Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "contestant"

1. The Hunger Games (2012)

PG-13 | 142 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

Katniss Everdeen voluntarily takes her younger sister's place in the Hunger Games: a televised competition in which two teenagers from each of the twelve Districts of Panem are chosen at random to fight to the death.

Director: Gary Ross | Stars: Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Stanley Tucci

Votes: 1,005,050 | Gross: $408.01M

2. A Face in the Crowd (1957)

Approved | 126 min | Drama, Music

A female radio reporter turns a folk-singing drifter into a powerful media star.

Director: Elia Kazan | Stars: Andy Griffith, Patricia Neal, Anthony Franciosa, Walter Matthau

Votes: 17,179

3. Slumdog Millionaire (2008)

R | 120 min | Crime, Drama, Romance

A teenager from the slums of Mumbai becomes a contestant on the show 'Kaun Banega Crorepati?' When interrogated under suspicion of cheating, he revisits his past, revealing how he had all the answers.

Directors: Danny Boyle, Loveleen Tandan | Stars: Dev Patel, Freida Pinto, Saurabh Shukla, Anil Kapoor

Votes: 878,596 | Gross: $141.32M

4. The 8 Show (2024– )

60 min | Comedy, Drama, Mystery | Completed

Eight contestants in financial hardship take part in Money Game, a reality competition with 44.8 billion won up for grabs. To win they must endure 100 days in a sparse studio as all purchases carry a 1000x markup, subtracted from the prize

Stars: Rich Ting, Anzu Lawson, Ryu Jun-yeol, Chun Woo-hee

5. Battle Royale (2000)

Not Rated | 114 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

In the future, the Japanese government captures a class of ninth-grade students and forces them to kill one another under the revolutionary "Battle Royale" act.

Director: Kinji Fukasaku | Stars: Tatsuya Fujiwara, Aki Maeda, Tarô Yamamoto, Chiaki Kuriyama

Votes: 194,696

6. Hell's Kitchen (2005– )

TV-G | 42 min | Game-Show, Reality-TV

World renowned chef Gordon Ramsay puts aspiring young chefs through rigorous cooking challenges and dinner services at his restaurant in Hollywood, "Hell's Kitchen".

Stars: Gordon Ramsay, Jean Philippe Susilovic, Scott Leibfried, Jason Thompson

Votes: 22,845

7. Total Drama (2007–2014)

TV-PG | 22 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

Animated satire of survivor reality shows featuring random teenage archetypes vying for the final prize by any means necessary.

Stars: Christian Potenza, Clé Bennett, Rachel Wilson, Scott McCord

Votes: 14,276

8. The Traitors UK (2022– )

TV-MA | 59 min | Game-Show, Reality-TV

Twenty-two strangers compete in a series of missions for a chance to win £120k. However, amongst the players lie the 'Traitors', who meet in secret and decide who to eliminate from their fellow players known as 'Faithfuls'.

Stars: Claudia Winkleman, Aaron Evans, Meryl Williams, Wilfred Webster

Votes: 5,150

9. Rollerball (1975)

Approved | 125 min | Action, Sci-Fi, Sport

In a corporate-controlled future, an ultra-violent sport known as Rollerball represents the world, and one of its powerful athletes is out to defy those who want him out of the game.

Director: Norman Jewison | Stars: James Caan, John Houseman, Maud Adams, John Beck

Votes: 29,352 | Gross: $30.00M

10. The 1% Club (2022– )

45 min | Game-Show

Lee Mack presents the game show where the questions aren't about general knowledge but logic, brainpower and common sense. 100 contestants begin each edition, who'll face the final question - which only 1% of the population can get right.

Stars: Lee Mack, Ethan Donbavand, Ben Ronec, Rachel Fiona Gilchrist

Votes: 253

11. The Starving Games (2013)

PG-13 | 83 min | Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi

In this "Hunger Games" spoof, Kantmiss Evershot must fight for her life in the 75th annual Starving Games, in which she could also win an old ham, a coupon for a foot-long sub, and a partially-eaten pickle.

Directors: Jason Friedberg, Aaron Seltzer | Stars: Maiara Walsh, Brant Daugherty, Cody Christian, Lauren Bowles

Votes: 22,560

12. Squid Game: The Challenge (2023– )

TV-MA | 60 min | Game-Show, Reality-TV

Follows contestants as they compete in challenges based on the Korean children's games featured on the Squid Game to win a $4.56 million cash prize.

