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You Gotta Believe: Real Life Underdog Story Strikes Out as Feel-Bad Drama

You Gotta Believe: Real Life Underdog Story Strikes Out as Feel-Bad Drama

By Liz Braun

ReviewJim SlotekAugust 29, 2024Underdog sports movies, Little League World Series, You Gotta Believe, Westside Little League team of Fort Worth, Texas, Luke Wilson, Greg Kinnear, Ty Roberts, Tug McGraw, New York Mets, Michael CashComment

The Underdoggs: When You Want the Underdog to Lose

The Underdoggs: When You Want the Underdog to Lose

By John Kirk

ReviewJim SlotekJanuary 25, 2024Snoop Dogg, Movies about coaching as redemption, Underdog sports movies, The Underdoggs, Kal Penn, Mike Epps, Lovable losers, Former athletes seeking a second chanceComment

The Boys in the Boat: First We Take Poughkeepsie, Then We Take Berlin

The Boys in the Boat: First We Take Poughkeepsie, Then We Take Berlin

By Chris Knight

ReviewJim SlotekDecember 24, 2023Underdog sports movies, Movies directed by George Clooney, The Boys in the Boat, Period pieces, 1936 Berlin Olympic Games, Joe Rantz, Callum Turner, University of Washington rowing team, Joel Edgerton, Author Daniel James BrownComment

Champions: The Road to Meh is Paved With Good Intentions

Champions: The Road to Meh is Paved With Good Intentions

By Chris Knight

ReviewJim SlotekMarch 9, 2023Champions, Underdog sports movies, Movies about the mentally challenged, Bobby Farrelly, Woody Harrelson, Cheech Marin, Kevin IannucciComment