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Sylvester Stallone

Sylvester Stallone

73 movies on Netflix

Biography

Sylvester Stallone is an American actor and filmmaker who found only small film work before writing and starring in Rocky (1976) as boxer Rocky Balboa, a performance that earned him Academy Award nominations for Best Original Screenplay and Best Actor. He played John Rambo, a Vietnam veteran troubled by PTSD, in First Blood (1982) and returned to the role across five Rambo films. Action hits came with Cobra (1986), Tango & Cash (1989) and Cliffhanger (1993). He also starred in Demolition Man (1993) and The Specialist (1994). He later came back to Rocky Balboa (2006) and Rambo (2008), launched The Expendables series (2010 onward), writing most of its films and playing Barney Ross, and earned a Golden Globe Award and a third Academy Award nomination for Creed (2015). He also appeared in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017) and later in Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 3 (2023), and stars in the series Tulsa King.

80years old

Turns 81 on July 6in 265 days

  • Born Hell's Kitchen
  • Star sign: CancerThe sign runs June 21 to July 22
  • Sylvester Gardenzio Stallone (birth name)Also credited as Sly Stallone and Michael Sylvester Gardenzio Stallone

Movie Career

Films
73
Career span
52 years1974 to 2026

Genres

First and latest

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  1. Big break

    Stallone refused $350,000 for the Rocky script unless he could play the lead, and the studio agreed after cutting the budget.

  2. A role that slipped away

    Stallone passed on the lead male part in Romancing the Stone so he could do Rhinestone instead, a choice he later regretted.

  3. A first

    Stallone was the third man in history to be nominated for Best Actor and Best Screenplay in the same year, after Charlie Chaplin and Orson Welles.

  4. About the name

    Stallone went by Mike Stallone on stage up to 1969, then in 1970 he adopted the stage name Sylvester E. Stallone.

  5. Behind the camera

    Stallone took the director's chair for Staying Alive, the 1983 follow-up to Saturday Night Fever that featured John Travolta. He acted in every other movie he directed, making this one unique.

Sylvester Stallone movies on Netflix

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. Rocky1976 Drama, Sportas Rocky

    IMDb rating 8.1702K votes

  2. Creed2015 Drama, Sportas Rocky Balboa

    IMDb rating 7.6340K votes

  3. Rocky II1979as Rocky Balboa

    IMDb rating 7.3254K votes

  4. First Blood1982as Rambo

    IMDb rating 7.7306K votes

  5. Rambo2008as John Rambo

    IMDb rating 7.0259K votes

  6. The Expendables2010as Barney Ross

    IMDb rating 6.4383K votes

  7. The Expendables 22012as Barney Ross

    IMDb rating 6.6337K votes

  8. Escape Plan2013as Ray Breslin

    IMDb rating 6.7273K votes

Most often with

James Gunn directed three of these films, John G. Avildsen two and George P. Cosmatos two. Talia Shire appears in seven of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Talia Shire, 7 films togetherSee the 7 films with Talia ShireDolph Lundgren, 6 films togetherSee the 6 films with Dolph LundgrenArnold Schwarzenegger, 6 films togetherSee the 6 films with Arnold SchwarzeneggerBurt Young, 6 films togetherSee the 6 films with Burt YoungTony Munafo, 6 films togetherSee the 6 films with Tony MunafoTerry Crews, 5 films togetherSee the 5 films with Terry CrewsJames GunnDirector, 3 filmsSee the 3 films by James GunnJohn G. AvildsenDirector, 2 filmsSee the 2 films by John G. AvildsenGeorge P. CosmatosDirector, 2 filmsSee the 2 films by George P. Cosmatos

