Series 7
2001·Action·1h 27m
7.1
★
A reality TV program selects six contestants to participate in a free-for-all, no holds barred deathmatch, where they must skillfully outwit and kill each other in order to be the last person alive.
Directed by Daniel Minahan
snuff
mockumentary
found footage
death game
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Cast
Brooke Smith
Dawn
Michael Kaycheck
Tony
Marylouise Burke
Connie
Richard Venture
Franklin
Donna Hanover
Sheila
Merritt Wever
Lindsay
Glenn Fitzgerald
Jeff
Tom Gilroy
Dawn's Cameraman
Nada Despotovich
Michelle
Danton Stone
Bob
Jennifer Van Dyck
Laura
Celeste Lecesne
Priest
Crew
Daniel Minahan
Director
Daniel Minahan
Writer
Joana Vicente
Producer
Christine Vachon
Producer
Popular Reviews
12 reviews
Ev
10.0★ · 11/13/25
incredible no notes
incredible no notes
Jacob Paddison
6.0★ · 10/13/25
Another entry in to the pantheon of evergreen satires of worlds on the brink of total societal collapse — this time however there's not one minute to midnight on the Doomsday Clock. Series 7: The Contenders is a brutally enthralling send-up of reality TV by way of a sensationalised murder contest broadcasted to the masses where the last standing wins. Daniel Minahan and his crew effortlessly recreate the vibe of watching an early 2000s reality show, snarkily lacerating the entire medium in a beautifully grotesque way, but along the journey it loses focus of its biting critique whenever it pivots to the dry interpersonal drama of the characters, which it does quite a bit. Thankfully the drama is playing second fiddle to the ghoulish comedy — the recreation at the end is one of the funniest and grimmest sequences I've ever seen, and I fear Mr Beast will be doing this shit soon.
Another entry in to the pantheon of evergreen satires of worlds on the brink of total societal collapse — this time however there's not one minute to midnight on the Doomsday Clock. Series 7: The Contenders is a brutally enthralling send-up of reality TV by way of a sensationalised murder contest broadcasted to the masses where the last standing wins. Daniel Minahan and his crew effortlessly recreate the vibe of watching an early 2000s reality show, snarkily lacerating the entire medium in a beautifully grotesque way, but along the journey it loses focus of its biting critique whenever it pivots to the dry interpersonal drama of the characters, which it does quite a bit. Thankfully the drama is playing second fiddle to the ghoulish comedy — the recreation at the end is one of the funniest and grimmest sequences I've ever seen, and I fear Mr Beast will be doing this shit soon.
Luisa Moller
8.9★ · 04/25/25
They should remake this with the cast of Survivor: Nicaragua
They should remake this with the cast of Survivor: Nicaragua
Jayden WestbrooksPRO
8.0★ · 12/29/24
dawn is exactly like helen glover
dawn is exactly like helen glover
ChristianButterfield
8.0★ · 11/27/24
ok so at first this just felt like a particularly well done skit, but then it hit me…. this is lowkey the ultimate reality TV parody… written before the genre itself fully existed to parody?!?!?
your enjoyment definitely relies on your ability to withstand/appreciate corny mid-00’s editing, but this film still feels ahead of it’s time two decades later. incredibly crazy that this came out in 2001.
& it’s free on youtube!!!
your enjoyment definitely relies on your ability to withstand/appreciate corny mid-00’s editing, but this film still feels ahead of it’s time two decades later. incredibly crazy that this came out in 2001.
& it’s free on youtube!!!
ok so at first this just felt like a particularly well done skit, but then it hit me…. this is lowkey the ultimate reality TV parody… written before the genre itself fully existed to parody?!?!?
your enjoyment definitely relies on your ability to withstand/appreciate corny mid-00’s editing, but this film still feels ahead of it’s time two decades later. incredibly crazy that this came out in 2001.
& it’s free on youtube!!!
your enjoyment definitely relies on your ability to withstand/appreciate corny mid-00’s editing, but this film still feels ahead of it’s time two decades later. incredibly crazy that this came out in 2001.
& it’s free on youtube!!!