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Plot Summary:
Following Casey and Van Neistat, The Neistat Brothers is a autobiographical documentary following the lives and adventures of the two brothers. The series follows their travels around the world and New York as they tell their stories about six week chunks of their lives in their signature vlog-like style.
IMDB Rating: 8.2
IMDB Votes: 507
Genere: Biography
Country: USA
Duration:
Plot tags: sincere, realistic, humorous, semi serious, offbeat, fast, documentary filmmaking
Best tv shows and movies like The Neistat Brothers (2010):
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Holliston (2012)
Plot Summary:
Holliston is an American comedy/horror sitcom created by Adam Green, which debuted on April 3, 2012 on the FEARnet cable television network as their first ever original series. Aside from the FEARnet cable television network, the show is also offered to watch on outlets such as Hulu, iTunes, and FEARnet On-Demand.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 965
Genere: Comedy, Horror, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min
Plot tags: sitcom, humorous, surreal, tense, light, captivating, scary, horror comedy, offbeat, realistic
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Jonas Brothers: The Concert Experience (2009)
Plot Summary:
Grab a backstage pass to the Jonas Brothers' motion picture debut! Kevin, Joe and Nick are "Burning Up" the stage and inviting you inside their personal world for the adventure of a lifetime. This colossal movie event launches the world's hottest band straight into your living room – and includes guest appearances by chart-topping artists Demi Lovato and Taylor Swift! Secure your VIP pass to a once-in-a-lifetime experience with the Jonas Brothers. Get ready to hang out with this multitalented trio, and take an intimate look at what their lives are like offstage and behind the scenes. It's the music-filled movie event perfect for the whole family!.
IMDB Rating: 1.6
IMDB Votes: 18000
Genere: Documentary, Biography, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 76 min
Plot tags: semi serious, feel good, humorous, realistic, concert film
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Gigantic (2010)
Plot Summary:
A half-hour dramedy that takes a fictional look at the glitzy, chaotic and often hilarious life of being a Hollywood "it" kid. Set in the world of the Hollywood elite packed with A-list parties and privilege, it tells a coming-of-age story infused with pop culture fame. It's not easy being teenagers growing up in the shadow of their parents' superstar status, and "Gigantic" skewers the celebrity machine while exposing the humanity and comedy beneath the glamour of Tinseltown. With an insider look behind the tabloids and gossip blogs, it features an ensemble cast that includes: 17-year-old Anna (Grace Gummer) and her younger brother Walt (Tony Oller), both kids of a famous movie star couple; their best friends Piper (Jolene Purdy) and Finn (Malcolm Kelley); frenemy Vanessa (Gia Mantegna) and Anna's boy crush with a big secret Joey (Ryan Rottman).
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 297
Genere: Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, semi serious, captivating, light, sincere, offbeat, witty
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Li Xiao Long chuan qi (2008)
Plot Summary:
The story of the legendary martial arts icon Bruce Lee following him from Hong Kong to America and back again, leading up to his tragic death at the age of 32.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Biography, Drama
Country: China
Duration: 45 min
Plot tags: realistic, serious, captivating, stylized, retro, exciting
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Z Rock (2008)
Plot Summary:
Z Rock is an American television series, which airs on the IFC in the United States. The show is a semi-scripted comedy and is based on the double life of a Brooklyn band, ZO2. By night, they are a hard rock band but to pay the bills, they are the Z Brothers by day, playing kiddie parties. ZO2 consists of brothers Paulie Z, David Z and their childhood friend Joey Cassata. The series is filmed and produced in New York City by Mark Mark Productions.
