
It’s fun knowing that there are at least three common threads between each of the films. Here are some other facts that connect the films in this subgenre.


Actually, if Jean-Claude Van Damme had starred in Teen Wolf, at least a third of the film’s running time would’ve been dedicated to training montages of JCVD as he learns how to fully optimize his wolf form. These movies feature zero valuable lessons about hard work and zero Kickboxer-esque moments in which a character’s legs are pulled apart by a pulley system designed to make people’s splits legendary. This subgenre hit its peak between 19 thanks to movies like Teen Wolf (1985), Ladybugs (1992), Rookie of the Year (1993), Angels in the Outfield (1994), D2: The Mighty Ducks (1994), The 6th Man (1997), Air Bud (1997), Like Mike (2002), and Herbie: Fully Loaded (2005). Teen Wolf belongs to a very specific subgenre of sports movies about underdog squads that receive some form of unexplainable help and immediately become championship-caliber teams. There’s a lot of TV out there. We want to help: Every week, we’ll tell you the best and most urgent shows to stream so you can stay on top of the ever-expanding heap of Peak TV.