Films together

  • Talia Shire7 films together, 1976 to 2023
    Talia Shire's page
    • Sly2023IMDb rating 7.0Stallone as HimselfShire as Himself
    • Rocky Balboa2006IMDb rating 7.1Stallone as Rocky BalboaShire as Adrian
    • Rocky V1990IMDb rating 5.4Stallone as Rocky BalboaShire as Adrian
    • Rocky IV1985IMDb rating 6.9Stallone as Rocky BalboaShire as Adrian
    • Rocky III1982IMDb rating 6.9Stallone as Rocky BalboaShire as Adrian
    • Rocky II1979IMDb rating 7.3Stallone as Rocky BalboaShire as Adrian
    • Rocky1976IMDb rating 8.1Stallone as RockyShire as Adrian
  • Dolph Lundgren6 films together, 1985 to 2023
    Dolph Lundgren's page
    • Expend4bles2023IMDb rating 4.8Stallone as Barney RossLundgren as Gunner Jensen
    • Creed II2018IMDb rating 7.1Stallone as Rocky BalboaLundgren as Ivan Drago
    • The Expendables 32014IMDb rating 6.1Stallone as Barney RossLundgren as Gunner Jensen
    • The Expendables 22012IMDb rating 6.6Stallone as Barney RossLundgren as Gunner Jensen
    • The Expendables2010IMDb rating 6.4Stallone as Barney RossLundgren as Gunner Jensen
    • Rocky IV1985IMDb rating 6.9Stallone as Rocky BalboaLundgren as Drago
  • Arnold Schwarzenegger6 films together, 2008 to 2025
    Arnold Schwarzenegger's page
    • Untold: The Liver King2025IMDb rating 4.5Stallone as HimselfSchwarzenegger as Himself
    • Sly2023IMDb rating 7.0Stallone as HimselfSchwarzenegger as Himself
    • The Expendables 32014IMDb rating 6.1Stallone as Barney RossSchwarzenegger as Trench
    • Escape Plan2013IMDb rating 6.7Stallone as Ray BreslinSchwarzenegger as Emil Rottmayer
    • The Expendables 22012IMDb rating 6.6Stallone as Barney RossSchwarzenegger as Trench
    • Bigger Stronger Faster*2008IMDb rating 7.5Stallone as HimselfSchwarzenegger as Himself
  • Burt Young6 films together, 1976 to 2006
    Burt Young's page
    • Rocky Balboa2006IMDb rating 7.1Stallone as Rocky BalboaYoung as Paulie
    • Rocky V1990IMDb rating 5.4Stallone as Rocky BalboaYoung as Paulie
    • Rocky IV1985IMDb rating 6.9Stallone as Rocky BalboaYoung as Paulie
    • Rocky III1982IMDb rating 6.9Stallone as Rocky BalboaYoung as Paulie
    • Rocky II1979IMDb rating 7.3Stallone as Rocky BalboaYoung as Paulie
    • Rocky1976IMDb rating 8.1Stallone as RockyYoung as Paulie
  • Tony Munafo6 films together, 1981 to 1994
    Tony Munafo's page
    • The Specialist1994IMDb rating 5.6Stallone as Ray QuickMunafo as Tony
    • Oscar1991IMDb rating 6.6Stallone as Angelo 'Snaps' ProvoloneMunafo as Frankie the Roach
    • Over the Top1987IMDb rating 5.9Stallone as Lincoln HawkMunafo as Tony
    • Rambo: First Blood Part II1985IMDb rating 6.5Stallone as RamboMunafo as Prison Guard
    • Rhinestone1984IMDb rating 4.1Stallone as NickMunafo as Tony
    • Nighthawks1981IMDb rating 6.3Stallone as Deke DaSilvaMunafo as Big Mike
  • Terry Crews5 films together, 2010 to 2026
    Terry Crews's page
  • James GunnDirector, 3 films, 2017 to 2023
    All films by James Gunn
  • John G. AvildsenDirector, 2 films, 1976 to 1990
    All films by John G. Avildsen
    • Rocky V1990IMDb rating 5.4Stallone as Rocky Balboa
    • Rocky1976IMDb rating 8.1Stallone as Rocky
  • George P. CosmatosDirector, 2 films, 1985 to 1986
    All films by George P. Cosmatos
  • Also five films together3 more actors
    • Joe SpinellNighthawks (1981), Rocky II (1979), Paradise Alley (1978), Rocky (1976) and Farewell, My Lovely (1975)
    • Carl WeathersUntold Mr. T: I Pity the Fool (2026), Rocky IV (1985), Rocky III (1982), Rocky II (1979) and Rocky (1976)
    • Tony BurtonRocky Balboa (2006), Rocky V (1990), Rocky IV (1985), Rocky III (1982) and Rocky II (1979)

    When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.

Box office

What Sylvester Stallone's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$7.1 billion

57 of the 72 films have a worldwide figure.

Of the 72 films: 57 worldwide figure; 3 us gross only; 3 never in cinemas; 9 figure not found.

  • 57Worldwide figure
  • 3US gross only
  • 3Never in cinemas
  • 9Figure not found

Top grosser

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 22017as Stakar Ogord$864 million

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 47% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

  1. 1
    Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 22017as Stakar Ogord
    $864M12.2% of the total
  2. 2
    Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 32023as Stakar Ogord
    $846M11.9% of the total
  3. 3
    The Expendables 22012as Barney Ross
    $315M4.4% of the total
  4. 4
    Rocky IV1985as Rocky Balboa
    $300M4.2% of the total
  5. 5
    Rambo: First Blood Part II1985as Rambo
    $300M4.2% of the total
  6. 6
    The Expendables2010as Barney Ross
    $274M3.9% of the total
  7. 7
    Cliffhanger1993as Gabe Walker
    $255M3.6% of the total
  8. 8
    The Expendables 32014as Barney Ross
    $215M3.0% of the total
Creed II (2018), $214 millionRocky II (1979), $200 millionSpy Kids 3-D: Game Over (2003), $197 millionRambo III (1988), $189 millionCreed (2015), $174 millionAntz (1998), $172 millionThe Specialist (1994), $170 millionZookeeper (2011), $170 millionThe Suicide Squad (2021), $169 millionDaylight (1996), $159 millionDemolition Man (1993), $159 millionRocky Balboa (2006), $156 millionEscape Plan (2013), $137 millionFirst Blood (1982), $125 millionRocky III (1982), $125 millionRocky V (1990), $120 million

$3.7 billionfrom the other 49 films with a worldwide figure, 53% of the total

Awards

Twelve awards and honors from 1985 to 2016, one of them major.

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Sylvester Stallone's awards and nominations, grouped by award
YearAwardFilmResult
Golden Globes
2016AwardsWon
Other honors
2011International Boxing Hall of FameWon
1997The Life Career AwardWon
1992Honorary CésarHonorary
1989Golden Raspberry Award for Worst ActorRambo IIIWon
1986Golden Raspberry Award for Worst ActorRambo: First Blood Part IIWon
1986Golden Raspberry Award for Worst DirectorRocky IVWon
1986Golden Raspberry Award for Worst ScreenplayRambo: First Blood Part IIWon
1985Golden Raspberry Award for Worst ActorRhinestoneWon
César AwardWon
David di Donatello for Best Foreign ActorWon
Kennedy Center HonorsWon

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Official profiles and reference pages.

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