I Play Rocky is the new movie from Peter Farrelly based on the making if Rocky.

The movie stars Anthony Ippolito who has been seen previously in Purple Hearts and The English Teacher. It also stars Anna Sophia Robb, who has previously been seen in Soul Surfer and Down A Dark Hall.

Directing duties go to Peter Farrelly, who has previously brought us Green Book and Dumb And Dumber.

Movie Synopsis

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.

BBFC certificate breakdown.

• Title: I Play Rocky
• BBFC age rating: 12A Certificate
• Reason: moderate sex references, violence, injury detail, strong language
• Classification Date: 20th November 2026
• Runtime: 128 minutes (2 hours 8 minutes)
• The movie is being released into movie theatres
• Directed by:
  • Peter Farrelly
• Starring:
  • Anthony Ippolito
  • Anna Sophia Robb
  • Stephan James
  • Matt Dillon

  BBFC movie page

With Black Panther: Wakanda Forever currently at the top of the North American box office can this weeks new cinema releases challlenge it for the US box office crown?

Check out other new releases from around the world.

• Strange World
• Something In the Dirt
• Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
• Devotion
• Bones and All
• The Fabelmans
• Poker Face

Strange World

• The movie is directed by Don Hall and Qui Nguyen, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Don Hall and Qui Nguyen also directed Big Hero 6 in 2015 which grossed $222.5 Mil. in the US and grossed $657.8 Mil. globally.
• It stars Jake Gyllenhaal who also starred in Highway (2002).
• The film also stars Alan Tudyk who was last seen in Encanto (2021).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Something In the Dirt

• The movie is directed by Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead also directed Synchronic in 2019.
• It stars Aaron Moorhead who also starred in Something In the Dirt (2022).
• The film also stars Justin Benson who was last seen in 78/52 Hitchcocks Shower Scene (2017).
• They also appeared together in 78/52 Hitchcocks Shower Scene in 2017.
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.
• The MPAA age rating is

Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery

• The movie is directed by Rian Johnson, it is the directors 7th movie.
• Rian Johnson also directed The Mountain Goats the Life of the World to Come in 2010.
• It stars Daniel Craig who also starred in Flashbacks of a Fool (2008).
• The film also stars Edward Norton who was last seen in The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun (2021).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Devotion

• The movie is directed by J.D. Dillard, it is the directors 4th movie.
• J.D. Dillard also directed Sleight in 2017.
• It stars Jonathan Majors who also starred in Hostiles (2018).
• The film also stars Glen Powell who was last seen in Top Gun: Maverick (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Bones and All

• The movie is directed by Luca Guadagnino, it is the directors 7th movie.
• Luca Guadagnino also directed A Bigger Splash in 2016 which grossed $2 Mil. in the US and grossed $7.5 Mil. globally.
• It stars Taylor Russell who also starred in Down a Dark Hall (2018).
• The film also stars Timothée Chalamet who was last seen in Don't Look Up (2021).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

The Fabelmans

• The movie is directed by Steven Spielberg, it is the directors 36th movie.
• Steven Spielberg also directed The Terminal in 2004 which grossed $77.9 Mil. in the US and grossed $219.4 Mil. globally.
• It stars Michelle Williams who also starred in Take This Waltz (2012).
• The film also stars Paul Dano who was last seen in The Batman (2022).
• They also appeared together in Meek's Cutoff in 2011.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Poker Face

• The movie is directed by Russell Crowe, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Russell Crowe also directed The Water Diviner in 2015.
• It stars Russell Crowe who also starred in Proof of Life (2000).
• The film also stars Liam Hemsworth who was last seen in Arkansas (2020).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Check back on Monday to see what new movies made it onto the Weekend Box Office Chart.

Next week there are 4 new movies released

• Women Talking - Friday, 2nd December
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• Hunt - Friday, 2nd December - streaming
• Violent Night - Friday, 2nd December