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Rocky V

Movie · 1990 · 104 min

A downbeat, earnest return to working-class roots, trading spectacle for family strain and a slow, bittersweet sense of decline.

About
1990 film directed by John G. Avildsen
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Year
1990
Runtime
104 min
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • parenthood
  • redemption
  • betrayal
  • ambition
Places
  • big city
  • home
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror1
Humour2
Realism7
Romance3
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity4
Emotional weight7

Details

Genres
drama, action, boxing
Directed by
John G. Avildsen
Written by
Sylvester Stallone
Starring
Sylvester Stallone, Burgess Meredith, Talia Shire, Burt Young, Sage Stallone, Kevin Connolly, Tommy Morrison, Lloyd Kaufman
Music
Bill Conti
Cinematography
Steven Poster
Runtime
104 min
Country
United States
Languages
English

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