Contest movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant contest movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out humorous, feel good, captivating, entertaining, light and funny films and TV shows about / with contest, competition, rivalry, contests and competitions, ambition, dialogue, storytelling, mentor, catastrophe and rivals plots mostly in Comedy, Drama and Adventure genres shot in USA, UK, Japan and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as contest: They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969), One Man and His Cow (2016), Brave (2012), Guns Akimbo (2019), My Father's Menu (2013), The Saddest Music in the World (2003), SK8 the Infinity (2021), Would You Rather (2012), Just Desserts (2004), Pumpkin Pie Wars (2016).
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List of contest movies
Genre: Comedy, Music
Country: USA, Iceland, Canada
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
Two small-town aspiring musicians chase their pop star dreams at a global music competition, where high stakes, scheming rivals and onstage mishaps test their bond.
Style:
feel good, romantic, funny, touching, humorous ...
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
musician, contest, father son relationship, small town, rivalry, competition, ambition, fisherman, love, ethnic stereotype, one night stand, underdog ...
Time:
2020s, future, 21st century
Place:
iceland, edinburgh scotland, europe, reykjavik iceland
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Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Eccentric candy man Willy Wonka prompts a worldwide frenzy when he announces that golden tickets hidden inside five of his delicious candy bars will admit their lucky holders into his top-secret confectionary. But does Wonka have an agenda hidden ...
Style:
feel good, visually stunning, light, surreal, entertaining ...
Audience:
kids, family friendly, family outing, teens, girls' night ...
Plot:
chocolate, children, teacher, overweight child, tour guide, mischievous children, inventor, child protagonist, childhood, surrealism, child, river ...
Time:
20th century, 1900s, 90s, 70s, year 1971
Place:
germany, europe, west germany, paraguay, arizona ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 129 min.
Story:
Desperate characters stake their fortune on a Depression-era dance marathon.
Style:
depressing, disturbing, atmospheric, bleak, period piece ...
Plot:
depression, dancing, social commentary, survival, contest, competition, great depression, cynicism, mental breakdown, exhaustion, contests and competitions, heart attack ...
Time:
1930s, 20th century, year 1969, 1920s
Place:
california, usa, los angeles, chicago, dallas texas ...
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Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
An Algerian man's life-long dream finally comes true when he receives an invitation to take his cow Jacqueline to the Paris International Agriculture Fair.
Style:
road movie
Plot:
humility, drunk, contest, photograph, telephone call, skinny dipping, customs, butcher, stage magician, magic show, muslim, solidarity ...
Time:
year 2016
Place:
algeria, france, marseille, paris france
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Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Mystery
Country: USA, Japan, UK
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Brave is set in the mystical Scottish Highlands, where Mérida is the princess of a kingdom ruled by King Fergus and Queen Elinor. An unruly daughter and an accomplished archer, Mérida one day defies a sacred custom of the land and inadvertently ...
Style:
fairy tale, feel good, computer animated, 3d animation, humorous ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, family friendly, teens, toddlers ...
Plot:
princess, witch, coming of age, mother daughter relationship, bravery, happy ending, female protagonist, rebellious daughter, archery, feminism, archer, father daughter relationship ...
Time:
middle ages, 10th century, year 2012, 2010s, medieval times
Place:
scotland, scottish highlands, europe
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: Germany, New Zealand, UK, Australia, USA, Austria
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
An ordinary guy suddenly finds himself forced to fight a gladiator-like battle for a dark website that streams the violence for viewers. Miles must fight heavily armed Nix and also save his kidnapped ex-girlfriend.
Style:
captivating, exciting, action comedy, tense, perverse ...
Plot:
game of death, chase, hacker, game, survival, contest, survival game, fight, struggle for survival, shootout, female warrior, internet ...
Time:
2010s, future, 21st century
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Thailand
Story:
A popular cooking show organizes a contest to find the best "My Father's Menu". Three chefs enter the competition, and their search for the recipes is intertwined with their personal dramas.
Style:
light, feel good, culinary, funny, entertaining ...
