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Plot Summary:
This refresh of the breakthrough series is hosted by Ludacris and custom-created for a new generation. Filled with new stunts inspired by urban legends, popular scary movies and viral videos from today’s cultural zeitgeist, contestants will confront their fears, be pushed beyond their comfort zones and take action against some of their biggest stressors.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 289
Genere: Adventure
Country: USA
Duration: 41 min
Plot tags: psychological, emotional, disgusting, feel good, captivating, entertaining, realistic, non fiction
Best tv shows and movies like Fear Factor (2017):
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Guy's Ranch Kitchen (2017)
Plot Summary:
Guy Fieri invites some of his heavy-hitter chef friends over for a spontaneous cook-off, where everyone comes up with big flavors and tasty dishes that can be made in anyone's kitchen.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 94
Genere: Family
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: culinary, light, feel good, captivating, entertaining, realistic
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Chopped Junior (2015)
Plot Summary:
Just like the grown-up version Chopped Junior is hosted by Ted Allen and features a high energy, fast paced cooking competition. Instead of chefs however kids will be competing to turn a selection of everyday ingredients into an extraordinary three-course meal. After each course, a contestant gets "chopped" by our panel of esteemed culinary luminaries until the last boy or girl left standing claims victory.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 221
Genere: Family
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: entertaining, light, feel good, captivating, realistic
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Recon: A Filmmaker's Quest (2012)
Plot Summary:
An independent filmmaker, journeys to 12 countries across 4 continents. With a digital camera and his passion; He wrote the most amazing script and he has the vision: Let the planet and mankind directing his path. Life's wonders will be the ultimate teacher. Unexpected characters ranging from moviestars to mobsters will help guide his dream. Join the Quest !! and experience the Filmmaker's passionate essence.
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Genere: Adventure
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min
Plot tags: realistic, semi serious, underground film, captivating, independent film, offbeat
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Kibaoh Klashers (2017)
Plot Summary:
Dylan and his pals Hailey and Ollie work together to compete in Battle Blading.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 21
Genere: Adventure
Country: China
Duration:
Plot tags: feel good, captivating, entertaining, semi serious
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Expedition Unknown: Hunt for the Yeti (2016)
Plot Summary:
Josh Gates sets off on a quest to find the Yeti, a legendary man-ape living in the high altitude of the Himalayas.
IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 143
Genere: Adventure
Country: USA
Duration:
Plot tags: enigmatic, captivating, entertaining
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Critical Role (2015)
Plot Summary:
Voice actor Matthew Mercer leads a group of fellow voice actors on epic Dungeons & Dragons campaigns. These familiar voices bring the audience into the full experience of D&D, allowing imaginations to soar as the characters embark on adventures.
IMDB Rating: 9.2
IMDB Votes: 12000
Genere: Adventure, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 180 min
Plot tags: light, feel good, captivating, entertaining
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Bump! (2004)
Plot Summary:
Bump! is the world's first gay and lesbian travel and lifestyle television series. It is unique and international in scope. In each episode Bump! presents a new gay-friendly destination in a stylish and upbeat format. Bump! travels the globe in search of fascinating gay human-interest stories. From gay tourism hot spots like Miami and London, to urban centers such as Montreal and Los Angeles, Bump! focuses its lens on gay and lesbian communities around the globe.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 44
Genere: Adventure
Country: Canada
Duration:
Plot tags: light, captivating, entertaining
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Edge of Alaska (2014)
Plot Summary:
Hidden deep in the wilderness of Alaska is the toughest town in America: McCarthy. Only 42 residents brave the extreme conditions. They are mavericks, trailblazers, risk takers and rabble rousers, all trying to escape their past by surviving at the end of America.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 462
Genere: Adventure
Country: USA
Duration: 41 min
Plot tags: captivating, suspense, entertaining, realistic, non fiction
