Rocky II

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Rocky II

PG

1979

1h 59m

Drama

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Although working-class Philadelphia boxer Rocky Balboa lost his high-profile bout with the cocky world champion Apollo Creed, his Cinderella story has caught the national sports media's attention, and he now has the opportunity to capitalize on his sudden fame. Meanwhile, Creed is still smarting from nearly losing to some palooka no one has ever heard of, and arrogantly prods his newfound nemesis into getting back into the ring.

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Critics Consensus

Rocky II is a movie that dares you to root again for the ultimate underdog -- and succeeds due to an infectiously powerful climax.

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Bob Thomas

Associated Press

07/17/2019

Rocky II contains the flaws of the original: simplistic characterizations, saccharine romance, a tendency to cuteness. But it also fills the heart and quickens the pulse.

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Ian Nathan

Empire Magazine

05/30/2018

3/5

By the punishing heft of the big fight, there is the clear hint that the series will soon plunge into an unpalatable patriotic fervour. For now, though, with its leathery texture of working class Philly-life it felt enough like reality.

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Variety Staff

Variety

03/26/2009

Stallone and producers Irwin Winkler and Robert Chartoff know from experience audiences love to root for the underdog and have concocted an irresistible final 30 minutes.

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Mike Massie

Gone With The Twins

Jul 7

5/10

It didn’t really need to be made – a problem that countless sequels must deal with.

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Grant Watson

Fiction Machine

02/06/2024

7/10

It’s not the perfect sequel, in fact it’s a staggeringly uneven one, but it makes it across the line in the end and provides an immensely satisfying conclusion.

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Jana Monji

Age of the Geek

03/08/2023

2/5

This film is a predictable workhorse of a film with few surprises but an ending that will leave you satisfied.

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Simn M

@SD.math31 16h

In my opinion, it’s better than the first one.

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diogo13 T

@Tua_mera 1d

Uma sequela que joga pelo seguro ao repetir quase toda a estrutura do original, mas que ainda assim triunfa pela força emocional. O foco nas dificuldades pessoais e familiares do Rocky após a fama traz uma camada humana genuína à narrativa. O treino icónico e o combate final contra Apollo Creed elevam a fasquia da intensidade, entregando exatamente a catarse e o triunfo que os fãs queriam ver.

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Abdullah N

@RT19884846 3d

فيلم رائع وفيه بعض العناصر أو عناصر مؤثرة ومعقدة ونفسية، وقصته مؤثرة وملهمة، ولكن لدي مشكلة مع الفيلم، أنه فيه بعض العناصر المكررة، ولكنه فيلم جميل ورائع وأستمتعت به.

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Tyler S

@tylerking24 4d

I'm sure this is a movie I've seen, but it's been so long, I don't really remember it. But yeah, I liked this! Wasn't sure how they'd follow up the first one, but they did it.

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Bobby K

@RT36398320 Aug 7

Not often does a sequel live up to the magic of the first movie. This absolutely does.

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stefan C

@RT89536469 Aug 6

Better then one but Sly is not an great actor but the movie is fun!

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Adrian

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Mickey Goldmill

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Synopsis

Although working-class Philadelphia boxer Rocky Balboa lost his high-profile bout with the cocky world champion Apollo Creed, his Cinderella story has caught the national sports media's attention, and he now has the opportunity to capitalize on his sudden fame. Meanwhile, Creed is still smarting from nearly losing to some palooka no one has ever heard of, and arrogantly prods his newfound nemesis into getting back into the ring.

Director: Sylvester Stallone
Producer: Robert Chartoff, Irwin Winkler
Screenwriter: Sylvester Stallone
Distributor: United Artists
Production Co: Chartoff-Winkler Productions
Rating: PG
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 15, 1979, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 31, 2015
Runtime: 1h 59m
Sound Mix: Surround

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