I guess at the end of the day you still can't beat the movies with a good story, a bit of realistic grit, loads of humour and very little money spent on the thing. My money goes on the obvious such as:
"The Full Monty"
"Brassed Off"
"Billy Elliot"
A bit biased I know as they are all based up north but that's where the sense of humour is anyway!!!
OK there's also:
"Chariots of Fire"