‘Invincible’ is a 2006 American biographical sports drama about a man who overcomes odds and plays for the Philadelphia Eagles in 1976 through an open tryout. The movie was directed by Ericson Core and written by Brad Gann.

Invincible is based on the true story of Vince Papale played by Mark Wahlberg. When 30-year-old bartender Papale, who had never even played college ball, gets fired from his job, he decides to take a risk by trying out for the Eagles.

New Eagles coach Dick Vermeil, played by Greg Kinnear, decides to start an open tryout after the Eagles had undergone a string of losing seasons. Originally holding the open tryout more as a desperate move for the struggling Eagles, Vermeil does not know what was coming his way.

After receiving lots of encouragement from his friends and his coworkers, he decides to try out for the team.

Before the tryout, his wife Sharon had left him by packing her things and leaving a letter in their home telling him he would never be anything in life.

Seeing that Sharon had no hope in his future inspires Papale to take a chance and prove her wrong.

At the tryout, Papale competes against several hundred Philadelphia residents.

Vermeil finds the tryout humorous until Papale shows up and performs better than he had expected from any of the men. After the tryouts, Vermeil passes by Papale as he is trying to start his car.

He tells him that he is impressed by his performance and invites him to the training camp to compete for a roster spot.

As Papale attends training camp, he experiences disrespect from the team for being not as young as the other players at 30-years-old.  To make the roster, Papale must beat dozens of other professional and experienced players in the camp, and he does just that.

Throughout the movie, it shows how Papale overcomes odds, grows in the game, and lives out his dreams playing with the Eagles without letting anyone discourage him.

Invincible is a good and inspiring movie to watch with family and friends.

It can now be found on Disney+, Amazon Prime Video, Vudu, and Apple TV.