Movies Like We Are the Champions

If you liked We Are the Champions (2005), a comedy movie directed by Martin Hagbjer, here are 20 movies with a similar feel, based on TMDB's recommendations. Each one links to its cast, trailer and where it's streaming.

1
Little Giants (1994)
★ 6.6/10Also comedy
When Danny O'Shea's daughter is cut from the Peewee football team just for being a girl, he decides to form his own team, composed of other ragtag players who were also cut. Can his team really learn enough to beat the…
2
The Replacements (2000)
★ 6.7/10Also comedy
Maverick old-guard coach Jimmy McGinty is hired in the wake of a players' strike to help the Washington Sentinels advance to the playoffs. But that impossible dream hinges on whether his replacements can hunker down…
3
Next Goal Wins (2023)
★ 6.4/10Also comedy
Dutch coach Thomas Rongen attempts the nearly impossible task of turning the American Samoa soccer team from perennial losers into winners.
4
There's Only One Jimmy Grimble (2000)
★ 6.8/10Also comedy
Jimmy Grimble is a shy Manchester school boy. At school he is constantly being bullied by the other kids, and at home he has to face his mother's new boyfriend. However, through football, and some special boots, he…
5
Daddy Day Care (2003)
★ 5.9/10Also comedy
Two men get laid off and have to become stay-at-home dads when they can't find jobs, which inspires them to open their own day-care center.
6
Bad News Bears (2005)
★ 5.8/10Also comedy
Morris Buttermaker is a burned-out minor league baseball player who loves to drink and can't keep his hands to himself. His long-suffering lawyer arranges for him to manage a local Little League team, and Buttermaker…
7
Despicable Me 2 (2013)
★ 7/10Also comedy
Gru is recruited by the Anti-Villain League to help deal with a powerful new super criminal.
8
Nanny McPhee (2005)
★ 6.7/10Also comedy
Widower Cedric Brown hires Nanny McPhee to care for his seven rambunctious children, who have chased away all previous nannies. Taunted by Simon and his siblings, Nanny McPhee uses mystical powers to instill…
9
Thunderstruck (2012)
★ 6.2/10Also comedy
After NBA star Kevin Durant switches talent with 16 year old Brian, the teenager becomes the star of his high school team, but Durant starts struggling and eventually learns an important lesson.
10
Imagine That (2009)
★ 6/10Also comedy
A financial executive who can't stop his career downspiral is invited into his daughter's imaginary world, where solutions to his problems await.
11
Cheaper by the Dozen (2003)
★ 6.3/10Also comedy
The Baker brood moves to Chicago after patriarch Tom gets a job coaching football at Northwestern University, forcing his writer wife, Kate, and the couple's 12 children to make a major adjustment. The transition works…
12
Playdate (2025)
★ 6.2/10Also comedy
When out-of-work accountant Brian joins stay-at-home dad Jeff for a playdate with their sons, he expects a laid-back afternoon. Instead, they're chased by mercenaries, and Brian—totally unprepared—must survive one…
13
Camp Nowhere (1994)
★ 6/10Also comedy
Morris "Mud" Himmel has a problem. His parents desperately want to send him away to summer camp. He hates going to summer camp, and would do anything to get out of it. Talking to his friends, he realizes that they are…
14
The Air Up There (1994)
★ 6.1/10Also comedy
Jimmy Dolan is a college basketball coach who wants a big promotion. To get it, he needs to make a dramatic find. He ends up deep in Africa, hoping to recruit Saleh, a huge basketball prodigy Jimmy glimpsed in a home…
15
Grudge Match (2013)
★ 6.1/10Also comedy
A pair of aging boxing rivals are coaxed out of retirement to fight one final bout -- 30 years after their last match.
16
How to Eat Fried Worms (2006)
★ 6.2/10Also comedy
During the first day of his new school year, a fifth grade boy squares off against a bully and winds up accepting a dare that could change the balance of power within the class.
17
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968)
★ 6.8/10Also comedy
A hapless inventor finally finds success with a flying car, which a dictator from a foreign government sets out to take for himself.
18
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days (2012)
★ 6.4/10Also comedy
It's summertime, and Greg Heffley is looking forward to playing video games and spending time with his friends. However, Greg's dad has other plans: He's decided that some father-son bonding time is in order. Desperate…
19
Life-Size (2000)
★ 6.6/10Also comedy
Sad and lonely after the death of her mother, Casey would do anything to see her again. But when a series of mystic mishaps mistakenly brings her fashion doll “Eve” to life instead, it changes Casey’s world forever!
20
The Breadwinner (2026)
★ 7.1/10Also comedy
After his wife Katie lands a once-in-a-lifetime deal on Shark Tank that takes her on a prolonged business trip - lifelong breadwinner Nate Wilcox now has to fend for his family as a first-time stay-at-home dad.