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1. Rocky (1976)
PG | 120 min | Drama, Sport
A small-time Philadelphia boxer gets a supremely rare chance to fight the world heavyweight champion in a bout in which he strives to go the distance for his self-respect.
Director: John G. Avildsen | Stars: Sylvester Stallone, Talia Shire, Burt Young, Carl Weathers
Votes: 628,650 | Gross: $117.24M
2. Rocky IV (1985)
PG | 91 min | Drama, Sport
Rocky Balboa proudly holds the world heavyweight boxing championship, but a new challenger has stepped forward: Drago, a six-foot-four, 261-pound fighter who has the backing of the Soviet Union.
Director: Sylvester Stallone | Stars: Sylvester Stallone, Talia Shire, Burt Young, Carl Weathers
Votes: 226,493 | Gross: $127.87M
3. Rocky Balboa (2006)
PG | 102 min | Action, Drama, Sport
Thirty years after the ring of the first bell, Rocky Balboa comes out of retirement and dons his gloves for his final fight against the reigning heavyweight champ Mason 'The Line' Dixon.
Director: Sylvester Stallone | Stars: Sylvester Stallone, Antonio Tarver, Milo Ventimiglia, Burt Young
Votes: 231,530 | Gross: $70.27M
4. Rocky III (1982)
PG | 99 min | Drama, Sport
Rocky faces the ultimate challenge from a powerful new contender, and must turn to a former rival to help regain his throne as the undisputed fighting champion.
Director: Sylvester Stallone | Stars: Sylvester Stallone, Talia Shire, Burt Young, Carl Weathers
Votes: 211,285 | Gross: $125.05M
5. Creed II (2018)
PG-13 | 130 min | Action, Drama, Sport
Under the tutelage of Rocky Balboa, newly crowned heavyweight champion Adonis Creed faces off against Viktor Drago, the son of Ivan Drago.
Director: Steven Caple Jr. | Stars: Michael B. Jordan, Sylvester Stallone, Tessa Thompson, Phylicia Rashad
Votes: 155,579 | Gross: $115.72M
6. Rocky II (1979)
PG | 119 min | Drama, Sport
Rocky struggles in family life after his bout with Apollo Creed, while the embarrassed champ insistently goads him to accept a challenge for a rematch.
Director: Sylvester Stallone | Stars: Sylvester Stallone, Talia Shire, Burt Young, Carl Weathers
Votes: 231,313
7. Rocky V (1990)
PG-13 | 104 min | Drama, Sport
Reluctantly retired from fighting, Rocky takes charge of Mickey's gym and agrees to train a young protégé who's hungry for success.
Director: John G. Avildsen | Stars: Sylvester Stallone, Talia Shire, Burt Young, Sage Stallone
Votes: 150,661 | Gross: $40.95M
8. Diggstown (1992)
R | 98 min | Drama, Sport
Gabriel's released from prison. His con man friend makes a foolish bet with Diggstown's owner on who'd win the boxing matches - their man against ten Diggstown men.
Director: Michael Ritchie | Stars: James Woods, Louis Gossett Jr., Bruce Dern, Oliver Platt
Votes: 8,080 | Gross: $4.84M
9. When We Were Kings (1996)
PG | 88 min | Documentary, Sport
Boxing documentary on the 1974 world heavyweight championship bout between defending champion, George Foreman, and the underdog challenger, Muhammad Ali.
Director: Leon Gast | Stars: Muhammad Ali, George Foreman, Don King, James Brown
Votes: 19,136 | Gross: $2.79M
10. Tough Enough (1983)
PG | 106 min | Action, Drama, Romance
A C and W singer has a family to support so he boxes at a TOUGHMAN amateur boxing contest, hoping to win $5000 and maybe go on to the nationals and sing on national TV.
Director: Richard Fleischer | Stars: Dennis Quaid, Carlene Watkins, Stan Shaw, Pam Grier
Votes: 938
11. Fight Night Champion (2011 Video Game)
M | Action, Sport
Take control of Andre Bishop, a talented boxer, who is forced to overcome great setbacks including a prison sentence and a corrupt fight promoter as he rises through the boxing ranks.
Directors: Elin Anderson, Dave 'Foots' Footman | Stars: Joe Tessitore, Teddy Atlas, Al Murdock, Jay Jones
Votes: 417
12. The Prize Fighter (1979)
PG | 99 min | Comedy
A mobster tricks an ex-boxer and his manager to take part in a series of (fixed) fights as part of a scheme to get his hands on an old boxing gym.
