Creed (2015)

The former World Heavyweight Champion Rocky Balboa serves as a trainer and mentor to Adonis Johnson, the son of his late friend and former rival Apollo Creed.

Director:

Ryan Coogler

Writers:

Ryan Coogler (screenplay by), Aaron Covington (screenplay by)

Stars:

Michael B. Jordan, Sylvester Stallone, Tessa Thompson

Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 46 wins & 62 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Michael B. Jordan	...	Adonis Johnson
Sylvester Stallone	...	Rocky Balboa
Tessa Thompson	...	Bianca
Phylicia Rashad	...	Mary Anne Creed
Andre Ward	...	Danny 'Stuntman' Wheeler
Tony Bellew	...	'Pretty' Ricky Conlan
Ritchie Coster	...	Pete Sporino
Jacob 'Stitch' Duran	...	Stitch
Graham McTavish	...	Tommy Holiday
Malik Bazille	...	Amir
Ricardo 'Padman' McGill	...	Padman
Gabe Rosado	...	Leo 'The Lion' Sporino (as Gabriel Rosado)
Wood Harris	...	Tony 'Little Duke' Burton
Buddy Osborn	...	Conlan's Cut Man
Rupal Pujara	...	Dr. Kathari

Storyline

Adonis Johnson is the son of the famous boxing champion Apollo Creed, who died in a boxing match in Rocky IV (1985). Adonis wasn't born until after his father's death and wants to follow his fathers footsteps in boxing. He seeks a mentor who is the former heavyweight boxing champion and former friend of Apollo Creed, the retired Rocky Balboa. Rocky eventually agrees to mentor Adonis. With Rocky's help they hope to get a title job to face even deadlier opponents than his father. But whether he is a true fighter remains to be seen....

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Plot Keywords:

gym | fight | boxing | boxing match | montage | 

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Taglines:

Your legacy is more than a name

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Genres:

Drama | Sport

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for violence, language and some sensuality

Details

Official Sites:

Instagram MGM

Country:

USA

Language:

English Spanish

Release Date:

25 November 2015 (USA)

Also Known As:

Creed

Filming Locations:

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$35,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$29,632,823, 29 November 2015, Wide Release

Gross USA:

$109,767,581

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$173,567,581

Company Credits

Production Co:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), Warner Bros., New Line Cinema

Technical Specs

Runtime:

133 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital Datasat Dolby Surround 7.1 Dolby Atmos

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.39 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The longest film in the Rocky saga.

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Goofs

When rocky is in the basement of the restaurant talking to Creed about the fight Rocky's sweat shirt zipper goes up then comes down then up again.

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Quotes

Adonis Johnson: We got one Rock!

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Crazy Credits

Only movie in the Rocky series which Stallone didn't get top-billing.

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Alternate Versions

SPOILER: In the final theatrical release of the film, Adonis Creed loses the fight to Pretty Ricky Conlan by split decision, mirroring the end of the original Rocky. However, another ending was filmed in which Creed wins the fight.

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Connections

Referenced in The Cinema Snob: Voiceless (2017)

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Soundtracks

Curry Chicken
Written by Joey Bada$$ (as Jo-Vaughn Virginie), Statik Selektah (as Patrick Baril), Brady Watt and Anthony Reid
Performed by Joey Bada$$
Courtesy of Pro Era Records/Cinematic Music Group

User Reviews

Best Rocky movie in a very long time

Even better than the previous one (Rocky Balboa), which was the best Rocky since the original one.