Rocky

1976 · directed by John G. Avildsen

Rating

88/100

Hit

yes

Prestige lists

Oscar Winner, NFR

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!

Rocky (1976), directed by John G. Avildsen, rates 88/100 — a hit. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

• Sylvester Stallone
• Talia Shire
• Burt Young
• Carl Weathers
• Burgess Meredith
• Thayer David
• Joe Spinell
• Jimmy Gambina
• Bill Baldwin
• Al Silvani

Crew

• James Crabe — Director of Photography
• Richard Halsey — Editor
• Scott Conrad — Editor
• Bill Conti — Original Music Composer
• Sylvester Stallone — Writer

More from John G. Avildsen

1. Save the Tiger (1973) — 76/100
2. Joe (1970) — 73/100
3. The Karate Kid (1984) — 72/100
4. Lean On Me (1989) — 70/100
5. The Power of One (1992) — 59/100
6. The Karate Kid Part II (1986) — 58/100

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