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Rocky

1976 · 120 min · Director: John G. Avildsen ★ IMDb 8.1 · 704,969 ratings

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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!

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Emotional fingerprint

Rocky (1976) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Inspiration 36%, Hope 24%, Empathy 18%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Hope24%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Inspiration, Hope, Empathy. Genres: Drama. AI estimate.

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Inspiration, Hope and Empathy. Its IMDb rating of 8.1/10 suggests a strong audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 75/100.

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Emotional journey

AI · from subtitles
  • Empathy
  • Tension
  • Hope

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Empathy

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Hope

Empathy
Tension
Hope
Emotional journey Emotional intensity over the film’s runtime, from quieter to stronger on a fixed 0–1 scale. Hatched intervals have insufficient subtitle evidence. The table provides the values.
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then rises around 83 %, then peaks around 98 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityEmpathyTensionHope
2.5 %≈ 3′Tension40 %33 %28 %10 %
7.5 %≈ 9′Empathy40 %34 %25 %9 %
12.5 %≈ 15′Tension49 %40 %35 %6 %
17.5 %≈ 21′Sadness53 %41 %40 %6 %
22.5 %≈ 27′Tension46 %33 %34 %16 %
27.5 %≈ 33′Hope44 %34 %30 %28 %
32.5 %≈ 39′Empathy46 %44 %28 %26 %
37.5 %≈ 45′Empathy48 %46 %25 %21 %
42.5 %≈ 51′Empathy51 %45 %30 %28 %
47.5 %≈ 57′Hope56 %46 %33 %38 %
52.5 %≈ 63′Empathy59 %51 %34 %31 %
57.5 %≈ 69′Empathy55 %46 %36 %21 %
62.5 %≈ 75′Hope45 %29 %27 %25 %
67.5 %≈ 81′Hope46 %26 %28 %31 %
72.5 %≈ 87′Tension53 %35 %38 %34 %
77.5 %≈ 93′Hope56 %45 %38 %44 %
82.5 %≈ 99′Empathy66 %53 %45 %50 %
87.5 %≈ 105′Tension75 %51 %65 %40 %
92.5 %≈ 111′Tension83 %61 %80 %38 %
97.5 %≈ 117′Tension88 %75 %85 %47 %
Icarus

Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.

Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.

Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.

Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.

Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.

Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.

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Cast

Sylvester Stallone

Robert 'Rocky' Balboa

JG
Jimmy Gambina

AS
Al Silvani

GM
George Memmoli

Ice Rink Attendant

JL
Jodi Letizia

Marie

DL
Diana Lewis

TV Commentator

GO
George O'Hanlon

TV Commentator

LC
Larry Carroll

TV Interviewer

Stan Shaw

Dipper

DS
Don Sherman

Bartender

BS
Billy Sands

Club Fight Announcer

PL
Pedro Lovell

Club Fighter

DC
DeForest Covan

Apollo's Corner

Details

Directed by
John G. Avildsen
Type
Movies
Released
1976
Runtime
120 min
Country
United States of America
Genres
Drama
Ratings
★ IMDb 8.1 · 704,969 ratings
Feels mostly
Inspiration
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