7 Movies Directed by Sylvester Stallone

Rocky II

Rocky II

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1979-06-15

Languages:

English, Italian

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

119 min

Rated:

PG

IMDB Ratings:

7.1 (117237 Reviews)

Genres:

DramaSport

Fullplot:

Rocky Balboa is enjoying life. He's got a lovely wife, Adrian, had a successful fight with Apollo Creed and is able to enjoy the wealth coming off the draw. Unfortunately, Rocky becomes embarrassed when failing to complete and advert and ends up working in a meat packing company. He believe that he will no longer have a career as a boxer. Apollo wants to rematch with Rocky to prove all his critics wrong that he can beat Rocky. Can Rocky once again have a successful fight?

Rocky III

Rocky III

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1982-05-28

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

99 min

Rated:

PG

IMDB Ratings:

6.7 (103812 Reviews)

Genres:

DramaSport

Fullplot:

Three years and 10 successful title defenses after beating Apollo Creed, with whom he has become great friends, a now wealthy Rocky Balboa is considering retirement. Fame and complacency soon cause Balboa to lose his title to Clubber Lang, who inadvertently causes the death of Rocky's trainer Mickey. Rocky sinks into a depression, and Apollo decides to train Rocky for a rematch against Lang so Rocky can try to win the title back.

Staying Alive

Staying Alive

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1983-07-15

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

93 min

Rated:

PG

IMDB Ratings:

4.4 (10512 Reviews)

Cast:

Writer:

Nik Cohn (characters)

Sylvester Stallone

Norman Wexler

Fullplot:

In this sequel to Saturday Night Fever, former disco king Tony Manero has left Brooklyn and lives in Manhattan. He stays in a cheap hotel and works as a dance instructor and as a waiter at a dance club, trying to succeed as a professional dancer on Broadway. The breakaway from his Brooklyn life, family and friends seems to have matured Tony and refined his personality, represented by his diminished accent and his avoidance of alcohol and profanity. However, certain attitudes have not changed, as with his most recent girlfriend, who's also the singer of a local rock band.

Rocky IV

Rocky IV

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1985-11-27

Languages:

English, Russian

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

91 min

Rated:

PG

IMDB Ratings:

6.7 (114985 Reviews)

Genres:

DramaSport

Fullplot:

Rocky Balboa, heavyweight champion of the world, is the trainer for Apollo Creed in an exhibition match against Ivan Drago, a "superman" boxer from the Soviet Union. When Apollo is killed in the ring by the brutal Drago, Balboa blames himself and promises to avenge his friend's death in the ring.

Rambo

Rambo

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2008-01-25

Languages:

English, Burmese, Thai

Countries:

USA, Germany

Runtime:

92 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

7.1 (168401 Reviews)

Cast:

Writer:

Art Monterastelli

Sylvester Stallone

David Morrell (character)

Fullplot:

Vietnam veteran John Rambo has survived many harrowing ordeals in his lifetime and has since withdrawn into a simple and secluded existence in Thailand, where he spends his time capturing snakes for local entertainers, and chauffeuring locals in his old PT boat. Even though he is looking to avoid trouble, trouble has a way of finding him: a group of Christian human rights missionaries, led by Michael Burnett and Sarah Miller, approach Rambo with the desire to rent his boat to travel up the river to Burma. For over fifty years, Burma has been a war zone. The Karen people of the region, who consist of peasants and farmers, have endured brutally oppressive rule from the murderous Burmese military and have been struggling for survival every single day. After some inner contemplation, Rambo accepts the offer and takes Michael, Sarah, and the rest of the missionaries up the river. When the missionaries finally arrive at the Karen village, they find themselves part of a raid by the sadistic Major Pa Tee Tint and a slew of Burmese army men. A portion of the villagers and missionaries are tortured and viciously murdered, while Tint and his men hold the remainder captive. Concerned by their disappearance, the minister in charge of the mission gathers a group of mercenaries and pleas Rambo transport them with his boat, since he knows their last exact location. But Rambo can't stay behind: he joins the team where he belongs, to liberate the survivors from the clutches of Major Tint in what may be one of his deadliest missions ever

Rocky Balboa

Rocky Balboa

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2006-12-20

Languages:

English, Spanish

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

102 min

Rated:

PG

IMDB Ratings:

7.2 (143876 Reviews)

Genres:

DramaSport

Cast:

Writer:

Sylvester Stallone

Sylvester Stallone (characters)

Fullplot:

When he loses a highly publicized virtual boxing match to ex-champ Rocky Balboa, reigning heavyweight titleholder Mason Dixon retaliates by challenging the Itallian Stallion to a nationally televised, 10-round exhibition bout. To the surprise of his son and friends, Rocky agrees to come out of retirement and face an opponent who's faster, stronger and thirty years his junior. With the odds stacked firmly against him, Rocky takes on Dixon in what will become the greatest fight in boxing history, a hard-hitting, action-packed battle of the ages.

The Expendables

The Expendables

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2010-08-13

Languages:

English, Spanish

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

103 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

6.5 (248398 Reviews)

Cast:

Writer:

Dave Callaham (screenplay)

Sylvester Stallone (screenplay)

Dave Callaham (story)

Fullplot:

Barney Ross leads the "Expendables", a band of highly skilled mercenaries including knife enthusiast Lee Christmas, martial arts expert Yin Yang, heavy weapons specialist Hale Caesar, demolitionist Toll Road and loose-cannon sniper Gunner Jensen. When the group is commissioned by the mysterious Mr. Church to assassinate the merciless dictator of a small South American island, Barney and Lee head to the remote locale to scout out their opposition. Once there, they meet with local rebel Sandra and discover the true nature of the conflict engulfing the city. When they escape the island and Sandra stays behind, Ross must choose to either walk away and save his own life - or attempt a suicidal rescue mission that might just save his soul.

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