Shows Like Malcolm in the Middle: Life's Still Unfair
If you liked Malcolm in the Middle: Life's Still Unfair (2026), a comedy and drama series, here are 20 shows with a similar feel, based on TMDB's recommendations. Each one links to its cast, trailer and where it's streaming.
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Elle (2026)
★ 7.8/10Also comedy and dramaBefore Elle Woods was a fish-out-of-water at Harvard, we meet her in 1995 in the tumultuous waters of high school where she encounters tricky friendships, forbidden romance, and questionable fashion choices. In this…
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How I Met Your Father (2022)
★ 6.4/10Also comedy and dramaIn the near future, Sophie tells her son the story of how she met his father: a story that catapults us back to the year 2021 where Sophie and her close-knit group of friends are in the midst of figuring out who they…
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Are We There Yet? (2010)
★ 6.6/10Also comedyAre We There Yet? opens where the popular film of the same name left off, with Nick and Suzanne newly married. After six months, their family is beginning to show growing pains, from the complexities of life as…
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Married (2014)
★ 6.2/10Also comedy and dramaMarried 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…
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Living Single (1993)
★ 8/10Also comedyLiving Single is an American television sitcom that aired for five seasons on the Fox network from August 22, 1993, to January 1, 1998. The show centered on the lives of six friends who share personal and professional…
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One Day at a Time (1975)
★ 6.8/10Also comedyThe misadventures of a divorced mother, two teenage daughters, and their new building superintendent in Indianapolis.
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Marlon (2017)
★ 6.7/10Also comedy and dramaA loving (but immature) father is committed to co-parenting his two kids with his very-together ex-wife. While his misguided fatherly advice, unstoppable larger-than-life personality and unpredictable Internet…
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The Odd Couple (1970)
★ 7.8/10Also comedyFelix and Oscar are two divorced men. Felix is neat and tidy while Oscar is sloppy and casual. They share a Manhattan apartment, and their different lifestyles inevitably lead to conflicts.
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Mama's Family (1983)
★ 7.5/10Also comedyThelma Harper and her spinster sister Fran open their home to Thelma's recently divorced son Vinton and his teenage son and daughter. It's quite an adjustment for everyone, especially the cranky, argumentative Thelma.
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My Three Sons (1960)
★ 6.6/10Also comedyA widower and aeronautical engineer named Steven Douglas raises three sons with the help of his father-in-law, and later the boys' great-uncle. An adopted son, a stepdaughter, wives, and another generation of sons join…
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Life in Pieces (2015)
★ 7.2/10Also comedyComedy about one big happy family and their sometimes awkward, often hilarious and ultimately beautiful milestone moments as told by its various members. Of the three siblings, middle child Matt may have just found his…
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Tyler Perry's Sistas (2019)
★ 8.4/10Also comedy and dramaThere'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…
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Sanford and Son (1972)
★ 7.5/10Also comedyThe misadventures of a cantankerous junk dealer and his frustrated son.
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Freaks and Geeks (1999)
★ 8.2/10Also drama and comedyHigh school mathlete Lindsay Weir rebels and begins hanging out with a crowd of burnouts (the "freaks"), while her brother Sam Weir navigates a different part of the social universe with his nerdy friends (the "geeks").
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Just Shoot Me! (1997)
★ 6.6/10Also comedySee the inner workings of a high-style magazine owned by Jack Gallo, who has hired his quick-tempered but talented daughter, Maya, to write for the publication. Challenging her at every turn is Nina, a vain and…
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Men at Work (2012)
★ 6.7/10Also comedy and dramaMen 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…
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A Bit of Fry & Laurie (1989)
★ 7.9/10Also comedyA British comedy television series with turns of phrase and elaborate wordplay, written by and starring former Cambridge Footlights members Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie.
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The Unicorn (2019)
★ 6.5/10Also comedyA tight-knit group of best friends and family helps Wade embrace his “new normal” in the wake of the loss of his wife. As a sometimes ill-equipped but always devoted single parent to his two adolescent daughters, he is…
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Girlfriends (2000)
★ 7.3/10Also drama and comedyA friend group of black women face life's tests and triumphs together. From dating to divorce, and friends to family to relationships, Joan, Maya, Lynn and Toni support each other despite their differing backgrounds.
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Last Man Standing (2011)
★ 7.2/10Also comedyA married father of three tries to maintain his manliness in a world increasingly dominated by women.