Stars: Jennie Kwan, Nick Martineau, Mai Whelan, Phill Cain

Votes: 16,689

13. They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969)

M | 129 min | Drama

The lives of a disparate group of contestants intertwine in an inhumanely grueling dance marathon.

Director: Sydney Pollack | Stars: Jane Fonda, Michael Sarrazin, Susannah York, Gig Young

Votes: 20,892 | Gross: $12.60M

14. The Great Celebrity Bake Off for SU2C (2018– )

48 min | Game-Show, Reality-TV

Celebrity contestants take part in a special version of the popular British baking competition in aid of the Stand-up to Cancer charity.

Stars: Paul Hollywood, Prue Leith, Noel Fielding, Sandi Toksvig

Votes: 316

15. Butter (I) (2011)

R | 90 min | Comedy, Drama

In Iowa, a girl in foster care discovers her talent for butter carving and finds herself pitted against an ambitious local woman in their town's annual contest.

Director: Jim Field Smith | Stars: Jennifer Garner, Yara Shahidi, Ty Burrell, Olivia Wilde

Votes: 22,491 | Gross: $0.07M

16. Beat the Chasers (2020– )

60 min | Game-Show

In the first round, the contestant from the audience is asked up to five multiple choice questions. In the second round, the contestant plays for a jackpot in a quiz against up to five celebrity contestants from The Chase.

Stars: Bradley Walsh, Mark Labbett, Jenny Ryan, Shaun Wallace

Votes: 209

17. The Devil's Plan (2023– )

TV-14 | 60 min | Game-Show, Reality-TV

In this competition of intelligence, contestants face off in games of wit and strategy to be crowned winner and go home with the ultimate prize.

Stars: Seungkwan, Seo Yoo-min, Kwak Joon-bin, Seo Dong-joo

Votes: 3,543

18. Shock Treatment (1981)

PG | 94 min | Comedy, Musical

Janet and Brad become contestants on a game show and wind up as captives.

Director: Jim Sharman | Stars: Jessica Harper, Cliff De Young, Richard O'Brien, Patricia Quinn

Votes: 5,412

19. 007: Road to a Million (2023– )

TV-MA | 50 min | Adventure, Game-Show, Reality-TV

Nine pairs of everyday people are unleashed on an epic global adventure through a series of Bond-inspired challenges, for a shot at winning a life-changing £1,000,000 prize.

Stars: Brian Cox, Josh Ali, Nick Ashton-Jones, Colin Barnes

Votes: 1,599

20. Surviving Paradise (2023– )

TV-MA | 60 min | Game-Show, Reality-TV

In this reality competition, players must form alliances and fight to move from an outdoor camp into a luxurious villa for a shot at a $100.000 cash prize.

Stars: Jessimae Peluso, Taylor Brielle Olympios, Copan Combs, Shea Foster

Votes: 498

21. Gerry (2002)

R | 103 min | Adventure, Drama, Mystery

A friendship between two young men is tested when they go for a hike in a desert and forget to bring any water or food with them.

Director: Gus Van Sant | Stars: Casey Affleck, Matt Damon

Votes: 19,719 | Gross: $0.24M

22. Paper Planes (I) (2014)

Not Rated | 96 min | Drama, Family

An imaginative children's film about a young Australian boy's passion for flight and his challenge to compete in the World Paper Plane Championships in Japan.

Director: Robert Connolly | Stars: Sam Worthington, Ed Oxenbould, Deborah Mailman, Ena Imai

Votes: 4,764

23. Takeshi's Castle (2023– )

TV-PG | 60 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

A number of challenging games have been set up. A total of more than 300 participants, selected from more than 1,000 applicants, will attempt to break through the various tricky games.

Stars: Takeshi Kitano, Hayato Tani, Yûki Himura, Kunihiro Matsumura

Votes: 447

24. The Cheetah Girls 2 (2005 TV Movie)

TV-G | 96 min | Comedy, Drama, Family

The girl group return for more adventures, this time traveling to Spain to take part in a music festival.

Director: Kenny Ortega | Stars: Raven-Symoné, Adrienne Houghton, Sabrina Bryan, Kiely Williams

Votes: 6,954

25. The Finish Line (2023– )

Game-Show

Daytime quiz show in which 5 players race against each other by answering general knowledge questions. The challenge is to stay in the race by answering questions as quickly as possible. The last one standing could win thousands of pounds.

