Creed
1 Oscar Nominations
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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.
What critics thought
Ryan Coogler's entry into the Rocky franchise landed as one of the most warmly received sports films in years, with critics singling out both Michael B. Jordan and Sylvester Stallone for strong performances and praising Coogler for threading franchise legacy with genuine freshness. The film's willingness to follow a familiar underdog structure was seen by most not as a weakness but as a feature — a demonstration that the formula endures because it works.
“Coogler's film does nothing to break the mold. Rather, it shows that the mold exists for a reason. Jordan delivers a knockout performance, and Stallone does as well.”
John Lasser·IGN
“offered a smart, kinetic, exhilaratingly well-crafted piece of mainstream filmmaking”
Andrew Barker·Variety
“Not only does the script manage to tell an authentic origin story of the young and determined Adonis Creed, but it also finds an authentic way to revive Sylvester Stallone's Rocky and make him the emotional lynchpin of Adonis' rise to champion boxer.”
IndieWire
Genres
Action, Drama, Sport
Cast & Crew
DirectorRyan Coogler
StarringMichael B. Jordan, Sylvester Stallone, Tessa Thompson, Phylicia Rashād, Andre Ward
ComposerLudwig Göransson
Creed
1 Oscar Nominations
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.
What critics thought
Ryan Coogler's entry into the Rocky franchise landed as one of the most warmly received sports films in years, with critics singling out both Michael B. Jordan and Sylvester Stallone for strong performances and praising Coogler for threading franchise legacy with genuine freshness. The film's willingness to follow a familiar underdog structure was seen by most not as a weakness but as a feature — a demonstration that the formula endures because it works.
“Coogler's film does nothing to break the mold. Rather, it shows that the mold exists for a reason. Jordan delivers a knockout performance, and Stallone does as well.”
John Lasser·IGN
“offered a smart, kinetic, exhilaratingly well-crafted piece of mainstream filmmaking”
Andrew Barker·Variety
“Not only does the script manage to tell an authentic origin story of the young and determined Adonis Creed, but it also finds an authentic way to revive Sylvester Stallone's Rocky and make him the emotional lynchpin of Adonis' rise to champion boxer.”
IndieWire
Genres
Action, Drama, Sport
Cast & Crew
DirectorRyan Coogler
StarringMichael B. Jordan, Sylvester Stallone, Tessa Thompson, Phylicia Rashād, Andre Ward
ComposerLudwig Göransson
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