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Rocky Balboa

Play trailer Poster for Rocky Balboa PG Released Dec 20, 2006 1h 42m Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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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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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 Like its odds-defying hero, Rocky Balboa is the biggest surprise of the holiday season. Mar 24, 2007 Full Review Paul Byrnes Sydney Morning Herald Stallone wanted this movie to restore dignity to his greatest character. He succeeds, better then anyone might have expected. Rated: 3.5/5 Feb 23, 2007 Full Review David Fear Time Out 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. Rated: 2/6 Feb 3, 2007 Full Review Grant Watson Fiction Machine It is the best of the Rocky sequels by a country mile. Rated: 9/10 Mar 5, 2024 Full Review Rob Gonsalves Rob's Movie Vault 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. Rated: B+ Sep 20, 2022 Full Review Mike Massie Gone With The Twins Stallone manages to reproduce the lovable character with a recognizable charm and personality. Rated: 7/10 Nov 21, 2020 Full Review Read all reviews

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Mike W. Mason may have won the fight but Rocky won the night! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/17/25 Full Review Christian S. It’s okay not like the og series Rated 3 out of 5 stars 07/14/25 Full Review Mr.Homebody#18 M This movie is good it has that Rocky 1&2 feeling Rated 4 out of 5 stars 07/11/25 Full Review Jay W I am a huge fan of the Rocky Franchise. It is my favorite film franchise of all time. As a fan there are some things I love about this film, and other things that really bug me. Starting with the name of the movie, it should have been called "Rocky VI". But this definitely felt like Stallone trying to undo as much as he could from the previous entry. This also marks the first Rocky sequel that does not begin by showing the ending of the previous film. Which is a tradition I am sad to see go. This movie does introduce Milo Ventimiglia as Rocky Jr., which is perfect casting. This movie has, what has now become Rocky's most famous quote in the "It’s not how hard you hit but how hard you can get hit..." monologue. And I enjoy the fact that they give some scenes to the champ, Mason Dixon, to show he isn't just a villain. He's not Rocky's most memorable opponent, but I credit them for trying something new with the antagonist. The negative side is that this film treads far too much of the same ground of the first film. I love the previous films as much as the next guy, but this film seems to borrow too much from them. The action and training montages are still great, and Stallone still hits hard as a dramatic actor. Not my favorite of the franchise, but Rocky is still a champion to me. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 06/24/25 Full Review Daniel N I love all the Rocky movies but I think this has to be my favourite. While they're all brilliant this one seems to have more of a feel good vibe to it with some powerful messaging. Less about Rocky beating the bad guy and more about him coming to grips with his life after boxing. Hands down one of Stallone's best performances. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 06/16/25 Full Review Stephen C Rated PG for Some Language, and Boxing Violence. 1 hour and 42 minutes of Rocky Balboa losing his final fight, in memory of Burt Young!!!!!!!! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 06/06/25 Full Review Read all reviews
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Sylvester Stallone

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Sylvester Stallone

Rocky

Burt Young

Paulie

Antonio Tarver

Mason `The Line' Dixon

Geraldine Hughes

Marie

Milo Ventimiglia

Rocky Jr.

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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)
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