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Rocky
His whole life was a million-to-one shot.
His whole life was a million-to-one shot.
Drama - 1976
8.1
93%
70
When world heavyweight boxing champion, Apollo Creed wants to give an unknown fighter a shot at the title as a publicity stunt, his handlers choose palooka Rocky Balboa, an uneducated collector for a Philadelphia loan shark. Rocky teams up with trainer Mickey Goldmill to make the most of this once in a lifetime break.
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Rated:
PG
Runtime:
120 min
Release date:
21 Nov 1976
Country:
US
Languages:
English
Budget:
$1,000,000
Revenue:
$117,235,147
Awards:
Won 3 Oscars. 20 wins & 22 nominations total

Top Critics Reviews

fresh:
Rocky is an old-fashioned fairytale brilliantly revamped to chime in with the depressed mood of the '70s.
– Geoff Andrew,
Time Out,
24 Jun 2006
fresh:
I wanted to like it more than I did, but it'll do.
– Dave Kehr,
Chicago Reader,
13 Dec 2006
fresh:
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.
– A.D. Murphy,
Variety,
20 Feb 2009
rotten:
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.
– Richard Schickel,
TIME Magazine,
26 Jul 2011
fresh:
Sylvester Stallone [is] as likable as a basset hound.
– Gene Siskel,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Feb 2013
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