Rocky
Taste attributes: actiondramasportsholidaysromancefasttried & testedlightrealisticsimplelinearenclosedemotive & stirringall consuming questcomplex relationshipgame/competitionhuman spirit/resilience/survivallove conquers allunderdog triumphs
"His whole life was a million-to-one shot."
Boxlist takeStraightforward and familiar: an emotional action film. Best if you like plain sailing over puzzles.
Pace: balanced · Originality: tried and tested · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: balanced · Story: very simple · Structure: very linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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What lines up
- Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it
- Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it
- Wholesomeness: Balanced wholesomeness, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Intricacy: Basic story, where this profile leans smart / intricate
- Originality: Tried & tested, where this profile leans fresh / original
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Synopsis
When world heavyweight boxing champion, Apollo Creed wants to give an unknown fighter a shot at the title as a publicity stunt, his handlers choose palooka Rocky Balboa, an uneducated collector for a Philadelphia loan shark. Rocky teams up with trainer Mickey Goldmill to make the most of this once in a lifetime break.
Synopsis: TMDB
Taste Attributes
Characteristics
Where this title sits on each taste spectrum
Cast
Details
- Genre
- Action
- Year
- 1976
- Runtime
- 120 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- Winkler Films
- Taste scores
- How we score
Similar in feel
Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.
