Rocky: watch order

The movies in the series, sorted by release date. Total runtime: 10 h 36 min. These sport drama films begin by telling the rags to riches American Dream story of Rocky Balboa, an uneducated but kind-hearted working class Italian-American boxer working as a debt collector for a loan shark in the slums of Philadelphia.

1. 
   Movie 1

   Rocky (1976)

   2 h · ★ 7.8

   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…

2. 
   Movie 2

   Rocky II (1979)

   1 h 59 min · ★ 7.3

   After Rocky goes the distance with champ Apollo Creed, both try to put the fight behind them and move on. Rocky settles down with Adrian but can't put his life together outside the ring, while Creed seeks a rematch to…

3. 
   Movie 3

   Rocky III (1982)

   1 h 40 min · ★ 6.9

   Following Rocky Balboa's intense battle with his most powerful adversary yet – the ferocious Clubber Lang – Rocky joins forces with former rival Apollo Creed in an effort to get back his fighting spirit.

4. 
   Movie 4

   Rocky IV (1985)

   1 h 31 min · ★ 7.1

   Rocky Balboa holds the world heavyweight championship, but a new challenger has stepped forward: Drago, a six-foot-four, 261-pound fighter who has the backing of the Soviet Union. This time, Rocky's training regimen…

5. 
   Movie 5

   Rocky V (1990)

   1 h 44 min · ★ 5.8

   A lifetime of taking shots has ended Rocky’s career, and a crooked accountant has left him broke. Inspired by the memory of his trainer, however, Rocky finds glory in training and takes on an up-and-coming boxer.

6. 
   Movie 6

   Rocky Balboa (2006)

   1 h 42 min · ★ 6.9

   When he loses a highly publicized virtual boxing match to ex-champ Rocky Balboa, reigning heavyweight titleholder Mason Dixon retaliates by challenging the Italian Stallion to a 10-round exhibition bout. To the surprise…