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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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Critics Consensus

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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Vin C @RT87136215 4d Fast forward 1 hour 15 minutes to bypass dopey dialogue and get to the fight, which is the only decent part of the movie. See more Radi P @Radboy424 Jun 10 First half of the movie was really boring. Would be 2 and a half stars, but the story picked up after Rocky gave a speech to his son. See more BRUCE F. @Boochie Jun 4 Worst acting, tired story line and a total waste of time. I’m absolutely shocked at the positive reviews, these people must be entertained with a rock and a piece of string! See more Sebastian A. @Bonrz Apr 5 Directors cut might be the best movie ive ever seen See more 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 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)