THEME EXPLORATION

underdog journey

12 films · 3 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
Kung Fu Panda
Kung Fu Panda
2008 · John Stevenson & Mark Osborne
Landscape in the Mist
Landscape in the Mist
1988 · Theo Angelopoulos & Theodoros Angelopoulos
Rocky
Rocky
1976 · John G. Avildsen
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 · —
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ken Loach United Kingdom

His films consistently chronicle the struggles of working-class individuals fighting against systemic inequality with dignity and resilience.

 Barry Jenkins United States

He crafts intimate narratives of marginalized characters discovering hope and agency amid poverty and social adversity.

 Hirokazu Koreeda Japan

His compassionate storytelling reveals the quiet heroism of ordinary people persevering through hardship and family struggle.