Movies and TvShows featuring "impossible-dream" theme.

In "The Rookie," a high school science teacher from Texas causes a stir when he makes a deal with his students: if the high school baseball team makes the playoffs, he will try out for a major league baseball team. Against all odds, he ends up fulfilling his lifelong dream of becoming a professional baseball player.

In 1954, a teenage boy named Ralph becomes inspired to enter the Boston Marathon in hopes of miraculously healing his comatose mother. With the guidance of a sympathetic priest and his own determination, Ralph trains vigorously to overcome the odds and accomplish his seemingly impossible dream.

A look back at Manchester United's unprecedented run to the three most prestigious club trophies an English team can win — the Premier League, the FA Cup, and the Champions League.

A Michael Ruocco Cartoon