UNITED STATES · 2015

Creed

Ryan Coogler
mentorship legacy redemption boxing father-son relationship
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Synopsis

The former World Heavyweight Champion Rocky Balboa serves as a trainer and mentor to Adonis Johnson, the son of his late friend and former rival Apollo Creed.

Year2015
CountryUnited States
DirectorRyan Coogler
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Cinematic threads
2 films that influenced it
Rocky 1976 · John G. Avildsen Children of Men 2006 · Alfonso Cuarón
CreedUnited States · 2015
1 film it influenced
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