Movies with Underdog Mood

In an era where Divine Cores awaken, high schooler Wyatt Mercer awakens the lowest of the low — a Grade-F God of Gastronomy. Mocked and expelled from the academy, he's left with only one mission: save his gravely ill sister, Cora. To survive, he sets up a stall selling stinky tofu. But when a customer's Core unexpectedly strengthens after eating his food, Mercer discovers his secret power — whoever eats his cooking with satisfaction signs a pact, lending him their divine power. From there, Mercer rises through the ranks, and proves that even the weakest god can feed the strongest — and make them kneel as well.

Victor Blackwood is Valoria's God of War — a legend who bleeds for a kingdom that doesn't even know his name. Taking advantage of that, his younger brother steals every ounce of his glory. Now the emperor issues a decree: the kingdom's most beloved princess, Aurora — Victor's childhood love — shall marry the false hero. His brother. But Aurora knows the truth. Every beat of her heart has always belonged to the real God of War...

Betrayed and cast out by his scheming cousin George, culinary prodigy Ryan starts from scratch with just $30,000 and a dream. Across from his nemesis, he turns his tiny restaurant into a powerhouse, dazzling the city with his unmatched skills. With the loyal Nina by his side and powerful allies backing him, Ryan rises from underdog to culinary titan, while George's treachery boomerangs, leaving him ruined and humiliated.

After three years as captain of his cousin Travis's fishing fleet, Owen has used his traditional skills to generate over two million in annual revenue. But when Travis gives him a meager bonus and publicly humiliates him, Owen reaches his limit—buying a derelict boat and striking out on his own. As he ventures into deeper seas with his crew, his fortune rises. Meanwhile, the greedy and reckless Travis faces one disaster after another, until a late-night fall leaves him brain-damaged. Yet even as Owen's business thrives, he never stoops to revenge. He simply turns his back on the past and sails toward his own vast horizon.

Silas Hayes died betrayed. Then he woke up — back on the eve of an Anomaly Tide. This time, he has one goal: protect his little brother Cody, and stay far away from the people who sold him out. Then he finds a stray dog in an alley. Scrawny. Pitiful. Begging for scraps. He names it Grim. Except Grim isn't a dog. He's an S-Rank Anomaly — the Shadow Wolf — capable of tearing through reality with a single howl. And Silas accidentally binds him with a power he didn't know he had: the Absolute Contract. Now he can tame any Anomaly. And here's the thing — his "weak" little brother Cody is not what he seems to be either...

Betrayed by his ex-wife, stripped of everything he owned, and left with a daughter dying of leukemia—Liam Blackwood has hit rock bottom. But just when all hope seems lost, an ancient drake pendant awakens the power within him. Rising from the ashes as the Drake Heir, he heals the incurable with a single touch, and shatters bones with a single step. Now, armed with divine medical skill, unmatched martial prowess, and a burning thirst for vengeance, Liam returns to Everett City—not to beg, but to bury.

Spencer, a modern young man, is thrust into a world of beast taming. Betrayed by his girlfriend and left with a failed contract, he unexpectedly awakens a pay-to-win system. Alongside his cousin, a fellow time-traveler Black Dragon, Spencer captures SSS-tier dragons, topples his enemies, destroys the Shaw clan, and puts an end to rampaging beasts. From powerless outcast to unstoppable dragon master, his rise is as fierce as it is legendary.

At his Awakening Ceremony, Henry draws ten straight white cards and becomes the academy's laughingstock. Just as his future collapses, he unlocks the Magic Card Synthesis System, allowing him to fuse weak cards into legendary and mythic beings. Starting from the lowest tier, he rapidly rises, summoning entities like the Stormfire Prince and building an overpowered deck. With figures like the Monkey King and Moon Maiden joining him, Henry rewrites the rules and climbs to the top.

Celestial Emperor Abe Marshall awakens in his final, broken avatar as a lowly live-in husband. But this is no helpless pawn. With his power, he deals with the scheming in-laws, hateful cousins, and finally rids himself of his hateful wife. They thought they owned him. They were dead wrong.

After being murdered by Elara in her past life, Aelia is reborn at the sacred beast contract ceremony. This time, Elara rushes to claim the obsidian dragon, believing it was the source of Aelia’s former glory, while Aelia calmly chooses the wounded, half-dead phoenix everyone mocks. But Aelia knows the truth: the dragon Draven is a parasite that feeds on its contractor’s magic, while the phoenix is far more powerful than it appears. As Elara is drained by the beast she stole, Aelia heals the broken phoenix, earns his trust, and discovers his true identity as Ignis, an ancient immortal phoenix. When Draven and Elara try to steal Aelia’s magic and fate again, Ignis awakens in full fire and proves that the phoenix was never weak.