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Who doesn't love a good underdog story? Not Hollywood! Get ready to root for the long shot.
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THE BAD NEWS BEARS
With Jackie Earle Haley, the "best athlete in the area" and the skilled pitcher, Tatum O'Neal, this team is anything but bad news.
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THE WATERBOY
Adam Sandler goes from socially inept waterboy to one of the most feared linebackers in college football. Because this is, after all, fiction.
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THE MIGHTY DUCKS
Emilio Estevez is sentenced to community service by coaching the local PeeWee hockey team. He makes them over into the Ducks and yes, they are mighty.
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HOOSIERS
Coach Gene Hackman helps a small town high school basketball game win the state championship. If this didn’t take place way back in 1954, I bet they’d be blasting “We Are the Champions.”
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THE REPLACEMENTS
QB Keanu Reeves choked in his final college game, but is given a second chance to play during a football strike. He’s determined to get it right this time, or it’s back to scraping the barnacles off of people’s boats. And that’s not a metaphor.
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RUDY
Sean Astin dreams of playing football, despite significant obstacles in his way. Based on a true story, the movie succeeds in being genuinely inspirational without being a total sapfest.
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COOL RUNNINGS
This is the true story of the Jamaican national bobsled team which competed in the 1988 Winter Olympics. Because a tropical clime naturally lends itself to an icy, alpine sport.
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A LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN
The All-American Girls’ Professional Baseball League members were underdogs at the time because they were women. And because Madonna was a bit distracting with that cone bra and all.
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DODGEBALL: A TRUE UNDERDOG STORY
A group of misfits enter dodgeball tournament. The movie stars Vince Vaughn who is no match for underdog Ben Stiller who’s still workin’ that “blue steel” look.
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This film follows Jackie Robinson, the first African-American to play in American Major League Baseball. Robinson encounters bigotry and hatred but ultimately wins over the fans and paves the way for others to follow.
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MIRACLE ON ICE
Do you believe in miracles? Well, the U.S. hockey team certainly got one at the 1980 Olympics where they iced the competition.
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UNDERDOGS
Based on true events, this 2013 film tells the story of a small-town high school football team who play their cross-town rival. And, presumably, won.
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THE KARATE KID
Ralph Macchio was a cute, scrawny kid who learned to “wax on, wax off” in order to stand up to the local bullies. And win the heart of adorable Elisabeth Shue.
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MILLION DOLLAR BABY
Clint Eastwood gives Hilary Swank that squinty-eyed stare and coaches her to become a professional boxer...and Academy Award winner.
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ROCKY
Sylvester Stallone played the ultimate underdog in this 1976 Oscar-winning film. And he drank some raw eggs and ran up a bunch of steps to an awesome soundtrack.
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UNDERDOG
There’s no need to fear – Underdog is here! Seriously, what would a list of underdog movies be without the most famous underdog of all?
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