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Rocky Balboa

Movie · 2006 · 102 min

A quiet, heartfelt comeback story that builds to an emotionally rousing fight, leaving you uplifted and misty-eyed.

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2006 film directed by Sylvester Stallone
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Year
2006
Runtime
102 min
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Tone
  • earneststrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • upliftingstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • grief
  • redemption
  • family
  • aging
  • healing
Places
  • big city
  • small town
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex none
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror0
Humour3
Realism8
Romance3
Tension5
Darkness5
Complexity4
Emotional weight8

Details

Genres
drama, action, boxing
Directed by
Sylvester Stallone
Written by
Sylvester Stallone
Starring
Sylvester Stallone, Mike Tyson, Burgess Meredith, Milo Ventimiglia, Talia Shire, Burt Young, Michael Buffer, Antonio Tarver
Music
Bill Conti
Cinematography
Clark Mathis
Runtime
102 min
Country
United States
Languages
Spanish, English

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