Every ‘Rocky’ Movie, Ranked From Worst to Best

There aren’t many movie series that are still going after nearly five decades, and fewer still that have never been completely rebooted. Yet, somehow not only is “Rocky” and its spinoff series “Creed” still going, it’s still going strong, with the latest installment “Creed III” scoring an impressive $50 million opening weekend. These films about underdog boxers aren’t about fights and they aren’t about sensationalism (okay, one is). They’re about characters who evolve naturally over the course of time, who prove they all have more than one great story to tell.

Below, we look back on the franchise as a whole — from Sylvester Stallone’s Oscar-winning original to Michael B.