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Reel Hooligans’ Twenty Greatest Movie Rivalries

What fuels the plot of a movie better than the classic hero vs. villain scenario? Rivalries. Why? Because we can all identify with a peer or a competitor wanting what we want and that struggle for supremacy and respect.

For an episode of REEL HOOLIGANS, Tim came up with a quick list of twenty of the greatest rivalries in movies.

#20. Toros and Clovers — Bring it On

#19. Socs and Greasers — The Outsiders

#18. Jack Sparrow and Hector Barbossa — Pirates of the Caribbean

#17. Average Joe’s and Globo Gym — Dodgeball

#16. Derek Zoolander and Hansel — Zoolander

#15. Cady Heron and Regina George — Mean Girls

#14. Dominic Toretta and Brian O’Connor — Fast and Furious

#13. Obi Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker — Star Wars saga

#12. Crash Davis and Nuke Laloosh — Bull Durham

#11. Woody and Buzz Lightyear — Toy Story

#10. Sherlock Holmes and Moriarty — Sherlock Holmes

#9. Thor and Loki — Marvel Cinematic Universe

#8. Harry Potter and Draco Malfoy — Harry Potter

#7. Professor X and Magneto — X-Men saga

#6. Godzilla and King Kong — Toho Studios

#5. Captain America and Iron Man — Marvel Cinematic Universe

#4. Billy Hoyle and Sidney Deane — White Men Can’t Jump

#3. Carl Spackler and the Gopher — Caddyshack

#2. Maverick and Ice Man — Top Gun

…and finally —

#1. ROCKY BALBOA AND APOLLO CREED — ROCKY I and II