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Creed III

also known as “Creed 3,” “Creed III: Efsane Devam Ediyor,” “Creed III: Rocky's Legacy,” “Krid 3,” “Tay Đấm Huyền Thoại 3,” “Trúarjátning 3,” See all »
MPA Rating: PG-13-Rating (MPA) for intense sports action, violence and some strong language.
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Primary Audience: Adults
Genre: Sports Drama Sequel IMAX
Length: 1 hr. 56 min.
Year of Release: 2023
USA Release: March 3, 2023 (wide release—4,007 theaters)
DVD: May 23, 2023
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Featuring Michael B. Jordan … Adonis Creed
Tessa Thompson … Bianca Creed
Jonathan Majors … Damian Anderson
Wood Harris … Tony ‘Little Duke’ Burton
Phylicia Rashad … Mary-Anne Creed
Mila Davis-Kent … Amara Creed
Jose Benavidez … Felix Chavez
Selenis Leyva … Laura Chavez
Florian Munteanu … Viktor Drago
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Director Michael B. Jordan
Producer Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
Chartoff-Winkler Productions
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Distributor
Logo: United Artists Releasing
United Artists Releasing, a subsidiary of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), a division of MGM Holdings, Inc., Owner: Amazon®

“You can’t run from your past”

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Here’s what the distributor says about their film: “Seven years after ‘Creed II’ (2018), after dominating the boxing world, Adonis ‘Donnie’ Creed has been thriving in both his career and family life. When a childhood friend and former boxing prodigy, Damian ‘Dame’ Anderson, resurfaces after serving a long sentence in prison, he is eager to prove that he deserves his shot in the ring. The face-off between former friends is more than just a fight. To settle the score, Donnie must put his future on the line to battle Dame—a fighter who has nothing to lose.”

  • Violence: Heavy
  • Profane language: D*mn (3), H*ll (3)
  • Vulgar/Crude language: F-words (2) S-words (12) A** (4) N*ggers (in lyrics of song)
  • Nudity: • Woman in bikini top on poster • Cleavage • Shirtless men
  • Sex: • Couple kisses (3 or more scenes) • Implied comment about missing sex
  • Drugs/Alcohol: Drinking alcoholic beverages on several occassions
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Secular Movie Critics
…a no-frills sports melodrama that excels because of everyone’s commitment to making a great one. …“Creed III” does right with Damian what “Creed 2” did to a middling degree with Viktor Drago: It develops him as a sympathetic antagonist with a complex relationship established between him and Adonis. It’s not hard to understand Damian’s anger and resentment as he watched from behind bars his childhood friend become the famed titleholder. …[4/5]
Trace Sauveur, Austin Chronicle
…This is a humorless, dry retread of the lesser, later “Rocky” movies, a molehill of a tale for our boxing titans to climb. … rarely have the stakes felt so low in one of these movies, seldom have the plot contrivances felt so contrived… [2/4]
Roger Moore, Movie Nation
…a knockout — even without Rocky… How remarkable that these stories continue to be so gripping. …[3½/4]
Johnny Oleksinski, New York Post
…The film comes down to a draw between its flashes of brilliance and its missed opportunities. … the scenes where Donnie and Dame go to battle with one another outside the ring are far more intriguing than anything that plays out within it. …
Derek Smith, Slant
…This prodigal son’s reappearance ignites a rivalry a little Biblical and a little Shakespearean, though their macho melodrama hews most closely to the flavor of screenwriterly contrivance. …
Charles Bramesco, The Playlist
…“Creed III” gears audiences up for a fight of the century: The battle between Adonis and Damian is billed as one between an underdog and a man with nothing to lose. But the implications of those categories are murky and unsettling .…
Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter
…The legs look to be getting a tad shaky again with this ninth – and first Stallone-free – episode in the series. …Adonis Creed, shuffles behind the camera for a film that intersperses soapy sentiment with first-class acting duels. …[3/5]
Donald Clarke, The Irish Times
…the fight sequences are thrillingly visceral, but his [Jordan’s] weakness for cheesy montages and the film’s formulaic screenplay ensure that the picture was never going to take the franchise anywhere new. … [3/5]
Wendy Ide, The Guardian (UK)