I Play Rocky
Directed by Peter Farrelly
The electrifying true story about an unknown actor with an unshakable belief that he wasn't just meant to write Rocky—he was meant to be Rocky Balboa. Told "no" at every turn, Sylvester Stallone bets everything on himself, holding the line on playing the lead against seemingly impossible odds. From TMDB
97 reactions from 4 sources (Bluesky, Mastodon, Lemmy, TMDB reviews) · newest Nov 5, 2026 · last updated Nov 6, 2026 · How this works
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| Lemmy * | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| TMDB reviews * | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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I Play Rocky is a 2026 drama history film, directed by Peter Farrelly, starring Anthony Ippolito, AnnaSophia Robb and P.J. Byrne.
- 82 people have posted about this film on Bluesky, Mastodon, Lemmy, TMDB reviews
- posts span Apr 16, 2026 to Nov 5, 2026
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60 of 97 · most liked firstDoesn’t seem like a great sign that the most hype parts of the ”I Play Rocky” trailer are just... Rocky. Like, yeah, that movie IS good.
negative · AI labelView post →From just one TV ad, I decided I’d rather snort a bottle of ghost pepper hot sauce than see the movie “I Play Rocky.”
negative · AI labelView post →I loved The Odyssey. Dunesday will be fun as hell. I'm looking forward to Wild Horse Nine and I Play Rocky and Elsinore and Behemoth!, etc. But my Movie Of 2026 is Godzilla Minus Zero. Just rewatched Minus One and, goddamn, it's just so good. Can't wait for Friday.
neutral · AI labelView post →I Play Rocky shot a bunch of fake footage for the trailer, when you get to the theater it’s just that softcore porn movie Stallone did in its entirety.
negative · AI labelView post →Christy @christylemire.bsky.social and Alonso @aduralde.bsky.social went the distance with I Play Rocky. #filmsky 📽
neutral · AI labelView post →they should make a film about the guy who wrote I Play Rocky wanting to play Sylvester Stallone wanting to play Rocky in I Play Rocky, they could call it "Can I Play The Guy Playing Rocky In I Play Rocky"
neutral · AI labelView post →My review of I Play Rocky for The Film Verdict #filmsky 📽️
neutral · AI labelView post →“I Play Rocky” will probably be a pretty okay movie if they cast a guy who does a good Stallone. “I Play Rocky” would probably be an UTTERLY AMAZING movie if they cast a guy who does a terrible Stallone.
neutral · AI labelView post →I Play Rocky is a fake movie. 30 Rock gag for sure
negative · AI labelView post →Trailers: Prima Facie, Ebenezer, Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother, You Can See Everything Walk outs: 3 maybe when the BBFC card appeared. Possibly because they thought it was a movie about horse riding. Or maybe they were hoping for I Play Rocky.
neutral · AI labelView post →The cast of I PLAY ROCKY looked pretty cute at the AFI Fest premiere tomandlorenzo.com/2026/10/afi-...
neutral · AI labelView post →In this week’s episode of the Black Girl Nerds podcast, we welcome actor J Nycole Ralph of the film I Play Rocky. J Nycole is an actor, producer, and storyteller drawn to the people and stories history too often overlooks.
neutral · AI labelView post →Monday Secret Movie now confirmed as I Play Rocky #AMCScreenUnseen #Cinemark #Regal #Oscars #Filmsky
neutral · AI labelView post →In the cinema this weekend they played a trailer for that “I Play Rocky” movie and the first time the guy playing Stallone spoke, the theater erupted in laughter.
negative · AI labelView post →I Play Rocky (2026, dir Peter Farrelly). A struggling actor with a partially paralyzed face and a speech impediment writes a script that a big movie studio wants to buy, but he refuses to sell it unless he gets to play the lead. Turning down an offer of life-changing money, he instead works for pennies to get the movie made with himself in the starring role. The movie becomes the biggest box office hit of 1976, notching ten Oscar nominations and winning Best Picture. The true story of the…
neutral · AI labelView post →I Play Rocky (2026, dir Peter Farrelly). A struggling actor with a partially paralyzed face and a speech impediment writes a script that a big movie studio wants to buy, but he refuses to sell it unless he gets to play the lead. Turning down an offer of life-changing money, he instead works for pennies to get the movie made with himself in the starring role. The movie becomes the biggest box office hit of 1976, notching ten Oscar nominations and winning Best Picture. The true story of the…
neutral · AI labelView post →trying to decide between Wicker and I Play Rocky for my one free* cinema ticket this month, leaning towards Wicker, what think you? *comes free w banking app so not actually free but you know. it has to be at Vue cinema so I can't go and watch a rerun of an old Bergman or Passolini film or whatever
neutral · AI labelView post →I Play Rocky (2026, dir Peter Farrelly). A struggling actor with a partially paralyzed face and a speech impediment writes a script that a big movie studio wants to buy, but he refuses to sell it unless he gets to play the lead. Turning down an offer of life-changing money, he instead works for pennies to get the movie made with himself in the starring role. The movie becomes the biggest box office hit of 1976, notching ten Oscar nominations and winning Best Picture. The true story of the…
neutral · AI labelView post →I found out that my local movie theater does those mystery showings, where you get an early screening but you don't know what movie you'll see, & I finally made it out to one! I probably wouldn't have sought out I Play Rocky, but it was a wonderful time. Great tale of an iconic film.
