THEME EXPLORATION

underdog success

12 films · 2 directors
FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story
DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story
2004 · Rawson Marshall Thurber
Kung Fu Panda
Kung Fu Panda
2008 · John Stevenson & Mark Osborne
Rocky
Rocky
1976 · John G. Avildsen
A Bug's Life
A Bug's Life
1998 · John Lasseter
Hajime no Ippo
Hajime no Ippo
2003 · —
Year of the Devil
Year of the Devil
2002 · Petr Zelenka
That Day, on the Beach
That Day, on the Beach
1983 · Edward Yang
Kung Fu
Kung Fu
2026 · Giddens Ko
Power Ballad
Power Ballad
2026 · John Carney
Peddi
Peddi
2026 · Buchi Babu Sana
Sato and Sato
Sato and Sato
2026 · Chihiro Amano
The Castle
The Castle
1997 · Michael Haneke
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Damien Chazelle USA

He explores underdogs pursuing seemingly impossible dreams against social and economic odds in films like Whiplash and La La Land.

 Ken Loach United Kingdom

His social realist films champion working-class protagonists fighting against institutional barriers and economic injustice.