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Name: Creed
Director: Ryan Coogler
Genre: drama
Released: 2015
Duration: 2 h 13 min
Rating: 7.6

Creed has an iRankMovies score of 82/100, based on a weighted combination of IMDb (×3.0), Rotten Tomatoes (×2.0), Metacritic (×1.5), and TMDb (×1.0).

Creed (2015)

Your legacy is more than a name.

Release:2015

Runtime:2h 13m

Country:United States

Director:Ryan Coogler

Language:English

Genre

Drama

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Keywords

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iRank82

Creed rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic

IMDb7.6/10· 330K votes

Rotten Tomatoes95%

Metacritic82%

TMDb7.406/10· 8K votes

With 95% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 7.6/10 on IMDb and 82/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been very positive.

About Creed

The former World Heavyweight Champion Rocky Balboa serves as a trainer and mentor to Adonis Johnson, the son of his late friend and former rival Apollo Creed.

Cast of Creed

Michael B. Jordan
as Adonis Johnson
Sylvester Stallone
as Rocky Balboa
Tessa Thompson
as Bianca
Phylicia Rashād
as Mary Anne Creed
Andre Ward
as Danny 'Stuntman' Wheeler
Tony Bellew
as 'Pretty' Ricky Conlan
Ritchie Coster
as Pete Sporino
Jacob 'Stitch' Duran
as Stitch
Graham McTavish
as Tommy Holiday
Malik Bazille
as Amir
Ricardo 'Padman' McGill
as Padman
Gabriel Rosado
as Leo 'The Lion' Sporino

Creed facts

Budget: $37M
Box office: $173.6M
Collection: Creed Collection

Our take on Creed

Ryan Coogler's 2015 drama carries the Rocky saga into a new generation. Former World Heavyweight Champion Rocky Balboa steps into the corner as trainer and mentor to Adonis Johnson, the son of his late friend and rival Apollo Creed, as the young fighter tries to make his own name. Coogler grounds the boxing in intimate character work, framing mentorship, legacy and the weight of an inherited name as the real contest. Kinetic fight sequences sit alongside genuine emotion, making it satisfying for sports-drama fans and newcomers alike, not just longtime Rocky devotees. Viewers wanting a fresh premise may notice the familiar underdog beats, but the execution feels heartfelt and assured.

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