positive · AI labelView post →Just saw a movie ad, "I Play Rocky," about the impossible-to-believe-if-it-weren't-true story of Sylvester Stallone in the 70s, writing a screenplay, getting the movie made, playing the title role, winning an Oscar. Why don't people just watch the movie again? If they can find it to stream, that is.
negative · AI labelView post →My first thought when I saw the #IPlayRocky poster: "oh, #Luigi Mangione is now doing #cinema!"
neutral · AI labelView post →Anyways I'll be seeing a movie (I Play Rocky) tonight, I did this in 2024 and saw the Liam Neeson movie Absolution in a completely empty theatre and found out what happened during the end credits
neutral · AI labelView post →I Play Rocky 4.5⭐️/5 Excellent film. I’m lucky to have seen it today.
positive · AI labelView post →Time for another Regal Mystery Movie. Hoping this is I Play Rocky. If it’s Drummer Boy, I’m walking out because I don’t do Angel movies. As usual with these screenings, the trailers will be shared after the film.
neutral · AI labelView post →So, if you're looking for a feel good movie you can watch with relatives at Thanksgiving, a great date night flick, or a film industry insider comedy, it's I PLAY ROCKY. Genuinely funny and touching film that reminds you why we love cinema.
positive · AI labelView post →A guy I've known for more than 50 years is the director of "I Play Rocky." It's looking good! #IPlayRocky #PeterFarrelly www.youtube.com/watch?v=JcMv...
neutral · AI labelView post →MJ’s @thrillhouse24.bsky.social says “I can’t wait to see I Play Rocky again upon its wide premiere. This is going to be one I’ll happily include any time I do a Rocky series rewatch.” #IPlayRocky is in theaters November 6th.
neutral · AI labelView post →they should make an I Play Rocky for every Rocky movie. I Play Rocky IV would be the greatest movie ever made
positive · AI labelView post →Just saw an ad for the movie "I Play Rocky" and that Sylvester Stallone impression...I can't. 🤣🤣🤣
negative · AI labelView post →Between I Play Rocky and the Jimmy Stewart movie, it’s an incredible time to really go for it with a voice. Nic Cage as John Madden
neutral · AI labelView post →‘I Play Rocky’ is recreating the Philly classic on the big screen. Billy Penn sat down with the director of the movie and some of the stars to discuss. billypenn.com/2026/11/03/i...
neutral · AI labelView post →I don't get the snootiness about Mcdonagh having made a similar film or two. That's his style, and this plays out quite differently. Anyone would be proud of that dialogue, the actors rise to it. I've got a Godzilla/I Play Rocky double header on Friday. Keen to hear what Golden Boy is like,
positive · AI labelView post →@mxchara I saw a trailer for #IPlayRocky which is a Stallone bio pic a couple of days ago - looked quite decent.
positive · AI labelView post →"Everyone working on a film is a hero." I PLAY ROCKY writer Peter Gamble before the Austin Film Festival screening.
neutral · AI labelView post →Just saw the film "I Play Rocky" and loved it. Lived across from Philly Art Museum for five years. Will say this thrift store Rocky Santa Costume is terrible. (It lasted about two hours).
positive · AI labelView post →i finally saw ‘you can see everything’ and yeah good movie, discourse etc. but what I really can’t stop thinking about is ‘I Play Rocky’. like that man is still alive?? couldn’t we have had some original movies instead?
negative · AI labelView post →I saw I Play Rocky last weekend at the Chicago Film Fest and it was so good! I loved it. The kid playing Stallone is, at some points, so dead-on it was a little unnerving. Yes, he has a similar look, but the voice was perfect. It was fun to see how they actually got the movie made and Sly’s story. 👍
positive · AI labelView post →“I Play Rocky” would probably be the greatest movie of all time if they cast actual Stallone trying to play young Stallone.
