

Rocky II
Once he fought for a dream. Now he's fighting for love!
After Rocky goes the distance with champ Apollo Creed, both try to put the fight behind them and move on. Rocky settles down with Adrian but can't put his life together outside the ring, while Creed seeks a rematch to restore his reputation. Soon enough, the "Master of Disaster" and the "Italian Stallion" are set on a collision course for a climactic battle that is brutal and unforgettable.
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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $7M
- Box office
- $200.2M
- Language
- English
- hero
- husband wife relationship
- coma
- transporter
- love of one's life
- intensive care
- sports
- publicity
- boxer
- training
- world champion
- victory
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United States of America
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- TheatricalPG15 Jun 1979
United KingdomGB
- TheatricalPG25 Oct 1979
AustraliaAU
- TheatricalPG1 Nov 1979
BrazilBR
- Theatrical1215 Jun 1979
FranceFR
- TheatricalU6 Feb 1980
- TVTPCanal+ Frisson6 Sept 2026
GermanyDE
- Theatrical1229 Feb 1980
GreeceGR
- TheatricalPG26 Dec 1979
IrelandIE
- TheatricalPG21 Dec 1979
ItalyIT
- TheatricalT4 Jan 1980
JapanJP
- TheatricalG1 Sept 1979
MexicoMX
- Theatrical1615 Jun 1979
NetherlandsNL
- Theatrical631 Jan 1980
- TV6RTL 521 Apr 2005
- Physical6DVD24 Jan 2007
Frequently asked questions
Rocky II was released on 15 June 1979.
Audience reviews
4- J8/10
John Chard
5/23/2020
There's one thing I want you to do for me. After pushing champ Apollo Creed all the way in their title fight, Rocky Balboa retires from the ring and basks in gallant loser glory. However, he soon finds he is down on his luck and accepts a challenge to a rematch with the ever irate Apollo Creed, something that is much to the chagrin of Adrian. Judging by the rating and some of the comments on the net, it would s…
- G10/10
GenerationofSwine
1/12/2023
I haven't seen Creed yet, either of them, and that has me concerned mainly because I hadn't even heard of them until after they were released. So I can't weigh in on all the Rocky movies just yet... ... But Rocky II is what I consider to be the last real Rocky movie. That doesn't mean I don't like the others, but it means that there was a dynamic shift for the series after II. I and II were heavy on the charact…
- N9/10
Nathan
3/3/2023
Rocky II is an incredibly worthy sequel to the 1976 hit. The story picks up immediately after the conclusion of the first fight and follows Rocky as he tries to cope with his new-found fame and return to normalcy. I found this aspect to be incredibly impactful. He has very little to offer the white-collar world, forcing him to return to a life of menial labor with only one true dream: to fight again. The true conf…
- C7/10
CinemaSerf
6/5/2023
Undaunted by his defeat, the eponymous Italian Stallion and his stalwart trainer "Mickey" (Burgess Meredith) return for a rematch against the cock-sure champ "Apollo Creed" (Carl Weathers) in this superior sequel that manages, successfully, to build upon the original film and to develop some interesting, quirky, characters whilst again epitomising just how boxing was the route out of poverty for so many urban kids ev…
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