Rocky Balboa

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Rocky Balboa

PG

2006

1h 42m

Drama

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Grant Watson

Fiction Machine

03/05/2024

9/10

It is the best of the Rocky sequels by a country mile.

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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.

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Mike Massie

Gone With The Twins

11/21/2020

7/10

Stallone manages to reproduce the lovable character with a recognizable charm and personality.

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Dave P

@RT77480603 Jul 15

Every Rocky and Creed film made stands as a source of inspiration. As a man in my 50's, Rocky Balboa might be the most inspiring film now. Some of Stallone's best writing and his delivery of the incredible monologues he wrote are some of his best overall work. Just a great movie, even if the final destination is silly.

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Vin C

@RT87136215 Jun 26

Fast forward 1 hour 15 minutes to bypass dopey dialogue and get to the fight, which is the only decent part of the movie.

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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.

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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!

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Sebastian A.

@Bonrz Apr 5

Directors cut might be the best movie ive ever seen

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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.

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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)