6 Best Televised Game and Competition Show Movies

By Vlad Zakh · June 15, 2026

The manufactured spectacle and moral compromises of televised competition have powered some of cinema’s sharpest satires and thrillers. In Slumdog Millionaire (2008): A poor Mumbai teenager’s unlikely success on a game show is retraced through the painful memories that gave him the answers. Don’t overlook Quiz Show (1994): A rigged television quiz show scandal exposes the corrupt lengths producers will go to for ratings.

The Hunger Games (2012)

IMDb ★ 7.2 RT 84% Metacritic 68

A young woman volunteers to compete in a televised fight to the death to save her younger sister.

Directed by Gary Ross · 2h 22m · Rated PG-13

Won 1 BAFTA Award34 wins & 49 nominations total

Where to watch

Stream: Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Plex · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Slumdog Millionaire (2008)

TMDB ★ 7.7

A poor Mumbai teenager's unlikely success on a game show is retraced through the painful memories that gave him the answers.

Directed by Danny Boyle · 2h 01m · Rated R

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Apple TV Store

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Series 7 (2001)

TMDB ★ 6.3

Contestants on a reality television show are forced to hunt and kill each other for the cameras.

Directed by Daniel Minahan · 1h 27m

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Quiz Show (1994)

TMDB ★ 7.2

A rigged television quiz show scandal exposes the corrupt lengths producers will go to for ratings.

Directed by Robert Redford · 2h 13m · Rated PG-13

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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The Running Man (1987)

TMDB ★ 6.5

A wrongly convicted man is forced to compete on a deadly game show where escaped criminals are hunted for sport.

Directed by Paul Michael Glaser · 1h 41m · Rated R

Where to watch

Stream: fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, YouTube TV, Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Plex · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Death Race 2000 (1975)

TMDB ★ 6.2

Competitors in a violent, televised transcontinental race score points by running down pedestrians.

Directed by Paul Bartel · 1h 20m · Rated R

Where to watch

Stream: Amazon Prime Video, Cultpix, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Best of British Tv Amazon Channel · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store

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Streaming availability data from JustWatch, via TMDB. Availability changes often, so check the service before you plan a movie night.

Vlad Zakh

Founder, Movieix

Founder of Movieix, built to fix a specific annoyance: most recommendation sites are just algorithm-driven noise. Our lists are researched and organized by who's in a film, where it's from, and the mood you're actually in tonight.

6 Best Televised Game and Competition Show Movies

The Hunger Games (2012)

Slumdog Millionaire (2008)

Series 7 (2001)

Quiz Show (1994)

The Running Man (1987)

Death Race 2000 (1975)

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