Rivalry movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant rivalry movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out serious, exciting, captivating, stylized, suspenseful and humorous films and TV shows about / with rivalry, friendship, danger, death, violence, teenager, fight, supernatural, vengeance and escapades plots mostly in Drama, Action and Romance genres shot in USA, Japan, UK and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as rivalry: The Man from Nowhere (2010), Exam (2009), The 100 (2014), Kengan Ashura (2019), Hellsing (2001), The Hunger Games (2012), The Devil Is a Part-Timer! (2013), Outlander (2014), Handsome Devil (2016), Bleach (2004).
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
His only friend called him 'the man from nowhere'... Taesik, a former special agent becomes a loner after losing his wife in a miserable accident and lives a bitter life running a pawnshop. He only has a few customers and a friend named ...
Style:
brutal, bloody, touching, emotional, exciting ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly, girls' night, teens
Plot:
revenge, one man army, violent, martial arts, lone hero, kidnapping, gang, rivalry, child in peril, assassin, master warrior, drug lord ...
Time:
year 2010, y2k, 21st century
Place:
korea, south korea, east asia, asia, seoul
Is relevant?
134K
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
The final candidates for a highly desirable corporate job are locked together in an exam room and given a test so simple and confusing that tension begins to unravel.
Style:
psychological, surprise ending, mind bending, psychological thriller, twist ending ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, adult
Plot:
mind game, plot twist, twists and turns, psychology, puzzle, survival, surveillance, manipulation, confinement indoors, group of strangers, psychologist, intrigue ...
Time:
year 2009, future
Is relevant?
301K
Genre: Action, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 43 min.
TV show
Story:
Based on the books by Kass Morgan, this show takes place 100 years in the future, when the Earth has been abandoned due to radioactivity. The last surviving humans live on an ark orbiting the planet — but the ark won't last forever. So the ...
Style:
exciting, serious, suspenseful, futuristic, stylized ...
Audience:
teens, pre-teens, teen drama, adult
Plot:
survival, post apocalypse, danger, fate of humanity, human existence, leadership, youth, nuclear holocaust, outer space, space station, friendship, lesbian ...
Time:
future, near future
Place:
usa
Is relevant?
Genre: Animation, Action, Sport
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story:
Since the Edo periods of Japan, gladiator arenas exist in certain areas. In these arenas, wealthy business owners and merchants hire gladiators to fight in unarmed combat where winner takes all. Toki Taouma, nicknamed "Ashura," joins these ...
Style:
anime, suspense, captivating, atmospheric, serious ...
Plot:
martial arts, fight, arena, rivalry, rivals, politics, determination, fight to the death, secret organization, warrior, master warrior, boxing ...
Place:
japan
Is relevant?
20K
Genre: Animation, Action, Fantasy, Horror
Country: Japan
Duration: 23 min.
TV show
Story:
Vampires exist. It is the duty of Hellsing, an organization sponsored by the British government, to hide that frightening fact and protect the blissfully unaware populace. Along with its own personal army, Hellsing also has a few secret weapons. ...
Style:
anime, gothic, suspenseful, dark fantasy, manga ...
Audience:
kids, teens
Plot:
vampire, supernatural ability, rivalry, dracula, deadly creature, supernatural, danger, uninhibited rivalry, anti hero, monster, warrior, profanity ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
europe, london, england
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 142 min.
Story:
Every year in the ruins of what was once North America, the nation of Panem forces each of its twelve districts to send a teenage boy and girl to compete in the Hunger Games. Part twisted entertainment, part government intimidation tactic, the ...
Style:
exciting, futuristic, teen, suspenseful, serious ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night, chick flick, family outing, kids
Plot:
survival, female protagonist, dystopian future, death, game of death, dystopia, distopia, competition, contests and competitions, youth, heroine, danger ...
Time:
future, near future, year 2012, 2010s
Place:
north america, seattle
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Genre: Animation, Action, Comedy, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story:
Foiled by a hero when he’s inches away from conquering the world, the devil finds himself in modern-day Tokyo. With no real-world skills to speak of, the devil is forced to make ends meet flipping burgers at a fast food joint! To stall any further ...
Style:
anime, exciting, light, offbeat, humorous ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
rivalry, parallel world, demon, fast food, workplace situations, hopes, imaginary, workplace, isekai, curses spells and rituals, danger, anti hero ...
