Contest Movies

Rin Jyoshima lost her father to death-by-gambling; years later, she's grown up in the Kosugi household and has fallen victim to gambling herself.

A man terrified of public bathrooms is pushed into a high pressure situation where his greatest weakness may become his greatest strength.

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...

Fraternity brothers enter one of their own into a scholarship lottery after a women's college insults them. Though the Zeta boys are celebrated for...

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

The children of Iowa farmers find love, with mixed results, at the state fair.

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

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

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

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

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...

A department store has an indoor ski slide for the annual contest for store employees. Salesgirl June has two admirers - a sausage salesman in the...

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

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

Billy and Andy impersonate two ice-delivery men in a suburban town. Billy takes a fancy to a newly-wed bride and most of his loose cash is liquidated...

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...

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

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...

The Happines Boys Billy Jones and Earnie Hare are invited to a party, but separate themselves from the rest of the guests, so they can not be urged...

1907, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.