Screenplay: Sylvester Stallone

Top movies, series, and documentaries with a screenplay by Sylvester Stallone. Explore the titles that showcase an exceptional writing.


Rocky

1976 · Movie · 119 min. · United States

Direction John G. Avildsen

Cast Sylvester Stallone · Talia Shire · Burt Young · Carl Weathers

Synopsis Rocky (1976) follows Rocky Balboa, a small-time boxer from Philadelphia, as he gets an unexpected shot at fame and redemption. When the heavyweight champion, Apollo Creed, selects him as a last-minute opponent for a high-profile fight, Rocky sees it as...

7.1

89K votes

7.1

89K votes

Direction Sylvester Stallone

Cast Sylvester Stallone · Talia Shire · Carl Weathers · Dolph Lundgren

Synopsis A director's cut of Rocky IV, released for the film's 35th anniversary. Removes much of the film's original scenes and replaces them with 38 minutes of previously unseen footage.

6.9

207 votes

6.9

207 votes

First Blood

1982 · Movie · 97 min. · United States

Direction Ted Kotcheff

Cast Sylvester Stallone · Richard Crenna · Brian Dennehy · David Caruso

Synopsis Sylvester Stallone stars as ex-Green Beret John Rambo, a shell-shocked Vietnam vet adrift in the Pacific Northwest. Harassment by an unsympathetic small-town sheriff brings on nasty flashbacks of torture at the hands of the Viet Cong; after busting out of...

6.6

72K votes

6.6

72K votes

Rocky II

1979 · Movie · 119 min. · United States

Direction Sylvester Stallone

Cast Sylvester Stallone · Carl Weathers · Talia Shire · Burgess Meredith

Synopsis In the aftermath of his celebrated match with World Heavyweight Champion Apollo Creed, Rocky Balboa enjoys his success, and the money he earned from the match, which was declared a draw, and the heavyweight championship didn't change hands. He marries...

6.4

25K votes

6.4

25K votes

Creed 2

2018 · Movie · 130 min. · United States

Direction Steven Caple Jr.

Cast Michael B. Jordan · Sylvester Stallone · Tessa Thompson · Dolph Lundgren

Synopsis Creed 2 (2018) follows Adonis Creed as he rises to become the heavyweight boxing champion, grappling with the legacy of his late father, Apollo Creed. His life takes a dramatic turn when Viktor Drago, the son of Ivan Drago—the man...

6.3

10K votes

6.3

10K votes

F.I.S.T

1978 · Movie · 125 min. · United States

Direction Norman Jewison

Cast Sylvester Stallone · Rod Steiger · Peter Boyle · Melinda Dillon

Synopsis Johnny Kovak joins the Teamsters trade-union in a local chapter in the 1930s and works his way up in the organization. As he climbs higher and higher his methods become more ruthless and finally senator Madison starts a campaign to...

6.1

2K votes

6.1

2K votes

Rocky Balboa

2006 · Movie · 102 min. · United States

Direction Sylvester Stallone

Cast Sylvester Stallone · Burt Young · Antonio Tarver · Geraldine Hughes

Synopsis In Rocky Balboa (2006), the aging former heavyweight champion, Rocky Balboa, lives a quiet life in Philadelphia, mourning his late wife Adrian and estranged from his son. When a computer simulation predicts Rocky could defeat the current champion, Mason "The...

5.9

31K votes

5.9

31K votes

Rocky III

1982 · Movie · 99 min. · United States

Direction Sylvester Stallone

Cast Sylvester Stallone · Talia Shire · Burgess Meredith · Mr. T

Synopsis In Rocky III (1982), Rocky Balboa, now a world-renowned heavyweight champion, faces new challenges as his success leads to complacency. When a fierce and hungry contender emerges, Rocky must confront his own vulnerabilities and rediscover his fighting spirit. With the...

5.9

22K votes

5.9

22K votes

The Expendables 2

2012 · Movie · 102 min. · United States

Direction Simon West

Cast Sylvester Stallone · Jason Statham · Dolph Lundgren · Randy Couture

Synopsis The Expendables 2 (2012) follows an elite team of mercenaries led by Barney Ross as they embark on a seemingly straightforward mission to retrieve a valuable item from a crashed plane. However, the mission takes a dark turn when they...

