Rocky IV
“He's facing the ultimate challenge. And fighting for his life.”
Rocky Balboa holds the world heavyweight championship, but a new challenger has stepped forward: Drago, a six-foot-four, 261-pound fighter who has the backing of the Soviet Union. This time, Rocky's training regimen takes him to Siberia, where he prepares for a globally televised match in the heart of Moscow. But nothing can truly prepare him for what he's about to face – a fight to the finish, in which he must defend not only himself, but also the honor of his country!
How Rocky IV compares
Every figure below is calculated across the whole of Rocky, not taken from this film’s own record.
- #3 of 6
- Rank in the series by rating
- 3 years
- Wait since the previous film
- 16%
- Share of the series audience
Rocky IV (1985) ranks 3rd of the 6 rated films in the Rocky series, at 7.1/10 on TMDB against a series average of 7.0/10.
It arrived 3 years after Rocky III (1982).
Its 5,053 TMDB ratings are 16% of the 31,553 cast across the series.
Computed by Movies in Order from The Movie Database (TMDB) collection data for Rocky, comparing all 6 released films in the series. Last recalculated November 2026.
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