Here we've displayed a list of the best Unlikely Hero films : The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo(2009), The Second Lieutenant(1993), Murder, She Said(1961), Seabiscuit(2003), Talk to Me(2007), In Darkness(2011), A Bug's Life(1998), 23 Paces to Baker Street(1956), The Paleface(1948), Armageddon(1998), The Thin Red Line(1964), Turbo Kid(2015) ... ...
7.8/10
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
Sweden|Denmark|Germany|Norway
2009
152 Minutes
Michael Nyqvist Noomi Rapace Lena Endre Peter Haber Sven-Bertil Taube Peter Andersson Marika Lagercrantz Bjorn Granath Ingvar Hirdwall Per Oscarsson David Dencik
wealthy man niece journalist hacker nazi brother suspenseful brutal moving thrilling mansion island city sweden cabin office family secrets missing persons murder investigation sexual abuse
A journalist is aided by a young female hacker in his search for the killer of a woman who has been dead for forty years.
7.6/10
Drama, War
China|Hong Kong
1993
102 Minutes
Espen Skjonberg Lars Andreas Larssen Gard Eidsvold Bjørn Sundquist Morten Faldaas Ove Christian Owe
sea captain wife lieutenant resistance fighter retiree colonel frenetic thrilling patriotic emotional norway coast family home countryside front lines telemark, norway world war ii norwegian resistance unlikely hero vigilantism
A pregnant peasant woman seeks redress from the Chinese bureaucracy after the village chief kicks her husband in the groin in this comedy of justice. As she is frustrated by each level of ... See full summary »
7.4/10
Crime, Comedy, Drama
UK
1961
86 Minutes
Margaret Rutherford Arthur Kennedy Muriel Pavlow James Robertson Justice Charles "Bud" Tingwell Thorley Walters Conrad Phillips Ronnie Raymond Joan Hickson Stringer Davis Ronald Howard
detective conductor wealthy man police detective private investigator miss marple charming playful manor train library murder investigation unlikely hero secret identity mystery pursuit 1960s
When Miss Jane Marple reports witnessing a murder through the window of a passing train, the police dismiss her as a dotty spinster when no trace of the crime can be found.
7.3/10
Drama
USA
2003
140 Minutes
Tobey Maguire Jeff Bridges Chris Cooper Elizabeth Banks Gary Stevens William H. Macy Kingston DuCoeur Eddie Jones Ed Lauter Michael O'Neill Michael Angarano
horse owner jockey horse horse trainer wife child uplifting engaging emotional inspiring california mexico racetrack great depression horse racing unlikely hero death of a child rise rivalry transformation
True story of the undersized Depression-era racehorse whose victories lifted not only the spirits of the team behind it but also those of their nation.
7.3/10
Biography, Drama
USA
2007
118 Minutes
Don Cheadle Chiwetel Ejiofor Taraji P. Henson Martin Sheen Cedric Kyles Peter MacNeill Richard Chevolleau Martin Randez Sean MacMahon
radio host girlfriend brother competitor producer inmate engaging inspiring incredible radio station washington, d.c. social commentary unlikely hero radio race relations friendship activism rise discovery transformation
The story of Washington D.C. radio personality Ralph "Petey" Greene, an ex-con who became a popular talk show host and community activist in the 1960s.
7.3/10
Drama, History
Poland|Germany|Canada
2011
145 Minutes
Robert Wieckiewicz Benno Fürmann Agnieszka Grochowska Maria Schrader Herbert Knaup Kinga Preis Krzysztof Skonieczny Marcin Bosak Julia Kijowska Jerzy Walczak Oliwier Stanczak
sanitation worker jew nazi gripping suspenseful moving lvov, poland sewer world war ii occupation leopold kozlowski unlikely hero holocaust sacrifice transformation 1940s
A dramatization of one man's rescue of Jewish refugees in the German-occupied Polish city of Lvov.
7.2/10
Animation, Comedy, Kids & Family, Adventure
USA
1998
96 Minutes
ant grasshopper inventor leader circus performer queen lighthearted amusing witty endearing ant hill underground colony tunnel bar wilderness extortion mishaps oppression teamwork
A misfit ant, looking for "warriors" to save his colony from greedy grasshoppers, recruits a group of bugs that turn out to be an inept circus troupe.
