If you loved the high-stakes cooking drama of 'Ultimate Thanksgiving Challenge (2018),' you're in for a treat! This article rounds up 10 similar shows and movies that deliver the same intense culinary competition, festive themes, and mouthwatering dishes. Whether you're a foodie or just love a good cooking showdown, these picks will keep you entertained.

Top Chef (2006)
Description: A prestigious cooking competition that tests chefs' abilities through various challenges, highlighting culinary excellence and teamwork.
Fact: The show has won multiple Emmy Awards for Outstanding Reality-Competition Program.


Chopped (2009)
Description: A high-stakes cooking competition where chefs must create dishes from mystery ingredients, emphasizing creativity under pressure.
Fact: The show's iconic 'Chopped' sound effect is created by a knife chopping through vegetables.


Guy's Grocery Games (2013)
Description: A fun and fast-paced cooking competition set in a grocery store, testing chefs' ability to improvise with limited ingredients.
Fact: The show is filmed in a real, functioning grocery store, adding to the authenticity of the challenges.


Beat Bobby Flay (2013)
Description: A cooking showdown where chefs aim to out-cook celebrity chef Bobby Flay, focusing on skill and creativity.
Fact: Bobby Flay has a reputation for specializing in Southwestern cuisine, which often influences the challenges.


Hell's Kitchen (2005)
Description: A high-pressure cooking show where contestants face intense challenges and critiques, often in a restaurant setting.
Fact: Gordon Ramsay's fiery personality and catchphrases like 'It's raw!' have become iconic.


Iron Chef America (2005)
Description: Features intense culinary battles between renowned chefs, focusing on innovation and skill in a timed competition.
Fact: The original 'Iron Chef' was a Japanese show, and this version adapts the format for American audiences.


Food Network Star (2005)
Description: A competition to find the next great culinary personality, combining cooking skills with charisma and presentation.
Fact: Winners of the show often go on to host their own cooking shows on the Food Network.


Worst Cooks in America (2010)
Description: A humorous take on cooking competitions, where amateur cooks are transformed into competent chefs through rigorous training.
Fact: The show often features dramatic before-and-after transformations of the contestants' cooking skills.


Cutthroat Kitchen (2013)
Description: A unique twist on cooking competitions where contestants can sabotage each other, adding a layer of strategy to the culinary challenges.
Fact: Contestants can bid on 'sabotages' to hinder their opponents, making the competition unpredictable.


Chopped Junior (2015)
Description: A version of the popular cooking competition tailored for young chefs, showcasing their talent and creativity under pressure.
Fact: The young contestants often impress the judges with their advanced skills and mature palates.
