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Fool's Victory

Underestimated underdog defeats a powerful establishment

18
Films
4.3
Avg Arcplot Score
113 min
Avg Runtime
1939-2024
Year Range

Films with Fool's Victory Structure

The Wild Robot
3.4

The Wild Robot

2024
Ford v Ferrari
3.1

Ford v Ferrari

2019 • James Mangold
Burn After Reading
3.1

Burn After Reading

2008 • Coen Brothers
Ratatouille
2.9

Ratatouille

2007 • Brad Bird
The Ladykillers
3.6

The Ladykillers

2004 • Liam Lynch
Amélie
3.9

Amélie

2001 • Jean-Pierre Jeunet
Snatch
4.6

Snatch

2000 • Guy Ritchie
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
4

Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels

1998 • Guy Ritchie
Life is Beautiful
5.8

Life is Beautiful

1997 • Roberto Benigni
Bottle Rocket
4.1

Bottle Rocket

1996 • Wes Anderson
A Fistful of Fingers
7.1

A Fistful of Fingers

1995 • Edgar Wright
Forrest Gump
7.6

Forrest Gump

1994 • Robert Zemeckis
The Hudsucker Proxy
4.7

The Hudsucker Proxy

1994 • Kazimierz Kutz
Rocky
3.6

Rocky

1976 • John G. Avildsen
The Chaos Class Failed the Class
5.5

The Chaos Class Failed the Class

1975 • Ertem Egilmez
The Sting
3.4

The Sting

1973 • George Roy Hill
The Great Dictator
4

The Great Dictator

1940 • Charlie Chaplin
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
3.3

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

1939 • Frank Capra

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Database

Total Films8,206
Analyzed7,465
Verified12
Unverified7,453

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