Creed (
2015) | IMDb:
7.6
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.
Starring:
Michael B. Jordan
,
Sylvester Stallone
,
Tessa Thompson
,
Phylicia Rashād
,
Andre Ward
,
Tony Bellew
The Gambler (
2014) | IMDb:
6
Literature professor Jim Bennett leads a secret life as a high-stakes gambler. Always a risk-taker, Bennett bets it all when he borrows from a gangster and offers his own life as collateral. Staying one step ahead, he pits his creditor against the operator of an illicit gambling ring while garnering the attention of Frank, a paternalistic loan shark. As his relationship with a student deepens, Bennett must risk everything for a second chance.
Starring:
Mark Wahlberg
,
John Goodman
,
Brie Larson
,
Michael Kenneth Williams
,
George Kennedy
,
Jessica Lange
Ender's Game (
2013) | IMDb:
6.6
Based on the classic novel by Orson Scott Card, Ender's Game is the story of the Earth's most gifted children training to defend their homeplanet in the space wars of the future.
Starring:
Harrison Ford
,
Asa Butterfield
,
Hailee Steinfeld
,
Viola Davis
,
Ben Kingsley
,
Abigail Breslin
The Mechanic (
2011) | IMDb:
6.5
Arthur Bishop is a 'mechanic' - an elite assassin with a strict code requiring professional perfection and total detachment. One of an elite group of assassins, Bishop may be the best in the business - with a unique talent for cleanly eliminating targets. When Harry McKenna, his close friend and mentor, is murdered, Harry's son comes to him with vengeance in his heart and a desire to learn Bishop's trade, signaling the birth of a deadly partnership.
Starring:
Jason Statham
,
Ben Foster
,
Donald Sutherland
,
Mini Anden
,
Tony Goldwyn
,
Christa Campbell
The Tempest (
2010) | IMDb:
5.3
An adaptation of the play by William Shakespeare. Prospera (a female version of Shakespeare's Prospero) is the usurped ruler of Milan who has been banished to a mysterious island with her daughter. Using her magical powers, she draws her enemies to the island to exact her revenge.
Starring:
Helen Mirren
,
Felicity Jones
,
Reeve Carney
,
David Strathairn
,
Tom Conti
,
Alan Cumming
Directed by:
Julie Taymor
Rocky Balboa (
2006) | IMDb:
7.1
His Wife is dead and his Son hates him, but this old man still has fight in him! When he loses a highly publicized virtual boxing match to ex-champ Rocky Balboa, reigning heavyweight titleholder Mason Dixon retaliates by challenging Rocky 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.
Starring:
Sylvester Stallone
,
Burt Young
,
Antonio Tarver
,
Geraldine Hughes
,
Milo Ventimiglia
,
Tony Burton
Rocky V (
1990) | IMDb:
5.3
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.
Starring:
Sylvester Stallone
,
Talia Shire
,
Burt Young
,
Richard Gant
,
Tommy Morrison
,
Sage Stallone
Rocky IV (
1985) | IMDb:
6.9
After Apollo Creed is killed by Ivan Drago in a match, Rocky Balboa becomes depressed and becomes determined to get revenge.
Starring:
Sylvester Stallone
,
Talia Shire
,
Burt Young
,
Carl Weathers
,
Dolph Lundgren
,
Brigitte Nielsen
The Right Stuff (
1983) | IMDb:
7.8
As the Space Race ensues, seven pilots set off on a path to become the first American astronauts to enter space. However, the road to making history brings forth momentous challenges.