century-plus of motion picture history, few characters can be considered as iconic as Rocky Balboa, the everyman boxer who rises from humble beginnings, works hard to become the best version of himself while staying true to his nature and (spoiler alert) eventually comes out on top. With a career-defining script by Sylvester Stallone the writer, penned as a vehicle for Stallone the actor, was a phenomenon, netting big awards and big box office and yielding six spinoff franchise.
