Over the Top

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Over the Top

PG

1987

1h 40m

Action

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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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Critics Consensus

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Jacob B

A late-80's Sly, underdog classic and a man-film in all it's glory, with a great soundtrack to boot! Seen it 40-50 times since childhood, looking forward to another 40-50 viewings!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

09/28/25

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Tyler S

Very lighthearted film, just very flawed. No build up while being very formulaic.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

09/26/25

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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

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David M

This movie was an 80s gem. Period.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

07/23/25

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Mitchell H.

Solid nostalgic 80s’ film.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

07/20/25

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Valdir G

Perfect history! Amazzing movie.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/08/25

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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
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 40m
Sound Mix: Surround

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