The Best Movies About Beating The Odds, Ranked

Get ready for a challenge because there are a lot of great new and classic movies out there about overcoming adversity. Adversity can take many forms, Men of Honor has Cuba Gooding Jr.’s character overcoming racial bias to become the first African American master diver in the Navy. We Were Soldiers shows how difficult but inspiring it can be to overcome the odds against you. There are a ton of great movies out there about overcoming adversity and they each have a unique way of achieving their theme. Whether it’s prejudice, a personal struggle, or other people’s ignorance, these movies will inspire you to overcome your own adversities and beat the odds. But which one of these movies is the best? You can help decide with your votes.

Vote up your favorite movies and vote down any that you think other fans should skip. Thanks to great streaming services like Amazon Prime, Netflix, Hulu, HBO Max, and Apple TV+ you can start streaming most of these movies right away.