Rocky

1976 · 120 min · EN · PG · 7.8 (9,004 votes)

Dir. John G. Avildsen · Starring Sylvester Stallone, Talia Shire, Burt Young, Carl Weathers, Burgess Meredith, Thayer David · Music Bill Conti · Rocky Collection

“His whole life was a million-to-one shot.”

Drama

Rocky Balboa is a Philadelphia club fighter who seems to be going nowhere. But when a stroke of fate puts him in the ring with a world heavyweight champion, Rocky knows that it's his one shot at the big time — a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to go the distance and come out a winner!

VIBE

This film feels like a punch to the heart, a raw, earnest journey of an underdog fighting for dignity and love. It's a deeply human story, filled with a quiet, hopeful grit that builds to an exhilarating, triumphant crescendo. Expect to feel inspired and emotionally invested.

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