The subgenre of dramas focused on down-on-his-luck fighters trying to make a name for themselves and escape their humble lives is one of the most popular in all of film.
Of course, you have classics like “Rocky,” which show that the underdog can win, but then on the other side of the spectrum, you have “Jungleland,” which shows that sometimes the underdog is destined to fail…over and over again.
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