Plot:
food, cooking, chef, contest, cooking competition, rivalry, cookery, contests and competitions, cooking and food, cook-off, humour, culinary arts ...
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Genre: Comedy, Musical
Country: Canada
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
In Depression-era Winnipeg, a legless beer baroness hosts a contest for the saddest music in the world, offering a grand prize of $25,000. Contestants flock in from around the globe. Representing America is Chester Kent, a theatre producer who ...
Style:
surreal, black comedy, breathtaking, black and white, visually stunning ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
beer, surrealism, music, great depression, contest, musician, baroness, dysfunctional family, satire, amputee, prohibition, tragic hero ...
Time:
1930s, 20th century, year 2003, year 1933, 1920s
Place:
canada, winnipeg, sarajevo, new york, serbia ...
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Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Sport
Country: Japan
TV show
Story:
"S" is a dangerous, top secret, no-holds-barred downhill skateboarding race down an abandoned mine. When avid skateboarder Reki takes Langa to the mountain where "S" is held, Langa, who's never been on a skateboard in his ...
Style:
anime, captivating, entertaining, intense, light
Plot:
skateboard, rivals, competition, rivalry, high school student, contests and competitions, contest, battles, friendship, rookie, snowboard, all male cast ...
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Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Desperate to help her ailing brother, a young woman agrees to compete in a deadly game of "Would You Rather," hosted by a sadistic aristocrat.
Style:
scary, psychological, disturbing, bloody, sadistic ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
game of death, survival, group of strangers, danger, torture, game, deathtrap, mind game, psychopath, moral dilemma, confinement indoors, plot twist ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
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Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Marco Poloni's family owns a bakery in the Bronx and it seems that they have fallen on hard times and his family is considering selling the bakery. Marco then decides to enter a baking competition hoping that the money and publicity will help ...
Style:
realistic, semi serious, feel good, humorous, sex comedy
Audience:
date night
Plot:
cooking, marriage proposal, food, contest, cooking and food, bakery, lifestyle, relationship vs career, rivalry, workplace, workplace situations, family life ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
new york, usa
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Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
Competing bakery owners, Faye McKenzie and Lydia Harper have been feuding for years with the Lake Shore County Harvest Festival’s annual pumpkin pie bake-off at the center of it all. The winner not only gets bragging rights and a trophy, but a ...
Style:
captivating, entertaining, sweet, culinary, romantic ...
Audience:
girls' night, family outing, chick flick
Plot:
cooking and food, cooking, contest, romantic relationship, baker, housewife, happy ending, family relations, cook-off, relationships, couple relations, romantic friendship ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, ohio
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 71 min.
Story:
This ultra-sexy spoof of the hit TV show "American Idol" finds a small town putting on a splashy talent competition that features an endless parade of inept performers, bizarre personalities, talentless hacks and a quartet of eccentric ...
Style:
parody, sex comedy, erotic, raunchy, spoof ...
Plot:
talent show, contest, sexploitation, satire, seduction, sex spoof, nudity, silly humor, attempted seduction, humour, sexual fantasy, sexual humor ...
Time:
2000s
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Genre: Drama, Family
Country: Australia, Japan
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
The film tells the story of 11-year-old Dylan (Ed Oxenbould), who is brought up by his father (Sam Worthington) in a remote town in the country of Australia. Dylan’s life is changed forever when he wins a place in the regional Paper Plane ...
Style:
sentimental, touching, feel good, realistic, serious ...
Audience:
girls' night, pre-teens, family outing
Plot:
boy, competition, contest, coming of age, ambition, contests and competitions, family relations, parents and children, championship, youth, winner, chosen one ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
japan, australia, tokyo, asia, new zealand
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Genre: Animation
Country: USA
Duration: 72 min.
Story:
When the funniest Monster fish in the sea contest is announced in the town of Schmert, Charlie and his pals Mucus and Frankfish decide to enter the competition in hopes of comedic glory. However they have one big problem... None of them are funny. ...
Style:
exciting, funny, entertaining, humorous, captivating ...
