{"id":5735,"date":"2016-05-03T11:22:26","date_gmt":"2016-05-03T11:22:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/192.168.3.178\/?p=5735"},"modified":"2021-09-17T11:22:53","modified_gmt":"2021-09-17T10:22:53","slug":"8-underdog-movies-leicester-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/2016\/05\/03\/8-underdog-movies-leicester-city\/","title":{"rendered":"8 underdog movies with stories nearly as good as Leicester City&#8217;s"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Real life is stranger than fiction, as Leicester City winning the Premier League proves. Despite lacking the riches and global superstars of their rivals, the unfancied Foxes stormed to the championship against all odds.<\/p>\n<p>Leicester\u2019s tale is so unbelievable that it\u2019ll almost certainly be adapted into a movie. Until then, here are a few more underdog stories you\u2019ll enjoy&#8230;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7RYpJAUMo2M\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Rocky<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Like Leicester, no-one gives Rocky Balboa a chance when he\u2019s unexpectedly pitted against the world heavyweight champion of the world, the super cocky Apollo Creed.<\/p>\n<p>Yet he goes the distance, despite his training regime consisting of chasing chickens, punching meat and constantly pestering shy pet shop worker Adrian for a date. Perhaps Claudio Ranieri followed a similar training plan&#8230;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wLlmymHRNZg\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Cool Runnings<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Jamaica isn\u2019t renowned for snowy mountains and arctic blizzards, which makes the real-life exploits of the Jamaican bobsled team, formed by two sprinters and their mates, even more remarkable.<\/p>\n<p>While the end result isn\u2019t <em>quite <\/em>as inspiring as Leicester\u2019s, the journey there is and it proves \u201d\u201c like the recent <em>Eddie The Eagle \u201d\u201c <\/em>that the craziest dreams can come true. Especially if they involve the Winter Olympics.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PXi3Mv6KMzY\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Kung-Fu Panda<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Leicester City and Po the Panda share a lot in the common, with both overcoming seemingly impossible odds to fulfil an unbelievable destiny. Admittedly, a fat panda becoming a kung-fu master is slightly less realistic than Leicester winning the Premier League \u201d\u201c but only just.<\/p>\n<p>Expect to see Filbert Fox in <em>Kung-Fu Panda 4<\/em>.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nPhu9XsRl4M\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Remember the Titans<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Denzel Washington plays Herman Boone, a high school football coach who unites an all-black and all-white school into one amazing team. Unfortunately, this being the 70s, the team has to overcome racial prejudice along the way.<\/p>\n<p><em>Remember The Titans <\/em>is arguably one of the most underrated sports movies ever, and a movie that anyone who loves a good underdog story should check out.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Um_JU7HpSYQ\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><strong>The Mighty Ducks<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The exploits of everyone\u2019s favourite ice-hockey team, who face Leicester-esque odds, show the power of a great coach.<\/p>\n<p>Although the parallels between Gordon Bombay and Claudio Ranieri end there, as Bombay only manages the Ducks after being sentenced to community service for drink-driving. Perhaps it\u2019s not as inspirational as we remember&#8230;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yDi3an8WgN4\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><strong>The Karate Kid<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Like Jamie Vardy, no-one believes young Daniel LaRusso can become a karate master \u201d\u201c especially when he has to fight the Cobra Kai, whose karate skills are as awesome as their name.<\/p>\n<p>But, thanks to the mentoring of a wise old coach, young Jami- ahem, Daniel overcomes the odds and becomes a revered Karate legend. Presumably he has a party afterwards too.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WcN392H2jx0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><strong>A League of Their Own<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Not to be confused with the James Corden gameshow, this 1992 classic sees two sisters join the first female professional baseball league with dreams of making it as big as the male game \u201d\u201c if they can stop fighting with each other.<\/p>\n<p>This is a classic feel-good underdog story, with a bonus bit of 90s Tom Hanks thrown in for good measure.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/W-XbDZUnUmw\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The parallels between Vince Vaughan\u2019s Average Joes and Claudio Ranieri\u2019s Leicester City are obvious. They both face much richer rivals, they both lack the star power of their opponents and \u201d\u201c crucially \u201d\u201c no-one thinks they will win.<\/p>\n<p>Plus, we reckon Jose Mourinho would be <em>perfect <\/em>in the Ben Stiller role.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>You can check out all of the movies in the post on the musicMagpie Store, which is one of the cheapest places to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/store\/blu-ray?megamenu_creative=Blu-ray&amp;megamenu_name=Blu-ray-TNBLU&amp;megamenu_position=L&amp;megamenu_id=TNBLUL\">buy Blu-Rays<\/a> and DVDs online! 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