Creed II

Name: Creed II
Genre: Action, Drama, Sport
Released: November 21, 2018
Duration: 130 min
Rating: 66
Cast: Andre Ward, Daniel Sassa, Darin Ferraro, David Cohen, Dolph Lundgren

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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | Release Date: November 21, 2018 | PG-13

Starring: Andre Ward, Daniel Sassa, Darin Ferraro, David Cohen, Dolph Lundgren, Florian Munteanu, Ivo Nandi, Jacob 'Stitch' Duran, Kristina Aponte, Mark Marcarian, Marko Caka, Michael B. Jordan, Michael Buffer, Michael Santiago, Milo Ventimiglia, Monica Haynes, Myles Humphus, Phylicia Rashad, Raul I Torres, Robbie Johns, Russell Hornsby, Shayna Ryan, Sylvester Stallone, Tessa Thompson, Wood Harris

Movie Facts:

Stallone, who won a Golden Globe for Creed and wrote Creed II, returns for his eighth performance as Rocky Balboa. (Entertainment Weekly)
The original Creed is a Metacritic Must-See with an aggregate score of 82 and has made over $110 million in domestic box office.

Summary: Life has become a balancing act for Adonis Creed. Between personal obligations and training for his next big fight, he is up against the challenge of his life. Facing an opponent with ties to his family's past only intensifies his impending battle in the ring. Rocky Balboa is there by his side through it all and, together, Rocky and AdonisLife has become a balancing act for Adonis Creed. Between personal obligations and training for his next big fight, he is up against the challenge of his life. Facing an opponent with ties to his family's past only intensifies his impending battle in the ring. Rocky Balboa is there by his side through it all and, together, Rocky and Adonis will confront their shared legacy, question what's worth fighting for, and discover that nothing's more important than family. Creed II is about going back to basics to rediscover what made you a champion in the first place, and remembering that, no matter where you go, you can't escape your history.… Expand

Director: Steven Caple Jr.

Genre(s): Action, Drama, Sport

Rating: PG-13

Runtime: 130 min

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A.O. Scott

Nov 21, 2018

Creed II is a terrific movie, a boxing picture full of inspired sweetness and shrewd science that honors the cherished traditions of the genre while feeling like something new and exciting in the world. Read full review

Joshua Rothkopf

Nov 21, 2018

impressively, the movie compensates with some fascinating father-son Drago tensions, the Russian oligarchs swarming, redemption at hand. Read full review

Richard Roeper

Nov 21, 2018

The script by Stallone and Juel Taylor is solid, adhering to the time-honored “Rocky” formula of relatively intimate character scenes, training montages and of course a couple of big fights. Read full review

Matt Singer

Nov 16, 2018

Creed II is very much a Rocky sequel. It’s bigger, louder, and more over the top than its predecessor, with a more formulaic story and more absurd boxing matches. It’s satisfying as a pop confection, but it’s not as special or as rich as its predecessor. Read full review

Michael Phillips

Nov 19, 2018

By the end, the movie has become a shameless and, yes, effective ode to fathers and sons everywhere. Read full review

Empire Ian Freer

Nov 16, 2018

Creed II is to Creed what the Rocky sequels are to the original: a more generic, less textured take on familiar boxing movie tropes. The difference, it seems, is Coogler. Read full review

Movie Nation Roger Moore

Nov 19, 2018

There’s barely an original thought or novel theme in Creed II, a movie that wrings more bloody-nose money from the original “Rocky” sequels in recycling characters, themes, fights and situations and putting Michael B. Jordan and Tessa Thompson instead of Stallone and Talia Shire in them this time. Read full review

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calledman123

Nov 24, 2018

The Movie is amazing, so emotional, acting is brilliant, just such a great follow up to the original.

