Competition movies and TV shows – page 5
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List of competition movies
39K
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Jonathan Switcher, an unemployed artist, finds a job as an assistant window dresser for a department store. When Jonathan happens upon a beautiful mannequin he previously designed, she springs to life and introduces herself as Emmy, an Egyptian ...
Style:
sexy, romantic, teen, cult classic, rom com ...
Audience:
chick flick, girls' night, teens, kids, date night
Plot:
department store, shopping, motorcycle, love, ends with a wedding, public nudity, security guard, fired from the job, guard dog, impossible love, sex scene, happy ending ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, year 1987
Place:
philadelphia, pennsylvania, egypt
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 139 min.
Story:
After being unemployed for several years, a man devises a unique plan to secure a new job: eliminate his competition.
Style:
dark comedy, suspense, dark, tense, psychological ...
Plot:
unemployment, desperation, capitalism, house, dog, family home, murder, competition, moral ambiguity, ethical dilemma, obsession, revenge ...
Place:
south korea, seoul, asia
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24K
Genre: Drama
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story:
In the cutthroat world of international finance, a group of young graduates compete for a limited set of permanent positions at a top investment bank in London. The boundaries between colleague, friend, lover, and enemy soon blur as they immerse ...
Style:
suspense, tense, psychological, contemplative, captivating ...
Plot:
finance, banking, rivalry, sex scene, drug, competition, dealer, friendship, colleague, twenty something, merchant, employer employee relationship ...
Time:
2020s, 2010s, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
england, london
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Genre: Sport
Country: China
TV show
Story:
Kunlun Fight is a leading kickboxing promotion. Started in 2014 the events are broadcast worldwide and include the best fighters and biggest stars in the sport like Buakaw Banchamek and Artur Kyshenko
Style:
inspirational, breathtaking, captivating, uplifting, non fiction
Plot:
kickboxing, fight, mixed martial arts, professional sports, martial arts, tournament, competition, hand to hand combat, entertainment, world champion, champion, boxing ...
Place:
china, asia
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
When day becomes night, a strict curfew forces ordinary people to go pedal to the metal in a deadly race for freedom. During this contest, alliances and friendships are both made and lost.
Style:
exciting, tense, disturbing, psychological, captivating ...
Plot:
virus, totalitarian state, pregnant woman, curfew, competition, driver, life is a bitch, escapades, adaptation, danger, rivalry, hopes ...
Time:
near future
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Agnes is a woman who has reached her early 40s without ever venturing far from home, family or the tight-knit immigrant community in which she was raised by her widowed father. That begins to change in a quietly dramatic fashion when Agnes receives ...
Style:
inspirational, serious, romantic, emotional, realistic ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
board game, housewife, competition, jigsaw puzzle, partner, introspection, self fulfillment, identity crisis, unfulfilled love, extramarital affair, loneliness, contests and competitions ...
Place:
connecticut
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Romance, Sport
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
A world class ice skater eager to take the top prize in the biggest competition around finds his dreams going up in flames after his partner suffers a debilitating injury in this romantic sports drama starring Matt Lanter, Francia Rosa, and Christy ...
Style:
semi serious, realistic, feel good, humorous, saga ...
Audience:
chick flick, teens, kids, date night, teen drama
Plot:
figure skating, skating, love, sport competition, hopes, competition, teenager, lifestyle, rise to the top, follow your dream, ambition, unlikely partners ...
Place:
paris france, france, europe, miami
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92K
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: France, USA
Duration: 133 min.
Story:
Assassin Robert Rath arrives at a funeral to kill a prominent mobster, only to witness a rival hired gun complete the job for him -- with grisly results. Horrified by the murder of innocent bystanders, Rath decides to take one last job and then ...
Style:
suspense, exciting, tense, clever, neo noir ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
hitman, assassin, revenge, sniper, assassination, rivalry, spy, contract killer, hotel, mexican standoff, bank, cat ...
Time:
90s
Place:
puerto rico, usa, seattle, south america, detroit ...
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11K
Genre: Action, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
WWE Raw is a professional wrestling television program that currently airs live on Monday evenings on the USA Network in the United States. The show debuted on January 11, 1993. WWE Raw moved from the USA Network to TNN in September, 2000 and then ...
Style:
exciting, realistic, serious, game show, captivating ...
Audience:
teens, kids
Plot:
wrestling, beefcake, tournament, competition, muscleman, strongman, contests and competitions, uninhibited rivalry, rivalry, fight for supremacy, fight, swindle ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
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Genre: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
A group of 12 teenagers from various backgrounds enroll at the American Ballet Academy in New York to make it as ballet dancers and each one deals with the problems and stress of training and getting ahead in the world of dance.
Style:
teen, serious, sentimental, touching, captivating ...
Audience:
chick flick, date night, teens, girls' night, teen drama
Plot:
dance, ballet, dancing, teenager, homosexual, love triangle, ballerina, music, competition, dancer, rivalry, hopes ...
