Rocky II

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Rocky II

PG

1979

1h 59m

Drama

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Although working-class Philadelphia boxer Rocky Balboa lost his high-profile bout with the cocky world champion Apollo Creed, his Cinderella story has caught the national sports media's attention, and he now has the opportunity to capitalize on his sudden fame. Meanwhile, Creed is still smarting from nearly losing to some palooka no one has ever heard of, and arrogantly prods his newfound nemesis into getting back into the ring.

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Critics Consensus

Rocky II is a movie that dares you to root again for the ultimate underdog -- and succeeds due to an infectiously powerful climax.

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Bob Thomas

Associated Press

07/17/2019

Rocky II contains the flaws of the original: simplistic characterizations, saccharine romance, a tendency to cuteness. But it also fills the heart and quickens the pulse.

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Ian Nathan

Empire Magazine

05/30/2018

3/5

By the punishing heft of the big fight, there is the clear hint that the series will soon plunge into an unpalatable patriotic fervour. For now, though, with its leathery texture of working class Philly-life it felt enough like reality.

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Variety Staff

Variety

03/26/2009

Stallone and producers Irwin Winkler and Robert Chartoff know from experience audiences love to root for the underdog and have concocted an irresistible final 30 minutes.

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Grant Watson

Fiction Machine

02/06/2024

7/10

It’s not the perfect sequel, in fact it’s a staggeringly uneven one, but it makes it across the line in the end and provides an immensely satisfying conclusion.

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Jana Monji

Age of the Geek

03/08/2023

2/5

This film is a predictable workhorse of a film with few surprises but an ending that will leave you satisfied.

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Jeffrey M. Anderson

Combustible Celluloid

03/28/2022

3/4

Stallone captures much of the same look and feel of the original, and it works, even if it lacks the original's underdog appeal.

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Erik B

@Atma-X Jun 26

A very decent follow-up to the boxing classic. This chapter dives a little deeper into Rocky's behavior and desire to live it up, contrasted with Adrian's more conservative nature. Equally inspiring, but certainly in a different vein. The last full movie I ever watched with my dad. AEB says: It was not as bad as Kim says it was.

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Jonathan B.

@RT24358194 Jun 18

It was good how Rocky and Apollo had the rematch

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Radi P

@Radboy424 Jun 10

Even better than the original. A plot that is a bit more complex, keeps the viewer glued to the screen the entire runtime, and an outstanding ending.

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Daniel L

@Hotchopeppa Apr 6

One of the few times that the sequel is just as good, if not better, than the original. Amazing movie.

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John K

@WQCMI Mar 4

Better than the original. The story shows how Rocky is fighting to help his new family and is a great example of an underdog story.

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Jim P

@RT08384096 Dec 31

More of the same? Yes. But it builds on the first movie. It's not often you get a worthy sequel, but this is one.

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Sylvester Stallone

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Sylvester Stallone

Rocky Balboa

Talia Shire

Adrian

Burgess Meredith

Mickey Goldmill

Burt Young

Paulie

Carl Weathers

Apollo Creed

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Synopsis

Although working-class Philadelphia boxer Rocky Balboa lost his high-profile bout with the cocky world champion Apollo Creed, his Cinderella story has caught the national sports media's attention, and he now has the opportunity to capitalize on his sudden fame. Meanwhile, Creed is still smarting from nearly losing to some palooka no one has ever heard of, and arrogantly prods his newfound nemesis into getting back into the ring.

Director: Sylvester Stallone
Producer: Robert Chartoff, Irwin Winkler
Screenwriter: Sylvester Stallone
Distributor: United Artists
Production Co: Chartoff-Winkler Productions
Rating: PG
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 15, 1979, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 31, 2015
Runtime: 1h 59m
Sound Mix: Surround