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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: 1,006,610 | Gross: $408.01M
2. The Running Man (1987)
R | 101 min | Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
In a dystopian America, a falsely convicted policeman gets his shot at freedom when he must forcibly participate in a TV game show where convicts, runners, must battle killers for their freedom.
Director: Paul Michael Glaser | Stars: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Maria Conchita Alonso, Yaphet Kotto, Jim Brown
Votes: 168,484 | Gross: $38.12M
3. The Truman Show (1998)
PG | 103 min | Comedy, Drama
An insurance salesman discovers his whole life is actually a reality TV show.
Director: Peter Weir | Stars: Jim Carrey, Ed Harris, Laura Linney, Noah Emmerich
Votes: 1,201,535 | Gross: $125.62M
4. Gamer (2009)
R | 95 min | Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
In a future mind-controlling game, death row convicts are forced to battle in a 'Doom'-type environment. Convict Kable, controlled by Simon, a skilled teenage gamer, must survive thirty sessions in order to be set free.
Directors: Mark Neveldine, Brian Taylor | Stars: Gerard Butler, Michael C. Hall, Ludacris, Amber Valletta
Votes: 139,758 | Gross: $20.49M
5. Wrong Turn 2: Dead End (2007 Video)
R | 93 min | Adventure, Horror
A group of reality show contestants find themselves fighting for their survival against a family of hideously deformed inbred cannibals who plan to ruthlessly butcher them all.
Director: Joe Lynch | Stars: Erica Leerhsen, Henry Rollins, Texas Battle, Aleksa Palladino
Votes: 45,757
6. Southland Tales (2006)
R | 145 min | Comedy, Drama, Mystery
During a three-day heat wave just before a huge 4th of July celebration, an action star stricken with amnesia meets up with a porn star who is developing her own reality TV project, and a policeman who holds the key to a vast conspiracy.
Director: Richard Kelly | Stars: Dwayne Johnson, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Seann William Scott, Carlos Amezcua
Votes: 40,703 | Gross: $0.28M
7. Reality Bites (1994)
PG-13 | 99 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A documentary filmmaker and her fellow Generation X graduates face life after college, looking for work and love in Houston.
Director: Ben Stiller | Stars: Winona Ryder, Ethan Hawke, Janeane Garofalo, Steve Zahn
Votes: 53,792 | Gross: $20.98M
8. Grave Encounters (2011)
Not Rated | 92 min | Horror, Mystery
For their ghost hunting reality show, a production crew locks themselves inside an abandoned mental hospital that's supposedly haunted - and it might prove to be all too true.
Directors: Colin Minihan, Stuart Ortiz, The Vicious Brothers | Stars: Benjamin Wilkinson, Sean Rogerson, Ashleigh Gryzko, Merwin Mondesir
Votes: 64,316
9. Spun (2002)
R | 101 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
A drug dealer introduces one of his customers, a 'speed freak', to the man who runs the meth lab. A crazy three-day adventure ensues.
Director: Jonas Åkerlund | Stars: Jason Schwartzman, John Leguizamo, Patrick Fugit, Brittany Murphy
Votes: 40,823 | Gross: $0.41M
10. UnREAL (2015–2018)
TV-MA | 42 min | Drama
A behind-the-scenes look at the chaos surrounding the production of a dating competition program.
Stars: Shiri Appleby, Craig Bierko, Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman, Brennan Elliott
Votes: 15,541
11. Intolerable Cruelty (2003)
PG-13 | 100 min | Comedy, Crime, Romance
Miles, a high-profile divorce lawyer, wins a case for his rich but adulterous client Rex Rexroth. But Rex's ex-wife, Marylin, who is no saint and is a gold-digger, plots to take revenge on Miles.
Directors: Joel Coen, Ethan Coen | Stars: George Clooney, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Billy Bob Thornton, Geoffrey Rush
Votes: 101,994 | Gross: $35.33M
12. The Comeback (2005–2014)
TV-MA | 30 min | Comedy
An ex A-list celebrity attempts to rekindle the flame of her once prominent acting career with nothing but a camera crew and some determination.
Stars: Lisa Kudrow, Lance Barber, Robert Michael Morris, Laura Silverman
Votes: 7,846
13. The Condemned (2007)
R | 113 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
Jack Conrad is awaiting the death penalty in a corrupt Central American prison. He is "purchased" by a wealthy television producer and taken to a desolate island where he must fight to the death against nine other condemned killers from all corners of the world, with freedom going to the sole survivor.
