Help me think of a new kind of film classification!

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Paul_in_Steeltown

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I watched 'The Fighting Temptations' last night.
I love those films where there is a team or a choir or something, and the team is always rubbish at the beginning of the film. Then a new leader comes along (they go to a new school, move towns or something) , who invariably is totally uninterested in the group, or is only involved for selfish reasons (money or to impress someone). Then they have a change of heart and manage to bring the group together, with the help of some misfits and a quiet character blossoming, til the team come first in the Nationals.
They are great. I get so sucked into them and i like the formula. But shouldn't there be a different classification for them? They aren't really purely 'rom-com', and they aren't serious 'dramas'. What could their classification be? Team-com? Teamie? Groupie? There should be a new one though, so there can be a whole entire section of Blockbusters devoted to them.

If it sounRAB like i am being too specific, look at this extensive list of examples:

-Sister Act
-Sister Act II
-Bring It On
-Bring It On Again
-Drumline
-The Fighting Temptations
-The Replacements
-Kicking and Screaming
 
Maybe they should be filed under something like "Inspirational" - where somene inspires the rubbish team to be the best. It's a common fantasy / wish fulfillment theme in American cinema, where there is a very strong culture to be the best (as opposed to, say, Britain, where we still value the taking part more then winning and always cheer for the underdog).

You can also include dozens of sporting movies in the category - the sort of things where there's a children's baseball team that are crap, but then win the Major League or some such.
 
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