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Rocky

Oscar™ Best Picture - Winning Movies

Rocky

1976

John G. Avildsen

Sylvester Stallone, Talia Shire, Burt Young, Carl Weathers ...

7.1

92,192

Drama Rocky Balboa (Sylvester Stallone) is a down-on-his-luck Philadelphia southpaw who works at a meat-packing factory while fighting at a local club. Hes given the chance of a lifetime when the world heavyweight champion, Apollo Creed (Carl Weathers), chooses him as an unlikely opponent in his championship bicentennial fight. What was originally planned as a publicity stunt becomes a chance for Rocky to prove himself as a prizefighter while ... [+]

	Media	Author	Review
		Richard Schickel Time	"The story is achingly familiar, and though Stallone has a certain power, he is certainly not the subtlest actor to crawl out from under Marlon's overcoat."
		Arthur Knight The Hollywood Reporter	"In addition to a heart-warming script, Stallone has created on the screen a character of enormous appeal and charm"
		Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times	"A description of it would sound like a cliche from beginning to end. But 'Rocky' isn't about a story, it's about a hero. And it's inhabited with supreme confidence by a star (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 4)"
		David Pirie Time Out	"An old-fashioned fairytale brilliantly revamped to chime in with the depressed mood of the '70s".
		Adam Smith Empire	"This is really Sly's movie as he slugs his way through a heartfelt performance and delivers some cracking punches, both literally and emotionally (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"
		A.D. Murphy Variety	"Some genuinely strong emotional impact emerges (...) Best not to dwell on the film"
		Vincent Canby The New York Times	"The character we see is simply an unconvincing actor imitating a lug."
		Almar Haflidason BBC	"Once the big fight comes we've seen Rocky endure so much that it seems like a miracle he ever got there (...) [A] tender and moving film (…) Rating: ★★★★★ (out of 5)"
		Gene Siskel Chicago Tribune	"A great movie? Hardly. Stallone as the next Brando? You've got to be kidding. A nice little fantasy picture? Maybe (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"
		John Marriott Radio Times	"[It] is shot through with genuine impassioned commitment (...) [Stallone] is highly convincing (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"
		Tim Appelo The Wrap	"It’s still a knockout."

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