Stars: Roman Kemp, Sarah Greene

Votes: 29

26. Tipping Point (2012– )

60 min | Game-Show

Four contestants aim to win up to 10,000 pounds by inserting counters into a jackpot machine.

Stars: Ben Shephard, Vicki Glover, Christopher Hall, Phillip Schofield

Votes: 490

27. American Dreamz (2006)

PG-13 | 107 min | Comedy, Music

A popular television music talent competition hosted by a pompous egomaniac becomes the setting for an assassination attempt when the President of the United States becomes a celebrity judge in an attempt to rehabilitate his image.

Director: Paul Weitz | Stars: Hugh Grant, Dennis Quaid, Mandy Moore, Willem Dafoe

Votes: 25,236 | Gross: $7.19M

28. Spellcaster (1988)

R | 83 min | Fantasy, Horror, Mystery

A group of contestants travel to a castle in Italy to participate in a million dollar treasure hunt hidden on the premises. Little did they know, the lord of the castle hides a deadly secret.

Director: Rafal Zielinski | Stars: Adam Ant, Richard Blade, Gail O'Grady, Harold Pruett

Votes: 1,103

29. Drumline: A New Beat (2014 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 101 min | Comedy, Drama, Music

Danielle (Dani) Bolton, an upper class Brooklyn girl, defies her parents in order to attend a college in Georgia so she can join - and revitalize - their once-prominent drumline.

Director: Bille Woodruff | Stars: Alexandra Shipp, Leonard Roberts, Jordan Calloway, Jeff Pierre

Votes: 1,293

30. Secret Chef (2023– )

TV-MA | 46 min | Game-Show, Reality-TV

Ten chefs rate different foods anonymously through a series of blind tastings. With their identities hidden, everything will be hidden except what matters most - the food.

Stars: Arden Myrin, Anthony Bar, Anthony Langston, Leon Brunson

Votes: 386

31. Le Flambeau, les aventuriers de Chupacabra (2022– )

37 min | Comedy

Marc sets out again on an adventure on a desert island: Chupacabra. Alongside former contenders and new candidates, he will have to face the mental manipulations, the physical tests and the betrayals of his teammates.

Stars: Jonathan Cohen, Jérôme Commandeur, Jonathan Lambert, Natacha Lindinger

Votes: 1,042

32. Bargain Hunt (2000– )

30 min | Game-Show

Two teams go head to head in a bid to sell their recently acquired items for a profit at auction

Stars: David Dickinson, Charlie Ross, Natasha Raskin Sharp, Eric Knowles

Votes: 537

33. Big Brother (III) (2000– )

60 min | Documentary, Game-Show, Reality-TV

A group of contestants move into the Big Brother house, where they nominate each other to be evicted by public vote. The last person remaining will take home a large cash prize, while the others take home nothing.

Stars: Marcus Bentley, Davina McCall, Aisleyne Horgan-Wallace, Pete Bennett

Votes: 2,942

34. 13: Game of Death (2006)

R | 114 min | Crime, Drama, Horror

After losing his job, his car and his money, Phuchit, Krissada Sukosol, races against time to complete 13 tasks ordered by an anonymous caller who promised 100,000,000 Thai Baht upon completion.

Director: Chookiat Sakveerakul | Stars: Krissada Sukosol, Achita Sikamana, Sarunyu Wongkrachang, Nattapong Arunnate

Votes: 6,409

35. Beat Shazam (2017– )

TV-PG | 60 min | Family, Game-Show, Music

Teams of two race to identify songs by sound in hopes of winning up to $1 million. Whoever wins the most $ gets to play the final round against Shazam - the show's computer. Actor Jamie Foxx and his daughter Corinne as DJ host the show.

Stars: Jamie Foxx, Corinne Foxx, DJ Irie, October Gonzalez

Votes: 853

36. The One I Wrote for You (2014)

PG | 110 min | Drama, Family, Music

A singer and songwriter, who gave up his dream is entered into a Reality TV songwriting contest. But after losing the first two rounds, he takes on a win-at-all-costs attitude, even if winning means losing himself.

