Something went wrong
Try again later.
Rocky
Rocky Balboa, a small-time boxer gets a supremely rare chance to fight the heavy-weight champion, Apollo Creed, in a bout in which he strives to go the distance for his self-respect.
26 November 1913, Pueblo, Colorado, USA
8 October 1963, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
3 August 1938, New York City, New York, USA
28 October 1936, New York City, New York, USA
23 November 1912, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
30 December 1945, New York City, New York, USA
26 March 1910
7 June 1921, Chicago, Illinois, USA
14 January 1948, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
14 July 1952, Chicago, Illinois, USA
3 May 1943, Hollywood, California, USA
1 March 1932, Meramec, Missouri, USA
23 March 1937, Flint, Michigan, USA
9 September 1917, Chicago, Illinois, USA
30 July 1950, New York City, New York, USA
14 November 1904, Douglas, Arizona, USA
15 November 1921, New York, USA
6 July 1946, New York City, New York, USA
February 11, 2013
A crowning achievement in Sylvester Stallone's career as a writer and a performer...
February 25, 2014
This triple-Oscar-winning boxing drama is shot through with genuine impassioned commitment, born of the fact that Sylvester Stallone realised that this was his best hope of stardom.
August 17, 2011
One of the greatest, if not the greatest, feel good movies of all time.
February 20, 2009
There are occasional flashes that the film may be patronizing the lower end of the blue-collar mentality, as much if not more than the characters who keep putting Rocky down on the screen. However, Avildsen is noted for creating such ambiguities.
February 19, 2013
It's Sly's droopy-eyed, hangdog/underdog that carries Rocky's tale of transformation. He's no oil painting, no blue-eyed hero. He's not supposed to make it -- and that makes us instantly connect with him.
February 24, 2016
Like the movies of Frank Capra, Rocky is a glowing tribute to the human spirit - a chin-up reminder that the decent, little guys of the world often accomplish the impossible if only because they try so hard.
December 13, 2006
I wanted to like it more than I did, but it'll do.
November 03, 2015
[VIDEO ESSAY] "Rocky" struck a nerve with American audiences at the time because it spoke directly to a '70s era lower middle-class dream of success that has since been exploded into a billion pieces.
July 26, 2011
The story is achingly familiar, and though Stallone has a certain power, he is certainly not the subtlest actor to crawl out from under Marlon's overcoat.
November 24, 2015
In addition to a heart-warming script, Stallone has created on the screen a character of enormous appeal and charm - half-articulate but funny, gruff but good-hearted.
