Rocky IV (1985) movie poster

Rocky IV (1985)

"He's facing the ultimate challenge. And fighting for his life."
ThumbScore
👍 91%Google users liked it ⓘ
Critics Score
🎬 40%
Drama

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Runtime
1h 31m
Rated
PG
Country
United States of America
Language
English
TMDB Rating
7.1/10 (4,737 votes)
Rotten Tomatoes
39%
Metacritic
40

Cast

Sylvester Stallone as Robert "Rocky" Balboa · 76% avg
Dolph Lundgren as Ivan Drago · 72% avg
Carl Weathers as Apollo Creed · 82% avg
Talia Shire as Adrianna "Adrian" Balboa · 79% avg
Burt Young as Paulie Pennino · 74% avg
Brigitte Nielsen as Ludmilla Vobet Drago · 79% avg
Tony Burton as Tony "Duke" Evers · 87% avg
Michael Pataki as Nicoli Koloff · 78% avg

Is Rocky IV good?

Yes. 91% of real audiences liked it, by Google's archived audience score. Critics scored it lower at 40%, but audiences disagreed.

Where it ranks on ThumbScore

Rank in its genre
#103 / 3335 · Drama
Rank in its year
#5 / 60 · 1985
Rank among its director's films

By audience score, among films with 500 or more votes.

Overview

Rocky Balboa holds the world heavyweight championship, but a new challenger has stepped forward: Drago, a six-foot-four, 261-pound fighter who has the backing of the Soviet Union. This time, Rocky's training regimen takes him to Siberia, where he prepares for a globally televised match in the heart of Moscow. But nothing can truly prepare him for what he's about to face – a fight to the finish, in which he must defend not only himself, but also the honor of his country! Wikipedia ↗

About the Film

Rocky IV is a 1985 American sports drama written and directed by Sylvester Stallone, the most commercially successful entry in the franchise. When Apollo Creed is killed in an exhibition match by Ivan Drago, played by Dolph Lundgren, a seemingly invincible Soviet boxer enhanced by advanced training techniques and implied performance-enhancing drugs, Rocky travels to the USSR to fight Drago on Christmas Day, training alone in the Siberian wilderness using logs, rocks, and snow while Drago trains with cutting-edge Soviet technology. Rocky IV was the quintessential Cold War sports spectacle — the final fight, in which Rocky's determination gradually wins over the hostile Soviet crowd until they are chanting his name, was intended as a metaphor for American values triumphing through individual willpower over Soviet collectivism.

The training montages, set to Vince DiCola's synthesizer-heavy score, "Hearts on Fire," and "Living in America" performed by James Brown at Apollo's fateful exhibition, became cultural touchstones. Rocky IV earned $300 million worldwide on a $28 million budget.

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