Rocky II

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Rocky II

PG

1979

1h 59m

Drama

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Although working-class Philadelphia boxer Rocky Balboa lost his high-profile bout with the cocky world champion Apollo Creed, his Cinderella story has caught the national sports media's attention, and he now has the opportunity to capitalize on his sudden fame. Meanwhile, Creed is still smarting from nearly losing to some palooka no one has ever heard of, and arrogantly prods his newfound nemesis into getting back into the ring.

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Critics Consensus

Rocky II is a movie that dares you to root again for the ultimate underdog -- and succeeds due to an infectiously powerful climax.

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Bob Thomas

Associated Press

Jul 17, 2019

Rocky II contains the flaws of the original: simplistic characterizations, saccharine romance, a tendency to cuteness. But it also fills the heart and quickens the pulse.

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Ian Nathan

Empire Magazine

May 30, 2018

3/5

By the punishing heft of the big fight, there is the clear hint that the series will soon plunge into an unpalatable patriotic fervour. For now, though, with its leathery texture of working class Philly-life it felt enough like reality.

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Variety Staff

Variety

Mar 26, 2009

Stallone and producers Irwin Winkler and Robert Chartoff know from experience audiences love to root for the underdog and have concocted an irresistible final 30 minutes.

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Mike Massie

Gone With The Twins

Jul 7, 2026

5/10

It didn’t really need to be made – a problem that countless sequels must deal with.

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Grant Watson

Fiction Machine

Feb 6, 2024

7/10

It’s not the perfect sequel, in fact it’s a staggeringly uneven one, but it makes it across the line in the end and provides an immensely satisfying conclusion.

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Jana Monji

Age of the Geek

Mar 8, 2023

2/5

This film is a predictable workhorse of a film with few surprises but an ending that will leave you satisfied.

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Carlos T

@RT67858720 Oct 10, 2026

Minha nota: 7/10. 🥊 Um bom segundo capítulo, sustentado por Carl Weathers, pela força da trilha sonora, pela evolução física de Stallone e por uma conclusão emocionante. Rocky II prova que o impossível pode acontecer novamente — mas também mostra que repetir uma vitória é diferente de surpreender o mundo pela primeira vez.

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Kyle M

@RT77296778 Sep 22, 2026

With Stallone on the helm, this surprisingly surpassed its predecessor by marginally slight when the characters are more fleshed with ambient uplift amid heightened heart, despite the materialistic first-half per the transitional thematic study. (B+)

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Bob Z

@Bobzacamano76 Sep 21, 2026

Masterpiece. The ending makes me cry every time. I love you Rocky and Adrien.

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Jaime B

@Jimmy393 Sep 19, 2026

When rocky runs is the best part

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Evan P

@RT61326962 Aug 25, 2026

Rocky 2 was a great sequel that did a great job carrying on the story from the original. At times, the movie was a little boring but overall it was a solid sequel that is almost as good as the original. In my opinion, the fight scene in this movie was better than the one in the original film. All in all, this sequel was great and I think if I rewatch it then I will like it even more.

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Simn M

@SD.math31 Aug 23, 2026

In my opinion, it’s better than the first one.

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Synopsis

Although working-class Philadelphia boxer Rocky Balboa lost his high-profile bout with the cocky world champion Apollo Creed, his Cinderella story has caught the national sports media's attention, and he now has the opportunity to capitalize on his sudden fame. Meanwhile, Creed is still smarting from nearly losing to some palooka no one has ever heard of, and arrogantly prods his newfound nemesis into getting back into the ring.

Director: Sylvester Stallone
Producer: Robert Chartoff, Irwin Winkler
Screenwriter: Sylvester Stallone
Distributor: United Artists
Production Co: Chartoff-Winkler Productions
Rating: PG
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 15, 1979, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 31, 2015
Runtime: 1h 59m
Sound Mix: Surround

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