is gearing up for his scary first day at secondary school.
IMDB Rating: 8.1
IMDB Votes: 12000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: sitcom, humorous, semi serious, realistic, sentimental, touching, light, sincere, feel good, melancholic
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Boomers (2014)
Plot Summary:
Sitcom following the ups and downs of three retired couples living in Thurnemouth, 'Norfolk's only West-facing resort'.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 434
Genere: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 28 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, realistic, sitcom, light, feel good
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The Great Outdoors (2010)
Plot Summary:
The Great Outdoors was a British television sitcom. The show follows the friendships of a misfit rambling club in Southern England in which patronising group-leader Bob becomes embroiled in a battle of wills against new arrival and deputy group-leader Christine, who is determined that things should be done her way. She previously lived and rambled in Barnstaple and appears to perhaps be autistic and have an obsessive-compulsive personality disorder. The show comprised three episodes, first airing on Wednesdays between 28 July and 12 August 2010 on BBC Four.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 145
Genere: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, sitcom, captivating, offbeat, realistic, talky, stylized
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Tyler Perry's Aunt Bam's Place - The Play (2012)
Plot Summary:
One weekend, Aunt Bam's nephew-in-law Stewart is granted a court-ordered visitation with his children. Although his new, much-younger wife Mona is a bundle of nerves, Stewart seizes the opportunity to reconnect with his children, whom he loves dearly. Then their mother, his ex-wife Gloria, shows up drunk. It will take Madea's partner-in-crime, Bam, to tame this situation and set a few things straight.
IMDB Rating: 3.0
IMDB Votes: 340
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, sentimental, emotional, 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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Better With You (2010)
Plot Summary:
Better with You is an American romantic sitcom TV show starring Joanna Garcia Swisher and Jennifer Finnigan. The series aired on Wednesdays at 8:30 pm Eastern/7:30 pm Central on ABC and ran from September 22, 2010 to May 11, 2011. The series was officially canceled on May 13, 2011 by ABC.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: sitcom, humorous, feel good, not serious, light, hilarious, realistic, witty
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All of Us (2003)
Plot Summary:
All of Us is an American sitcom that premiered on the now-defunct UPN network in the United States on September 16, 2003, where it aired for its first three seasons. On October 1, 2006, the show moved to The CW, a new network formed by the merger of UPN and The WB, where it aired for one more season before being cancelled on May 14, 2007.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: sitcom, touching, humorous, semi serious, realistic, black cinema
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Life of Riley (2009)
Plot Summary:
Life of Riley is a British comedy television series, shown on BBC One and BBC HD. The show stars Caroline Quentin and Neil Dudgeon, who are recently married, and is set around their dysfunctional family. The show also features the couple's four children, Danny, Katy, Ted, and Rosie. After three series it was confirmed that the show had been cancelled.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 282
Genere: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: sitcom, humorous, light, funny, feel good, captivating, entertaining, realistic, not serious
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Rodney (2004)
Plot Summary:
In the middle of real, everyday America, Rodney Hamilton's life revolves around two things: His family and his thankless job at a fiberglass plant.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 679
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: sitcom, humorous, light, feel good, captivating, entertaining, realistic, semi serious
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Gates (2012)
Plot Summary:
Gates is a British comedy television series shown on the Sky Living channel. The first series of 5 episodes ran from 14 August to 11 September 2012. The show was originally due to be broadcast on Sky One but was delayed in order to launch on Sky Living as part of the channel's push into more female skewed comedy. The Show was filmed in Enfield, North London in August 2011 therefore making the show heavily delayed from its initial broadcast.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 203
Genere: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration:
Plot tags: humorous, sitcom, light, feel good, captivating, realistic, not serious
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The Parent Family (2008)
Plot Summary:
Life of a family of five: father, mother and their three boys.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 477
Genere: Comedy
Country: Canada
Duration: 22 min
Plot tags: humorous, sitcom, feel good, entertaining, light, captivating, sentimental, realistic, semi serious
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All in Good Time (2012)
Plot Summary:
East is East writer Ayub Khan-Din returns with another funny, tender-hearted portrait of family strife. Based on his popular play Rafta, Rafta (itself inspired by Bill Naughtons 1960s classic All in Good Time), the film is set in Bolton where Atul and Vina are celebrating their marriage. However, a honeymoon spent with his parents was not part of their plans. Thoughtless patriarch Eeshwar seems determined to emasculate and embarrass his son. As the weeks pass, consummating their union becomes an impossibility that threatens the couples entire future. A breezy mixture of heartbreak and hilarity, All in Good Time also offers peerless performances from original stage stars Harish Patel and Meera Syal.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 467
Genere: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: humorous, touching, feel good, captivating, light, multicultural, sentimental, realistic, semi serious