Time:
90s, year 2000
Place:
new york, usa, manhattan new york city, san francisco, hawaii
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Genre: Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
As a chief of staff in the National Assembly, Jang Tae-jun influences power behind the scenes while pursuing his own ambitions to rise to the top.
Style:
tense, political, realistic, captivating, political thriller ...
Plot:
politics, rivalry, competition, workplace, government, behind the scenes, power struggle, mind game, ambition, political intrigue, office politics, chief of staff ...
Place:
seoul, south korea
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775
Genre: Animation, Drama, Sport
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story:
When Minato Narumiya joins Prefectural Kazemai High School, he is quickly invited to join the archery club by the club's advisor, Tommy-sensei. His childhood friends Seiya Takehaya and Yamanouchi Ryohei swiftly agree to join, but Minato is ...
Style:
anime, disturbing, captivating, iyashikei, tsundere ...
Plot:
archery, school club, tournament, competition, friends, slice of life, professional rivalry, athlete's life, teamwork, sport team, rivalry, friendship ...
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Sport
Country: UK
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Thrown together just five weeks before the final of the 1948 London Olympics, Bert Bushnell (Doctor Who's Matt Smith) and Dickie Burnell (Sam Hoare) defied all the odds and made history in the double sculls. This is the story of how they did it ...
Style:
uplifting, realistic, serious, exciting
Plot:
competition, athlete's life, human spirit, against the odds, hopes, rivalry, contests and competitions, lifestyle, olympics, teamwork, motivation, partner ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century, year 1948
Place:
london, england
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Genre: Biography, Comedy, Drama, Music
Country: UK, Qatar, Netherlands, Egypt, United Arab Emirates
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Mohammed Assaf, an aspiring musician living in Gaza, sets a seemingly impossible goal: to compete on the program "Arab Idol."
Style:
humorous, captivating, sincere, inspirational, social
Plot:
musician, singer, competition, audition, brother sister relationship, aspiring musician, funeral, aspiring singer, border crossing, politics, boy, music ...
Time:
2010s, year 2012, year 2005, 21st century
Place:
palestine, cairo egypt, middle east
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Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Third-grader Judy Moody sets out to have the most thrilling summer of her life.
Style:
feel good, realistic, not serious, humorous, 3d animation ...
Audience:
kids, family outing
Plot:
summer vacation, youth, family relations, mischievous children, competition, young heroes, amusement park, escapades, disorder, friendship, female protagonist, girl ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
usa, virginia
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56K
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 135 min.
Story:
A washed up golf pro working at a driving range tries to qualify for the US Open in order to win the heart of his succesful rival's girlfriend.
Style:
sexy, entertaining, light, sweet, romantic ...
Audience:
date night, girls' night, chick flick
Plot:
golf, underdog, love, psychologist, happy ending, desert, competition, rivalry, redemption, multiple storylines, love and romance, suburbs ...
Time:
20th century, year 1996, 90s
Place:
texas, usa, north carolina, austin texas, california
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45K
Genre: Action, Drama, Sport
Country: USA, Canada, Australia
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
Talented rookie race-car driver Jimmy Bly has started losing his focus and begins to slip in the race rankings. It's no wonder, with the immense pressure being shoveled on him by his overly ambitious promoter brother as well as Bly's ...
Style:
intense, serious, realistic, stylized, fast ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
brother brother relationship, rivalry, love triangle, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, racing, car race, car chase, auto racing, mentor, reconciliation, breakup, car accident ...
Time:
year 2001
Place:
sydney australia, long beach california, chicago, rio de janeiro, tokyo ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
An aging, down-on-his-luck ex-minor leaguer coaches a team of misfits in an ultra-competitive California little league.
Style:
inspirational, intense, talky, humorous, feel good ...
Audience:
teens, kids, family outing, teen drama
Plot:
baseball, underdog, baseball coach, coach, youth, childhood, competition, baseball player, unlikely friendships, sport team, motorcycle, human spirit ...
Time:
20th century, 70s, year 1976, 1930s, 80s
Place:
california, san francisco, usa, los angeles, new jersey
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Genre: Comedy, Sport
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
When megalomaniacal White Goodman, the owner of a trendy, high-end fitness center, makes a move to take over the struggling local gym run by happy-go-lucky Pete La Fleur, there's only one way for La Fleur to fight back: dodgeball. Aided by a ...
Style:
humorous, funny, entertaining, spoof, parody ...
Audience:
teens, adult
Plot:
underdog, dumb, against the odds, cheerleader, tournament, cheerleading, competition, gym, homoeroticism, redemption, rivalry, contests and competitions ...
