A Texas teen doesn't fit into her town's beauty-pageant culture, but she finds herself and her purpose when she discovers the sport of roller derby. She deals with complicated relationships with her crush and her parents while also trying to help her perpetual-underdog team finally make it to the championships. The movie, which also marked Drew Barrymore's directorial debut, is a quirky and charming story that manages to take old tropes and put just enough of a twist on them.