I Play Rocky

• Director: Peter Farrelly
• Writer: Peter Gamble
• Starring: Anthony Ippolito, AnnaSophia Robb, Stephan James, Matt Dillon, PJ Byrne, Jay Duplass, Tracy Letts, Robert Morgan

Grade: B

If there is any type of movie that is easy to greenlight in 2026, it’s those based on popular IP. From comic book movies to book adaptations, Hollywood has recently become a machine that pumps out projects based on material that people already like. Every once in a while, however, a movie like Obsession comes out and takes the world by storm and becomes a phenomenon. In 1976, that movie was Rocky: an inspiring, underdog sports drama that audiences fell in love with. 50 years later, I Play Rocky attempts to showcase what the Sylvester Stallone film did while still being the IP movie that Hollywood likes to release.