Rocky (1976)
Sylvetser Stallone wrote and stars in this boxing movie made on a small budget and shot in only 28 days that went on to pick up three Oscars as well as spawning five sequels. Rocky is a down on his luck bum that failed as a boxer and collects debts for organised crime when he gets a lucky shot against the heavy weight champion of the world.
While this is mainly known as a boxing film it is mostly about Rocky trying to climb out of the gutter and make something of his meager existence. The plot is a little silly but was inspired by the Ali vs Wepner fight in which an unranked challenger got to fight the current champion. As you might expect from a sports movie and the set up the plot is a little cheesy but not excessively so, this has allowed the film to become one of the definitive of it's genre.
4/5 one of the best of the obvious.
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