Director: Scott Wiper | Stars: Steve Austin, Vinnie Jones, Nathan Jones, Robert Mammone
Votes: 54,369 | Gross: $0.00M
14. The Nines (2007)
R | 100 min | Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
A troubled actor, a television show runner, and an acclaimed videogame designer find their lives intertwining in mysterious and unsettling ways.
Director: John August | Stars: Ryan Reynolds, Hope Davis, Melissa McCarthy, Elle Fanning
Votes: 34,651 | Gross: $0.06M
15. Player of Ibiza (2024– )
Comedy
"Nix für Jungs" is a fictional trash reality show on NDR Fernsehen.
Stars: Bruno Alexander, Oskar Belton, Sammy Scheuritzel, Emil Belton
Votes: 78
16. Edtv (1999)
PG-13 | 122 min | Comedy, Drama
A video store clerk agrees to have his life filmed by a camera crew for a television show.
Director: Ron Howard | Stars: Matthew McConaughey, Jenna Elfman, Geoffrey Blake, Gail Boggs
Votes: 45,091 | Gross: $22.36M
17. Dead Set (2008)
TV-MA | 28 min | Comedy, Drama, Horror
During a fictional series of Big Brother, a zombie outbreak occurs, but the house-mates are unaware of the impending doom outside of the Big Brother House.
Stars: Paul 'Bubble' Ferguson, Jaime Winstone, Andy Nyman, Riz Ahmed
Votes: 20,960
18. 2001 Maniacs: Field of Screams (2010)
R | 84 min | Comedy, Horror
When this year's round of unsuspecting Northerners fail to show up for their annual Guts N' Glory Jamboree, the residents of Pleasant Valley take their cannibalistic carnival on the road, ... See full summary »
Director: Tim Sullivan | Stars: Bill Moseley, Lin Shaye, Christa Campbell, Kevin 'ohGr' Ogilvie
Votes: 2,609
19. Surfer, Dude (2008)
R | 85 min | Comedy
A wave twisting tale of a soul searching surfer experiencing an existential crisis.
Director: S.R. Bindler | Stars: Matthew McConaughey, Woody Harrelson, Willie Nelson, Alexie Gilmore
Votes: 9,144 | Gross: $0.04M
20. Real Life (1979)
PG | 99 min | Comedy
A film crew sets out to record a year in the life of an average family, but things quickly start going wrong.
Director: Albert Brooks | Stars: Dick Haynes, Albert Brooks, Matthew Tobin, J.A. Preston
Votes: 3,867
21. Showtime (2002)
PG-13 | 95 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
A spoof of buddy cop movies where two very different cops are forced to team up on a new reality based television cop show, while tracking down the manufacturer and distributor of an illegally made semi-automatic firearm.
Director: Tom Dey | Stars: Robert De Niro, Eddie Murphy, Rene Russo, Rachael Harris
Votes: 65,286 | Gross: $38.08M
22. Man of Tai Chi (2013)
R | 105 min | Action, Drama
A young martial artist's unparalleled Tai Chi skills land him in a highly lucrative underworld fight club.
Director: Keanu Reeves | Stars: Tiger Hu Chen, Keanu Reeves, Karen Mok, Hai Yu
Votes: 41,009 | Gross: $0.10M
23. Down to You (2000)
PG-13 | 91 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
College students Al and Imogen meet and fall in love, but fear of commitment causes them to go their separate ways.
Director: Kris Isacsson | Stars: Freddie Prinze Jr., Julia Stiles, Selma Blair, Shawn Hatosy
Votes: 15,756 | Gross: $20.04M
24. Runaway Romance (2018 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 90 min | Drama, Romance
A reality TV star leaves Hollywood and finds herself in Amish country where she must decide between staying in her newfound reality or returning to her old one.
Director: Brian Herzlinger | Stars: Danielle C. Ryan, Trevor Donovan, Galadriel Stineman, Tatum O'Neal
Votes: 1,383
25. The Air I Breathe (2007)
R | 95 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A drama based on an ancient Chinese proverb that breaks life down into four emotional cornerstones: happiness, pleasure, sorrow and love. A businessman bets his life on a horse race; a gangster sees the future; a pop star falls prey to a crime boss; a doctor must save the love of his life.
