Movies Like Cook-Off! (2017)

Cook-Off! is a 2017 comedy film from Guy Shalem with a MovieMagicScore of 5.1/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Forgotten Silver and Dying of Laughter.

Comedy

Forgotten Silver

1997

The life story of Colin McKenzie, a forgotten pioneer of international cinema who was born in rural New Zealand in 1888.

7.2

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Dying of Laughter

1999

Nino and Bruno are two comedians who reach the heights of success with their duo act, turning them into huge TV celebrities. However, the hate between them grows fast, as much as their fame.

6.4

MagicScore

A Hard Day's Night

1964

Capturing John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr in their electrifying element, 'A Hard Day's Night' is a wildly irreverent journey through this pastiche of a day in the life of The Beatles during 1964. The band have to use all their guile and wit to avoid the pursuing fans and press to reach their scheduled television performance, in spite of Paul's troublemaking grandfather and Ringo's arrest.

7.3

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Tropic Thunder: Rain of Madness

2008

A behind-the-scenes mockumentary of Tropic Thunder.

6.8

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I'm a Porn Star

2013

I'm a Porn Star follows the lives of guys in the neighborhood who are likely a lot more famous than you - at least on the Internet. There are an estimated 370 million pornographic websites on-line. Porn is now a thirteen BILLION dollar business. So who's doing all this moonlighting? Turns out -- probably some people you know.

5.8

MagicScore

George Carlin: 40 Years of Comedy

1997

George Carlin celebrates 40 years of comedy and here, he presents 2 new standup bits, comedian Jon Stewart gives an interview with him, and we look at his old comedy work through the last 4 decades.

7.7

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The Reality of Love

2004

Ryan Banks's 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 Ryan has chosen to propose to.

5.5

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Conan O'Brien Can't Stop

2011

A documentary that follows the former Tonight Show host. Filmed during Conan’s ”Legally Prohibited From Being Funny on Television” comedy tour, after his departure from the Tonight Show, taking viewers on an intimate journey of O’Brien’s life.

6.5

MagicScore

Top Five

2014

Though he began in stand-up comedy, Andre Allen hit the big-time as the star of a trilogy of action-comedies about a talking bear but now he wants to be taken seriously. His passion project about the Haitian Revolution, a movie called Uprize, was panned by the NY Times film critic. A couple days before the wedding to his reality star fiancée, he's forced to spend the day with Chelsea Brown, a profile writer for the New York Times. Unexpectedly, he opens up to her, and as they wind their way across New York, he tries to get back in touch with his comedic roots.

6.1

MagicScore

#10

Death to 2020

2020

2020: A year so [insert adjective of choice here], even the creators of Black Mirror couldn't make it up… but that doesn't mean they don't have a little something to add. This comedy event that tells the story of the dreadful year that was — and perhaps still is? The documentary-style special weaves together some of the world's most (fictitious) renowned voices with real-life archival footage.

6.5

MagicScore

#11

Black Swan: Metamorphosis

2011

Documentary chronicling the making of Darren Aronofsky's Academy Award-winning film 'Black Swan (2010)'.

7.7

MagicScore

#12

Re-Animator Resurrectus

2007

Features interviews with the cast and crew of Re-Animator (1985), except for the late David Gale.

7.3

MagicScore

#13

Bruce Lee: A Warrior's Journey

2000

Documentary on the legendary martial artist Bruce Lee, with a focus on the production of his unfinished film Game of Death. Using interviews and behind-the-scenes footage, Lee aficionado John Little paints a portrait of the world's most famous action hero, concluding with a new cut of Game of Death's action finale, reconstructed from Lee's notes and recently-recovered footage.

7.3

MagicScore

#14

Creature Designers: The Frankenstein Complex

2015

The Frankenstein Complex takes a historical as well as a creative perspective, with a mix of fascinating scenes behind the camera, film clips, and dozens of interviews with all the big names in the industry. In addition to the many wonderful anecdotes, the film also offers a wealth of beautiful test material, while along the way showing how the art of filmmaking has changed over the years. An affectionate ode to monster makers throughout history.

7.2

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#15

Filmworker

2018

The story of Leon Vitali, who surrendered his promising acting career to become Stanley Kubrick's devoted right-hand man.

7.1

MagicScore

#16

The Armstrong Lie

2013

In 2009, Alex Gibney was hired to make a film about Lance Armstrong’s comeback to cycling. The project was shelved when the doping scandal erupted, and re-opened after Armstrong’s confession. The Armstrong Lie picks up in 2013 and presents a riveting, insider's view of the unraveling of one of the most extraordinary stories in the history of sports. As Lance Armstrong says himself, “I didn’t live a lot of lies, but I lived one big one.”

6.9

MagicScore

#17

Graphic Sexual Horror

2009

Graphic Sexual Horror takes a peek behind the terrifying facade behind the most notorious of bondage websites, exploring the dark mind of its artistic creator and asking hard questions about personal responsibility. Interviews reveal deep fascinations with bondage and sadomasochism that run parallel, and in fact become irreversibly entwined with the lure of money.

6.9

MagicScore

#18

His Name Was Jason: 30 Years of Friday the 13th

2010

A retrospective documentary about the groundbreaking horror series, Friday the 13th, featuring interviews with cast and crew from the twelve films spanning 3 decades.

6.7

MagicScore

#19

Marvel's Captain America: 75 Heroic Years

2016

A full-length documentary that follows the history of Captain America from 1941 to present, and explores how "Cap" has been a reflection of the changing times and the world he has existed in throughout the years. Fans will hear from various Marvel luminaries including Stan Lee, Joe Quesada, Clark Gregg, Ming-Na Wen, Chloe Bennet, Jeph Loeb, Louis D'Esposito, Chris Evans and Hayley Attwell, as well as family members of Cap's creators.

6.7

MagicScore

#20

Scream, Queen! My Nightmare on Elm Street

2019

Mark Patton sets the records straight about the controversial 1985 sequel to A Nightmare on Elm Street, which ended his acting career, just as it was about to begin.

6.6

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Cook-Off!?

The top films similar to Cook-Off! by MovieMagicScore are Forgotten Silver (7.2), Dying of Laughter (6.4), A Hard Day's Night (7.3). Each shares comedy themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Cook-Off! worth watching?

Cook-Off! holds a MovieMagicScore of 5.1/10 from 38 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is Cook-Off!?

Cook-Off! (2017) is a comedy film directed by Guy Shalem, starring Melissa McCarthy, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Stephen Root.

Where can I find more recommendations like Cook-Off!?

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About movies like Cook-Off!

This ranked list pairs Cook-Off! (2017), a comedy film from Guy Shalem, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Melissa McCarthy take note). Unlike critic-driven sites, every position here is ordered by MovieMagicScore — a rating built only from real viewers, with no studio marketing or paid placement. Scores update as more people rate, so the list stays current.

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