neutral · AI labelView post →I Play Rocky is a movie about a movie where a guy writes a movie about playing Rocky and then plays Rocky and then in I Play Rocky he plays Rocky writing Rocky playing Rocky #movies
neutral · AI labelView post →wow that I Play Rocky movie looks like a pile
negative · AI labelView post →Movie TV Tech Geeks #MovieNews #IPlayRocky #Rocky #PeterFarrelly Sylvester Stallone’s ‘Rocky’ Origin Story Officially Gets a New Trailer http://dlvr.it/TW1csG
neutral · AI labelView post →Saw an early screening of "I Play Rocky" last night. Wonderful. I don't know where they found this kid, but I felt like I was looking at Stallone. And a movie based on the real-life underdog story about the making of an underdog story.... Inspiring. Never give up on yourself.
positive · AI labelView post →It may not be a knockout, but I PLAY ROCKY has just enough stamina to go the distance! Read my review for it now! #IPlayRocky filmfeeder.co.uk/film-reviews...
neutral · AI labelView post →"It’s got good heart, an inspiring message, and a magnetic lead turn" Click the link to read our ⭐⭐⭐ review for the Sylvester Stallone biopic I Play Rocky, out in UK cinemas November 6! filmfeeder.co.uk/film-reviews...
neutral · AI labelView post →Movie Review: In ‘I Play Rocky,’ a middleweight crowd-pleaser about the making of a classic https://triblive.com/aande/movies-tv/movie-review-in-i-play-rocky-a-middleweight-crowd-pleaser-about-the-making-of-a-classic/
neutral · AI labelView post →2026 Film Reviews 741. Halloween 4: The Return Of Michael Myers (1988) - 3.0 742. Head (1968) - 4.5 743. Play Misty for Me (1971) - 5.0 744. I Play Rocky (2026) - 4.5 745. Wedding in White (1972) - 5.0 #2026FilmsDH
positive · AI labelView post →Movie Review: ‘I Play Rocky’ is no knockout, but Anthony Ippolito packs a punch. Anthony Ippolito delivers a standout performance as Sylvester Stallone in Peter Farrelly’s “I Play Rocky,” a nostalgic but uneven tribute to the Philly classic. #Philly | #movies | #Rocky | #AnthonyIppolito
neutral · AI labelView post →AnnaSophia Robb Attends NYC Screening Of 'I PLAY ROCKY'! www.beautifulballad.org/2026/11/05/a...
neutral · AI labelView post →#IPlayRocky #Review: #SylvesterStallone’ s #Inspiring #Biopic Pulls Its Punches www.cbr.com/i-play-rocky...
neutral · AI labelView post →I Play Rock is the latest biopic, this time focusing on Stallones trials and tribulations making Rocky. Is it any good? Click the Review for my take youtu.be/Gsc0WePiP6Q #IPlayRocky #SylvesterStallone #MovieEmporium
neutral · AI labelView post →And finally… It’s an American classic, so of course it’s due for the Hollywood treatment. I Play Rocky, a tale about the making of Sylvester Stallone’s iconic ’70s movie, comes out for limited release this weekend. …
neutral · AI labelView post →We take a look at guaranteed crowd please, 'I Play Rocky'..... anygoodfilms.com/i-play-rocky... #Rocky
neutral · AI labelView post →Got to see a preview screening of I Play Rocky last night thanks to @empiremagazine.bsky.social. The film was preceded by a live performance of the Rocky theme, which was an amusing surprise!
neutral · AI labelView post →I PLAY ROCKY, Peter Farrelly’s film about the making of Rocky, is in the business of shameless hagiography. In select theaters Friday.
neutral · AI labelView post →themovieminute.com/i-play-rocky... that winning feeling? Then I Play Rocky, the new crowd pleasing tribute to the movie classic, might be for you. My review is attached below.
neutral · AI labelView post →“Every step of the way, "I Play Rocky" depicts the making of "Rocky" by mirroring the film itself." Mark Asch reviews Peter Farrelly’s pandering, frictionless portrait of a young Sylvester Stallone.
neutral · AI labelView post →Yesterday's Mystery Movie was I Play Rocky. It was good, but not great.
neutral · AI labelView post →#NowWatching: 'I Play Rocky' (2026) Dir by Peter Farrelly. Subscribe to the channel for my full reviews of this movie and so much more! Video & Written reviews. Follow & Subscribe @TheSceneSnobs YouTube/Socials/Substack/Letterboxd here: Linktr.ee/thescenesnobs
neutral · AI labelView post →AnnaSophia Robb Attends Special Philadelphia Screening For 'I PLAY ROCKY'! www.beautifulballad.org/2026/11/03/a...
neutral · AI labelView post →Also since the movie is distributed by Amazon MGM, hear me out to any executives working there: next year, to recoup profits if this movie bombs, greenlight a biopic about Project Hail Mary puppeteer and voice actor James Ortiz. This movie would also be called “I Play Rocky”.
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