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Name: Rocky Balboa
Director: Sylvester Stallone
Genre: drama
Released: 2006
Duration: 1 h 42 min
Rating: 7.1

Rocky Balboa has an iRankMovies score of 71/100, based on a weighted combination of IMDb (×3.0), Rotten Tomatoes (×2.0), Metacritic (×1.5), and TMDb (×1.0).

Rocky Balboa (2006)

It ain't over 'til it's over.

Release:2006

Runtime:1h 42m

Country:United States

Director:Sylvester Stallone

Language:English

Genre

Drama

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Keywords

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iRank71

Rocky Balboa rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic

IMDb7.1/10· 242K votes

Rotten Tomatoes78%

Metacritic63%

TMDb6.9/10· 4K votes

With 78% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 7.1/10 on IMDb and 63/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been positive.

About Rocky Balboa

When he loses a highly publicized virtual boxing match to ex-champ Rocky Balboa, reigning heavyweight titleholder Mason Dixon retaliates by challenging the Italian Stallion to a 10-round exhibition bout. To the surprise of his son and friends, Rocky agrees to come out of retirement and face an opponent who's faster, stronger and thirty years his junior. Rocky takes on Dixon in what will become the greatest fight in boxing history!

Cast of Rocky Balboa

Sylvester Stallone
as Robert 'Rocky' Balboa
Burt Young
as Paulie Pennino
Antonio Tarver
as Mason 'The Line' Dixon
Geraldine Hughes
as Marie
Milo Ventimiglia
as Robert 'Rocky' Balboa Jr.
Tony Burton
as Tony 'Duke' Evers
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A.J. Benza
as L.C.
James Francis Kelly III
as Steps
Lou DiBella
as Lou DiBella
Mike Tyson
as Mike Tyson
Henry G. Sanders
as Martin
Pedro Lovell
as Spider Rico

Rocky Balboa facts

Budget: $24M
Box office: $155.9M
Collection: Rocky Collection

Our take on Rocky Balboa

Sylvester Stallone writes, directs and stars in this 2006 drama that gives the aging fighter a graceful last round. When a virtual bout suggests he could still beat the reigning champion, Rocky comes out of retirement for a ten-round exhibition against a younger, faster opponent, over the doubts of his son and friends. Less a boxing spectacle than a meditation on grief, purpose and refusing to fade quietly, it leans on the character's weathered decency rather than flashy fights. Longtime followers of the saga get the most emotionally resonant payoff, but it also works as a standalone story about staying in the ring life keeps you in. A dignified, unexpectedly moving farewell.

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Audience opinions

What the audience liked

•Comeback narrative delivers inspiring underdog resilience against defeating odds emotionally
•Boxing sequences capture raw physicality and champion determination with authentic gritty texture
•Stallone brings sincere vulnerability exploring mortality and defeat within legendary fighter journey

What the audience disliked

•Cancer subplot occasionally feels underdeveloped compared to romantic boxing storyline focus
•Familiar franchise formula retreads established beats without substantial narrative innovation whatsoever

Saga: Rocky Collection