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Poll: Fictional Underdogs in Movies
A poll by Hoekkie
Results of 1,223 votes:
312
Sylvester Stallone
in
Rocky (1976)
90
Bruce Willis
in
Die Hard (1988)
76
Sean Astin
and
Elijah Wood
in
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
74
Abigail Breslin
in
Little Miss Sunshine (2006)
73
Harrison Ford
,
Carrie Fisher
, and
Mark Hamill
in
Star Wars (1977)
64
Dev Patel
in
Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
56
Ralph Macchio
in
The Karate Kid (1984)
55
Hilary Swank
in
Million Dollar Baby (2004)
42
Jennifer Lawrence
in
The Hunger Games (2012)
41
Eminem
in
8 Mile (2002)
39
Gerard Butler
and
Vincent Regan
in
300 (2006)
34
Ethan Hawke
in
Gattaca (1997)
31
"Bad News Bears" Tatum O'Neal,Quinn Smith , David Pollock,Chris Barnes, Walter Matthau 1976 Paramount
24
Kung Fu Panda (2008)
22
Michael Cera
and
Alison Pill
in
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010)
20
Billy Crystal
in
Monsters University (2013)
20
Joel Edgerton
in
Warrior (2011)
19
Jack Black
in
School of Rock (2003)
15
Charlie Sheen
,
Tom Berenger
,
Wesley Snipes
,
Corbin Bernsen
,
James Gammon
,
Dennis Haysbert
,
Andy Romano
,
Chelcie Ross
, and
Steve Yeager
in
Major League (1989)
14
Bradley Cooper
and
Jennifer Lawrence
in
Silver Linings Playbook (2012)
14
Matthew McConaughey
in
A Time to Kill (1996)
13
Anthony Edwards
,
Robert Carradine
,
Curtis Armstrong
,
Timothy Busfield
,
Andrew Cassese
,
Larry B. Scott
, and
Brian Tochi
in
Revenge of the Nerds (1984)
12
Vince Vaughn
in
Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story (2004)
12
Hugh Jackman
and
Dakota Goyo
in
Real Steel (2011)
10
Simon Pegg
in
Run Fatboy Run (2007)
10
Steve Carell
in
The 40-Year-Old Virgin (2005)
10
Emilio Estevez
,
Joshua Jackson
,
Brandon Quintin Adams
,
J.D. Daniels
,
Matt Doherty
,
Garette Ratliff Henson
,
Jordan Kerner
,
Vincent LaRusso
,
Marguerite Moreau
,
Jane Plank
,
Elden Henson
,
Aaron Schwartz
,
Jussie Smollett
,
Danny Tamberelli
, and
Shaun Weiss
in
The Mighty Ducks (1992)
8
Paul Bettany
in
Wimbledon (2004)
7
Anna Kendrick
,
Brittany Snow
,
Rebel Wilson
,
Anna Camp
,
Hana Mae Lee
,
Alexis Knapp
,
Ester Dean
,
Wanetah Walmsley
,
Kelley Jakle
, and
Shelley Regner
in
Pitch Perfect (2012)
6
Michael B. Jordan
in
Creed (2015)
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