Shows Like American Pickers
If you liked American Pickers (2010), a reality series, here are 20 shows with a similar feel, based on TMDB's recommendations. Each one links to its cast, trailer and where it's streaming.
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American Restoration (2010)
★ 6.7/10Also realityAmerican Restoration is an American reality television series airing on the History channel. Produced by Leftfield Pictures, the series is recorded in Las Vegas, Nevada, where it chronicles the daily activities at…
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Fast N' Loud (2012)
★ 7/10Also realityMotor mastermind Richard Rawlings and mechanical prodigy Aaron Kaufman search for forgotten and neglected vintage cars. They need big projects and big profits to keep the doors open at Gas Monkey Garage in Dallas, TX.
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The Repair Shop (2017)
★ 7/10Also realityThe Repair Shop is a workshop of dreams, where broken or damaged cherished family heirlooms are brought back to life. Furniture restorers, horologists, metal workers, ceramicists, upholsterers, and all manner of…
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Car S.O.S. (2013)
★ 7.1/10Also realityMeet car enthusiast and TV presenter Tim Shaw and master mechanic Fuzz Townshend as they join forces to rescue rusty classic vehicles from their garage prisons
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Bar Rescue (2011)
★ 7.9/10Also realityJon Taffer is the Gordon Ramsay of the bar and nightclub business. In each episode, Taffer helps transform a struggling bar into a vibrant, profitable business, utilizing his expertise as a nightlife consultant
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Pawn Stars (2009)
★ 7.1/10Also realityGo inside the colorful world of the pawn business. At the Gold & Silver Pawn Shop on the outskirts of Las Vegas, generations of the Harrison family run the family business, and there’s clashing and camaraderie every…
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Rob Dyrdek's Fantasy Factory (2009)
★ 7.8/10Also realityA crew of people come up with new things to do every week. One day, they may work on a business franchise. Another day, they might go and make someone ride a bull, or shoot burritos at people.
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Love It or List It (2008)
★ 6.2/10Also realityWhen a house no longer feels like home, homeowners are left with a big financial and emotional question: renovate or sell it? Love It or List It helps fed-up homeowners decide. In each hour-long episode Realtor David…
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Counting Cars (2012)
★ 6.5/10Also realityDanny “The Count” Koker and his team restore, customize and sell cars in a hurry, scrambling to keep their Las Vegas shop in the black. From classics to exotics, from hotrods to choppers, Danny and the crew of Count’s…
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Married at First Sight (2015)
★ 7.5/10Also realityWorking with leading relationship experts, eight Australian singles are carefully match-made into four married couples, who each meet each other - for the very first time - at their wedding. We'll follow them as they…
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Storage Wars (2010)
★ 5.8/10Also realityWhen rent is not paid on a storage locker for three months in California, the contents can be sold by an auctioneer as a single lot of items in the form of a cash-only auction. The show follows professional buyers who…
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Flip or Flop (2013)
★ 6/10Also realityTarek and Christina El Moussa buy distressed properties -- foreclosures, short sales and bank-owned homes -- remodel them and sell them at a profit. At least, that's the way it's supposed to work. Track the El Moussas'…
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Cops (1989)
★ 6.6/10Also realityFollow real-life law enforcement officers from various regions and departments of the United States armed with nothing but with cameras to capture their actions, performing their daily duty to serve and protect the…
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Pimp My Ride (2004)
★ 6/10Also realityPimp My Ride is a TV show produced by MTV. Each episode consists of taking one car in poor condition and restoring it, as well as customizing it. The original American version was hosted by rapper Xzibit. Recently…
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Gordon Ramsay's 24 Hours to Hell and Back (2018)
★ 7.3/10Also realityGordon Ramsay drives to struggling restaurants across the country in his state-of-the-art mobile kitchen and command center, Hell On Wheels, and tries to bring them back from the brink of disaster – all in just 24 hours.
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House Hunters International (2006)
★ 6.1/10Also realityThis spin-off of the wildly popular House Hunters goes around the globe. Home hunters and their realtors check out all sorts of architectural styles and work through the quirks of buying real estate in other countries.
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Alone (2015)
★ 7.3/10Also realityHardcore survivalists are put by themselves in the Vancouver Island wilderness, without camera crews, teams, or producers – on a single mission to stay alive for as long as possible.
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Fixer Upper (2013)
★ 7.8/10Also realityRenovation, design and real estate pros Chip and Joanna Gaines are paired with Waco/Dallas, Texas-area buyers to renovate the wrong house that's in the right location.
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The Real Housewives of New Jersey (2009)
★ 5.9/10Also realityWe head to the Garden State for this installment of the “Housewives” franchise, focusing on affluent Jersey girls who are more than just friends. The cast has changed through the seasons but the featured housewives…
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1000-lb Sisters (2020)
★ 7.1/10Also realityThe Slaton sisters averaging over a thousand pounds, have always depended on each other for support. Now in their 30s, Amy wants to have children, but cannot due to her weight, while her elder sister Tammy is near…