The former World Heavyweight Champion Rocky Balboa serves as a trainer and mentor to Adonis Johnson, the son of his late friend and former rival Apollo Creed.
Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 46 wins & 61 nominations.
Top Critics Reviews
fresh:
The film is full of life and loose humor, and Creed often transcends the genre by playing with movie mythology.
– Joe Morgenstern,
Wall Street Journal,
25 Nov 2015
fresh:
Whether the credit goes to the director or the actor or both, this is the performance of Stallone's career, one in which that age-defying orange body stays covered up but his sadness is in full view.
– Chris Klimek,
NPR,
25 Nov 2015
fresh:
Coogler keeps everything moving so gracefully that by the end of Creed, we almost don't know what hit us.
– Stephanie Zacharek,
TIME Magazine,
25 Nov 2015
fresh:
It's an invigorating piece of nostalgia that fuels a bigger adrenaline rush with its climax than any big-budget blockbuster could provide.
– David Sims,
The Atlantic,
28 Nov 2015
rotten:
Anyone hoping the franchise might open out into new thematic territory will be disappointed; this is the same old ritual, from the amped-up training sequences to the climactic title fight with its absurd number of punches landed in every round.