7.0/10
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1956
103 Minutes
Van Johnson Vera Miles Cecil Parker Patricia Laffan Maurice Denham Estelle Winwood
playwright blind person police officer kidnapper secretary ex-wife suspenseful thrilling london bar street river phone booth blindness unlikely hero vigilantism investigation kidnapping mystery underdog
A blind American writer living in London stumbles upon a criminal conspiracy involving kidnapping and extortion.
6.8/10
Comedy, Western
USA
1948
91 Minutes
Bob Hope Jane Russell Robert Armstrong Iris Adrian Bobby Watson Jackie Searle Joseph Vitale Charles Trowbridge Clem Bevans Jeff York Stanley Andrews
dentist calamity jane federal agent gunrunner native american partner charming hilarious lighthearted rousing wild west wagon train small town saloon jail california unlikely hero bravery gunfight redemption
Calamity Jane is dispatched to find out who's smuggling rifles to the Indians, and winds up married to a hapless correspondence-school dentist as part of her cover.
6.7/10
Sci-Fi, Action, Adventure
USA
1998
150 Minutes
Bruce Willis Billy Bob Thornton Liv Tyler Ben Affleck Will Patton Peter Stormare Keith David Steve Buscemi Owen Wilson William Fichtner Jessica Steen
nasa director oil driller daughter crew member astronaut military officer spectacular intense suspenseful heartwarming powerful nasa facility space shuttle asteroid outer space new york city oil drilling platform saving the world drilling operation father/daughter relationship
After discovering that an asteroid the size of Texas is going to impact Earth in less than a month, NASA recruits a misfit team of deep-core drillers to save the planet.
6.7/10
War
USA
1964
99 Minutes
private sergeant soldier enemy wife captain striking bleak disheartening profound solomon islands mountain jungle battle violence mental breakdown unlikely hero world war ii struggle transformation
In Guadalcanal during World War II, a private and his sergeant clash during the heat of battle with the Japanese.
6.7/10
Sci-Fi, Comedy, Action, Adventure
Canada|New Zealand|USA
2015
95 Minutes
Munro Chambers Anouk Whissell Laurence Leboeuf Edwin Wright Aaron Jeffery Romano Orzari Michael Ironside Orphée Ladouceur Steeve Léonard
scavenger hero mysterious girl war lord cowboy henchmen outlandish offbeat amusing witty madcap thrilling post-apocalyptic wasteland post-apocalypse courage unlikely hero saving the world weapons friendship adventure
In a post-apocalyptic wasteland in 1997, a comic book fan adopts the persona of his favourite hero to save his enthusiastic friend and fight a tyrannical overlord.
6.6/10
Western
France|Italy|Mexico|USA
1968
111 Minutes
Anthony Quinn Anjanette Comer Charles Bronson Sam Jaffe Silvia Pinal Jorge Martinez De Hoyos
outlaw priest townsperson indian gripping brooding spirited mexico village mountain redemption frontier justice culture clash unlikely hero underdog rescue 1740s
In 1743, outlaw Leon Alastray is hunted by the Spanish army but is given sanctuary by a priest in a village terrorized by marauding Yaqui Indians.
6.6/10
Drama
France
1994
98 Minutes
Jean-Louis Trintignant Jean Yanne Mathieu Kassovitz Bulle Ogier Christine Pascal Yvon Back Yves Verhoeven Marc Citti
criminal apprentice police officer salesman best friend creative suspenseful emotional france hospital street hideout office murder investigation crime mentorship grief friendship unlikely hero mystery
Simon is a sales representative about fifty. When Mickey, his cop friend, is being shot, he leaves everything to find the murderers. Two years before, Marx, an old gambler, met Frederic, a ... See full summary »
6.5/10
Drama, History
USA
1958
124 Minutes
Yul Brynner Charlton Heston Claire Bloom Charles Boyer Inger Stevens Henry Hull E.G. Marshall Lorne Greene Ted de Corsia Douglas Dumbrille Robert F. Simon
pirate andrew jackson governor daughter thrilling spirited airy patriotic new orleans island piracy unlikely hero war truce underdog rescue 1810s
During the war of 1812, Louisiana buccaneer Jean Lafitte assists the Americans in defending New Orleans against the attacking British war fleet.