Audience:
family friendly, kids
Plot:
fish, friendship, contest, creature, sea, ocean, children, group of friends, travel, sea voyage, friend, contests and competitions ...
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Genre: Animation
Country: Australia, USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
When an unbearably adorable, eternally optimistic Quokka named Daisy wants to achieve the impossible – to win the annual ‘World’s Scariest Animal’ championship, she enlists the guidance of a washed-up, former champion, a grouchy Saltwater ...
Style:
cute, captivating, entertaining, uplifting, inspirational ...
Audience:
kids, family friendly
Plot:
contest, rivalry, competition, underdog, children, friendship, competitor, animal that acts human, animal, contests and competitions, world cup, wild animal ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
australia
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Genre: Comedy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, France
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
In an isolated family mansion, a group of rich 20-somethings decides to play Bodies Bodies Bodies, a game where one of them is secretly a "killer" while the rest tries to "escape". Things take a turn for the worse when real ...
Style:
slasher, horror comedy, suspense, minimal cast, dark ...
Audience:
teens, adult
Plot:
party, rain, paranoia, whodunit, drug addict, lesbian, cocaine, sword, infidelity, mansion, satire, contest ...
Time:
2020s
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Adventure, History
Country: Japan, UK
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
The American imperialists are at the door and intruding on Japan. To assess and train his troops the lord of the land announces a marathon through the land crisscrossing shores, forests and the mountain. The shogunate in Edo was not approving and ...
Style:
captivating, tense, exciting, bloody, suspense ...
Plot:
samurai, swordsman, japanese history, edo period, marathon, american imperialism, sword fight, contest, katana, betrayal, murder, samurai era ...
Time:
1850s, 19th century
Place:
asia, japan
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Genre: Comedy, Romance, Sport
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
Set in 1958, Populaire focuses on Rose Pamphyle, who lives with her widowed father and is destined to marry a son of the local mechanic. Rose travels out of town and applies for a secretarial job with an insurance agency run by Louis Échard. Louis ...
Style:
romantic, sexy, sentimental, sweet, inspirational ...
Audience:
date night, chick flick, teens, girls' night
Plot:
boss and employee, fall in love, love and romance, receptionist, employer employee relationship, mentor, love story, workplace, workplace romance, competition, happy ending, ambition ...
Time:
50s, 1950s, year 2012, 20th century, year 1958 ...
Place:
france, paris france, new york, normandy
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Genre: Drama, Romance, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 132 min.
Story:
Hard Hat Days Honky-Tonk Nights. John Travolta stars as a young man from the country who learns about life and love in a Houston bar.
Style:
melancholic, touching, realistic, romantic, sexual ...
Audience:
girls' night, teens
Plot:
working class, rivalry, adultery, happy ending, love, country music, marital problem, suburban life, contests and competitions, cowboy, nightclub, contest ...
Time:
70s, 80s, year 1980, 20th century
Place:
texas, houston texas, usa, north america, new jersey ...
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
In an ensemble film about easy money, greed, manipulation and bad driving, a Las Vegas casino tycoon entertains his wealthiest high rollers -- a group that will bet on anything -- by pitting six ordinary people against each other in a wild dash for ...
Style:
funny, road movie, humorous, fast, parody ...
Audience:
family outing, family friendly, date night
Plot:
treasure hunt, casino, escapades, on the road, road trip, mother daughter reunion, dumb, rivalry, chase, bet, chases and races, gambling ...
Time:
2000s, year 2001, 21st century
Place:
las vegas, new mexico, cuba, nevada, usa ...
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Genre: Romance
Country: Mexico
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Pepe, a very talented singer, but not very sure about himself, is going to sing on FICLA and he is very nervous. The same day of the contest, he meets Abril, a very beautiful astronomer. Pepe thinks she is the perfect woman for him, because there is ...
Style:
sincere, disturbing, captivating, romantic, emotional ...
Plot:
contest, guardian angel, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, back from the dead, second chance, ambition, love interest, race against time, male female relationship, romantic relationship, love and romance, relationships ...
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
Exes Lara and Ben compete in a Christmas contest to win money for the charity of their choosing. The city watches them battle and choose what is more important, victory or love.
