Shows Like Man v. Food
If you liked Man v. Food (2008), 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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Beat Bobby Flay (2013)
★ 6.5/10Also realityTwo talented chefs go head-to-head for the chance to Beat Bobby Flay. To get to Bobby the chefs must first face off against each other, creating a spectacular dish with a secret ingredient of Bobby's choice. Judges…
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Guy's Grocery Games (2013)
★ 5.8/10Also realityGuy Fieri sends four talented chefs running through the aisles in a high stakes, high skills, grocery store cooking competition. The chefs are hit by real-world challenges like finding workarounds when all the…
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The Great Food Truck Race (2010)
★ 6.7/10Also realityThe Great Food Truck Race is a reality television series, that originally aired on August 15, 2010, on Food Network, with Tyler Florence as the host. It features competing food trucks. The fourth season premiered on…
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The Amazing Race (2001)
★ 6.9/10Also realityThis reality competition sees teams embark on a trek around the world to amazing destinations where they must compete in a series of challenges, some mental and some physical. Only when the tasks are completed will…
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Vanderpump Rules (2013)
★ 6.2/10Also realityFollow the passionate, volatile and hot-and-bothered-staff at Lisa Vanderpump’s West Hollywood mainstay SUR. Lisa balances her motherly instincts and shrewd business sense to keep control over this wild group of…
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Chopped (2009)
★ 6.5/10Also realityA high energy, fast paced cooking competition that challenges four up-and-coming chefs to turn a selection of everyday ingredients into an extraordinary three-course meal. After each course, a contestant gets “chopped”…
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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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Selena + Chef (2020)
★ 8.7/10Also realitySince social distancing at home, Selena Gomez has been spending more time in the kitchen than she ever imagined. But despite her many talents, it remains to be seen if cooking is one of them. In each episode, Selena…
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The Challenge (1998)
★ 7.2/10Also realityEach Challenge pits numerous cast members from past seasons of reality shows against each other, dividing them into two separate teams according to different criteria, such as gender, which show they first appeared on…
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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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Iron Chef America (2005)
★ 6.6/10Also realityAmerican cooking show based on Fuji Television's Iron Chef, and is the second American adaptation of the series, following the failed Iron Chef USA. Like the original Japanese program, the program is a culinary game…
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The Great British Bake Off (2017)
★ 8.1/10Also realityBritain's best amateur bakers compete in the iconic white tent - all united in their aim to prove their baking skills and impress judges Paul Hollywood and Prue Leith.
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Restaurant: Impossible (2011)
★ 6.8/10Also realityChef Robert Irvine tries to turn around restaurants across America that are facing an impending demise if things don't improve. With a $10,000 budget and two days to work, Irvine uses his creativity and resourcefulness…
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Beast Games (2024)
★ 7.4/10Also realityI gathered 1,000 people to fight for $5,000,000, the LARGEST cash prize in TV history! We're also giving away a private island, Lamborghinis, and millions more in cash throughout the competition! Go watch to see the…
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Street Outlaws (2013)
★ 8/10Also realityFrom a 1969 Chevy Nova to a race-ready farm truck, the vehicles - and their drivers - come in all shapes and sizes and have one thing in common: the need for speed. But according to the STREET OUTLAWS of Oklahoma City…
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Wheel of Fortune (1983)
★ 6.9/10Also realityThis game show sees contestants solve word puzzles, similar to those used in Hangman, to win cash and prizes determined by spinning a giant carnival wheel.
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Cutthroat Kitchen (2013)
★ 6.7/10Also realityJust how far is a chef willing to go to win a cooking competition? Cutthroat Kitchen hands four chefs each $25,000 and the opportunity to spend that money on helping themselves or sabotaging their competitors…
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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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American Gladiators (1988)
★ 5.8/10Also realityAmerican Gladiators is an American competition television program that aired weekly in syndication from September 1989 to May 1996. The series matched a cast of amateur athletes against each other, as well as against…
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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…