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Diptanshu

Jun 26, 2020

Emotionally and morally satisfying movie!the awesome retelling of Russian's fight with Creed,this time with Donnie and Drago Jr it was great!the whole movie is emotional up's and down's ride with inspirational things and morals to learn.literally Rocky's every Quote or step is brilliant andEmotionally and morally satisfying movie!the awesome retelling of Russian's fight with Creed,this time with Donnie and Drago Jr it was great!the whole movie is emotional up's and down's ride with inspirational things and morals to learn.literally Rocky's every Quote or step is brilliant and amazing the little lessons on his talks were great,the music was phenomenal,the acting was iconic,the story was brilliant,the starting settled scenes for Donnie leading into the normal fights and the whole propose thing it was sweet,the Russian's challenge and Drago's conversation at restaurant telling his losses and all it was insane and amazing,the Obsession of Donnie to win against Them kind-of revenge thing doing so Rocky's disagreement and new trainer to fight it was like some shades of Creed Sr the fast training and no fear or underestimation of Opponent for Donnie resulting in shocking loss and hospitalize thing it was insane and amazing,the emotional conversation of Donnie and Rocky were strong and brilliant there kind-of father son bond was awesome,the hospital scene and the baby it was sweet,the conversation of both and Donnie's mother before Baby it was hilarious and surprising.then the whole hearing aid thing and all for baby it was heart-breaking and emotional,the taking care of baby's scene was sweet and Donnie's still having a thing for boxing it was amazing,then the rematch thing with Rocky back as trainer and the Hell of a training scene it was awesome the last act was again amazing as hell,the last fight the punches and the tactics and all it was intense and great,the Russian's thing in family and all it was little emotional then in fight the father-son duo of Drago after loosing there interactions were emotional and sad and the other side The creed's it was literally cheerful and amazing,the closing shot with Creed's grave and Donnie's conversation and other side the Rocky and Robert scene it was literally beautiful great to watch Milo again playing Robert,the grandson of Rocky and there talk and whole ending it was literally the sweetest and beautifully satisfying end!it's amazing sequel it was emotionally,morally,inspirational and satisfying,its A Great movie!… Expand

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Compi24

Nov 24, 2018

A sports movie sequel done right, "Creed II" takes everything that worked so well in "Creed" and augments it to a satisfying degree without entering the realms of silliness that some of the other "Rocky" films unfortunately wandered into. The stakes, the circumstances, the character arcs,A sports movie sequel done right, "Creed II" takes everything that worked so well in "Creed" and augments it to a satisfying degree without entering the realms of silliness that some of the other "Rocky" films unfortunately wandered into. The stakes, the circumstances, the character arcs, the time span -- all of it is heightened, making for a fantastically enthralling and invigorating movie-going experience. And with a really nuanced look into the lives and motivations of the antagonistic forces at hand in the film, it all ultimately shapes out to being more than just your average "good-fighter-versus-evil-fighter" slugfest. This is a much needed, crowd-pleasing effort with some terrific performances, an epic feel, and a commanding mainstream directorial debut from one Steven Caple Jr. Color this opinion unpopular, but I might just like this one more than the first.… Expand

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SoulWarfare

Feb 19, 2019

After the surprisingly amazing first Creed, there was huge expectations for the second one. However, director Ryan Coogler does not return for the sequel but is instead directed by Steven Caple Jr. Let start with the positive.
The film brings back over the top villain Ivan Drago andAfter the surprisingly amazing first Creed, there was huge expectations for the second one. However, director Ryan Coogler does not return for the sequel but is instead directed by Steven Caple Jr. Let start with the positive.
The film brings back over the top villain Ivan Drago and introduces his son Victor Drago. What this film does great is actually make Ivan Drago human. We actually care a lot about what is going on with the Drago family and my only disappointment is that we didn't really get to see more of them. The film also has some great music albeit not as good as the first in my opinion. Likewise it has some great boxing scenes but again it ain't as good as the first one which also had the amazing one shot fight scene.
The film feels like Rocky II and Rocky III combined as it has Creed dealing with his new fame but also being challenged by a raw powerful boxer. The director manages to give more depth to the characters especially with these drama.
The actors also all give a great performance as usual.

Lets go over the negatives
Creed II does not really change the Rocky formula and this film retreads a lot of the same grounds that was in the first Creed. It retreads the Rocky giving Creed the mantle again. It has Creed trying to live up to his father, again. It has Rocky and Creed drama, again. Additionally, Creed's motive doesn't always feel necessary or right but people just support him anyway. He wants revenge but doesn't even remember the fact that Rocky did that in Rocky IV? The film can basically be summarised as "not as good as the first one" but if you love the Rocky franchise or enjoyed the first one then there is no reason not to give this one a watch… Expand

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AliAhmadWaseem

Apr 26, 2023

Makes Rocky IV feel much more complete with this movie. Giving a good close to Rocky IV's story.

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eli_fjr

Nov 26, 2018

The first CREED was an excellent film. This second one suffers from pacing issues. The fight scenes at times were comical in that you could tell they were overtly fake. Good acting and excellent music. I would rent it and watch it at home.

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RichardGonci

Mar 17, 2019

Every time I try to watch this piece of dreck certain other bodily functions take over. Did it even have a writer out of middle school? Predictable would be high praise for this formulaic crap. If you don't know what's gonna happen from scene to scene, then maybe you should be screened forEvery time I try to watch this piece of dreck certain other bodily functions take over. Did it even have a writer out of middle school? Predictable would be high praise for this formulaic crap. If you don't know what's gonna happen from scene to scene, then maybe you should be screened for pre-Altzheimers.… Expand

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