Rocky (1976)

Rocky Balboa is a Philadelphia club fighter who seems to be going nowhere. But when a stroke of fate puts him in the ring with a world heavyweight champion, Rocky knows that it's his one shot at the big time — a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to go the distance and come out a winner!

Genres: Drama

What to watch after Rocky

• Creed (2015) — Same subject: underdog, philadelphia, pennsylvania
• Cinderella Man (2005) — Same subject: transporter, boxer
• The Fighter (2010) — Same feel: uplifting, dramatic
• Million Dollar Baby (2004) — Same subject: transporter, fight
• First Blood (1982) — Sylvester Stallone wrote for both
• Requiem for a Heavyweight (1962) — Same subject: boxing