The Rocky Films · Rocky Balboa
Rocky IV
EssentialMovie19851h 31m
Ivan Drago, the Cold War, and a montage-to-plot ratio that has never been beaten.
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Can you skip Rocky IV?
No. It carries part of the main Rocky throughline, and what comes after it assumes you have seen it. The next essential title is Rocky Balboa. In chronological order, reaching it takes about 7h 9m of essential viewing across 4 titles. See the full Rocky order.
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Where it sits in the Rocky order
- Release order
- #4 of 9
- Chronological order
- #4 of 9
- Released
- 27 November 1985
- In-universe era
- The Rocky Years