Contest Movies

Filmmaker S.R. Bindler profiles Texas contestants trying to win a truck by keeping one hand on it longer than everyone else.

A poor cobbler's son enters a $25,000 cross-country hiking contest sponsored by the footwear company that has nearly bankrupted his father. He also...

About the fear of public speaking and chronicles several characters as they prepare for the World Championships of Public Speaking. One leaves behind...

Popeye and Olive compete as partners in a dance contest. Naturally, Bluto butts in.

Dwight Dawson, who runs an unsuccessful success school, stages a contest to find the biggest failure in the USA, for publicity value when the "dope"...

Splinters is the first feature-length documentary film about the evolution of indigenous surfing in the developing nation of Papua New Guinea. In the...

From the masters who create the mind-bending diversions to the tense competition at the American Crossword Puzzle Tournament, Patrick Creadon's...

On a layover in Hawaii, two conniving Navy seamen borrow money to wager bets that their ship will win the upcoming gunnery practice trophy, having...

Set on the quiet campus of Yellowstream University, this comedy follows the rivalries that build between two of the college's fraternities. When...

For the last half century, the little town of Luling, Texas has held an annual Watermelon Thump Festival – and its own world championship...

A policeman's son searches for a suitable subject for an essay about an important person.

The path of a street fighter and a dancer on skates, who are in love, is paved by friendship, grit and hope.

1907, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

Liza Lee, fast-talking press agent for Al Jarvis, persuades Jarvis to stage a Musical Mystery Contest, with a $5000 prize to the person who can first...

Gugge and Nuffe work at the competing meat wholesalers AB Delikatesser and AB Skånedelikatesser. The two companies compete for a large order...

A viral porn star and a broken-hearted fan get a lesson in true intimacy when their gonzo “F**k-a-Fan” shoot unravels in an unexpectedly...

A mockumentary that follows the 5 main contestants of The Golden Apron contest, a competition in search of "the greatest home chef in America", being...

One of four "Saw" Video Contest winners in Germany leading up to the release of "Saw: The Final Chapter" in 2010. Little is known about the film, but...

Every January, the country's largest jigsaw puzzle contest is held in St. Paul, Minnesota. Choose your favorite team and watch them try to put the...

Newspaper columnist Mr. Inquisitive telephones readers to ask, "What would you like to do?", with the chosen responses being eligible for a prize....