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3 Caminos (2021)
Plot Summary:
2000, 2006 and 2021. Three trips, three stages of five lives. Jana, Luca, Roberto, Yoon Soo and Raquel are in their mid-20s / early 30s on their first two "Caminos", and past 40 on their third. So much will happen until then: Jana's anti-establishment rage will have calmed somewhat, revealing unexpected compassion in the German woman. Luca, the Italian, will hit rock bottom and resurrect himself with a little help from his friends. Roberto, the Mexican, will learn to forgive himself by accepting that another's death was not his fault. And while their passion for music makes Korean Yoon Soo and Spaniard Raquel the perfect couple, they must learn the hard way that they have mistaken friendship for love before they can once again find peace of mind. All of them experience friendship and loss, jealousy and love, courage and despair, forgiveness, bliss and finding their own personal purpose in life.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 467
Genere: Adventure
Country: Spain, Portugal
Duration: 49 min
Plot tags: psychological, sincere, captivating, philosophical
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Gumball 3000: The Movie (2003)
Plot Summary:
A 3000 mile race from San Francisco to Miami that took place in the Spring of 2003. 150 cars and stars created all kinds of mayhem and chaos over 6 days racing from coast to coast!.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 475
Genere: Adventure
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: road movie, captivating, entertaining, semi serious
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Expedition Bigfoot (2019)
Plot Summary:
An elite team of Sasquatch specialists journey into the unforgiving Oregon wilderness in search of Bigfoot. The three-week expedition, based on science and expertise, may finally pull the elusive beast out of the pages of legend and lore and into reality.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Adventure
Country: USA
Duration:
Plot tags: tense, thought provoking, captivating, disturbing
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Dolphin Kick (2019)
Plot Summary:
On a tropical island vacation, a young boy's friendship with a playful and friendly dolphin helps him find the courage to get back in the water after the sudden loss of his mother.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 336
Genere: Adventure
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: psychological, exciting, sincere, captivating, semi serious, christian film
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Swords: Life on the Line (2009)
Plot Summary:
For the fisherman of New England, braving the frigid, unpredictable waters of the North Atlantic is a tradition that has been in their families for generations. It is an unforgiving environment, where forty-five-foot vessels contend with fifty-foot waves and gale-force winds. Where one fish can earn you $50,000, and one mistake can cost you your life. Swords takes us out to sea in pursuit of massive blue-fin tuna and the elusive swordfish. Together with the fathers, sons, old salts and greenhorns for whom the ocean is more than just where they make a living: it's a way of life.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 86
Genere: Adventure, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: serious, realistic, rough, captivating
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Ultimate Expedition (2018)
Plot Summary:
Nine strangers are brought together to summit a 20,000-foot mountain in the Peruvian Andes. With each step, these novice climbers will push themselves to their limits and beyond.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 137
Genere: Adventure
Country: USA
Duration: 31 min
Plot tags: thought provoking, captivating, disturbing
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Smart Cookies (2012)
Plot Summary:
A high-maintenance realtor forced to do community service must lead a group of hopeless girl scouts in the regional cookie drive competition.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 626
Genere: Adventure
Country: Canada
Duration: 119 min
Plot tags: feel good, semi serious, captivating, light, humorous, sentimental, realistic
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Goldfathers (2012)
Plot Summary:
The new series follows three gold-mining "families" as they battle nature, machines and each other in a brutal race against time to get as much gold from the ground as possible before the icy frost of winter returns to shut them down.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 70
Genere: Adventure
Country: USA
Duration:
Plot tags: captivating, suspense, entertaining
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El Le'ba (2020)
Plot Summary:
The series revolves around the personality of a hotel manager named "Wassim", during which he is exposed to many comical situations with tourist destinations and others.
