Shows Like Eight Is Enough
If you liked Eight Is Enough (1977), a drama and comedy 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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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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And Just Like That… (2021)
★ 7.2/10Also comedy and dramaThis new chapter of “Sex and the City” follows Carrie, Miranda and Charlotte as they navigate the journey from the complicated reality of life and friendship in their 30s to the even more complicated reality of life…
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Tyler Perry's Zatima (2022)
★ 7.9/10Also drama and comedyZac and Fatima take a huge step to strengthen their bond, but new friends and past actions interfere with their blossoming relationship.
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Slings & Arrows (2003)
★ 7.4/10Also drama and comedyThis darkly comic Canadian series follows the fortunes of a dysfunctional Shakespearean theatre troupe at the fictional New Burbage Festival, exposing the high drama, scorching battles, and artistic miracles that…
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Sports Night (1998)
★ 7.3/10Also comedy and dramaThe offbeat cast and crew of a sports news show deal with professional, personal, and ethical challenges while functioning in a pressure-cooker work environment.
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Lou Grant (1977)
★ 7.4/10Also comedy and dramaThe trials of a former television station manager turned newspaper city editor, and his journalist staff.
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Ballers (2015)
★ 6.8/10Also drama and comedyLooking at the lives of former and current football players, the show follows former superstar Spencer Strasmore as he gets his life on track in retirement while mentoring other current and former players through the…
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Kidding (2018)
★ 7.6/10Also drama and comedyJeff, aka Mr. Pickles, is an icon of children's TV. But when his family begins to implode, Jeff finds no fairy tale or fable or puppet will guide him through this crisis, which advances faster than his means to cope…
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The Carrie Diaries (2013)
★ 7.2/10Also drama and comedyBefore she was a fashion icon, before her column in the New York Star, before Mr. Big, Carrie Bradshaw was an innocent 16-year-old girl living in suburban Connecticut.
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Flaked (2016)
★ 6.8/10Also drama and comedyIn his funky California beach enclave, Chip's the go-to guy for personal insights. But he isn't quite as enlightened when it comes to his own baggage.
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The Game (2006)
★ 7.6/10Also drama and comedyWhen her boyfriend Derwin Davis is chosen as the new third-string wide receiver for the San Diego Sabers, Melanie Barnett decides to attend a local college so she can be with him. While Derwin worries about the plays…
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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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Physical (2021)
★ 6.5/10Also comedy and dramaSheila Rubin is a quietly tormented housewife in ’80s San Diego. Behind closed doors, she battles extreme personal demons and a vicious inner voice. But things change when she discovers aerobics, sparking a journey…
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Shining Vale (2022)
★ 7.4/10Also comedy and dramaA dysfunctional family moves from the city to a small town into a house in which terrible atrocities have taken place. But no one seems to notice except for Patricia “Pat” Phelps, who’s convinced she’s either depressed…
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Hotel Babylon (2006)
★ 7.3/10Also drama and comedyHotel Babylon is a British television drama series based on the book of the same name by Imogen Edwards-Jones. The show followed the lives of workers at a glamorous five-star hotel.
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Claws (2017)
★ 6.8/10Also comedy and dramaFollow the life and crimes of five diverse and treacherous manicurists working at the Nail Artisan of Manatee County salon, where there is a lot more going on than silk wraps and pedicures.
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Alice (1976)
★ 7/10Also comedy and dramaAlice is an American sitcom television series that ran from August 31, 1976 to March 19, 1985 on CBS. The series is based on the 1974 film Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore. The show stars Linda Lavin in the title role…
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With Love (2021)
★ 6.3/10Also comedy and dramaThe Diaz siblings, Lily and Jorge, are on a mission to find love and purpose. They cross paths with seemingly unrelated residents during some of the most heightened days of the year—the holidays.
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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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Taxi (1978)
★ 7.3/10Also comedy and dramaLouie De Palma is a cantankerous, acerbic taxi dispatcher in New York City. He tries to maintain order over a collection of varied and strange characters who drive for him. As he bullies and insults them from the…