Place:
tokyo, japan
Is relevant?
197K
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
The story of Claire Randall, a married combat nurse from 1945 who is mysteriously swept back in time to 1743, where she is immediately thrown into an unknown world where her life is threatened. When she is forced to marry Jamie, a chivalrous and ...
Style:
historical drama, stylized, exciting, captivating, serious ...
Audience:
chick flick, teens, girls' night
Plot:
time travel, fall in love, couples, love affair, true love, danger, life turned upside down, love and romance, battles, rivalry, escapades, couple relations ...
Time:
18th century, year 1945, 20th century, 1940s, georgian era
Place:
scotland, scottish highlands, britain, syria, europe ...
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Genre: Animation, Action, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story:
Japan has been invaded and conquered by the Britannian Empire. Japan is now known as Area 11 and its citizens known as Elevens. The Britannian Empire takes away Japan's autonomous power and imposes its rule through the use of Knightmares. The ...
Style:
anime, rough, suspenseful, stylized, serious ...
Audience:
kids, teens, boys' night
Plot:
rebelliousness, peril, rivalry, mind control, military, young heroes, battles, youth, civil rights, resistance, emperor, rebellion ...
Time:
future
Place:
japan, kyoto japan, asia
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Sport
Country: Ireland
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A music-mad 16-year-old outcast at a rugby-mad boarding school forms an unlikely friendship with his dashing new roommate.
Style:
touching, lgbt cinema, captivating, disturbing, teen ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, pre-teens
Plot:
lgbtq, gay, rugby, friendship, gay love, gay slur, gay teenager, friendship between men, school, coming of age, rivalry, boarding school ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
ireland
Is relevant?
89K
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story:
The show revolves around Ichigo Kurosaki, a good-hearted 15-year-old high school student who carries the undesired ability to see spirits. Others in his family (two sisters and his father) carry this ability to some extent as well. One evening, he ...
Style:
anime, exciting, serious, heroic, shounen ...
Audience:
teens, kids, teen fantasy, manly
Plot:
rivalry, good versus evil, heroic mission, sword fight, danger, master warrior, youth, supernatural ability, evil force, supernatural, supernatural power, escapades ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
japan, asia
Is relevant?
Genre: Crime, Drama, Sport, War
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
After being wrongfully expelled from Harvard University, American Matt Buckner flees to his sister's home in England. Once there, he is befriended by her charming and dangerous brother-in-law, Pete Dunham, and introduced to the underworld of ...
Style:
serious, homoerotic, disturbing, factual, intense ...
Audience:
boys' night, teen drama, adult
Plot:
soccer, gang, hooligan, hooliganism, friendship, self discovery, subculture, buddies, friends, uninhibited rivalry, obsession, lifestyle ...
Time:
year 2005, 21st century
Place:
england, london, britain, europe, harvard university
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Sweden, Georgia, France
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
Merab has been training since a young age at the National Georgian Ensemble with his dance partner Mary. His world is suddenly turned upside down when the charismatic and carefree Irakli arrives and becomes both his strongest rival and desire. In ...
Style:
disturbing, captivating, psychological, romantic, art house ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
dancer, dancing, gay, lgbt, lgbtq, couples, friendship, rivalry, gay romance, obsession, audition, first gay sexual experience ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
georgia, tbilisi, ethiopia, eastern europe, asia ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Musical, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 153 min.
Story:
In the slums of the upper West Side of Manhattan, New York, a gang of Polish-American teenagers called the Jets compete with a rival gang of recently immigrated Puerto Ricans, the Sharks, to "own" the neighborhood streets. Tensions are ...
Style:
romantic, stylized, tear jerker, neo noir, aesthetic ...
Audience:
date night, teens, chick flick, girls' night, adult
Plot:
forbidden love, rivalry, tragic love, dance, street gang, gang, broadway, interracial relations, shakespeare, racism, dancing, love story ...
Time:
1950s, 20th century, year 1961, 50s, 1930s
Place:
new york, manhattan new york city, usa, empire state building manhattan new york city
Is relevant?
