Creed II

2018 Directed by Steven Caple Jr.

There's More to Lose than a Title

Between personal obligations and training for his next big fight against an opponent with ties to his family's past, Adonis Creed is up against the challenge of his life.

Michael B. Jordan Sylvester Stallone Dolph Lundgren Florian Munteanu Tessa Thompson Wood Harris Phylicia Rashād Andre Ward Brigitte Nielsen Milo Ventimiglia Russell Hornsby Robbie Johns Jacob 'Stitch' Duran Patrice Harris Ana Gerena Christopher Mann Robert Douglas Benjamin Vaynshelboym Angelina Shipilina Pavel Vakunov Oleg Ivanov Pete Postiglione Billy Vargus Zack Beyer Chrisdine King Johanna Tolentino Eleni Delopoulos Marcia Myers Ivo Nandi Show All…

Alternative Titles

Creed 2, רוקי 8: קריד 2, Rocky 8: Creed 2, Rocky VIII: Creed II, Rocky 8 - Creed 2

drama

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Review by karen h. ★★½ 6

i think about the fact that dolph lundgren has a master's degree in chemical engineering constantly
Review by adrianbalboa ★★★½ 2

would like to claim that like four years ago while setting up my account here i had some kind of female intuition that some really great rocky sequels would soon be released and that’s why i picked this username but really i was just very into rocky the musical and now you all know my dark secret
Review by matt lynch ★★★ 4

Sacrifices almost all of Coogler's emotional intelligence and nuance for, well, a pretty generic ROCKY sequel with Adonis' arc one of masculine pride restored. In fact it's the Dragos who have the more succinct and novel underdog story (honestly I was sort of rooting for them, and anyway it's great to see Dolph in a dramatic role, no matter how small). The performances are so convincing that it's still relatively effective by the end but the last thing this movie should've been is merely acceptable.
Review by Patrick Willems ★★★½ 1

The fight scenes got the crowd of middle schoolers in my theater to actually pay attention, cheer, gasp, and applaud, so I'd say the movie is pretty effective.
Review by Matt Singer ★★★½ 2

Shoulda called it CRIED II cause that’s what I did at the end thank you try the veal tip your waitstaff.
Full review at ScreenCrush.
Review by Jay ★★★½ 3

Creed 3: Adonis fights Ksi and the Paul brothers
Review by TJ ★★★★ 3

Tessa Thompson wears a blazer and a beret to a boxing match and it's the biggest flex of BDE I've ever witnessed.
Review by Houston Coley ★★★★ 4

“What’s a light if it doesn’t even light?”
It’s not as directionally brilliant as the first film, but this is still a very worthy and natural continuation, and everything about it feels earned. My theater totally loved it - there was cheering all throughout the last act. As has been the case with most Rocky movies, the boxing is just a backdrop to the human drama and relationships, and Tessa Thompson, Michael B Jordan and Sylvester Stallone just kill it every time. Uh, kill it in a good way. There’s probably a little too much down-time in the middle of the film where Adonis’s character is constantly casting self-pity and doubt, but it’s acted so well that it’s hard to…
Review by nyloraced ✨ ★★★★

To preface this, the first installment of Creed was an absolutely beautiful film that blew me away in all regards. It cemented Ryan Coogler as one of my favorite up and coming directors that wasn't just a one hit wonder with Fruitvale Station. It also got me excited to see anything else Michael B Jordan would star in in the future. It had so much heart, intensity, atmosphere, and anything else positive about it. It was easily one of the best movies of 2015.
So the sequel had a lot to live up to. And without Coogler directing, I was pretty nervous.
Luckily, it did pretty well. I do think it wasn't as strong of a film as its predecessor.…
Review by Jak-Luke Sharp ★★★★★ 13

MGM + Warner Bros. Cinema
2.39:1
Color
Codex
12A
”He's just a man be more a man than him”
Steven Caple Jr’s Creed II is nothing short of the equivalent of gold dust. It is, in essence, a perfect sequel. Honouring that of the house that built it with compelling charges in echoes of emotional contusion while building its own path with its exceptional and exquisite tools at hand I.e the truly outstanding character acrs and resulting performances from Thompson, Jordan and the delightfully stoic animosity of Lundgren that bleed poignant heart and colossal atmosphere in a highly successful implication in the ideals of fate and destiny wrapped in a prism of echoed time.
95

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Review by Justin Peterson ★★★½

Adonis Creed and his mentor Rocky Balboa face their toughest obstacle yet, when the son of the man who killed Creed's father Apollo challenges Adonis for the title.
"I wanna rewrite history ... Don't pretend this is about your father!"
'Rocky 4' was the perfect blend of a cheesy but awesome sports montage/boxing flick. It was my first Rocky movie and remains my favorite in the series, due in large part to my fascination with Soviet/Cold War history. Now 33 years later I was blown away when I found out they would be following up the awesome revival of the Rocky franchise 'Creed', with a sequel that ties perfectly into the story line of Apollo Creed's legacy.
While Creed 2…
Review by anya

almost like shakespeare

Recent reviews

Review by Patrick McSweeney ★★★★

B+
Despite all preconceptions, and if I'm being honest... its better than Rocky 2.
I'm sorry but its true.
If you disagree, you're lying to yourself.
The pacing is better, the action is more involving and the second act is far more distinct than the first film. That can't be said for Rocky 2.
The CGI is confusingly dated and unnecessary, and the writing isn't quite as tight as the first film. But it still works.
It didn't really need to happen, but I'm glad we have it. Its a good place to leave it...
...we are leaving it right?

..right??
Review by MonarcaBR ★★★½

Não manteve o nível do primeiro e também prefiro a direção anterior, mesmo sendo um pouco mais do mesmo valeu a pena.
Review by 2_Traiinz ★★★★

A great follow-up to be sure. It was less special and had less reason to exist (which are pretty inescapable issues for most sequels) but it was still really enjoyable and emotional.
I would highly recommend these two movies as they are some of the best sports films, that do a great job of pulling you into the sport.
Review by Gabriel Araujo ★★★

"I did it because it was my fight. And when I stepped into the ring, it wasn't just about me."
I didn't like it very much, the performances, after the first one, went downhill to my point of view, Drago’s scenes were the best, the rest was hmm to me. It is a good film, with a script structure equal to the other features, but watching the first just before this one, causes a VERY different feeling.
But the soundtrack and Tessa Thompson singing are chefs kiss.👌🏽
Review by Marcus_Fredegod ★★★★

This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.

I definitely didn’t expect it to be that good! Rocky movies are so predictable, I still enjoy them. They are very sentimental but it is okay because it is the purpose of the franchise. The rocky franchise is one of my favorite movie-franchises. This is a good ending to the franchise. I cried in the ending and I really didn’t expect that from a movie about boxing, but the scene where rocky says to Adonis “this is your time” and then sits down on a chair while everyone else is celebrating, made me cry. And also the beautiful ending where rocky meets his grandson and talks to his son for the first time in many years. I think that was…
Review by Harry Hartstone ★★★½

not as good as creed one but still good. glad that the structure has largely stayed the same
Review by Carlos ★★★

Comenzando con que no me gustó nada Rocky IV, con esta secuela comenzaba mal. Apela a la nostalgia con un guion super cliché y predecible que involuciona al protagonista. Mirable.
Review by danikaP ★★★★★

Even better than the first one! Love the love story!
Review by Dante ★★★★

i'm straight after all
Review by Boner Alert

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Review by Itsyaboy_______ ★★★★½

Great movie as good as the first one
9.4/10
Review by kimurarapha ★★★★★

2 velhos com situações pendentes botam suas crias pra lutar