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Rocky Balboa

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Now long-retired, Rocky (Sylvester Stallone) runs a Philadelphia eatery and mourns the loss of his beloved wife, Adrian. Yearning to recapture a bit of his glory days, he plans to re-enter the ring for a few low-profile, local matches. All that changes when Rocky accepts a challenge to fight the world's reigning heavyweight champion, Mason "the Line" Dixon (Antonio Tarver).
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Implausible but entertaining and poignant, Rocky Balboa finds the champ in fighting form for the first time in years.

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Brian Tallerico UGO 03/24/2007
Like its odds-defying hero, Rocky Balboa is the biggest surprise of the holiday season. Go to Full Review Paul Byrnes Sydney Morning Herald 02/23/2007
3.5/5
Stallone wanted this movie to restore dignity to his greatest character. He succeeds, better then anyone might have expected. Go to Full Review David Fear Time Out 02/03/2007
2/6
The ol' lug can't be blamed for wanting one last victory lap, but if you've got nothing to offer except benign nostalgia, just let the gloves stay on the glory-days shelf. Go to Full Review Grant Watson Fiction Machine 03/05/2024
9/10
It is the best of the Rocky sequels by a country mile. Go to Full Review Rob Gonsalves Rob's Movie Vault 09/20/2022
B+
When the creaky old Rocky ran up the steps of the Philadelphia Museum of Art with his newly adopted dog Punchy, reached the top, and punched the air in triumph, I wiped away a tear or two. Because those are not just steps. Go to Full Review Mike Massie Gone With The Twins 11/21/2020
7/10
Stallone manages to reproduce the lovable character with a recognizable charm and personality. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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John K @WQCMI Mar 4 Rocky Balboa is a refreshing entry to the series. Its much more like the first film, but I like the idea of Rocky Balboa coming out of retirement to fight one more match and the acting is incredible. It shows how Silvester Stallone can do so much more with the franchise. See more Jason H @RT50328122 Feb 8 A terrific bookend to the Rocky series. See more Julian W @ZingaZee Jan 7 A beautiful, moving film. A fitting bookend to one of the greatest series ever. See more Zachary B. @ZachB33 Dec 29 Not the worst rocky but not the best still worth a watch See more Anne C @RT54515274 Sep 27 I thought rocky 6 was absolutely perfect See more MR. G @RT29652256 Aug 9 ROCKY ROCKY ROCKY !!! (SPOILER) Then in 2006 we got the last Rocky movie called “Rocky Balboa” and is definitely 2nd best in the series. Simple rundown is Rocky wife Adrian is past away and he works in a restaurant serving and telling guests story about his career. World heavyweight champion Mason Dixon (Played By Real Boxer Antonio Traver) sees a simulation showing Rocky easily knocking out Dixon which he think is bullcrap but people won’t stop talking about which leads to Dixon promoters going down to Rocky asking him to fight Mason Dixon in a 10 round bout. Rocky agrees but his son is against thinking is a suicide but after Rocky convinces him with a powerful message that hits till this day he agrees and Rocky trains for it. Dixon throughout the bulid up gets called a “fake fighter” for fighting a 53 year old Rocky and even warns Rocky he will take it light on him. Come fight night Rocky gets pounded until Dixon Injures his right hand which leads to Rocky Knocking Down Dixon. Rocky ables to go to the 10 round distance and leaves that as a win as he loses by SD and walks away forever but never forgotten. Overall Rocky Balboa is just the Most inspiring movie since the first one showing Rocky living a normal life then going to fight the champ to show he still got it and it can make anyone shed a tear. Rocky Balboa Deserves a perfect 9.5/10 score See more Read all reviews
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Sylvester Stallone

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Sylvester Stallone

Rocky

Burt Young

Paulie

Antonio Tarver

Mason `The Line' Dixon

Geraldine Hughes

Marie

Milo Ventimiglia

Rocky Jr.

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Movie Info

Synopsis Now long-retired, Rocky (Sylvester Stallone) runs a Philadelphia eatery and mourns the loss of his beloved wife, Adrian. Yearning to recapture a bit of his glory days, he plans to re-enter the ring for a few low-profile, local matches. All that changes when Rocky accepts a challenge to fight the world's reigning heavyweight champion, Mason "the Line" Dixon (Antonio Tarver).
Director
Sylvester Stallone
Producer
William Chartoff, Kevin King Templeton, Charles Winkler, David Winkler
Screenwriter
Sylvester Stallone
Distributor
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production Co
Rogue Marble, Chartoff-Winkler Productions, United Artists, Revolution Studios, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Columbia Pictures Corporation
Rating
PG (Some Language|Boxing Violence)
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Dec 20, 2006, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Oct 31, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA)
$70.3M
Runtime
1h 42m
Sound Mix
Dolby SRD, DTS, SDDS
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.85:1)
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