Director: Jieho Lee | Stars: Brendan Fraser, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Andy Garcia, Kevin Bacon
Votes: 34,968 | Gross: $0.03M
26. The Engagement Plot (2022 TV Movie)
87 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
After getting her heart broken on The Price of Love, a wildly popular dating reality show that matches 20-something female contestants with a young, financially successful bachelor, teacher... See full summary »
Director: Brandon Clark | Stars: Rachel Boston, Trevor Donovan, Walter Anaruk, Javen Campbell
Votes: 580
27. Kickin' It Old Skool (2007)
PG-13 | 107 min | Comedy, Sport
A young breakdancer hits his head during a talent show and slips into a coma for twenty years. Waking up in 2006, he looks to revive his and his team's career with the help of his girlfriend and his parents.
Director: Harvey Glazer | Stars: Jamie Kennedy, Maria Menounos, Miguel A. Núñez Jr., Michael Rosenbaum
Votes: 7,410 | Gross: $4.50M
28. Gigolos (2011–2016)
TV-MA | 25 min | Reality-TV
Reality television series that shows an uncensored look at the life of Las Vegas gigolos.
Stars: Nick Hawk, Brace Land, Vin Armani, Ash Armand
Votes: 699
29. My One & Only (2019 TV Movie)
TV-G | 84 min | Drama, Romance
The One," Stephanie (Hutton) and Oliver try to determine if they're fated to be together. Meanwhile, sparks fly between Stephanie and Alex (Page), the handsome ranch owner who acts as their guide.
Director: Gary Yates | Stars: Pascale Hutton, Sam Page, Stephen Huszar, Rhonda Dent
Votes: 1,500
30. 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: 25,249 | Gross: $7.19M
31. S.F.W. (1994)
R | 96 min | Comedy, Drama
An alienated and misanthropic teenager gains sudden and unwanted celebrity status after he's taken hostage by terrorists where his indifference to their threats to kill him makes news headlines.
Director: Jefery Levy | Stars: Stephen Dorff, Reese Witherspoon, Jake Busey, Joey Lauren Adams
Votes: 5,423 | Gross: $0.06M
32. I Want to Marry Ryan Banks (2004 TV Movie)
PG-13 | 95 min | Comedy, Romance
Ryan Banks' manager and old friend, Todd, comes up with the idea to have Ryan be the bachelor on a reality dating show in order to clean up his image. The only problem is, Todd falls in love with Charlie, the girl to whom Ryan has chosen to propose.
Director: Sheldon Larry | Stars: Jason Priestley, Bradley Cooper, Emma Caulfield Ford, Mark L. Walberg
Votes: 2,080
33. Confetti (2006)
R | 100 min | Comedy, Music, Romance
A mockumentary that follows three couples as they battle it out to win the coveted title of 'Most Original Wedding of the Year.'
Director: Debbie Isitt | Stars: Martin Freeman, Jessica Hynes, Stephen Mangan, Meredith MacNeill
Votes: 5,327 | Gross: $0.23M
34. The Even Stevens Movie (2003 TV Movie)
TV-G | 93 min | Comedy, Family
Dream vacation Dream on! Ren, Louis, and the entire Stevens family battle ferocious squirrels, angry natives and one another on the adventure of a lifetime.
Director: Sean McNamara | Stars: Shia LaBeouf, Christy Carlson Romano, Donna Pescow, Tom Virtue
Votes: 7,507
35. The Challenge (2003)
G | 92 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
Estranged teen sisters who live on opposite sides of the country are brought together, much to their surprise, as teammates in the TV show "The Challenge", a Survivor-style adventure in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico.
Director: Craig Shapiro | Stars: Ashley Olsen, Mary-Kate Olsen, Brian Skala, Lukas Behnken
Votes: 3,287
36. Cattle Call (2006)
R | 83 min | Comedy
A guy starts a fake casting agency in hopes that he will meet his soul mate.
Director: Martin Guigui | Stars: Thomas Ian Nicholas, Jenny Mollen, Nicole Eggert, Diedrich Bader
Votes: 1,313
37. Killer Movie (2008)
R | 93 min | Comedy, Horror, Mystery
A reality TV director copes with a spoiled celebutante and a show gone haywire when a masked killer starts bumping off the crew in this slasher-movie satire.
Director: Jeff Fisher | Stars: Paul Wesley, Kaley Cuoco, Gloria Votsis, Torrey DeVitto
Votes: 3,114
38. Five Minutes of Heaven (2009)
R | 89 min | Drama, Thriller
The story of former UVF member Alistair Little. Twenty-five years after Little killed Joe Griffen's brother, the media arrange an auspicious meeting between the two.
