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Rocky IV

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Rocky IV (1985)

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Reviews Counted:34

Fresh:15

Rotten:19

Average Rating:4.7/10

Runtime: 1 hr 31 mins

Genre: Dramas

Synopsis: Rocky is back and this time he's fighting an unbeatable Russian automaton named Drago (Dolph Lundgren). What does this huge Russkie have in store for Rocky? Can he remain the champ? Written and... Rocky is back and this time he's fighting an unbeatable Russian automaton named Drago (Dolph Lundgren). What does this huge Russkie have in store for Rocky? Can he remain the champ? Written and directed by Sylvester Stallone and starring familiar faces Stallone, Talia Shire, Carl Weathers, and Burt Young, ROCKY IV finds Balboa maturing, having to deal with a growing family as well as reevaluating his career and his future. The intense battles between Balboa and Drago were representative at the time of the last gasps of the cold war. [More]

Starring: Sylvester Stallone, Dolph Lundgren, Talia Shire, Carl Weathers

Starring: Sylvester Stallone, Dolph Lundgren, Talia Shire, Carl Weathers

Director: Sylvester Stallone

Director: Sylvester Stallone

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Reviews for Rocky IV

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07/17/03
Ryan Cracknell
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05/23/03
Philip Martin
Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

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.

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05/20/03
Janet Maslin
Janet Maslin
New York Times
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I know it's awful, but I can't look away!

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02/04/03
Shannon J. Harvey
Shannon J. Harvey
Sunday Times (Australia)

A camp classic, funny for all the wrong reasons.

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01/17/03
Rob Vaux
Rob Vaux
Flipside Movie Emporium

Should have stopped at three. Four, no more.

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12/17/02
Bob Bloom
Bob Bloom
Journal and Courier (Lafayette, IN)

No review available.

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09/19/02
Erik Childress
Erik Childress
eFilmCritic.com

More action, and less plot let's makes Rocky's latest bout entertaining, but far from groundbreaking.

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09/18/02
Clint Morris
Clint Morris
Moviehole

If you ask me, it's mostly about 1985, a time when you could fill 90 minutes with nothing but machismo, excitement and montage.

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09/10/02
Kevin N. Laforest
Kevin N. Laforest
Montreal Film Journal

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08/10/02
John J. Puccio
John J. Puccio
DVDTown.com

Fist-pumping, heart-jumping, chest-thumping fun.

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08/02/02
Phil Villarreal
Phil Villarreal
Arizona Daily Star

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07/27/02
Scott Weinberg
Scott Weinberg
eFilmCritic.com

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01/01/01
Robert Roten
Robert Roten
Laramie Movie Scope

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.

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01/01/00
Roger Ebert
Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
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