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Rocky Marciano

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Working-class Massachusetts native Rocky Marciano (Jon Favreau) enters the boxing ring following World War II. Helped by his childhood friend and sparring partner, Allie Colombo (Rino Romano), and his manager, Al Weill (Judd Hirsch), he rises above the entrenched prejudice against Italian-Americans to become the undefeated world heavyweight champion. However, his admiration for one of his boxing heroes, Joe Louis (Duane Davis), is put to the test when he has to fight the man to retain his title.

Critics Reviews

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Michael Dequina TheMovieReport.com Jon Favreau's charismatic and convincing performance as the boxing legend is enough to recommend this biopic. Rated: 3/4 Nov 28, 2009 Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Rated: 2/5 Nov 1, 2005 Full Review Frank Ochieng TheWorldJournal.com Rocky Marciano was a knockout of a fighter to say the least. It's too bad Winkler's movie about him carries no particular punch Rated: 2/5 Jun 24, 2004 Full Review Rebecca Murray About.com Rated: 4/5 Sep 19, 2003 Full Review Brian J. Arthurs Beach Reporter (Southern California) Rated: 2/5 Nov 15, 2002 Full Review Cheryl DeWolfe Apollo Guide Rated: 63/100 Jul 24, 2001 Full Review Read all reviews

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Genesis 1 I'm huge fan of Rocky Marciano..they could have made a movie with more feeling, better acting..a better score..and the way they filmed is terrible..all the actors seem like there all their for nothing more than a paycheck..I would give it 1 star if it wasn't for Penelope Ann Millers performance. This man is a legend and deserves a much better move..and was 1st class gentlemen..and the only undisputed undefeated heavyweight champion ever to boot Rated 2 out of 5 stars 09/04/24 Full Review Nol P Rocky Marciano was excellent storytelling and a fine performance by Jon Favreau! A solid 4 stars of 5 and one heck of a made for tv movie. A worth see and from 1999. Lets call it a hidden gem. I had never seen this before and thoroughly enjoyed and you will too! Rated 4 out of 5 stars 04/05/23 Full Review Audience Member It's no Raging Bull, or even a Rocky Babloa, but entertaining in a ‘cheezy bread twists' kinda way.... most people don't have a problem with ‘cheezy bread twists.' Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/07/23 Full Review Audience Member Didn't know about this movie.. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/21/23 Full Review Audience Member Very enjoyable low-budget biopic that bounces back and forth between telling the story of his boxing career and a sub-plot involving the Rock in his retirement years.. With abrasive moments as well as touching ones, this movie definitely gives the Brockton Blockbuster a good deal of justice. Favreau portrays all of Marciano's highs and lows, from his nearly killing a man in the ring, to the war with the legendary Joe Louis, in a very sincere fashion.. Rocky Marciano will forever be undefeated, but his tale was a bittersweet one and this movie does a good a job as any at capturing that. Definitely worth the watch if you have an hour and a half to kill.. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/20/23 Full Review Audience Member Rocky Marciano would have beat Muhammed Ali's ass around the ring! Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/04/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Working-class Massachusetts native Rocky Marciano (Jon Favreau) enters the boxing ring following World War II. Helped by his childhood friend and sparring partner, Allie Colombo (Rino Romano), and his manager, Al Weill (Judd Hirsch), he rises above the entrenched prejudice against Italian-Americans to become the undefeated world heavyweight champion. However, his admiration for one of his boxing heroes, Joe Louis (Duane Davis), is put to the test when he has to fight the man to retain his title.
Director
Charles Winkler
Producer
Rob Cowan
Production Co
Winkler Films
Rating
R
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 7, 2019
Runtime
1h 40m