Director: Michael Preece | Stars: Tim Conway, Don Knotts, David Wayne, Robin Clarke
Votes: 395
13. Aryan: Unbreakable (2006)
Not Rated | 135 min | Action, Drama, Sport
Aryan, a young boxer, gives up the sport after he marries his sweetheart. However, years later, circumstances force him to revive his career and win back the respect of his loved ones.
Director: Abhishek Kapoor | Stars: Sohail Khan, Sneha Ullal, Inder Kumar, Farida Jalal
Votes: 359
14. Kung Fu: The Punch of Death (1972)
R | 90 min | Action, Drama
A gifted but proud young martial arts student injures and kills an opponent. In retaliation , his father is killed. The young student vows revenge and begins to prepare for his epic face-off.
Director: Yang-Ming Tsai | Stars: Fei Meng, Lin-Lin Li, Yasuaki Kurata, Hung Pai
Votes: 341
15. Carnera: The Walking Mountain (2008)
R | 125 min | Biography, Drama, Sport
The life of Primo Carnera a.k.a. "Ambling Alp", Italian professional boxer and the World Heavyweight Champion from June 1933 to June 1934, but also accused by some of having ties to the mob.
Director: Renzo Martinelli | Stars: Andrea Iaia, Anna Valle, Paolo Seganti, Burt Young
Votes: 496
16. Qualcuno pagherà (1988)
R | 93 min | Action, Drama
In order to prove himself to his girlfriend's father, a young man takes up boxing professionally. The father becomes his trainer and a sleazy promoter gets interested in him, but the road to the title won't be easy.
Director: Sergio Martino | Stars: Daniel Greene, Giuliano Gemma, Keely Shaye Brosnan, Ernest Borgnine
Votes: 130
17. Tekken (1990)
128 min | Drama
A directionless young man, recently released from prison, tries to make a new start in life as a boxer.
Director: Junji Sakamoto | Stars: Takeshi Yamato, Bunta Sugawara, Karen Kirishima, Toshiya Fujita
Votes: 213
18. Rocky Legends (2002 Video Game)
T | Action, Comedy, Drama
Based off all five Rocky movies, play as Rocky Balboa as he rises to championship battling foes like Apollo Creed, Billy Snow, Joe Czak, Ivan Drago and more.
Stars: Cyrille Artaux, Jay Benedict, Alain Bergé, John Chancer
Votes: 158
19. Punch-Out!! (2008)
15 min | Short, Action, Drama
Based on the boxing arcade game by Nintendo, up and coming boxer Little Mac, along with his coach Doc Louis, tries to work his way up the ranks to become the world champion.
Director: Ben Levy | Stars: Adam Danoff, Harland Ray McKenzie, David Pringle, Phil E. Eichinger
Votes: 21
20. Beyond the Ropes (2012 Video)
28 min | Short, Crime, Drama
Beyond the Ropes (2012) is a sports thriller film, about a boxing manager Chad Figurido and his fighter David Fichtenmayer. In life, there are many battles, but for a boxing team the biggest test is outside the ropes.
Director: Alexander Raye Pimentel | Stars: David Fichtenmayer, Chad Figurido, Zhou Guo, Lyle Kanouse
Votes: 41
21. Punches and Perfume (1926)
18 min | Short, Comedy
When a journeyman boxer's gal is attacked by a rival boxer, his manager says he is not ready--so he comes up with a plan to get revenge on the bully.
Director: Albert Herman | Stars: Lewis Sargent, Wanda Wiley, Betty May, Henry Roquemore
22. UFC Undisputed 2009 (2009 Video Game)
Action, Sport
Players enter one-on-one matches against brawlers and grapplers from around the world, using combat techniques from Boxing, Kickboxing, Jiu-Jitsu, Muay Thai, Wrestling, and Judo styles and ... See full summary »
Director: Alan Noel Vega | Stars: David Anthony Buglione, Jeremy Dunn, Michelle Lee, Michael Lehr
Votes: 147
23. WCW vs. NWO: World Tour (1997 Video Game)
E | Action, Sport
WCW vs. NWO: World Tour features professional wrestlers from the WCW and NWO stables, and uses the revolutionary "grappling system." Fight in a range of match modes, or enter a league or tournament mode which remained unique to the game.
Stars: Aiichirou Hosoi, Kenichi Kanno, Erika Kitazato, Kiyoshi Nishino
Votes: 114
24. Blackwolf
Action | Announced
When Jimi falls for Vesna, the daughter of Blackwolf gang's leader, he's thrust into their criminal world. After stealing from them to impress her, Jimi's older brother Leon must rescue him from their pursuit before it's too late.