159K
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
A spin-off from The Vampire Diaries and set in New Orleans, The Originals centers on the Mikaelson siblings, otherwise known as the world's original vampires: Klaus, Elijah, and Rebekah. Now Klaus must take down his protégé, Marcel, who is ...
Style:
exciting, captivating, tense, gothic, stylized ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night, teen drama, adult
Plot:
vampire, supernatural, werewolf, witch, power struggle, immortality, rivalry, supernatural romance, siblings relations, dangerous attraction, love and romance, vampire human love ...
Time:
2010s, 2020s, 21st century
Place:
new orleans, usa
Is relevant?
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: Denmark, USA, Belgium
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
When aspiring model Jesse moves to Los Angeles, her youth and vitality are devoured by a group of beauty-obsessed women who will take any means necessary to get what she has.
Style:
art house, sexy, disturbing, dark, psychological ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick
Plot:
fashion, teenage girl, cannibalism, model, beauty, lesbian, obsession, jealousy, murder, rivalry, fashion model, surrealism ...
Time:
year 2016, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
los angeles, california, pasadena california
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
A young man with a talent for music meets an aspiring singer, Apollonia, and finds that talent alone isn't all that he needs.
Style:
captivating, exciting, realistic, sentimental, cult classic ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
musician, rivalry, african american, motorcycle, singer, music, redemption, dysfunctional family, rock band, possessiveness, skinny dipping, dysfunctional marriage ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
minneapolis minnesota, minnesota, usa, north america
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
The saga of a wealthy Denver family in the oil business: Blake Carrington, the patriarch; Krystle, his former secretary and wife; his children: Adam, lost in childhood after a kidnapping; Fallon, pampered and spoiled; Steven, openly gay; and Amanda, ...
Style:
soap opera, serious, relaxing, sex comedy, dramatic ...
Plot:
intrigue, rivalry, family business, villainess, love triangle, wealthy family, family feud, family problems, oil, hypocrisy, love and romance, ambition ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
colorado, denver colorado, usa
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: Thailand
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Kinn, the second son of a prominent mafia head, is ambushed by an enemy and meets Porsche, a college student who comes to his rescue, thus beginning their reluctant relationship as boss and bodyguard, which soon turns into something more.
Style:
captivating, disturbing, tear jerker, tense, yaoi ...
Plot:
mafia, fight, lgbt, bodyguard, gay relationship, boys love, mob hit, rivalry, gang leader, battles, martial arts, gay romance ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Animation, Drama, Horror, Romance, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 300 min.
TV show
Story:
A rumor states that if you take a photo of someone you like with your cellphone and keep it hidden, they'll fall for you. Will Makoto win his love by taking a picture of Kotonoha without anyone knowing?
Style:
anime, adult animation, psychological, adult anime, tense ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
rivalry, sexuality, love affair, love triangle, vengeance, school, betrayal, classmate, female student, obsession, lie, slice of life ...
Place:
japan
Is relevant?
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 25 min.
TV show
Story:
Black Lagoon is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Rei Hiroe. It has been published in Shogakukan's Monthly Sunday Gene-X since 2002, and nine collected volumes have been released so far. It was later adapted into an anime ...
Style:
anime, exciting, adult anime, suspenseful, adult animation ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
gunfight, rivalry, criminal, pirate, mercenary, gang, danger, bounty hunter, arms dealer, femme fatale, mafia, outlaw ...
Time:
90s
Place:
colombia, japan, asia, southeast asia, thailand
Is relevant?
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Romance, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 23 min.
TV show
Story:
Teenage superheroes strive to prove themselves as members of the Justice League.
Style:
heroic, exciting, serious, saga, adult animation ...
Audience:
teens, kids, pre-teens, teen drama
Plot:
superhero, fighting crime, good versus evil, rivalry, justice league, superhero team, heroes, heroine, courage, batman, teenage superhero, superman ...
Time:
2010s, 2020s, 21st century
Place:
usa
Is relevant?
Genre: Adventure, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
There is a town in Maine where every story book character you've ever known is trapped between two worlds, victims of a powerful curse. Only one knows the truth and only one can break the spell.
Emma Swan is a 28-year-old bail bonds collector ...
Style:
fairy tale, offbeat, stylized, sentimental, modern fairy tale ...
Audience:
teens, family outing, teen fantasy, boys' night, pre-teens ...
