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A trucker (Sylvester Stallone) yanks his snooty son (David Mendenhall) out of military school and goes to Las Vegas to arm-wrestle.
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The definitive film about arm-wrestling truck drivers fighting for custody of their children, Over the Top lives down to its title in the cheesiest of ways.

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Dave Kehr Chicago Tribune It's a technique that gives new meaning to the term ''feeling had.'' Rated: 2/4 Mar 27, 2019 Full Review Sheila Benson Los Angeles Times The only diversion is keeping track of the shameless advertising plugs that dot the film, like toadstools after a rain. Mar 27, 2019 Full Review Pat Graham Chicago Reader The way to a kid's heart is through his daddy's biceps, though this big daddy looks more like terminal Dada. Feb 28, 2019 Full Review Tony Mastroianni Akron Beacon Journal The arm-wrestling championship eats up about a third of the movie, which is a lot of grunting, snarling and perspiring. All things being relative, this beats what passes for drama in the rest of the movie. Rated: 1/4 Aug 16, 2021 Full Review Justin Brown Medium Popcorn This movie is so out of control and has some unsettling moments between the father and son. But it is entertaining. Rated: 2/5 May 13, 2021 Full Review Brandon Collins Medium Popcorn This movie was so much fun. As crazy as it was, I couldn't stop being entertained! Rated: 4/5 May 13, 2021 Full Review Read all reviews

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Jonathan N Spoilers: go watch before you read. Wow, what a strange movie! I guess kidnapping was not illegal in the 80s! I give them credit for making an entire movie about an arm wrestling competition and actually making it suspenseful. The final bout was of course the best! I gotta hand it to this movie, it actually was entertaining. Nothing ground-breaking, but a charming 80s gem nonetheless. Sure, go watch it. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 09/04/25 Full Review David M This movie was an 80s gem. Period. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 07/23/25 Full Review Mitchell H. Solid nostalgic 80s’ film. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 07/20/25 Full Review Valdir G Perfect history! Amazzing movie. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/08/25 Full Review thiago s Filme mais ou menos, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são mais ou menos, a história é fraca, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens são fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, para fazer o filme ser bom, o que foi interessante no filme, foi a disputa do campeonato do braço de ferro. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 06/06/25 Full Review Taiga B This a heartwarming and a fun movie. It has a nice father and son bonding story with Lincoln Hawk (Stallone's character) showing his son how to drive and to even arm wrestle. The plot is kind of ridiculous, with a grandfather who wants to take custody from Lincoln and goes to desperate measures to do so. But just for entertainment value, it's still a solid movie that is worth a watch. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 04/03/25 Full Review Read all reviews
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Menahem Golan

Director

Sylvester Stallone

Lincoln Hawk

David Mendenhall

Michael Cutler

Robert Loggia

Jason Cutler

Susan Blakely

Christina Hawk

Rick Zumwalt

Bob `'Bull'` Hurley

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Movie Info

Synopsis A trucker (Sylvester Stallone) yanks his snooty son (David Mendenhall) out of military school and goes to Las Vegas to arm-wrestle.
Director
Menahem Golan
Producer
Yoram Globus, Menahem Golan
Screenwriter
Stirling Silliphant, Sylvester Stallone
Production Co
Warner Bros., Golan-Globus, Cannon Group
Rating
PG
Genre
Action
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 21, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$14.0M
Runtime
1h 33m
Sound Mix
Surround
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