Rocky V

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Rocky V

PG-13

Released Nov 16, 1990

1h 44m

Drama

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Recently retired boxer Rocky Balboa (Sylvester Stallone) falls on hard times after his accountant mismanages his finances. He stages a comeback of sorts by mentoring fiery young boxer Tommy (Tommy Morrison), while also trying to mend his shaky relationship with his own son, Robert (Sage Stallone). These challenges prove to be at least as tough as any fight Rocky has faced in the ring. He wonders if he will be able to meet them and raise his arms in victory again.

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Critics Consensus

Rocky V's attempts to recapture the original's working-class grit are as transparently phony as each of the thuddingly obvious plot developments in a misguided installment that sent the franchise flailing into longterm limbo.

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Owen Gleiberman

Entertainment Weekly

Rated: B-

Sep 7, 2011

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Jonathan Rosenbaum

Chicago Reader

The dramatic moves are so obvious and shopworn that not even the star's mournful basset-hound expressions can redeem them.

Dec 19, 2006

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Geoff Andrew

Time Out

Whereas the first and far superior Rocky had real heart, this tries and fails to have brains.

Feb 9, 2006

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Grant Watson

Fiction Machine

This is a very shaky, oftentimes flawed film, but for some reason I like it. I’ve grown accustomed to these characters. I want to make sure they’re okay.

Rated: 6/10

Feb 29, 2024

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Rene Jordan

El Nuevo Herald (Miami)

The film, which could have been horrible, is not bad, not bad at all. [Full review in Spanish]

Oct 26, 2022

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Jeffrey M. Anderson

Combustible Celluloid

The undisputed worst movie of the Rocky franchise, the one at the bottom of everyone's list.

Rated: 2/4

Mar 28, 2022

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Filippos S

Movies that overdo what they started.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

03/23/25

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João Paulo M

Tá longe de ser um dos grandes Rockys, é meio subestimado, a história é boa, o desenvimento é bom ,o problema é que não parece Rocky, não tem o treino , ao invês de luta no ringue é luta de rua, não é ruim, mas está longe de ser inovador

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

03/19/25

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Obi-wan K

If im being honest this movie wasn't bad at all but it did have a lot of downs and also went too quike also tommy is a dipshit

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/05/25

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Roger S

My favorite Rocky movie. It gets undeserved criticism. The storyline is great and feels the most real out of all the Rocky's, except for #1. I get the chills at the final montage everytime.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/02/25

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Shaun R

Stallone, whose greatest creation was Rocky, admits this movie should have never have been made. The highlight was the tragic Tommy ‘Gunn’ Morrison who I felt was great.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

12/17/24

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Audience Member

From Rocky 1-4, the stakes seemed to be getting higher at every movie. Rocky 4 was about avenging the death of his best friend and basically ending the cold war with a boxing match (I know how stupid that sounds but still a great movie). Rocky 5 is about.....what, exactly? The story just seemed very hallow without Carl Weathers in it some how, some way. As overrated as Eye of the Tiger is, it's still a pretty boss song thus making the 3rd movie a great edition, while showing how Apollo recovers from his emotional trauma by helping his formal rival get back on top. Again, I ask you - Rocky 5 was about.....what, exactly?

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

12/02/24

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Synopsis

Recently retired boxer Rocky Balboa (Sylvester Stallone) falls on hard times after his accountant mismanages his finances. He stages a comeback of sorts by mentoring fiery young boxer Tommy (Tommy Morrison), while also trying to mend his shaky relationship with his own son, Robert (Sage Stallone). These challenges prove to be at least as tough as any fight Rocky has faced in the ring. He wonders if he will be able to meet them and raise his arms in victory again.

Director: John G. Avildsen
Producer: Robert Chartoff, Irwin Winkler
Screenwriter: Sylvester Stallone
Distributor: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production Co: United Artists
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 16, 1990, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 31, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA): $40.1M
Runtime: 1h 44m
Sound Mix: Surround, Dolby SR

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