6.5/10
Fantasy
USA
1991
109 Minutes
Billy Campbell Jennifer Connelly Timothy Dalton Alan Arkin Paul Sorvino Terry O'Quinn Ed Lauter James Handy Tiny Ron Robert Miranda John Lavachielli
stunt pilot superhero actress nazi mechanic howard hughes campy spectacular los angeles air show aviation inventions hollywood unlikely hero jet pack superhuman abilities adventure discovery love 1930s
A young pilot stumbles onto a prototype jetpack that allows him to become a high-flying masked hero.
6.5/10
Fantasy, Comedy, Drama
Spain|France|Italy|Mexico
2001
115 Minutes
Victoria Abril Penélope Cruz Fanny Ardant Gael García Bernal Juan Echanove Bruno Bichir Emilio Gutiérrez Caba Luis Tosar Cristina Marcos
angel demon boxer waitress administrator police chief amusing positive sultry winsome heaven hell spain unlikely hero spiritual crisis moral dilemma redemption good versus evil debt quest
Two angels, one from the heaven and one from the hell, come to earth to save the soul of a boxer.
6.4/10
Kids & Family, Adventure, Drama
Canada|France
1990
100 Minutes
Nina Petronzio Christopher Forrest Paul Klerk Tcheky Karyo Vernon Dobtcheff Andrée Pelletier Anna-Maria Giannotti Matthew Mabe Jon Bluming Arthur Boni Maggie Castle
young girl best friend ghost art dealer amusing quirky montreal arles, france café amsterdam forgery ghosts unlikely hero painting black market vincent van gogh pursuit underdog discovery 1990s
While sketching one day, 13 year old Jo encounters a mysterious art dealer who buys a few of her drawings and commissions her to do some more. Some time thereafter she reads a news story ... See full summary »
6.3/10
Drama, Action, History, War
Switzerland|UK|USA
1980
120 Minutes
Gregory Peck Roger Moore David Niven Trevor Howard Barbara Kellerman Patrick Macnee Kenneth Griffith Patrick Allen Wolf Kahler
spy colonel captain femme fatale ex-soldier german spy calm cool suspenseful gutsy goa, india hotel military base boat casino world war ii espionage english intelligence dangerous mission old age
During World War II, the British must attack a German ship, but it's safe in neutral Goa. As a result, they send civilians: former soldiers who are about sixty years old.
6.3/10
Drama
USA
1979
103 Minutes
Jan-Michael Vincent Art Carney Theresa Saldana Fernando Lopez Danny Aiello Santos Morales Don Blakely Frank Pesce Rudy Ramos Lee Fraser Randy Herman
merchant mariner pretty woman gang leader gang member shopkeeper neighbor gripping suspenseful tense inspiring lower east side apartment shower nightclub alley new york city street fighting gangs vigilantism outsider
Tommy takes up temporary housing in a New York City neighborhood plagued by a violent gang called the Souls. Tommy is waiting for his next assignment as a seaman, and though he tries to ... See full summary »
6.3/10
Comedy
USA|Mexico
1981
93 Minutes
George Hamilton Lauren Hutton Brenda Vaccaro Ron Leibman Donovan Scott James Booth Clive Revill Carolyn Seymour Eduardo Noriega Jorge Russek
twin swordsman gay man zorro friend nemesis wild campy cheeky outlandish california madrid mexico bedroom brother relationship father/son relationship homosexuality disguise change of lifestyle unlikely hero
Zorro, the legendary swordsman, has passed on his weapon and his sense of duty to his noble son, Diego, a dashing swashbuckler like his father. But after an injury sidelines Diego, he is forced to hand the mask over to his twin, Ramon.
6.3/10
Comedy, Action
UK|France|USA
2011
102 Minutes
Rowan Atkinson Gillian Anderson Dominic West Rosamund Pike Daniel Kaluuya Richard Schiff Tim McInnerney Burn Gorman Pik-Sen Lim Mark Ivanir Togo Igawa
secret agent partner premier assassin psychologist mole hilarious quirky thrilling tibet monastery china golf course london espionage assassination attempt unlikely hero double-cross underdog pursuit
Johnny English goes up against international assassins hunting down Chinese Premier Xiang Ping.
