Rocky
Directed by John G. AvildsenRocky Balboa is a Philadelphia club fighter who seems to be going nowhere. But when a stroke of fate puts him in the ring with a world heavyweight champion, Rocky knows that it's his one shot at the big time — a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to go the distance and come out a winner!
Rocky Ratings & Reviews
- CravanThePugilistApril 13, 2026I totally didn't expect to like this, even after watching Creed, which is what made me give this a chance... holy shit. One of my favourite movies of all time. The sequels definitely get more & more 'meh' & corny as they go on (until the next-gen revival, 30 years later!) but this holds up infinitely. I still think of the ending all the time. Super emotional, super well-written. Also it gave us the South Park spoof with Randy training to beat THE BAD DAD. Which might be my favourite moment in SP history.
- Elliot047February 17, 2026This is an Idealistic film. Protoganist has larger than life role. I can see this film working back in the 70's, but I'm coming from the age of people who have seen films like 'The Smashing Machine and Million Dollar Baby', and for that audience, this might not be impactful or may look like a formula-based film at least structurally. However, I realise the commercialisation of this film in several Parts, building its own universe and fan base, inspiring a generation of people and filmmakers combined. This is a blockbuster, no doubt. Is this artistically creative? I don't know.
- CoffeeJesus666December 19, 2025There are few movies made as well as the original Rocky. I recommend it to anyone and truly think of it as top cinema. Stallone is perfect and the star of the movie is Phillidelpha PA. It is the under cover love story you didn't know you were watching... I won't get into detail. There's no reason why you haven't seen this movie yet ... In fact there's no reason why you're not watching this movie right now!
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Rocky Trivia
Rocky was released on December 3, 1976.
Rocky was directed by John G. Avildsen.
Rocky has a runtime of 1h 59m.
Rocky was produced by Robert Chartoff, Irwin Winkler.
Rocky Balboa is a Philadelphia club fighter who seems to be going nowhere. But when a stroke of fate puts him in the ring with a world heavyweight champion, Rocky knows that it's his one shot at the big time — a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to go the distance and come out a winner!
The key characters in Rocky are Robert 'Rocky' Balboa (Sylvester Stallone), Adrianna 'Adrian' Pennino (Talia Shire), Paulie Pennino (Burt Young).
Rocky is rated PG.
Rocky is a Drama, Sport film.
Rocky has an audience rating of 6.9 out of 10.
Rocky had a budget of $1M.
Rocky has made $117.3M at the box office.