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Director John G. Avildsen's ROCKY is the stand-up-and-cheer saga of Rocky Balboa (Sylvester Stallone), an underdog boxer who gets his million-to-one shot at love, self-respect, and the world heavyweight title. Rocky is a down-on-his-luck Philadelphia southpaw who works at a meat-packing factory while fighting at a local club. .. Read more

Starring	Sylvester Stallone, Talia Shire, Burgess Meredith, Burt Young
Director	John G. Avildsen
Genres	Action/Adventure, Drama, Sport

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- Pleasantly old-fashioned comedy-drama with rather unattractive characters in the modern manner. Despite the freshness, on the whole Marty is still preferable.
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- - Halliwell's Film Guide
  - 02 Mar 2006 at 15:38
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- - 5
  - 1
  if you're over 50 and attempting to take up sport...
  
  this is the film for you. How inspiring is Rocky running up those stairs? OK, so the story, dialogue and acting are in a class of their very own and you won&#... read more »
  
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  - Scotland
  - 21 Aug 2006 at 14:11
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  - 0
  Does the classic still hold up today?
  
  Here’s a question: Does Rocky still stand up today after modern boxing epics?
  
  No.
  
  Sure, this is the film that set up the, now well-... read more »
  
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- - ed_nights
  - 40 reviews
  - London
  - 25 Sep 2011 at 11:39
- - 1
  - 0
  Great story and acting.
  
  Great movie - is an excellent story with great acting and good setting. It is very enjoyable and I recommend it to watch with the family.
  
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- 1030884
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - mjLRgs
  - 15 reviews
  - Preston
  - 18 Aug 2011 at 17:27
- - 0
  - 0
  don't ask me to get in the ring
  
  this film is surperb i can't tell you how many times i have
  
  watched it . it's full of grit and determination
  
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- - MADDOGMUTTLEY
  - 23 reviews
  - CHELMSFORD ESSEX
  - 06 Jun 2011 at 11:58
- - 0
  - 0
  Great film - awful Blu-Ray transfer
  
  This film is a classic, of course, but the Blu-Ray transfer is absolutely shocking. Like the DVD, it's extremely grainy throughout and at times it almost ... read more »
  
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- 985239
- - AlvySinger
  - 1 review
  - 22 Apr 2011 at 21:58
- - 0
  - 0
  A Boxing Superstar Is Born!
  
  THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS | Show review anywayHide
  
  It would be sacrelidge to give this film anything less than four out of five stars. It has a love story between Rocky and Adrian, a friendship between Rocky and... read more »
  
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- 985231
- - Richie77777
  - 81 reviews
  - Essex
  - 22 Apr 2011 at 21:34
- - 0
  - 0
  Worth the Wait...
  
  So I saw this film called 'Rocky' for the first time the other day. Yes, you heard correctly, for the first time. For some reason I have dismissed ... read more »
  
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- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - Jibbet10
  - 52 reviews
  - Chippenham
  - 28 Mar 2011 at 19:43
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  - 0
  This film Rock(y)s!
  
  A classic tale in which the underdog overcomes all odds to stand victorious. Very good film, but I found the way Rocky acted around Adrian to be very ... read more »
  
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- - brianw4815
  - 122 reviews
  - United Kingdom
  - 24 Feb 2011 at 14:02
- - 0
  - 2
  realy good story
  
  yeah this film has i great story its so worth watching. if ur not in to boxing at all u still might like this film because its not just about boxing its about ... read more »
  
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- - actor
  - 222 reviews
  - Basingstoke
  - 19 Feb 2011 at 16:13
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  - 0
  Good and dramatic
  
  I recently decided to see all the Rocky movies and it struck me I had only two films in their entirety and only half of one other.
  
  The fracnhise ... read more »
  
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- - brokenking
  - 210 reviews
  - Bristol
  - 15 Dec 2010 at 09:21
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  Love it
  
  Much more subtle than the franchise films that follow, this film has less of the highs and lows but more substance than its sequels. Beautiful character build ... read more »
  
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- - Hextine
  - 17 reviews
  - Birmingham
  - 25 Oct 2010 at 11:55
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- - 5
  - 1
  if you're over 50 and attempting to take up sport...
  
  this is the film for you. How inspiring is Rocky running up those stairs? OK, so the story, dialogue and acting are in a class of their very own and you won&#... read more »
  
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- 277643
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  - a customer
  - Scotland
  - 21 Aug 2006 at 14:11
- - 3
  - 0
  Classic Rocky
  
  Excellent bitter sweet story that spawned several sequals. gives the no hoper hope, a classic story.
  
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- 164345
- - lee poole
  - staffs
  - 21 Oct 2005 at 19:20
- - 2
  - 0
  Don't watch the sequels
  
  An original peice that deserved all the awards it got. The rest are pathetic and don't really reflect the life of a boxer or boxing in general.
  
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- 4139
- - boxer lid
  - lands end
  - 03 Apr 2004 at 22:39
- - 2
  - 0
  Superb
  
  Every young man loves Rocky
  
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- 6585
- - John The Jakey
  - Glasgow
  - 28 May 2004 at 11:18
- - 2
  - 0
  Rocky
  
  Rocky is an inspiring story, brilliantly written and portrayed. you are on the edge of yor seat all of the way through the final match. sly stallone is ... read more »
  
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- - A Hobbit
  - The Shire
  - 06 Jul 2004 at 23:56
- - 2
  - 0
  brill
  
  this film is absaluatly brilliant,it is worth watchin over and over again.
  
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- - a customer
  - shropshire
  - 25 Jul 2005 at 21:25
- - 2
  - 0
  It's a classic
  
  The original classic. Great movie.
  
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- 225671
- - Marc Ellison
  - Stafford
  - 29 Mar 2006 at 10:53
- - 2
  - 0
  All Time Classic
  
  This is a true underdog story, written in just a few days by sly stallone himself. Inspired by the real life fight between Muhammad Ali & Chuck Wepner, it ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - Eastbourne, England
  - 17 Aug 2006 at 21:11
- - 1
  - 0
  Great story and acting.
  
  Great movie - is an excellent story with great acting and good setting. It is very enjoyable and I recommend it to watch with the family.
  
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- 1030884
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - mjLRgs
  - 15 reviews
  - Preston
  - 18 Aug 2011 at 17:27
- - 3
  - 3
  Greatest film ever made
  
  If you only watch one film in your life, watch this. It ROCKS
  
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- 1910
- - a customer
  - Sunderland
  - 15 Feb 2004 at 17:54

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  Director John G. Avildsen's ROCKY is the stand-up-and-cheer saga of Rocky Balboa (Sylvester Stallone), an underdog boxer who gets his million-to-one shot at love, self-respect, and the world heavyweight title. Rocky is a down-on-his-luck Philadelphia southpaw who works at a meat-packing factory ...

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  Director John G. Avildsen's ROCKY is the stand-up-and-cheer saga of Rocky Balboa (Sylvester Stallone), an underdog boxer who gets his million-to-one shot at love, self-respect, and the world heavyweight title. Rocky is a down-on-his-luck Philadelphia southpaw who works at a meat-packing factory ...