Watch this when
Rocky
He didn't need to win. He needed to still be standing at the last bell, so he'd know he 'weren't just another bum from the neighborhood.' 🥊
Who it's for
Rocky starts as a man who has quietly accepted that he's a bum: a small-time fighter doing debt collection, going nowhere.
Feelings it meets
What it is
Rocky Balboa is a small-time club fighter in Philadelphia who also collects debts for a loan shark. When heavyweight champion Apollo Creed loses his opponent for a bicentennial title fight, he picks the unknown Rocky as a publicity stunt because of his nickname, 'The Italian Stallion.' Rocky trains under the former trainer Mickey Goldmill while starting a romance with Adrian, a shy woman who works at a pet…
Where to find it
Rent or buy on major digital stores. Streaming availability rotates; check JustWatch.
Before you start
Heads up: Boxing violence and verbal abuse.
Age: PG
God grows weary of great kingdoms, but never of little flowers.Rabindranath Tagore, Stray Birds, no. 67
