Necessary Roughness (2011)

A tough, sexy Long Island divorcee, Callie Thorne, gets a job as therapist for a professional football team in order to make ends meet. Underestimated at every turn, she succeeds beyond all expectations and soon finds herself as the sought-after therapist to high-profile clients. As a newly single mom raising two teenagers, she is determined to make her new career work by striking a balance between her personal and professional worlds.

Genres: Comedy, Drama

What to watch after Necessary Roughness

• Royal Pains (2009) — Same feel: feel-good, optimistic
• Fairly Legal (2011) — Same subject: dramedy
• The Game (2006) — Same subject: american football
• Mistresses (2013) — A loose match in how its finales land
• Reba (2001) — Same subject: single mother
• Judging Amy (1999) — Elodie Keene and Kevin Dowling directed both