IMDB Rating: 8.0
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy
Country: Egypt
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: funny, light, enigmatic, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining
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D'Artagnan and the Three Musketeers (2005)
Plot Summary:
Exile and possibly death are in the cards for the Queen of France in this edgy cloak-and-dagger adventure based on Alexandre Dumas' unrivaled tale of THE THREE MUSKETEERS and their reckless romantic friend D'Artagnan. Supernatural powers and dark mystical forces add an exciting twist to this classic tale.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 514
Genere: Adventure
Country: France, Canada, UK, Czech Republic
Duration: 210 min
Plot tags: exciting, captivating, tense, entertaining, stylized, semi serious
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Captain Alatriste (2015)
Plot Summary:
In a society, the proud and arrogant Golden Age Spain, riding blind towards the end of the Empire and in which the honor and loyalty are all, a Spanish soldier who has travelled Europe fighting under the flag of "Tercio Viejo de Cartagena", survives in the Austrias' Madrid as a mercenary swordsman hired four coppers on request. Brave, honest and loyal man, Diego Alatriste will be involved in intrigues and conspiracies of various kinds that require him to make good use of his steel.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 211
Genere: Adventure
Country: Spain
Duration:
Plot tags: exciting, captivating, tense, epic, serious, realistic, stylized
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Treasure Quest: Snake Island (2015)
Plot Summary:
Hidden somewhere off the southeastern coast of Brazil could lie hundreds of millions of dollars-worth of lost Incan gold. One team of treasure hunters has a new theory on where the treasure lies - a remote spot home to 1,000s of deadly vipers.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 426
Genere: Adventure
Country: USA
Duration: 40 min
Plot tags: light, feel good, captivating, entertaining, realistic
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Moonfleet (2013)
Plot Summary:
An adaptation of J Meade Falkner’s 1898 swashbuckling novel. A young man craving adventure joins a gang of smugglers in search of Blackbeard's diamond.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 567
Genere: Adventure
Country: UK
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: exciting, captivating, semi serious, humorous, epic, period piece, nautical, costume drama, period drama
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The Letter for the King (2008)
Plot Summary:
Young Tiuri has to pass the final test before before being knighted by king Dagonaut. He has to pass a night in the chapel, what is suddenly disturbed by a strangers request of help. With his decision to help the stranger, Tiuri abandons his given task and starts into an adventure, that will shape the destiny of Dagonaut. On his journey he learns about the true meaning of love, friendship, courage and loyalty.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Adventure
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 110 min
Plot tags: sincere, feel good, entertaining, exciting, epic, serious, realistic
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Hawkeye (1994)
Plot Summary:
The further adventures based on characters created by James Fennimore Cooper. Hawkeye the woodsman meets a brave English woman trying to free her husband from the French. Set during the French and Indian War in the area of the Hudson Valley.
IMDB Rating: 7.9
IMDB Votes: 495
Genere: Adventure
Country: Canada
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: serious, captivating, realistic, suspenseful
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The Adventures of Robinson Crusoe (1964)
Plot Summary:
Shipwrecked on an uninhabited island, Robinson Crusoe fills his time in either building a shelter for himself, or by reminiscing about the years he spent at sea and the adventures that led him to where he is. The months roll by and the hardships become easier, especially with his herd of wild goats, the ship's dog and a friendly parrot to keep him company. But one day he comes across a strange footprint - friend or foe?.
IMDB Rating: 8.1
IMDB Votes: 332
Genere: Adventure
Country: France, West Germany
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: sentimental, serious, captivating, realistic
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Ass Backwards (2013)
Plot Summary:
Two best friends (Kate and Chloe) embark on a cross country trip back to their hometown to attempt to win a pageant that eluded them as children.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, not serious, funny, light, feel good, captivating, entertaining, underground film, independent film
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K-9 Adventures: Legend of the Lost Gold (2014)
Plot Summary:
When Kassie and her friends stumble across an old, broken pocket watch they begin an unexpected journey to unlock the secret of the legendary Garrison Gold. They'll have to solve riddles and follow clues to find the lost treasure. With the help of her faithful dog, Scoot and her gang of misfit friends, Kassie is about to go on the adventure of a lifetime! - Written by BigK509.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 230
Genere: Adventure, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: exciting, feel good, semi serious, captivating, entertaining, light, realistic, independent film
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Destined to Ride (2018)
Plot Summary:
Lily's life is turned upside down when she is forced to leave her friends to spend the summer on a remote ranch with her nature-loving aunt. She is surprised to meet an unlikely group of friends and Pistachio, the horse she has an unbreakable bond with. When her aunt is threatened by unfriendly neighbors, Lily knows it is up to her to save the ranch.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 293
Genere: Adventure, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: light, sincere, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining
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Time travels (2014)
Plot Summary:
A teenage girl wish for her parents to get back together, when suddenly she meets a time traveling guy from the future. Together they try to change both the past and the feature - with small bumps on their way.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 360
Genere: Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: Denmark
Duration: 25 min
Plot tags: feel good, captivating, entertaining
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Coop & Cami Ask The World (2018)
Plot Summary:
A pair of middle-school siblings make nearly all of their decisions by crowdsourcing the opinions of their millions of online followers.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 590
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: sitcom, funny, light, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, satirical
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Blood & Treasure (2019)
Plot Summary:
An antiquities expert teams up with an art thief to catch a terrorist who funds his attacks using stolen artifacts.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Action, Adventure
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: captivating, suspense, tense, exciting