Director: Andy Lauer | Stars: Cheyenne Jackson, Kevin Pollak, Christine Woods, Avi Lake

Votes: 417 | Gross: $0.05M

37. Tenable (2016– )

Game-Show

Daytime quiz show in which teams of contestants answer questions about Top 10 lists, then try to score a perfect 10 in the final round. Hosted by Warwick Davis.

Stars: Warwick Davis, Sally Lindsay, Dean Dodds, Dan Hoyland

Votes: 265

38. The Moment of Truth (2008– )

TV-14 | Game-Show, Reality-TV

Game show contestants are given a polygraph test and asked hard-hitting questions in front of a live audience in order to win a cash prize.

Stars: Mark L. Walberg, Kris Mohandie, Angela Donahue, Catherine R. Seldon

Votes: 1,310

39. Impossible (2017–2021)

44 min | Game-Show

Rick Edwards hosts the daytime quiz show in which 30 recurring contestants must avoid choosing the impossible answer as they compete for the chance to win 10,000 pounds.

Stars: Rick Edwards, Daniel Joseph Woolf, Rachael Neiman

Votes: 124

40. The Chase Australia (2015– )

Game-Show

The Australian version of the quiz series where four contestants have to compete against a professional quizzer, known as the "Chaser", in order to win a cash prize.

Stars: Issa Schultz, Brydon Coverdale, Matt Parkinson, Anne Hegerty

Votes: 125

41. The X Factor UK (2004–2024)

60 min | Documentary, Game-Show, Music

British singing competition in which contestants sing cover songs to try and impress judges and voting viewers.

Stars: Louis Walsh, Simon Cowell, Dermot O'Leary, Sharon Osbourne

Votes: 4,881

42. Forever Fabulous (1999)

105 min | Comedy, Drama

Beauty queen road trip about mother and daughter pageant pros going back home to Texas for a shot at redemption.

Director: Werner Molinsky | Stars: Jean Smart, Jennifer Elise Cox, Emily Procter, Jack Plotnick

Votes: 78

43. Pinoy Big Brother (2005– )

Game-Show, Reality-TV

A group of housemates live together under the same roof, isolated from the outside world and filmed around the clock, to compete for a cash prize.

Stars: Toni Gonzaga, Bianca Gonzalez, Robi Domingo, Melai Cantiveros

Votes: 85

44. Masterchef (1990–2001)

30 min | Game-Show

Cookery competition for amateur chefs.

Stars: Loyd Grossman, Gary Rhodes, Raymond Blanc, Michel Roux

Votes: 119

45. Catchphrase (1986– )

30 min | Game-Show

Game show in which contestants try to guess well-known phrases or sayings from animated picture puzzles.

Stars: Roy Walker, Nick Weir, Stephen Mulhern, Ted Robbins

Votes: 1,119

46. No Contest (1995)

R | 98 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Andrew Dice Clay takes over a hotel during a beauty pageant taking several pageant contestants hostage since one of them is a rich senator's daughter.

Director: Paul Lynch | Stars: Shannon Tweed, Robert Davi, Andrew Dice Clay, Roddy Piper

Votes: 984

47. Stars in Their Eyes (1990–2015)

50 min | Family, Game-Show, Music

Musical talent show in which amateur lookalikes and soundalikes impersonate their favourite singing stars.

Stars: Matthew Kelly, Cat Deeley, Leslie Crowther, Sally Lindsay

Votes: 197

48. Slashers (2001 Video)

R | 99 min | Comedy, Horror

A modern 80's slasher in which six "lucky" contestants appear on a game show where they'll face the Slashers (in house homicidal maniacs) to win millions of dollars. All contestants have to do is survive the night.

Director: Maurice Devereaux | Stars: Sarah Joslyn Crowder, Tony Curtis Blondell, Kieran Keller, Jerry Sprio

Votes: 1,830

49. Chain Reaction (2006– )

TV-PG | 30 min | Family, Game-Show

Game show that connects words to other words to form a chain. Game -Ball -Room -Key -Chain -Reaction

Stars: Dylan Lane, Jennifer Butler, Loring Murtha, Rob Brock

Votes: 288

50. Celebrity Juice (2008–2022)

45 min | Comedy, Game-Show

A comedy TV show starring the fictional character Keith Lemon.

Stars: Leigh Francis, Holly Willoughby, Fearne Cotton, Gino D'Acampo

Votes: 2,290