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Domestic violence Primary school Coastal town Appearances vs reality Affluent suburbs Class privilege Motherhood Female friendship Your best matches Ranked against what Big Little Lies is actually about, not its genre labels.
66% Reverina match Top pick 2020 · Series · Drama
Good match
Why it matches Built around the same motherhood Also domestic drama at heart Told the same way, nonlinear More matches Each with the traits it shares with your pick.
Algorithm anchor-3 · considered 133 candidates
Centres on the same outsider figure
What's different Not really psychological thriller or dark comedy Not built around trauma or appearances vs reality Noticeably slower Where it streams Hulu Why this ranked above the others
The least obvious pick of the set when ranked against Big Little Lies.
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2017 · Series · Drama · Mystery
Worth a look
Why it matches Told the same way, mockumentary and nonlinear Centres on the same outsider figure Shares its tense and melancholic register Builds as slowly What's different Not really psychological thriller or dark comedy Not built around trauma or appearances vs reality Noticeably slower Where it streams Netflix Netflix Standard with Ads Add to watchlist Not for me
2004 · Series · Drama · Comedy
Worth a look
Why it matches Also dark comedy at heart Watched for the same thing: dark humor Told the same way, nonlinear Centres on the same antihero figure What's different Not really psychological thriller or domestic drama Not built around trauma or appearances vs reality Less violent Where it streams Amazon Prime Video Hulu Amazon Prime Video with Ads Why this ranked above the others
The best-reviewed of the set when ranked against Big Little Lies.
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Centres on the same mentor figure Shares its tense and melancholic register The Sinner 2017
Built around the same trauma Also psychological thriller at heart Adolescence 2025
Built around the same trauma Also psychological thriller at heart Another 2012
Built around the same trauma Centres on the same outsider figure Fargo 2014
Also dark comedy at heart Watched for the same thing: dark humor Dead to Me 2019
Also about female friendship Also dark comedy and psychological thriller at heart Bates Motel 2013
Built around the same trauma Also psychological thriller at heart Revenge 2011
Also psychological thriller at heart Centres on the same antihero figure Twin Peaks 1990
Built around the same trauma Told the same way, nonlinear Louie 2010
Told the same way, nonlinear Centres on the same antihero figure 
