I Play Rocky

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I Play Rocky

PG-13

In Theaters Nov 6

2h 8m

Drama

Biography

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The film is an electrifying true story about an unknown actor with an unshakable belief that he wasn't just meant to write Rocky--he was meant to be Rocky Balboa. Told "no" at every turn, Sylvester Stallone bets everything on himself, holding the line on playing the lead against seemingly impossible odds. The result is the ultimate underdog story behind the ultimate underdog movie.

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Peter Farrelly

Director

Anthony Ippolito

Sylvester Stallone

Matt Dillon

Frank Stallone Sr.

AnnaSophia Robb

Sasha

P.J. Byrne

Irwin Winkler

Toby Kebbell

Robert Chartoff

Dwight Brown

DwightBrownInk.com

Oct 23, 2026

3.5/4

It’s easy to root for this underdog. Wins by a TKO.

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Radheyan Simonpillai

Guardian

Sep 17, 2026

It’s all very amusing but I Play Rocky rarely has pathos in its corner. Save for some truly touching moments involving Stallone’s struggle to care for his dog Butkus, it’s often as emotionally vacant as Stallone’s stare.

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Eli Friedberg

Slant Magazine

Sep 17, 2026

1.5/4

Peter Farrelly’s film shows little interest in uncovering anything beneath the familiar surface of the Hollywood icon at its center.

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Fred Topel

United Press International

1 day ago

Uses many familiar techniques of biopic shorthand to tell the story of how Sylvester Stallone wrote and made Rocky. It succeeds by emphasizing the comedic nature of all the forces conspiring against him.

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Avi Offer

NYC Movie Guru

1 day ago

A witty, funny and breezy biopic that's sugar-coated, but crowd-pleasing and enormously entertaining. It will make you stand up and cheer. Anthony Ippolito gives a breakthrough performance.

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Dionar Hidalgo

Algo Más Que Cine

3 days ago

5/10

Anthony Ippolito impresses as Stallone, but I Play Rocky relies too heavily on nostalgia. Its shallow script misses a chance to explore the actor's struggles and Hollywood's resistance to his vision.

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Synopsis

The film is an electrifying true story about an unknown actor with an unshakable belief that he wasn't just meant to write Rocky--he was meant to be Rocky Balboa. Told "no" at every turn, Sylvester Stallone bets everything on himself, holding the line on playing the lead against seemingly impossible odds. The result is the ultimate underdog story behind the ultimate underdog movie.

Director: Peter Farrelly
Producer: Toby Emmerich, Christian Baha, Paul Currie, Peter Farrelly, Michele Weiss
Screenwriter: Peter Gamble
Distributor: Amazon MGM Studios
Production Co: Fireside Films, Baha Productions
Rating: PG-13 (Brief Sexual Material|Strong Language|Smoking)
Genre: Drama, Biography
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 6, 2026, Limited
Runtime: 2h 8m

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