Director: Oliver Hirschbiegel | Stars: Liam Neeson, James Nesbitt, Anamaria Marinca, Mark Ryder
Votes: 13,266 | Gross: $0.01M
39. Death Watch (1980)
R | 117 min | Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
In a future where dying of illness is exceedingly rare, a terminally ill woman becomes a celebrity and a man with camera implants goes to secretly record her for a morbid TV show.
Director: Bertrand Tavernier | Stars: Romy Schneider, Harvey Keitel, Harry Dean Stanton, Thérèse Liotard
Votes: 3,480
40. Breaking Amish (2012–2014)
TV-14 | 60 min | Documentary, Drama, Reality-TV
Follows five young adults who find the courage to leave their restrictive Amish communities. The group head to New York City, where the somewhat sheltered youths begin experimenting with ... See full summary »
Stars: Rebecca Schmucker, Kate Stoltz, Abe Schmucker, Sabrina Burkholder
Votes: 1,162
41. The Penthouse (2010)
R | 89 min | Comedy
Three lifelong friends inhabiting a penthouse apartment find themselves at odds when one of them attempts to move in with his girlfriend and another's little sister makes a surprise visit.
Director: Chris Levitus | Stars: Rider Strong, Nikki Griffin, Corey Large, Kurupt
Votes: 1,561
42. 7 Lives Xposed (2001– )
TV-MA | Drama, Romance
Explicit version of a Big Brother format with adult movie stars.
Stars: Devinn Lane, Tylo Taylor, Marvin Jordan, Yanni Kratsas
Votes: 188
43. Erotic Survivor (2001 Video)
Unrated | 97 min | Comedy
Two teams have been assembled and taken to a remote island to compete in a series of tasks to determine the winner of Erotic Survivor. The Hey-Hu-Nanni tribe against the all lesbian Pu-Nanni tribe.
Director: Zachary Snygg | Stars: Darian Caine, Erin Brown, Jade Duboir, Ruby Larocca
Votes: 554
44. Wrong Is Right (1982)
R | 117 min | Comedy, Drama, Thriller
A TV reporter finds himself in the middle of an Arab leader buying two portable nukes, terrorists, arms dealer, a reporter/CIA spy killed, a US president ordering a K-I-L-L etc.
Director: Richard Brooks | Stars: Sean Connery, George Grizzard, Robert Conrad, Katharine Ross
Votes: 2,275 | Gross: $3.38M
45. Cruel World (2005)
R | 88 min | Comedy, Horror, Thriller
Reeling from his dismissal from a reality show, a deranged runner-up holds a group of co-eds hostage on the set of his own fictitious show, where losers suffer a deadly fate.
Director: Kelsey T. Howard | Stars: Edward Furlong, Daniel Franzese, Andrew Keegan, Susan Ward
Votes: 1,471 | Gross: $0.02M
46. Operation Repo (2007–2014)
Drama
Take a look inside the fast-paced, high pressure world of car repossession with a team of highly trained professionals from California's San Fernando Valley.
Stars: Froylan Tercero, Matt Burch, Sonia Pizarro, Lou Pizarro
Votes: 1,795
47. Sexy American Idle (2004 Video)
R | 71 min | Comedy
Northeast Westover is putting on a splashy talent competition to end all talent competitions. Hosted by the obnoxious duo Neil and Bob and lorded over by a panel of delectable judges (... See full summary »
Director: John Paul Fedele | Stars: Julian Wells, Erin Brown, Anoushka, Darian Caine
Votes: 113
48. Pretty Cool Too (2007)
R | 89 min | Comedy, Romance
With the help of a magical genie possessing his new cellular phone, an adolescent nerd attempts to live life to the fullest upon his graduation from school.
Director: Rolfe Kanefsky | Stars: Eric Fagundes, Julia Lehman, Valerie Carpenter, Brandi Williams
Votes: 1,170
49. Series 7: The Contenders (2001)
R | 86 min | Comedy, Thriller
A TV program selects people at random to kill one another for fame and their freedom.
Director: Daniel Minahan | Stars: Brooke Smith, Marylouise Burke, Mark Woodbury, Michael Kaycheck
Votes: 6,689 | Gross: $0.17M
50. Virtuality (2009 TV Movie)
87 min | Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Spaceship crew members start dying because of an unknown defect in a virtual-reality device.
Director: Peter Berg | Stars: Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Kerry Bishé, Joy Bryant, Jose Pablo Cantillo
Votes: 4,224