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Shows like Shrinking

2023 · Series · TV-MA · your starting point
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If Shrinking is the itch, these scratch it — some louder, some quieter. Free ones first.

Shows like Shrinking, ranked

1. If I Had Legs I'd Kick You (2025)

A therapist at her breaking point dispenses similarly jarring honesty while managing caregiving responsibilities, creating the same raw emotional collision between professional duty and personal desperation.

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2. Therapy (2017)

A therapist's unorthodox methods and the moral complications that follow drive both the humor and stakes, as each explores how breaking professional rules can unexpectedly clarify truth.

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3. Downsizing (2017)

Matt Weiner's examination of a man questioning his life's purpose while navigating messy relationships and personal grief carries the same blend of comedic irreverence and genuine emotional stakes that define this unconventional sci-fi drama.

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4. The Shack (2017)

A grieving protagonist navigates profound loss through unconventional conversations that blur spiritual guidance with raw emotional honesty, forcing difficult truths about healing and moving forward.

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5. 50/50 (2011)

Joseph Gordon-Levitt's deadpan humor paired with genuine emotional vulnerability mirrors the show's blend of comedy and grief, where wisecracks and therapy sessions become equally vital to processing loss.

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6. Childless (2019)

Childless mines the same vein of brutal honesty and self-sabotage, following flawed adults who weaponize frankness as both shield and weapon while grappling with grief and the gap between who they thought they'd be.

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7. Trying (2020)

The raw, compassionate humor comes from watching characters weaponize vulnerability in relationships, as both shows find comedy in the messy collision of good intentions with brutal honesty about what people actually need.

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