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Rocky III
1982
· Movie
· 99 min
C
MEANRANK
69/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #2523
- IMDb #2367
- Google retired #503
- Rotten Tomatoes #2427
- Metacritic #2114
- Letterboxd #1848
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- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #3020
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #2204
- Metacritic Critics #2776
- Metacritic Audience #1067
- Criticker #2417
- AlloCiné #2033
Every rating
41–94
out of 100
Split
Lowest is Criticker on 41, highest is Google on 94.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →A world champion boxer, comfortable in his success, faces a devastating loss to a powerful and hungry new challenger. Humbled and grieving the loss of his mentor, he must rediscover the fierce hunger that first made him a champion. With the help of a former rival, he trains to regain his edge for a rematch that is as much a mental battle as a physical one.
Details
- Director
- Sylvester Stallone
- Writer
- Sylvester Stallone
- Studio
- United Artists, Winkler Films
- Released
- 28 May 1982
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 99 min
- Rated
- PG
- Budget
- $17.0M
- Box office
- $125.1M
- Awards
- 2 wins, 9 nominations
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Awards & nominations
See all 11 →2 wins from 11 nominations across 10 ceremonies
| Academy Awards 1983 | Best Original Song | "Eye of the Tiger" Music and Lyrics by Jim Peterik and Frankie Sullivan | Nominee |
| Golden Globe Awards 1983 | Best Original Song | " Eye of the Tiger " Music and Lyrics by Jim Peterik and Frankie Sullivan | Nominee |
| Online Film & Television Association Awards 2022 | Hall of Fame – Songs | "Eye of the Tiger" | Winner |
| Satellite Awards 2009 | Outstanding Overall Blu-Ray/DVD | Rocky: The Undisputed Collection | Nominee |
| British Academy Film Awards 1983 | Best Original Song | "Eye of the Tiger" Music and Lyrics by Jim Peterik and Frankie Sullivan | Nominee |
| Golden Raspberry Awards 1983 | Worst New Star | Mr. T | Nominee |
| Japan Academy Film Prize 1983 | Outstanding Foreign Language Film | Rocky III | Nominee |
| Jupiter Awards 1983 | Best International Actor | Sylvester Stallone | Nominee |
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Academy Awards
1 nomination
| Best Original Song | "Eye of the Tiger" Music and Lyrics by Jim Peterik and Frankie Sullivan | Nominee |
Golden Globe Awards
1 nomination
| Best Original Song | " Eye of the Tiger " Music and Lyrics by Jim Peterik and Frankie Sullivan | Nominee |
Young Artist Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Family Motion Picture | Rocky III | Winner |
| Best Young Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture | Ian Fried | Nominee |
Online Film & Television Association Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Hall of Fame – Songs | "Eye of the Tiger" | Winner |
British Academy Film Awards
1 nomination
| Best Original Song | "Eye of the Tiger" Music and Lyrics by Jim Peterik and Frankie Sullivan | Nominee |
Golden Raspberry Awards
1 nomination
| Worst New Star | Mr. T | Nominee |
Japan Academy Film Prize
1 nomination
| Outstanding Foreign Language Film | Rocky III | Nominee |
Jupiter Awards
1 nomination
| Best International Actor | Sylvester Stallone | Nominee |
NAACP Image Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Motion Picture | Rocky III | Nominee |
Satellite Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Overall Blu-Ray/DVD | Rocky: The Undisputed Collection | Nominee |