Rocky IV
He's facing the ultimate challenge. And fighting for his life.
He's facing the ultimate challenge. And fighting for his life.
Action, Drama
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1985
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Rocky Balboa holds the world heavyweight championship, but a new challenger has stepped forward: Drago, a six-foot-four, 261-pound fighter who has the backing of the Soviet Union. This time, Rocky's training regimen takes him to Siberia, where he prepares for a globally televised match in the heart of Moscow. But nothing can truly prepare him for what he's about to face – a fight to the finish, in which he must defend not only himself, but also the honor of his country!
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Runtime:
91 min
Release date:
21 Nov 1985
Country:
US
Languages:
English, Russian
Budget:
$31,000,000
Revenue:
$300,473,716
Awards:
9 wins & 8 nominations total
Top Critics Reviews
rotten:
Sylvester Stallone is really sloughing it off shamelessly in Rocky IV, but it's still impossible not to root for old Rocky Balboa to get up off the canvas and whup that bully one more time.
– Variety Staff,
Variety,
11 Mar 2008
rotten:
The crazed flag-waving would be a lot easier to take if it weren't so clearly a commercial calculation meant to salvage what is otherwise a crass, careless, shamelessly padded film.
– Dave Kehr,
Chicago Reader,
19 Dec 2006
rotten:
Film reduced to the barest of three acts.
– Geoff Andrew,
Time Out,
24 Jun 2006
rotten:
Even the hint of political power that Rocky garners by the end of this latest battle is made to seem like more of the same empty glory.
– Janet Maslin,
New York Times,
20 May 2003
rotten:
Even Sylvester Stallone seems to be getting tired of the series; as the writer and director, as well as the star, he puts himself through the same old paces.
– Roger Ebert,
Chicago Sun-Times,
1 Jan 2000