Rocky V

1990

Action / Drama / Sport

117
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 32% · 38 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Spilled 31% · 250K ratings
IMDb Rating 5.4/10 10 159108 159.1K

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Director

John G. Avildsen Photo
John G. Avildsen

Top cast

Sylvester Stallone Photo
Sylvester Stallone as Rocky Balboa
Michael Pataki Photo
Michael Pataki as Nicoli Koloff
Dolph Lundgren Photo
Dolph Lundgren as Ivan Drago
G. Larry Butler Photo
G. Larry Butler as Boxing Match Attendee
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651.94 MB
1280*720
English 2.0
NR
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23.976 fps
1 hr 44 min
Seeds 5
1.40 GB
1920*1080
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles
23.976 fps
1 hr 44 min
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4.84 GB
3840*2076
English 5.1
NR
Subtitles
23.976 fps
1 hr 44 min
Seeds 19

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by UCFMan29 6 / 10

The "Underdog" of the Series

Often deemed the weakest film of the series, "Rocky V" is an underrated look at the "dirty" side of boxing, fatherhood, and the triumph of the human spirit. Okay, so it's not filled with Oscar-caliber performances, but it's well casted and very gritty.Rocky Balboa (Sylvester Stallone) returns home from his latest victory, a 15-round slugfest with Soviet boxer Ivan Drago, only to find out that he's been victimized by a crooked accountant and has lost his entire fortune. On top of that he learns that he has suffered irreversable brain damage which will force his retirement from the ring. Rocky is then forced back to his roots when he moves his family back to inner-city Philadelphia. There, he re-opens what was once Mickey's gym and begins to train young boxers. Along the way he crosses paths with Tommy Gunn (Tommy Morrison) an aspiring young boxer craving Rocky's guidance. Rocky, reluctant at first, finally decides to become Tommy's manager figuring that this could be his last shot at regaining respect for himself and his family. While all this is going on, Rocky's son Robert (Sage Stallone) is being bullied in school. Robert then begins to feel neglected by Rocky because of all the attention he's giving to Tommy and his boxing career. Soon thereafter, Tommy is enticed by a ruthless promoter (Richard Gant) who promises him a shot at the title. In the midst of this, Rocky struggles to regain the love and respect of his son while Tommy turns against his mentor and challenges him to a fight. The climactic streetfight is one of the more intense fights seen on film, not to mention Bill Conti's wonderful score. Sure, this is not the most inspiring film of the series, but it's one of the realist. It's tough, warm, and nostalgic all rolled into one. Notice the music and feel of the film and you'll think back to the earlier Rocky films (I and II).
Reviewed by AlsExGal 4 / 10

Bad premise, bad additional characters, just bad

Rocky and Adrian return from the match in Russia with Drago to find that bungling Paulie has signed power of attorney over to an accountant who has embezzled all of Rocky's money and also failed to pay his taxes for the past six years. All of Rocky's things are auctioned to pay bills and he and Adrian move back to the old neighborhood in Philly to start over. His son, stuck in an inner city school, is getting bullied, but Rocky doesn't have time to notice because he's training a new up and coming fighter, Tommy Gunn. Rocky can't fight himself to help out because he has brain damage from fighting in the past and must cease that occupation.I realize this is just a movie BUT.... Celebrities don't go permanently broke by losing their money if the money they got was from something they did. In Rocky's case that would be rising from nothing to be a champion fighter. The people who lose their money and go back to absolute poverty are people like lottery winners where their money was their fame. With no connections, if they lose their money they have no assets. Celebrities usually have connections that open doors in the business world.Rocky would be able to make five figures or more a speech right after the fight with Drago. He could get a book deal. HBO, Showtime, or ABC would hire him as a sports commentator. He could have done promotions of products. The whole premise of Rocky III was that Rocky was so busy doing such promotions that he forgot he was a fighter. So why was that not an option now? Because that was the lazy premise that the writers took to get the story where they wanted it. On top of that both Rocky's son and Tommy Gunn are whiny annoying characters. Put it all together and this is not a boring film, but it is ridiculous and grating at times.
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