Best Underdog Movies & TV Series

Looking for the best underdog movies and TV series? These 47 are the highest-rated on 3eyedraven, weighted by vote count so a handful of glowing reviews never beats a proven favourite.

The Castle 1997 ★ 7.1
Carry-On 2024 ★ 6.9
Napoleon Dynamite 2004 ★ 6.8
Chariots of Fire 1981 ★ 6.8
Bleed for This 2016 ★ 6.8
Step Up 2: The Streets 2008 ★ 6.7
The Phantom of the Open 2022 ★ 6.8
Survival of the Thickest 2023 ★ 6.8
LA to Vegas 2018 ★ 6.8
East Side Sushi 2014 ★ 6.7
Shirley 2024 ★ 6.6
Orion and the Dark 2024 ★ 6.5
Over the Top 1987 ★ 6.5
Days of Thunder 1990 ★ 6.4
Taking Lives 2004 ★ 6.4
DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story 2004 ★ 6.4
The Karate Kid Part II 1986 ★ 6.3
Turbo 2013 ★ 6.3
Racing Stripes 2005 ★ 5.9
The Boy in the Plastic Bubble 1976 ★ 5.6
Not Another Teen Movie 2001 ★ 5.8
3 Ninjas Kick Back 1994 ★ 5.6
Pet Sematary II 1992 ★ 5.5