Robert Loggia

Over The Top (1987) - 3/5

Despite its name this is not a Sylvester Stalone action movie. It is apparently an arm-wrestling term, as this movie is about a truck-driving, arm-wrestling father trying to reconnect with his estranged son. It’s sincere and heartfelt, which may put off modern cynics, but the arm wrestling championship mostly comes out of left field and breaks up the flow a bit. It would fit comfortably alongside the bevy of ‘90s disney family kids live action movies.

Closest comparison: It’s like Real Steel (2011) by way of Fly Away Home (1996).

Setting: Road Trip
Plot: Coming of Age
Tone: Family