5.9

22K votes

5.9

22K votes

Rocky IV

1985 · Movie · 90 min. · United States

Direction Sylvester Stallone

Cast Sylvester Stallone · Talia Shire · Burt Young · Carl Weathers

Synopsis In Rocky IV (1985), Rocky Balboa faces his most formidable opponent yet, Ivan Drago, a towering Soviet boxer. After a personal tragedy involving his friend Apollo Creed, Rocky agrees to an intense and symbolic fight against Drago in the USSR....

5.8

23K votes

5.8

23K votes

Paradise Alley

1978 · Movie · 107 min. · United States

Direction Sylvester Stallone

Cast Sylvester Stallone · Lee Canalito · Armand Assante · Frank McRae

Synopsis Three Italian-American brothers, living in the slums of 1940's New York, try to help each other with one's wrestling career using one brother's promotional skills and another brother's con-artist tactics to tho wart a sleazy manager.

5.6

899 votes

5.6

899 votes

Rambo: Last Blood

2019 · Movie · 100 min. · United States

Direction Adrian Grunberg

Cast Sylvester Stallone · Paz Vega · Sergio Peris-Mencheta · Adriana Barraza

Synopsis In Rambo: Last Blood (2019), John Rambo lives a quiet life on his family ranch, haunted by his violent past. When his adopted daughter travels to Mexico and is kidnapped by a brutal cartel, Rambo crosses the border to rescue...

5.5

7K votes

5.5

7K votes

The Lords of Flatbush

1974 · Movie · 86 min. · United States

Direction Martin Davidson · Stephen Verona

Cast Perry King · Sylvester Stallone · Henry Winkler · Paul Mace

Synopsis A story of coming-of-age in 1950s New York. A group of kids in Brooklyn form a gang. From this moment on they do everything together. This makes things easier but at the same time they have to face new problems.

5.5

163 votes

5.5

163 votes

Rambo: First Blood Part II

1985 · Movie · 94 min. · United States

Direction George Pan Cosmatos

Cast Sylvester Stallone · Richard Crenna · Steven Berkoff · Charles Napier

Synopsis In Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985), John Rambo, a former Green Beret and Vietnam War veteran, is released from prison to undertake a covert mission. Sent back to Vietnam to locate American POWs still held captive, Rambo discovers a...

5.5

21K votes

5.5

21K votes

Rambo

2008 · Movie · 93 min. · United States

Direction Sylvester Stallone

Cast Sylvester Stallone · Julie Benz · Matthew Marsden · Graham McTavish

Synopsis Twenty years after the last film in the series, John Rambo has retreated to northern Thailand, where he's running a longboat on the Salween River. On the nearby Thai-Burma border, the world's longest-running civil war, the Burmese-Karen conflict, rages into...

5.4

27K votes

5.4

27K votes

The Expendables

2010 · Movie · 100 min. · United States

Direction Sylvester Stallone

Cast Sylvester Stallone · Jason Statham · Jet Li · Randy Couture

Synopsis The Expendables (2010) follows a team of elite mercenaries led by Barney Ross, who are hired to overthrow a ruthless dictator on a remote South American island. As they infiltrate the hostile territory, they uncover a deeper conspiracy involving a...

5.4

38K votes

5.4

38K votes

Homefront

2013 · Movie · 100 min. · United States

Direction Gary Fleder

Cast Jason Statham · James Franco · Winona Ryder · Kate Bosworth

Synopsis A former DEA agent moves his family to a quiet town, where he soon tangles with a local meth druglord.

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5.4

8K votes

5.4

8K votes

Cliffhanger

1993 · Movie · 115 min. · United States

Direction Renny Harlin

Cast Sylvester Stallone · John Lithgow · Michael Rooker · Janine Turner

Synopsis Cliffhanger (1993) follows Gabe Walker, a mountain rescue expert haunted by a tragic accident. When a group of criminals hijacks a U.S. Treasury plane and crashes in the Rocky Mountains, they kidnap Gabe and his team to help recover stolen...

5.4

15K votes

5.4

15K votes

The Expendables 3

2014 · Movie · 123 min. · United States

Direction Patrick Hughes

Cast Sylvester Stallone · Jason Statham · Wesley Snipes · Mel Gibson

Synopsis The Expendables 3 (2014) follows Barney Ross and his elite team of mercenaries as they face their most personal mission yet. When a dangerous arms dealer from Barney's past resurfaces, the crew reunites to take him down. To succeed, they...

5.1

13K votes

5.1

13K votes

4.8

17K votes