THEME EXPLORATION

underdog journey

30 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story
DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story
2004 · Rawson Marshall Thurber
Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope
Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope
1977 · George Lucas
Wrong Move
Wrong Move
1975 · Wim Wenders
Landscape in the Mist
Landscape in the Mist
1988 · Theo Angelopoulos & Theodoros Angelopoulos
Salt of this Sea
Salt of this Sea
2008 · Annemarie Jacir
Tourettes
Tourettes
1971 · David Cronenberg
Central Station
Central Station
1998 · Walter Salles
Worldly Desires
Worldly Desires
2005 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Gypsy
Gypsy
2011 · Rachel Leah Jones
Hajime no Ippo
Hajime no Ippo
2003 · —
Kooky
Kooky
2010 · Jan Svěrák
Kung Fu
Kung Fu
2026 · Giddens Ko
Alone Across the Pacific
Alone Across the Pacific
1963 · Kon Ichikawa
Peddi
Peddi
2026 · Buchi Babu Sana
E la Nave va
E la Nave va
1983 · Federico Fellini
Cock-A-Doodle-Doo! Mr Chicken
Cock-A-Doodle-Doo! Mr Chicken
1974 · Jean Rouch
Heart of Darkness (, TV
Heart of Darkness (, TV
1994 · Nicolas Roeg
L’Histoire d’Adèle H.
L’Histoire d’Adèle H.
1975 · François Truffaut
O Lucky Man!
O Lucky Man!
1973 · Lindsay Anderson
París-Tombuctú
París-Tombuctú
1999 · Luis García Berlanga
The Castle
The Castle
1997 · Michael Haneke
The Crossing I
The Crossing I
2014 · John Woo
The Journey
The Journey
1995 · Abbas Kiarostami
They Caught the Ferry
They Caught the Ferry
1948 · Carl Theodor Dreyer
Uccellacci e uccellini
Uccellacci e uccellini
1966 · Pier Paolo Pasolini
Torrents of Spring
Torrents of Spring
1989 · Jerzy Skolimowski
Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan
Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan
2006 · Larry Charles
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
2001 · Peter Jackson
The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones
The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones
2013 · Harald Zwart
Eternity and a Day
Eternity and a Day
1998 · Theodoros Angelopoulos
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ken Loach United Kingdom

He portrays working-class underdogs struggling against systemic inequality with unflinching social realism.

 Bong Joon-ho South Korea

His films explore underdog characters challenging rigid class hierarchies and corrupt power structures.