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Shows like MacGyver

Not everyone loves MacGyver for the same reason. Pick the one that was yours, and the picks follow.

The 3 reasons people love MacGyver

Read them all. One will sound more like you than the others.

  1. You like a hero who gets out of every trap with a paperclip and his wits.

  2. You want a reassuring adventure where the good guy always wins.

  3. You'd rather see clever escapes than gunfights.

Picks that share your reasons

Which reasons were yours?

Tick them here or with “That’s me” above. The picks re-sort by how many of your reasons they share.

  • The A-Team1983

    • a hero who gets out of every trap with a paperclip and his wits
    • you'd rather see clever escapes than gunfights

    Good for you if you like a chase and a homemade armoured vehicle in every episode.

  • MacGyver2016

    • a hero who gets out of every trap with a paperclip and his wits

    Good for you if you like escapes built from duct tape and a paper clip.

  • The Six Million Dollar Man1974

    • a hero who gets out of every trap with a paperclip and his wits
    • you'd rather see clever escapes than gunfights

    Good for you if you like a hero lifting cars and running in slow motion.

  • Mission: Impossible - Fallout2018

    • a hero who gets out of every trap with a paperclip and his wits

    Good for you if you like Tom Cruise doing his own stunts, from a skydive to a helicopter.

  • Knight Rider1982

    • a hero who gets out of every trap with a paperclip and his wits
    • a reassuring adventure where the good guy always wins
    • you'd rather see clever escapes than gunfights

    Good for you if you like chases, jumps and a car that drives itself.

  • The Incredible Hulk1977

    • a hero who gets out of every trap with a paperclip and his wits

    Good for you if you like a Hulk transformation and a rescue in nearly every episode.

  • Jurassic World Dominion2022

    • a hero who gets out of every trap with a paperclip and his wits

    Good for you if you like a rooftop chase through Malta with raptors behind you.

  • Scorpion2014

    • a hero who gets out of every trap with a paperclip and his wits

    Good for you if you like a disaster to stop every episode with minutes to spare.

  • Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman1993

    • you'd rather see clever escapes than gunfights

    Good for you if you'd rather watch a hero who saves people without the gore.

  • Raiders of the Lost Ark1981

    • a hero who gets out of every trap with a paperclip and his wits
    • a reassuring adventure where the good guy always wins

    Good for you if you like a rolling boulder, a truck chase and a whip that gets Indy out of everything.

Reasons taken from MacGyver's card. Picks from the Ipsomap catalogue. This application uses TMDB and the TMDB APIs but is not endorsed, certified, or otherwise approved by TMDB.

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