Rocky (1976)

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His whole life was a million-to-one shot.

Rocky Balboa is a Philadelphia club fighter who seems to be going nowhere. But when a stroke of fate puts him in the ring with a world heavyweight champion, Rocky knows that it's his one shot at the big time — a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to go the distance and come out a winner!

• Released: 1976-12-03
• Genres: Drama
• Runtime: 2h 0m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 7.8/10 from 8,913 votes

Directed by John G. Avildsen.

Top cast

• Sylvester Stallone as Robert 'Rocky' Balboa
• Talia Shire as Adrianna 'Adrian' Pennino
• Burt Young as Paulie Pennino
• Carl Weathers as Apollo Creed
• Burgess Meredith as Mickey Goldmill
• Thayer David as George 'Miles' Jergens
• Joe Spinell as Tony Gazzo
• Jimmy Gambina as Mike
• Bill Baldwin as Fight Announcer
• Al Silvani as Cut Man

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Rocky

• United States: stream on fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Philo, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+, YouTube TV, AMC, MGM Plus, Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: stream on ITVX Premium; watch free on ITVX; rent on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store; buy on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store
• India: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store
• Canada: stream on Crave, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+, Starz Amazon Channel, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, Crave Amazon Channel; rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
• Australia: stream on Stan; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV

Movies like Rocky

If you enjoyed Rocky, these movies have a similar feel:

• Rocky Balboa (2006)
• Creed (2015)
• Rocky III (1982)
• Rocky II (1979)
• Fat City (1972)
• Creed III (2023)
• Resurrecting the Champ (2007)
• Cabrini (2024)
• Big George Foreman (2023)
• Shirley (2024)
• Creed II (2018)
• The Hurricane (1999)

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