Showdown

A League of Their Own

Best underdog sports films

showdown:underdog

The Showdown that sports fans have been waiting for: what are the best underdog sports stories in cinema history? Who’s got game? Who’s your million-dollar baby? As Ben Affleck re-enters cinemas to turn the fortunes of the Bishop Hayes Tigers around, it’s time to celebrate the excellent movie trope of a team that’s hoping to break a losing streak, a fighter from the wrong side of the tracks, a champ who needs to beat all the odds. Whether fictional or real, it’s time to break away and wrestle a top ten out of you, because if you list it, they will come.

Most mentioned

  • Rocky
  • Million Dollar Baby
  • Moneyball
  • Cool Runnings
  •  the Titans
  • I, Tonya
  • The Karate Kid
  • Creed
  • Raging Bull
  • The Wrestler
  • A League of Their Own
  • Ford v Ferrari
  • Space Jam
  • Warrior
  • The Fighter
  • Miracle
  • DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story
  • Happy Gilmore
  • The Sandlot
  • Hoosiers

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Letterboxd 20 films
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Cow 131 films
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Gjorgi Georgiev 68 films
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Austin Green 74 films
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Tucker 11 films
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Robert Shupe 10 films
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Rod T 9 films
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Adubis 13 films
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Rilex1905 8 films
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kjkirk 10 films
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Paige 10 films
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FaidonGretsikos 10 films
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Sam Holdren 10 films
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LosOjos 10 films
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improbable 10 films
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Wearon 10 films
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Andio 10 films
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G M 15 films
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MrWhisky 11 films
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DongLord69 10 films
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Danny 20 films
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AnshulPandey 9 films
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CalvinLaw 10 films
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Zolidus 10 films
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Patrick_Z 10 films
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JTFX 10 films
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Ned Daigle 20 films
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Paige 25 films
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EmilyAvocado 10 films
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Wallace007 10 films
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Kurosawa 11 films
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george_kaplan 10 films
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Jake Price 10 films
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Andaç Atlı 10 films
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Mostafa 10 films
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zachmc 20 films
Thom Robinson
Thom Robinson 6 films
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johnny422 10 films
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ykg 42 films
David Gruwez
David Gruwez 10 films
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NiteOfTheWorld 10 films
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TheCityZion 10 films
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After_Death 10 films
okrc (J.Arturo)
okrc (J.Arturo) 10 films
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vulpes_lagopus 10 films
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Stefan 11 films
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AronDanburg 10 films
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Eddie_Kasp 18 films
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Nichtsbesondern 11 films
Trevor Duhon
Trevor Duhon 10 films
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delfi2993 10 films
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Gumby Badger 10 films
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BBQbowser 31 films
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KiidCathedrale 7 films
Jules S.
Jules S. 10 films
Mauricio
Mauricio 6 films
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lurk_moar 10 films
David Wall
David Wall 11 films
Seth Montpelier
Seth Montpelier 10 films
Rynhardt
Rynhardt 21 films
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scorpiofire 10 films
Gabriel Jewett
Gabriel Jewett 8 films