Best Sylvester Stallone Movies: Are you looking for the best Sylvester Stallone movies to watch this weekend? Sylvester Gardenzio Stallone is an American actor and filmmaker. After his beginnings as a struggling actor for a number of years upon arriving in New York City in 1969 and later Hollywood in 1974, he won his first critical acclaim as an actor for his co-starring role as Stanley Rosiello in The Lords of Flatbush.
Stallone is the only actor in the history of American cinema to have starred in a box-office number-one film across six consecutive decades. He is also one of the most renowned physical culture icons in history.
Sylvester Stallone Facts
Birth Name: Sylvester Gardenzio Stallone
Birth Date: 6 July 1946
Profession: Actor, Filmmaker
Birth Place: Hell’s Kitchen, New York, United States
Birth Sign: Cancer
First Movie: The Square Root (1969)
Best Movie: Rocky (1976)
Worst Movie: Reach Me (2014)
Spouse: Jennifer Flavin (m. 1997), Brigitte Nielsen (m. 1985–1987), Sasha Czack (m. 1974–1985)
Best Sylvester Stallone Movies
1. Rocky (1976) (Rating: 8.1)
Director: John G. Avildsen
Genres: Drama/Sport
Star Cast: Sylvester Stallone, Talia Shire, Burgess Meredith, Burt Young
Rocky is a 1976 American sports drama film directed by John G. Avildsen and written by and starring Sylvester Stallone. It is the first installment in the Rocky franchise. A small-time boxer gets a chance to fight the world heavyweight champion and he blindly jumps into the ring in a bid to earn respect and glory.
2. Creed (2015) (Rating: 7.6)
Director: Ryan Coogler
Genres: Drama/Sport
Star Cast: Michael B. Jordan, Sylvester Stallone, Tessa Thompson, Phylicia Rashad
Creed is a 2015 American sports drama film directed by Ryan Coogler, who co-wrote the screenplay with Aaron Covington. It is the first spin-off of and is the seventh installment in the Rocky film series.
Adonis Johnson, the son of heavyweight champion Apollo Creed, embraces his legacy as a boxer and seeks mentorship from Rocky Balboa, his father’s old friend and rival.
3. First Blood (1982) (Rating: 7.7)
Director: Ted Kotcheff
Genres: Action/Adventure
Star Cast: Sylvester Stallone, Richard Crenna, Brian Dennehy, David Caruso
First Blood is a 1982 American action film directed by Ted Kotcheff and co-written by and starring Sylvester Stallone as Vietnam War veteran John Rambo. It is the first installment in the Rambo franchise, followed by Rambo: First Blood Part II.
John Rambo, a former US soldier traumatized by memories of the Vietnam War, gets into trouble when an incident with a small-town sheriff triggers his violent side.
4. Creed II (2018) (Rating: 7.1)
Director: Steven Caple Jr.
Genres: Drama/Sport
Star Cast: Michael B. Jordan, Sylvester Stallone, Tessa Thompson, Phylicia Rashad
Creed II is a 2018 American sports drama film directed by Steven Caple Jr. from a screenplay by Juel Taylor and Sylvester Stallone. It is the sequel to Creed (2015) and the eighth installment in the Rocky film series.
In 1985, Ivan Drago killed Apollo Creed in a tragic boxing match. Under the guidance of his trainer Rocky, Apollo’s son Adonis confronts Drago’s son in an ultimate showdown.
5. Cop Land (1997) (Rating: 7)
Director: James Mangold
Genres: Crime/Drama
Star Cast: Sylvester Stallone, Harvey Keitel, Ray Liotta, Robert De Niro
Cop Land is a 1997 American neo-noir crime drama film written and directed by James Mangold. When Freddy Heflin, the sheriff of Garrison, New Jersey, discovers that the town is riddled with corruption, he forms a plan to expose the people involved.
6. Rocky II (1979) (Rating: 7.3)
Director: Sylvester Stallone
Genres: Drama/Sport
Star Cast: Sylvester Stallone, Talia Shire, Burgess Meredith, Burt Young
Rocky II is a 1979 American sports drama film written, directed by, and starring Sylvester Stallone. The film is the sequel to Rocky (1976) and the second installment in the Rocky film series.
Despite losing to the world champion Apollo Creed, boxer Rocky Balboa earns the respect of people from his field. Exasperated over not being able to defeat Rocky easily, Apollo demands a rematch.
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7. The Expendables 2 (2012) (Rating: 6.6)
Director: Simon West
Genres: Action/Adventure
Star Cast: Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, Jet Li, Dolph Lundgren
The Expendables 2 is a 2012 American action film directed by Simon West, written by Richard Wenk and Sylvester Stallone and based on a story by Ken Kaufman, David Agosto and Wenk. All hell breaks loose when Barney, along with his band of old-school mercenaries, sets out on a path of carnage after one of their comrades gets killed during a simple task assigned by Mr Church.
8. Shade (2003) (Rating: 6.3)
Director: Damian Nieman
Genres: Thriller/Crime
Star Cast: Thandiwe Newton, Gabriel Byrne, Jamie Foxx, Stuart Townsend
Shade is a 2003 American neo-noir crime thriller film directed and written by Damian Nieman. Three con artists decide to up their game by scamming a well-known cardsharp. To collect the resources needed, they plan one last job which goes horribly wrong.
9. Rocky III (1982) (Rating: 6.8)
Director: Sylvester Stallone
Genres: Drama/Sport
Star Cast: Sylvester Stallone, Mr. T, Talia Shire, Carl Weathers
Rocky III is a 1982 American sports drama film written, directed by, and starring Sylvester Stallone. The film is the sequel to Rocky II (1979) and the third installment in the Rocky film series.
Rocky, the reigning world champion, accepts a boxing challenge from Clubber Lang and loses the match. He also ends up losing his credibility as a champion and has to fight to get it back.
10. Escape Plan (2013) (Rating: 6.7)
Director: Mikael Håfström
Genres: Action/Thriller
Star Cast: Sylvester Stallone, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jim Caviezel, 50 Cent
Escape Plan is a 2013 American prison action thriller film. It was directed by Swedish filmmaker Mikael Håfström, and written by Miles Chapman and Jason Keller. Ray, an expert in security systems, is framed for a crime and sent to a high-tech prison. However, he uses all his knowledge and special skills with a little inside help to escape the facility.
11. Bullet to the Head (2012) (Rating: 5.7)
Director: Walter Hill
Genres: Action/Thriller
Star Cast: Sylvester Stallone, Sung Kang, Sarah Shahi, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje
Bullet to the Head is a 2012 American action film directed by Walter Hill. The screenplay by Alessandro Camon was based on the French graphic novel Du plomb dans la tête written by Matz and illustrated by Colin Wilson. Jimmy Bobo, an assassin, and detective Taylor Kwon join forces to take revenge on Robert Nkomo Morel, the person responsible for killing their respective partners.
12. The Expendables (2010) (Rating: 6.4)
Director: Sylvester Stallone
Genres: Action/Adventure
Star Cast: Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, Jet Li, Terry Crews
The Expendables is a 2010 American action film written by David Callaham and Sylvester Stallone, and directed by Stallone, who also starred in the lead role. A group of mercenaries are tasked with a mission to overthrow a Latin American dictator. But they soon discover that he is a mere puppet controlled by a ruthless ex-CIA officer.