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 | training | fight | boxing | boxing match | 

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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

Did You Know?

Trivia

This film reunites Phylicia Rashad and Tessa Thompson, who both starred in For Colored Girls (2010). It also reunites Rashad with Michael B. Jordan, who guest starred on her sitcom Cosby (1996).

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Goofs

Before the final fight there is a scene which apparently takes place in the dressing rooms of Goodison Park, Merseyside, UK. However, an American 2-pin plug socket can be seen on one of the walls.

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Quotes

Rocky Balboa: [Talking about Ricky's trash talking] Now were going to shut his big mouth aren't we?

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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 Breakfast: Episode dated 31 May 2016 (2016)

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Soundtracks

Waiting for My Moment
Written by Ludwig Göransson, Ryan Coogler, Vince Staples and Donald Glover
Performed by Vince Staples, Jhené Aiko and Donald Glover
Produced by Ludwig Göransson
Vince Staples appears courtesy of Blacksmith/Artium/Def Jam Records
Jhene Aiko appears courtesy of Artclub/Artium/Def Jam Recordings

User Reviews

Rocky comes back, as a trainer

Creed is a sports drama movie directed by Ryan Coogler and stars Sylvester Stallone, Michael B. Jordan, Tessa Thompson, Phylicia Rashad and Anthony Bellew in the leads.

This is the seventh movie in the Rocky Franchise.

This movie is probably one of the best Rocky movies in the recent times. Rocky is back again as a trainer. This movie again focuses on more emotion just like the previous movie. The plot is predictable but good. Acting is good. Screenplay gets slow but still not disappoint you much.

This movie might give birth to a new franchise in the name of Creed as Creed II is already released and planning of Creed III is underway.

A nice emotional movie with one of the best performance by Stallone. A must watch.

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

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

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.39 : 1