Eddie the Eagle (2015)

Based On the Life of: Bronson Peary

Starring: Hugh Jackman

Movie Budget: $23 million

Star Salary: $7 million

Hugh Jackman stars as Michael “Eddie” Edwards in Eddie the Eagle, a sports drama that recounts the story of Eddie Edwards, who was cut from the British Olympic ski team. He traveled to Germany—to test his ski jumping skills—where he ran into Bronson Peary, a ski jumper turned snowplow driver.

Peary was impressed at how determined Eddie was and agreed to train him. Eddie was counted out from the start, but he was determined to make it to the 1988 Olympics, which he did. The movie won a Teen Choice Award and an Empire Award.