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Rocky
1976
· Movie
· 120 min
A
MEANRANK
81/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #543
- IMDb #204
- Google retired #371
- Rotten Tomatoes #1517
- Metacritic #672
- Letterboxd #371
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- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #669
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #2628
- Metacritic Critics #1498
- Metacritic Audience #69
- Criticker #685
- Douban #145
- Kinopoisk #272
- AlloCiné #339
- Trakt #321
Every rating
61–94
out of 100
Split
Lowest is Criticker on 61, highest is Google on 94.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →A small-time Philadelphia club fighter, seen as a nobody, gets an unlikely shot at the world heavyweight championship. Driven by a chance for self-respect more than victory, he embarks on an grueling training regimen, pushing his mind and body to the limit for the opportunity to go the distance against the reigning champion.
Details
- Director
- John G. Avildsen
- Writer
- Sylvester Stallone
- Studio
- Winkler Films
- Released
- 3 December 1976
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English, Spanish, Italian
- Runtime
- 120 min
- Rated
- PG
- Budget
- $1.0M
- Box office
- $117.3M
- Awards
- 4 wins, 17 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 21 →4 major awards won · 4 wins from 21 nominations across 3 ceremonies
| Academy Awards 1976 | Best Picture | Robert Chartoff and Irwin Winkler | Winner |
| Academy Awards 1976 | Best Director | John G. Avildsen | Winner |
| Academy Awards 1976 | Best Film Editing | Richard Halsey and Scott Conrad | Winner |
| Golden Globe Awards 1976 | Best Motion Picture – Drama | Winner | |
| Academy Awards 1976 | Best Actor | Sylvester Stallone | Nominee |
| Academy Awards 1976 | Best Actress | Talia Shire | Nominee |
| Academy Awards 1976 | Best Supporting Actor | Burgess Meredith | Nominee |
| Academy Awards 1976 | Best Supporting Actor | Burt Young | Nominee |
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Academy Awards
10 nominations, 3 won
| Best Director | John G. Avildsen | Winner |
| Best Film Editing | Richard Halsey and Scott Conrad | Winner |
| Best Picture | Robert Chartoff and Irwin Winkler | Winner |
| Best Actor | Sylvester Stallone | Nominee |
| Best Actress | Talia Shire | Nominee |
| Best Original Screenplay | Sylvester Stallone | Nominee |
| Best Original Song | " Gonna Fly Now " Music by Bill Conti ; Lyrics by Carol Connors and Ayn Robbins | Nominee |
| Best Sound | Harry Warren Tetrick, William McCaughey, Lyle J. Burbridge, and Bud Alper | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Burgess Meredith | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Burt Young | Nominee |
Golden Globe Awards
6 nominations, 1 won
| Best Motion Picture – Drama | Winner | |
| Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama | Sylvester Stallone | Nominee |
| Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama | Talia Shire | Nominee |
| Best Director | John G. Avildsen | Nominee |
| Best Original Score | Bill Conti | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay | Sylvester Stallone | Nominee |
British Academy Film Awards
5 nominations
| Best Actor in a Leading Role | Sylvester Stallone | Nominee |
| Best Direction | John G. Avildsen | Nominee |
| Best Editing | Richard Halsey | Nominee |
| Best Film | John G. Avildsen | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay | Sylvester Stallone | Nominee |