Rating: PG
Genre:
Drama
Theatrical Release: 12/20/2006(USA)
Release Date: 03/20/2007
SubTitles: English/French/Espanol
Dubbed: English/French
Sound: DD5.1
Run Time: 102 Minutes
Flags: Violence, Adult Situations, Profanity
Distributor/Studio: Sony Pictures
Sylvester Stallone returns to the director's chair for
Rocky Balboa, the fifth sequel to the film that made him a superstar 30 years before. The movie begins with
Rocky (
Stallone) still mourning the death of his loyal and beloved wife,
Adrian, who died three years previously after losing a battle against cancer.
Rocky owns an Italian restaurant and spends his days living in his working-class Philadelphia neighborhood, visiting with his customers, and telling stories about his past. His grown son has a job as a business professional, but the relationship between the two is strained.
Rocky's growing dissatisfaction leads him to attempt to purge the feelings of frustration and loss by applying for a boxing license. When the current heavyweight champion,
Mason "The Line" Dixon (
Antonio Tarver), needs to rehabilitate his image as a pretty boy who has never shown any real heart in the ring, his manager offers
Rocky an exhibition match. This comeback allows
Rocky to get his own life back on track, while also offering him the opportunity to help those around him redeem themselves and once again be a symbol of hope for the common man.
~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide
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