IMDB Rating: 8.1
IMDB Votes: 414
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration:
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, not serious, sitcom, offbeat
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Dave's World (1993)
Plot Summary:
Dave's World is an American sitcom that aired on CBS from 1993 to 1997. The series is based on the writing of Miami Herald columnist Dave Barry.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 832
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: sitcom, humorous, realistic, witty, semi serious
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Wedding Band (2012)
Plot Summary:
Four friends spend their free time performing in a wedding band.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: not serious, humorous, realistic
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Normal, Ohio (2000)
Plot Summary:
Normal, Ohio is an American television sitcom, which aired on the Fox Network in 2000. The show stars John Goodman as William "Butch" Gamble, a gay man returning to his Midwestern home town. The cast also includes Joely Fisher, Anita Gillette, Orson Bean, Mo Gaffney and Charles Rocket.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 198
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, semi serious, touching, sitcom
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Hank (2009)
Plot Summary:
Hank is a comedy television series which ran on ABC from September 30, 2009, to November 4, 2009. The series was created by Tucker Cawley and is about a Wall Street executive who loses his job and reconnects with his small-town family. Hank originally aired on Wednesday nights in the fall season and starred Kelsey Grammer. The series was produced by Good Humor Television and from Warner Bros. Television.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 454
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: sitcom, humorous, realistic, not serious
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Real Boys (2010)
Plot Summary:
Normal, ordinary Russian guy Kohl could not decide between the life "on the region" and the world of the Permian elite society. Throughout the series it offers a fascinating and funny stories.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy
Country: Russia
Duration: 24 min
Plot tags: sitcom, humorous, realistic, feel good, tense, exciting, semi serious
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Surviving Suburbia (2009)
Plot Summary:
Surviving Suburbia is an American sitcom starring Bob Saget and Cynthia Stevenson that aired on American Broadcasting Company from April 6 to August 7, 2009. The series originally aired at 9:30 PM Eastern/8:30 PM Central following Dancing with the Stars, before moving to Fridays at 8:30 PM Eastern/7:30 PM Central for its remaining episodes. It was the first program starring Saget to air on ABC since he left America's Funniest Home Videos in 1997. On August 8, 2009, ABC Entertainment President Steve McPherson announced that Surviving Suburbia, along with The Goode Family, had officially been cancelled due to low ratings.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 543
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: sitcom, humorous, feel good, light, captivating, realistic, witty, not serious
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It Takeis Two (2015)
Plot Summary:
In this "reality"-series, actor and activist George Takei (Star Trek's Sulu) and husband Brad Takei navigate their daily lives, from the Internet and Broadway to jet packs and human hamster balls. With a recipe that is one part optimism and one part pragmatism, this dynamic duo overcomes life's obstacles, reminding us that any great enterprise Takeis Two.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 22
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 3 min
Plot tags: humorous, not serious, light, captivating, realistic
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The Naked Brothers Band (2007)
Plot Summary:
The Naked Brothers Band is an American musical comedy series created by Polly Draper. The show depicts the daily lives of Draper's sons, who lead a fictional world-renowned rock band from New York City. As a mockumentary, the storyline is a hyperbole of their real lives, and the fictional presence of a camera is often acknowledged. Lead vocals and instrumentation are provided by the siblings; they wrote the lyrics themselves. The show stars Nat Wolff and Alex Wolff, who encounter conflicts with each other that are later omitted. Nat's fictional female admirer and real life preschool friends—including the guitarist who had no prior acquaintance with the family—feature as the band members, with the siblings' genuine father and Draper's husband as their accordion-playing dad and Draper's niece as the group's babysitter. The series is a spin-off of Draper's 2005 film of the same name that was picked up by Nickelodeon, premiering in January 2007. Draper, star of Thirtysomething and her writings The Tic Code and Getting Into Heaven, is the executive producer of the series, and often writer and director. Albie Hecht, affiliated with Nickelodeon and founder of Spike TV, is the executive producer, under his Worldwide Biggies tag. Draper's husband Michael Wolff, of The Arsenio Hall Show fame, serves as the music supervisor and co-executive producer with Draper's brother Tim as the consulting producer.