Time:
year 2004, 2000s, 20th century, 21st century
Place:
las vegas, usa, nevada, los angeles, california
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Genre: Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story:
Chocolat Meilleure is a happy-going and optimistic girl. Together with her friend-cum-rival, Vanilla Mieux, they are potential candidates to become Queen of the magic world. After obtaining their magic wands, they set off to the human world to ...
Style:
anime, humorous, feel good, captivating, entertaining ...
Audience:
teens, kids
Plot:
female protagonist, competition, witch, magic, magical girl, queen, imaginary kingdom, wizards and magicians, magical power, friends, royal family, magician ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
Aspiring bodybuilder Killian Maddox struggles to find human connection in this exploration of celebrity and violence. Nothing deters him from his fiercely protected dream of superstardom, not even the doctors who warn him of the permanent damage he ...
Style:
dramatic, captivating, harsh, suspenseful, serious ...
Plot:
bodybuilding, gay interest, competition, bodybuilder, character study, gay sex, african american, brutality, violence, steroids, prostitute, male nudity ...
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
Stina a single mother has fallen on hard times. When she has hit rock bottom she is offered a job on a reality horror show, with the promise of a million dollars to the winner. The group of contestants are taken to the deep woods where they must ...
Style:
slasher, psychotronic, suspenseful, scary, disturbing ...
Plot:
serial killer, masked killer, murder, game, competition, stalking, maniac, escaped mental patient, police, forest, psychopath, violence ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
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Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
15 year-old Lyz, a high school student in the French Alps, has been accepted to a highly selective ski club whose aim is to train future professional athletes. Taking a chance on his new recruit, Fred, ex-champion turned coach, decides to make Lyz ...
Style:
disturbing, psychological, captivating, suspense, semi autobiographical
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
teenage girl, skiing, sexual assault, female protagonist, coach, mountain, competition, athlete and trainer, teenager, coping, statutory rape, snow skiing ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
alps
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Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: France
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
Budapest International Chess Tournament. The most likely winner: Cal Fournier (22), French champion, immature genius, socially awkward, compulsive player. But this time, an unusual 9-years-old Hungarian opponent disrupts this smooth-running routine.
Style:
captivating, realistic, serious, sincere, entertaining
Audience:
teens
Plot:
chess, genius, youth, competition, prodigy, ambition, misfit, rivalry, contests and competitions, coach, bet, sport competition ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
hungary, budapest
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41K
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Charlie and Dan have been best friends and business partners for thirty years; their Manhattan public relations firm is on the verge of a huge business deal with a Japanese company. With two weeks to sew up the contract, Dan gets a surprise: a woman ...
Style:
hilarious, humorous, feel good, melancholic, not serious ...
Audience:
family outing, kids, family friendly, teens, pre-teens ...
Plot:
father son relationship, childhood, fish out of water, bachelor, friendship between men, business partner, zoo, gorilla, father daughter relationship, family relations, competition, best friend ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
miami, tokyo, north america, vermont, new york
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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: Drama, Romance
Country: Thailand
Duration: 40 min.
TV show
Story:
Meena, a small-town girl, moves to Bangkok to achieve her dreams. She chances across Cherine who asks her to join an agency to compete in the Miss Grand beauty pageant. Meena initially turns it down because she’s not interested. However, she ...
Style:
thrilling, captivating, psychological
Plot:
competition, friendship, lesbian romance, lgbt, lesbian, follow your dream, love interest, love and romance, love affair, music, musician, couple relations ...
Place:
bangkok thailand, thailand
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Genre: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Sport
Country: Japan
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
Shohoku's “speedster” and point guard, Ryota Miyagi, always plays with brains and lightning speed, running circles around his opponents while feigning composure. Born and raised in Okinawa, Ryota had a brother who was three years older. ...
Style:
anime, 3d animation, entertaining, captivating, shounen ...
Plot:
high school sports, teenager, competition, tournament, high school life, basketball coach, basketball team, basketball player, student, team, teenage boy, coach ...
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Genre: Animation, Action, Sport
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story:
Jet Racing's wet-n-wild combo of PWC racing and watergun sharpshooting has become mega-popular across the world. Rin Namiki wants in on the action, and after meeting the cool and gorgeous Misa Aoi, it looks like Rin's dreams are finally in ...
Style:
anime, exciting, captivating, semi serious, entertaining ...
Plot:
female protagonist, competition, girl heroine, jet ski, team, championship, teenage life, follow your dream, sport team, teenage girl, ambition, teenager ...
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Madison Avenue executive Graham Marshall has paid his dues. A talented and devoted worker, he has suffered through mounting bills and a nagging wife with one thing to look forward to: a well-deserved promotion. But when the promotion is given to a ...
Style:
dark comedy, black comedy, suspenseful, suspense, tense ...
Plot:
murder, advertising, vengeance, revenge, competition, police investigation, contests and competitions, workplace intrigue, advertising agency, dark humor, rise to the top, unlikely criminals ...
Time:
80s
Place:
new york, manhattan new york city, california
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