THEME EXPLORATION

underdog sports champion

12 films · 1 director

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS

Hajime no Ippo
2003 · —

DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story
2004 · Rawson Marshall Thurber

Jerry Go-Round
1965 · Chuck Jones

Kid Galahad
1962 · Phil Karlson

The Longest Yard
2005 · Peter Segal

Haikyu!! The Movie: Battle of Concepts
2017 · Susumu Mitsunaka

Olympia Part One: Festival of the Nations
1938 · Leni Riefenstahl

Short Plays
2014 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul

2DIE4
2026 · André Abdala

Kung Fu
2026 · Giddens Ko

Peddi
2026 · Buchi Babu Sana

Black Jack: The Visitor in the Eye
1977 · Nobuhiko Obayashi

DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS

Clint Eastwood USA

Directed 'Million Dollar Baby' and 'The Gauntlet', consistently exploring themes of underdogs overcoming systemic odds through grit and determination.