Plot:
magic, fantasy world, power of love, magical, true love, good versus evil, fairy, imaginary kingdom, prince, hopes, friends, curses spells and rituals ...
Time:
medieval times, 2010s, 19th century, 21st century
Place:
maine, fictional island, idaho, seattle, new england ...
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Genre: Action, History, Romance
Country: China
TV show
Story:
Xie Xiang disguises herself as a man in order to attend military school, where she and her classmates become embroiled in a series of tale-worthy events. After an academic career that wins her classmates’ and instructors’ respect, Xie sets out ...
Style:
dorama, sweet, romantic, exciting, romantic drama
Plot:
military, friendship, woman dressed as man, cross dressing, strong female character, rivalry, female protagonist, love triangle, tomboy, gender, love and romance, hidden identity ...
Time:
1910s
Is relevant?
Genre: Animation, Action, Comedy, Fantasy, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 23 min.
TV show
Story:
Invertia was a meteor storm that caused an unprecedented disaster during the 20th century. Because of this disaster, numerous cities around the world were destroyed. However, within the meteor, an unknown element called mana was discovered. It ...
Style:
anime, ecchi, captivating, exciting, bleak ...
Audience:
teens, teen fantasy, teen drama
Plot:
friendship, rivalry, danger, love and romance, harem, couples, destiny, fight, battles, mentor, epic battle, showdown ...
Time:
future
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
Book superstore magnate, Joe Fox and independent book shop owner, Kathleen Kelly fall in love in the anonymity of the Internet – both blissfully unaware that he's putting her out of business.
Style:
feel good, sweet, touching, sentimental, rom com ...
Audience:
girls' night, date night, family friendly, kids, chick flick ...
Plot:
fall in love, love, happy ending, destiny, bookstore, love story, christmas, online dating, rivalry, unlikely couple, hidden identity, internet ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
new york, manhattan new york city, usa, san francisco
Is relevant?
76K
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Romance
Country: Japan, Poland
Duration: 23 min.
TV show
Story:
Guts, a man who calls himself "The Black Swordsman" looks upon his days serving as a member of a group of mercenaries, the Band of the Hawk, nicknamed "the Grim Reaper of the Battlefield." Led by an ambitious, ruthless, and ...
Style:
anime, exciting, dark fantasy, slasher, epic ...
Audience:
manly, kids, teens
Plot:
tragic hero, destiny, battles, vengeance, sword fight, supernatural, danger, mercenary, rivalry, one man army, determination, heroes ...
Time:
middle ages, 90s, medieval times
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
By 2017, the global economy has collapsed and American society has become a totalitarian police state, censoring all cultural activity. The government pacifies the populace by broadcasting a number of game shows in which convicted criminals fight ...
Style:
rough, futuristic, cult classic, exciting, tech noir ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly
Plot:
dystopian future, cyberpunk, distopia, chase, chases and races, dystopic future, prison, danger, dishonesty, rivalry, tough heroes, social commentary ...
Time:
future, near future, 80s, 20th century, year 2019 ...
Place:
los angeles, california
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Thriller
Country: Germany, UK, Romania
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
A 14-year-old orphan named Krabat flees the horrors of the 30 Years War by becoming an apprentice to an ominous master of a mysterious mill. Krabat is not only taught the craft of milling, but is also instructed in the sinister world of the darker ...
Style:
serious, exciting, stylized, captivating, fairy tale
Audience:
teens, family outing, kids, pre-teens
Plot:
teachers and students, legends and myths, supernatural, danger, rivalry, wizards and magicians, supernatural ability, raven, good versus evil, buddies, apprentice, friendship ...
Time:
17th century, year 2008, middle ages
Place:
europe
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama, Western
Country: UK, Canada
Duration: 42 min.
TV show
Story:
Hell on Wheels tells the epic story of post-Civil War America, focusing on Cullen Bohannon, a Confederate soldier who sets out to exact revenge on the Union soldiers who killed his wife. His journey takes him west to Hell on Wheels, a dangerous, ...
Style:
historical drama, captivating, serious, rough, atmospheric ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
civil war, slavery, old west, rivalry, tough heroes, courage, shooting, ambitious, business venture, haunted by the past, rivals, historical character ...
Time:
1860s, 19th century
Place:
usa
Is relevant?
