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The Rocky franchise follows boxer Rocky Balboa's rise from underdog to champion, and later, Adonis Creed's journey to honor his father, Apollo Creed. The films chronicle Rocky's several rises and falls, and both it and the Creed series deal with their titular character's internal and external struggles both in the ring and out.

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Michael B Jordan as Adonis Creed and Sylvester Stallone as Rocky Balboa in Rocky And Creed Movies

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Sylvester Stallone punching toward the camera while training in Rocky

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Sylvester Stallone as Rocky Balboa in Rocky II

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Michael B Jordan as Adonis Creed in Creed 3

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Michael B Jordan in Creed III looking off-screen

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Rocky
Created by
Sylvester Stallone
First Film
Rocky
Cast
Sylvester Stallone, Michael B. Jordan, Talia Shire, Carl Weathers, Burt Young, Tony Burton, Tessa Thompson, Phylicia Rashad, Burgess Meredith, Mr. T, Dolph Lundgren, Brigitte Nielsen, Antonio Tarver, Wood Harris, Florian Munteanu, Jonathan Majors
Genres
Sports, Action, Drama
Character(s)
Rocky Balboa, Adonis Creed, Adrian, Apollo Creed, Paulie Pennino, Tony Evers, Bianca Taylor, Mary Anne Creed, Mickey Goldmill, James Lang, Ivan Drago, Ludmilla Drago, Mason Dixon, Tony Burton, Viktor Drago, Damian Anderson

Director
John G. Avildsen, Sylvester Stallone, Ryan Coogler, Steven Caple Jr., Michael B. Jordan
Writers
Sylvester Stallone, Ryan Coogler, Aaron Covington, Juel Taylor, Zach Baylin, Keenan Coogler

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Michael B Jordan in Creed III looking off-screen
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