6.2/10
Animation, Adventure, Fantasy
USA|UK|Spain
1978
131 Minutes
hobbit wizard ranger elf dwarf friend suspenseful spirited incredible middle-earth countryside inn mountain good versus evil unlikely hero battle journey enchantment on the run quest
The Fellowship of the Ring embark on a journey to destroy the One Ring and end Sauron's reign over Middle-earth.
6.2/10
Musical, Comedy
USA
1938
80 Minutes
John Barrymore George Murphy Joan Davis Marjorie Weaver Jack Haley George Barbier Ruth Terry Donald Meek Johnny Downs Paul Hurst
governor coach wrestler student young woman amusing endearing playful american south stadium government offices field college unlikely hero football politics rivalry underdog discovery 1930s
While running for governor a politician aids a needy college by plotting to assure victory for their football team. Though to be a parody of Huey Long and his machine.
6.1/10
Musical, Comedy
USA
1936
95 Minutes
Stuart Erwin Patsy Kelly Jack Haley Johnny Downs Betty Grable Arline Judge Dixie Dunbar Judy Garland
coach student athlete wife communist sister lighthearted amusing charming yale stadium texas college football unlikely hero mix-up sports underdog rivalry quest
Married coaches Slug and Bessie find hillbilly football tosser Amos and the team gets invited to the Yale Bowl.
6.0/10
Western
USA
1958
79 Minutes
Macdonald Carey Audrey Totter James Craig James Gleason Warren Stevens Harry Shannon Jil Jarmyn Robert Burton Ken Lynch
drifter gunslinger outlaw hotel owner woman raw wild gritty tense dutch flat wild west saloon hotel frontier justice small-town life unlikely hero farming law and order corruption underdog
A gun-slinging drifter, armed with a legendary pistol, saves a town from the greedy clutches of an evil family. But what makes him so fast? Is it the man or the gun?
5.9/10
Comedy
France|USA
1969
101 Minutes
Don Knotts Anne Francis Edmond O'Brien James Gregory Maureen Arthur Maggie Peterson B.S. Pully Jesslyn Fax Jacques Aubuchon Marjorie Bennett Ruth McDevitt
bird watcher editor publisher pornographer fiancée liberal lighthearted amusing office courtroom family home obscenity publishing mistaken identity love triangle unlikely hero underdog transformation 1960s
A secretary takes her boss's car for the holiday in the Mediterranean, oddly retracing a journey she has not taken, and is recognized by people she has not met before. When a body turns up ... See full summary »
5.9/10
Comedy, Horror, Action
Canada
2007
85 Minutes
Trevor Matthews Robert Englund Rachel Skarsten James A. Woods Stefanie Drummond Daniel Kash David Fox
plumber professor girlfriend monster angry man campy frightful gory house woods antique shop school anger evil spirits demons unlikely hero vengeance metamorphosis rise 2000s
A troubled young man still mourning the childhood loss of his family now has to deal with his professor being turned into a monster.
5.8/10
Kids & Family, Adventure, Animation
UK|Spain|Germany|Ireland|Japan
1998
74 Minutes
toaster college student computer radio rat assistant amusing uplifting charming playful laboratory basement veterinary hospital highway wagon animal rights friendship schemes journey unlikely hero
Dowd, who's IRA, escapes an Irish prison in a bloody jailbreak, making his way to New York City where he lives alone, avoids Irish hangouts, and works as a dishwasher. When a good deed gets... See full summary »
5.7/10
Comedy, Horror
USA
2015
87 Minutes
Fran Kranz Pedro Pascal Joey Kern Joel Murray Emma Fitzpatrick Yvette Yates Justin Ware Marshall Givens David F. Park Neil Garguilo Parvesh Cheena
vampire colleague boss sales manager young person hero amusing frenetic madcap spirited outlandish office town united states saving the day vampires office politics slasher unlikely hero unusual behavior
A down on his luck cubicle worker and his slacker best friend discover their new boss is a vampire who is turning their coworkers into the un-dead.
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