Rocky
His whole life was a million-to-one shot.
1976 • 120 min • Drama
Synopsis
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!
Our family guide
Best from age 10- 100 Reviewers · 3 · 53%
- 78 Audience · 8765 · 47%
Rocky Balboa, a small-time Philadelphia boxer, gets an unexpected shot at the world heavyweight championship. This inspiring drama follows his rigorous training and determination to prove himself, both in the ring and in his personal life.
- Violence & peril
- 4/10
- Language
- 3/10
- Drinking, drugs & smoking
- 2/10
- Romance & sensuality
- 2/10
- Scary moments
- 2/10
Heads up
- Boxing violence, including blood
- Some instances of language
- Drinking and smoking by adult characters
What it models well
- Perseverance and grit
- The value of hard work
- Finding love and support
- Belief in oneself
Talk about it after
- What does it mean to "go the distance"?
- How do you define success?
- The importance of commitment
- Dealing with setbacks
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Top billed cast
Director: John G. Avildsen • Crew: Sylvester Stallone
Trailers & clips
Sylvester Stallone On ROCKY
Carl Weathers on the Famous Fight Scene in Rocky
You're Gonna Eat Lighting and You're Gonna Crap Thunder
Rocky and Adrian's First Kiss
Rocky's First Run Through Philly
Rocky Visits Adrian
Training Montage
Rocky's Fight With Mickey
Reviewer notes
RecommendedSylvester Stallone is "Rocky", an enforcer for a small-time Philadelphia mobster who works out in Burgess Meredith's gym ("Mickey's") and is keen on the sister of his friend "Paulie" (Burt Young), the shy and retiring "Adrian" (Talia Shire). Meantime, World Heavyweight Champion "Apollo Creed" (Carl Weathers) finds his impeding tilte defence kybsoshed by an injured challenger. At this point serendipity takes a hand...
RecommendedTrusted family reviewersRocky is an inspiring story about an ordinary man who takes advantage of a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. I do have to say, the movie has a rocky beginning, as the dialogue is pretty clunky and awkward at times. But after about twenty minutes, the movie really gets into its groove and had me locked in till the end. My favorite aspect of this film is the humanity it has; it takes a look at a big and intimidatin...
RecommendedTrusted family reviewersThis was the ultimate Rocky story wasn't it? It was inspiring with the training, it was inspiring with the fight, and it was about the characters and the characters are what makes a great story. The down side was Creed, he was a little under-developed in this wasn't he? They make up for it in Rocky II, III, and IV, but in Rocky he felt like a faceless nemesis didn't he? He was Mohamed Ali without real depth ...
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Details
- TMDB audience
- 7.8/10 (8,765)
- Age rating
- PG
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $1,000,000
- Box office
- $117,253,345
- Franchise
- Rocky Collection
- IMDb
- tt0075148
- Official site
- www.20thcenturystudios.com
