Shows Like The Making of an Ordinary Woman
If you liked The Making of an Ordinary Woman (2019), 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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Weeds (2005)
★ 7.5/10Also comedy and dramaAfter the unexpected death of her husband, a suburban mom resorts to selling weed to support her family.
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Why Women Kill (2019)
★ 7.9/10Also comedy and dramaThree women living in three different decades: a housewife in the '60s, a socialite in the '80s and a lawyer in 2018, deal with infidelity in their marriages.
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The Upshaws (2021)
★ 7.6/10Also comedy and familyBennie Upshaw, the head of a Black working class family in Indianapolis, is a charming, well-intentioned mechanic and lifelong mess just trying his best to step up and care for his family and tolerate his sardonic…
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The Runarounds (2025)
★ 8.1/10Also drama and comedyFollow a tight-knit group of young adults from all walks of life who come together to form a rock band the summer after graduating from high school. Set against the backdrop of Wilmington, North Carolina, The…
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Phony (2026)
★ 7.5/10Also comedy and dramaAfter waking up from a freak car accident, Sonny discovers that his mother has been replaced by an impostor.
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Desperate Housewives (2004)
★ 7.9/10Also drama and comedyLooking down on her friends and family isn't a way of life for Mary Alice Young... it's a way of death. One day, in her perfect house, in the loveliest of suburbs, Mary Alice ended it all. Now she's taking us into the…
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Forever (2018)
★ 6.2/10Also comedy and dramaJune and Oscar live a comfortable but very predictable wedded life when suddenly they find themselves in a completely unexpected situation, raising questions about love and marriage.
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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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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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The Big C (2010)
★ 7.4/10Also comedy and dramaA suburban mother faces her cancer diagnosis while trying to find humor and happiness as well.
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Shameless (2011)
★ 8.2/10Also drama and comedyChicagoan Frank Gallagher is the proud single dad of six smart, industrious, independent kids, who without him would be... perhaps better off. When Frank's not at the bar spending what little money they have, he's…
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SMILF (2017)
★ 5.9/10Also comedy and dramaA raw and honest comedic look at a single, 20-something from Southie whose desires for relationships, sex, and a career collide with the realities of young, single motherhood.
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Wilfred (2011)
★ 7.5/10Also comedy and dramaEveryone else sees Wilfred as just a dog, but Ryan sees a crude and somewhat surly, yet irrepressibly brave and honest Australian bloke in a cheap dog suit. While leading him through a series of comedic and existential…
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Dead to Me (2019)
★ 7.3/10Also drama and comedyA hotheaded widow searching for the hit-and-run driver who mowed down her husband befriends an eccentric optimist who isn't quite what she seems.
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Average Joe (2023)
★ 7.2/10Also comedy and dramaA clue that can save Joe’s family forces Joe and his friends to Africa. From the moment they land chaos erupts and loyalties crumble.
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High Fidelity (2020)
★ 7.6/10Also comedy and dramaRob Brooks, a female record store owner in the rapidly gentrified neighborhood of Crown Heights, Brooklyn revisit past relationships through music and pop culture, while trying to get over her one true love.
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United States of Tara (2009)
★ 7.1/10Also comedy and dramaTara's multiple personalities include "T" the wild-child teenager, "Buck" the rough and tumble biker dude, and "Alice" the type-A homemaker. But with a family that loves her just the way she is, Tara never gives up…
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No Activity (2017)
★ 6.6/10Also comedy and dramaSet against the backdrop of a major drug cartel bust, the series follows two low-level cops who have spent far too much time in a car together, two criminals who are largely kept in the dark, two dispatch workers who…
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How to Get to Heaven from Belfast (2026)
★ 7.1/10Also comedy and dramaThree lifelong pals embark on a chaotic quest to solve the mystery of their old friend's suspicious death and keep their own dark secret under wraps.
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Divorce (2016)
★ 6.5/10Also comedy and dramaA middle-aged couple experience the pain, the relief and the trials and tribulations of a divorce in this dry, witty comedy.