Style:
captivating, thrilling, psychological
Plot:
christmas, contest, fund raising, christmas present, christmas romance, ex couple relations, ex boyfriend, rivalry, competitor, ex girlfriend, money, ex lover ...
Place:
denver colorado
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Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: India
Duration: 141 min.
Story:
A group of police recruits encounter horrific treatment at their police training school. Will they overcome the hardships or fall victims to the abusive system?
Style:
social, exciting, captivating, serious, intense ...
Plot:
training camp, contest, secret service, competition, tournament, police, abuse of power, weapons, handgun, police officer, brutality, police brutality ...
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Genre: Biography, Comedy, Drama, Sport
Country: USA, UK, Qatar
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
Competitive ice skater Tonya Harding rises amongst the ranks at the U. S. Figure Skating Championships, but her future in the sport is thrown into doubt when her ex-husband intervenes.
Style:
black comedy, dark comedy, visually stunning, suspense, rough ...
Audience:
family friendly, adult
Plot:
competition, abusive mother, ice skater, figure skating, female protagonist, strong female lead, violence, mother daughter relationship, winter olympics, skating, emotional abuse, domestic violence ...
Time:
2010s, 90s, year 2017, year 1992, 80s ...
Place:
oregon, detroit, portland oregon, minneapolis minnesota
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Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
Lightning McQueen, a hotshot rookie race car driven to succeed, discovers that life is about the journey, not the finish line, when he finds himself unexpectedly detoured in the sleepy Route 66 town of Radiator Springs. On route across the country ...
Style:
feel good, exciting, light, 3d animation, computer animated ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, family friendly, toddlers, teens ...
Plot:
car, friendship, car race, mentor, road trip, small town, happy ending, social relations, racing, auto racing, on the road, competition ...
Time:
year 2006, 1950s, year 2016, 20th century, 2000s ...
Place:
california, arizona, los angeles, usa, north america ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
When food stylist Holly returns home for Christmas, she learns that the elderly owner of her favorite childhood bakery is retiring and has started a contest to give the bakery away to whoever can recreate her famous 12 Days of Christmas recipes. ...
Style:
feel good, light, sweet, funny, romantic comedy
Plot:
christmas, contest, rivalry, happy ending, love, male female relationship, escapades, adaptation, love and romance, couples, intrigue, promise ...
Place:
maine
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Genre: Action, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Sylvester Stallone stars as hard-luck big-rig trucker Lincoln Hawk and takes us under the glaring Las Vegas lights for all the boisterous action of the World Armwrestling Championship. Relying on wits and willpower, Hawk tries to rebuild his life ...
Style:
inspirational, intense, serious, action packed, weeping ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly, teens, girls' night
Plot:
father son relationship, arm wrestling, underdog, truck driver, redemption, truck, athlete's life, road trip, on the road, death of mother, father in law son in law relationship, class differences ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
las vegas, usa, los angeles
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Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: UK, USA, Bahrain
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Every ten or seven years in an unsuspecting town, The Tournament takes place. A battle royale between 30 of the world's deadliest assassins. The last man standing receiving the $10,000,000 cash prize and the title of Worlds No 1, which itself ...
Style:
exciting, suspenseful, rough, intense, stylized ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
chase, survival, hitman, martial arts, tournament, assassin, game of death, killer, competition, female killer, contract killer, fight ...
Time:
year 2009, 21st century
Place:
england, britain, miami, united kingdom, brazil
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Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Romance, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Corey (Fred Savage) refuses to let his emotionally disturbed younger brother Jimmy (Luke Edwards) be institutionalized, and the two run away together. They soon join forces with a resourceful girl (Jenny Lewis), who notices that Jimmy has a special ...
Style:
road movie, touching, sentimental, intense, melancholic ...
Audience:
kids, teens, family outing, teen drama
Plot:
childhood, computer game, video game, competition, on the road, child, children, boy, teenager, kids and family, underdog, family relations ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, year 1989
Place:
california, utah, usa, los angeles, nevada ...
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