A Complete List of Rocky Films in Chronological Order

It’s hard to believe that the Rocky movie franchise has been around for almost 50 years now. The original “Rocky” was released in 1976, and since then, nine movies have been released, with one more due out this week and multiple other projects reportedly in development. The series began with the classic underdog story of Rocky Balboa (played by Sylvester Stallone), a working-class boxer from Philadelphia who goes up against a heavyweight champion in a match that no one thinks he can win. Six Rocky movies have been released since then, with the most recent being “Rocky Balboa” in 2006. In 2015, the franchise was brought into the modern day with “Creed,” starring Michael B. Jordan as Adonis Creed, son of the legacy Rocky character Apollo Creed. “Creed III” is set to hit theaters on March 3, so if you’re planning to marathon the classic movies along with the new film, here’s a complete list of all the Rocky franchise movies so far, in chronological order.