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Series like MacGyver (1985) Finished MacGyver and want that feeling again? These are ranked by what it is actually about — its themes, its pacing, the kind of person at the centre of it — rather than the genre it was filed under. Every match says what it shares with MacGyver, and what it does not.
What did you love about MacGyver? Pick up to 3, and the matches below will be ranked around them. Optional — leave it blank for the closest overall.
Ingenuity Quick thinking Individualism Self-reliance Spy Action Adventure Survival Your best matches Ranked against what MacGyver is actually about, not its genre labels.
76% Reverina match Top pick 2016 · Series · Drama · Action & Adventure
Good match
Why it matches Also action and adventure at heart Told the same way, procedural and epistolary Shares its high contrast look More matches Each with the traits it shares with your pick.
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Centres on the same antihero figure What's different Does not promise light hearted humor or action packed adventures Not about individualism or survival Emotionally lighter Why this ranked above the others
Reads closest to it overall of everything considered when ranked against MacGyver.
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2013 · Series · Animation · Action & Adventure
Good match
Why it matches Shares its high contrast look Centres on the same antihero figure Told the same way, epistolary Shares its tense and playful register What's different Does not promise light hearted humor or action packed adventures Not about individualism or survival Darkness Fairly light
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Where it streams Disney Plus Why this ranked above the others
The closest tonal match of the set when ranked against MacGyver.
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2012 · Film · Adventure · Action
Good match
Why it matches Shares its high contrast look Centres on the same antihero figure Shares its tense and playful register Builds as slowly What's different Does not promise light hearted humor or action packed adventures Not about individualism or survival More violent Where it streams Disney Plus Hulu Why this ranked above the others
The best-reviewed of the set when ranked against MacGyver.
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Also about survival and survival Told the same way, epistolary The Flash 1990
Also action and adventure at heart Watched for the same thing: light hearted humor Travelers 2016
Also about survival and survival Told the same way, procedural and epistolary Spider-Man 1967
Shares its practical effects look Shares its playful and hopeful register CSI: Vegas 2021
Told the same way, procedural Shares its high contrast look
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