A great example of underdog sports cinema.
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02/20/08
Rocky (1976)
93 %
Reviews Counted: 43 Fresh: 40 Rotten:3 Average Rating: 8.1/10
Consensus:
This story of a down-on-his-luck boxer is thoroughly predictable, but Sylvester Stallone's script and stunning performance in the title role brush aside complaints.
Runtime: 2 hrs 5 mins
Synopsis: Director John G. Avildsen's ROCKY is the stand-up-and-cheer saga of Rocky Balboa (Sylvester Stallone), an underdog boxer who gets his million-to-one shot at love, self-respect, and the world heavyweight title. Rocky is a down-on-his-luck Philadelphia southpaw who works at a... [More]
Genre: Dramas
Starring: Sylvester Stallone, Talia Shire, Burt Young, Burgess Meredith, Carl Weathers
Director: John G. Avildsen
Producer: Richard Chartoff, Irwin Winkler
Screenwriter: Sylvester Stallone
Composer: Bill Conti
Producer: Richard Chartoff, Irwin Winkler
Screenwriter: Sylvester Stallone
Composer: Bill Conti
Reviews
Top CriticThis is really Sly's movie as he slugs his way through a heartfelt performance and delivers some cracking punches, both literally and emotionally.
02/20/08
Top Critic
Rocky is an old-fashioned fairytale brilliantly revamped to chime in with the depressed mood of the '70s.
06/24/06
Top Critic
The memorable combination of the torturous gym workouts, the runs through the streets of Philadelphia and the carcass-beating in the abattoir all combine beautifully as Balboa trains 'to eat lightning and crap thunder'.
04/17/01
Top Critic
Rocky retains its power to enthrall ... a quieter movie than some may remember.... It's worth seeing again, for what it was, before it was betrayed by it's less intelligent, testosterone-soaked progeny.
01/15/08
A dunce who can fight with a contagious likability: Now that's American.
11/12/07
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08/11/07
Better films have been made about the world of sports, but for many Rocky is the sports movie.
12/13/06
Top Critic
An extremely old-fashioned, if also intermittently enjoyable, sports drama that mixes elements of Marty as well as numerous prize-fighting pictures like The Cahamp, Golden Boy, and Somebody Up There Like Me.
07/25/06
Suffers from age somewhat, somewhat like Mr. Balboa himself theses days, but still wallops.
03/31/06
It's sometimes hard to remember what a great film the original Rocky is because its reputation has been hurt by too many unnecessary sequels.
02/18/06
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