IMDB Rating: 3.4
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Family, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 23 min
Plot tags: semi serious, humorous, realistic, tense, mockumentary, captivating
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In Gayle We Trust (2009)
Plot Summary:
Nestled somewhere in the middle of America, Maple Grove is populated with a host of colorful characters, and they all turn to one person for insurance needs, counseling and much more. Though an insurance agent by trade, Gayle Evans has become the default cure-all for the small town, as her pleasant disposition and sound advice has made her a go-to resource in the lives of her clients.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 60
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration:
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, sincere, captivating, realistic
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How Strange to be Named Federico (2013)
Plot Summary:
On the 20th anniversary of Federico Fellini’s death, Ettore Scola, a devoted admirer of the incomparable maestro, commemorates the lesser-known aspects of Fellini’s personality, employing interviews, photographs, behind-the-scenes footage as well as Fellini’s drawings and film clips.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 742
Genere: Biography
Country: Italy
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: realistic, sincere, serious, factual, captivating, touching, entertaining
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April (1998)
Plot Summary:
Nanni Moretti takes a comic look at the ebbs and flows of his life as he becomes a father for the first time. He struggles with distractions while trying to make a documentary of the Italian national elections.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Biography, Comedy
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 78 min
Plot tags: metafiction, cult classic, humorous, realistic, semi serious, masterpiece
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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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Freddie (2005)
Plot Summary:
Freddie is a television sitcom created by, and starring, Freddie Prinze, Jr. that aired from October 5, 2005 to April 12, 2006. Freddie is inspired by Prinze Jr.'s real life, growing up in a house filled with women. His lifelong friend, Conrad Jackson, co-created this series with Prinze, along with executive producers Bruce Helford and Bruce Rasmussen.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: sitcom, humorous, realistic, touching, semi serious
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An American in Hollywood (2014)
Plot Summary:
A talented young filmmaker from New York sets off to Los Angeles in pursuit of the Hollywood dream, only to discover through his relationship with a beautiful feisty young actress, that Hollywood is not all that it seems.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 219
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: realistic, semi serious, sincere, captivating, humorous, independent film
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Oliver Beene (2003)
Plot Summary:
Oliver Beene is an American sitcom that premiered on Fox on March 9, 2003. The show was created by Howard Gewirtz. Set in 1962 and 1963, the show chronicled the trials and tribulations of the 11-to-12-year-old Oliver Beene, in first person perspective. Oliver Beene's other main characters are his parents Jerry and Charlotte Beene, his brother Ted Beene, and his two friends Joyce and Michael. The narrator, an older Oliver reflecting on his experience, is voiced by David Cross. Often in episodes, the story is interrupted by flashbacks and flash-forwards.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 681
Genere: Comedy, Adventure
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: sitcom, touching, humorous, semi serious, retro, sentimental, offbeat, realistic, fast
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The Manns (2001)
Plot Summary:
Chronicle about Germany's most extraodinary literary family.
IMDB Rating: 8.2
IMDB Votes: 706
Genere: Biography, Drama
Country: Germany, Austria, Switzerland
Duration: 312 min
Plot tags: family saga, captivating, serious, realistic, epic, saga
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Growing Up Brady (2000)
Plot Summary:
A tell-all story of what happened behind the scenes of the 70s hit TV series "The Brady Bunch." Based on the book written by Barry Williams, the actor who played Greg Brady.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 704
Genere: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: sitcom, sentimental, humorous, semi serious, touching, realistic, sexual, sexy
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The Secret Life of Marilyn Monroe (2015)
Plot Summary:
A chronicle of Marilyn Monroe's family life and how she succeeded in hiding her most intimate secrets from the press and an invasive world.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Biography
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: emotional, sexy, realistic, touching, serious, captivating, costume drama, period drama
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3: The Dale Earnhardt Story (2004)
Plot Summary:
A Biographical story of Dale Earnhardt, Sr. The movie starts with his young life and growing up with his father, Ralph, who raced for a living, but initially wanted more for his son. When Dale quits high school to start driving full time, his father aids him and shows a reluctant pride when he is initially successful. Armed with many of his father's philosophies, Dale pushed himself to be the best. His aggressive track mannerisms earned himself fans and detractors. Fellow racer Neil Bonnett was one of those long time friends whose death deeply affected Dale. Darrell Waltrip clearly was a detractor and the two men's rivalry is clearly depicted. Off the track, Dale's determination to make it impacts two marriages. Third wife Theresa was closer to racing and met Dale when he had started his rise into the Winston Cup circuit. The story also looks at his relationship with his children.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: sincere, serious, realistic, sentimental
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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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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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Soda (2011)
Plot Summary:
Soda is a French television series produced by CALT. The series follows Adam, an 18-year-old high school student as he struggles with amusing yet realistic everyday issues. His group of friends are always there to help him through it all.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 182
Genere: Comedy
Country: France
Duration:
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, semi serious, captivating, talky
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Life with Bonnie (2002)
Plot Summary:
The host of the local morning talk show Morning Chicago creatively balances family commitment—to her husband John, a hard-working family practice doctor, and their three young children— and career obligations.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 653
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: sitcom, humorous, semi serious, funny, light, feel good, captivating, entertaining, realistic
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Odd Mom Out (2015)
Plot Summary:
Acclaimed author Jill Kargman plays a version of herself as she navigates the treacherous and elite ecosystem of New York's Upper East Side, and the uber-wealthy mommy clique inhabiting this fantastically outrageous domain.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, sitcom, feel good, funny, light, captivating, entertaining, hilarious, realistic
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Sal (2011)
Plot Summary:
James Franco's Sal chronicles the final hours of the life of actor Sal Mineo, one-time teen idol and star of the blockbuster films Rebel Without a Cause and Exodus.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 510
Genere: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: sincere, atmospheric, touching, serious, realistic, gloomy, independent film