Rocky IV
He's facing the ultimate challenge. And fighting for his life.
Rocky Balboa holds the world heavyweight championship, but a new challenger has stepped forward: Drago, a six-foot-four, 261-pound fighter who has the backing of the Soviet Union.This time, Rocky's training regimen takes him to Siberia, where he prepares for a globally televised match in the heart of Moscow.
- Director
- Sylvester Stallone
- Signature
- Drama · Craft · Tension
- Worldwide
- $300M
Who's in it
Cast
The billed ensemble, with character names. Open any performer for their Nutevio filmography.
18 billed performers
The Nutevio profile
Movie DNA
How Rocky IV actually feels to watch, measured on the twelve traits our editors track across every Nutevio title.
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Story overview
What It's About
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Rocky Balboa holds the world heavyweight championship, but a new challenger has stepped forward: Drago, a six-foot-four, 261-pound fighter who has the backing of the Soviet Union. This time, Rocky's training regimen takes him to Siberia, where he prepares for a globally televised match in the heart of Moscow. But nothing can truly prepare him for what he's about to face – a fight to the finish, in which he must defend not only himself, but also the honor of his country!
Where to watch
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The record
Awards
5 wins · 8 nominations
Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actor
1 win · 1 nomination
- WinnerGolden Raspberry Award for Worst Actor
Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Director
1 win · 1 nomination
- WinnerGolden Raspberry Award for Worst Director
Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Musical Score
1 win · 1 nomination
- WinnerGolden Raspberry Award for Worst Musical Score
Golden Raspberry Award for Worst New Star
1 win · 1 nomination
- WinnerGolden Raspberry Award for Worst New Star
Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actress
1 win · 1 nomination
- WinnerGolden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actress
Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Picture
No wins yet · 1 nomination
- WinnerGolden Raspberry Award for Worst Picture
Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Screenplay
No wins yet · 1 nomination
- WinnerGolden Raspberry Award for Worst Screenplay
Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actor - Razzie Award
No wins yet · 1 nomination
- WinnerGolden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actor - Razzie Award
The numbers
Box Office & Release
Rocky IV returned 9.7× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $31M
- Opening weekend
- —
- Domestic gross
- —
- International gross
- —
- Worldwide gross
- $300M
- Release date
- Nov 21, 1985
- Runtime
- 1h 31m
- MPAA rating
- —
- Language
- English, Russian
- Country
- United States of America
Figures from the verified production record. Fields we cannot source are left blank rather than estimated.
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