Sylvester Stallone

Actor, writer and producer, also director · Born July 6, 1946 (80) · New York City, New York, USA

Sylvester Gardenzio Stallone (born July 6, 1946) is an American actor and filmmaker. In a film career spanning more than fifty years, Stallone has received numerous accolades, including a Golden Globe Award and a Critics' Choice Award, as well as nominations for three Academy Awards and two BAFTA Awards. Stallone is one of only two actors in history (alongside Harrison Ford) to have starred in a box-office No. 1 film across six consecutive decades. Struggling as an actor for a number of years upon moving to New York City in 1969, Stallone found gradual work in films such as The Lords of Flatbush (1974). He achieved his greatest critical and commercial success starting in 1976 with his iconic role as boxer Rocky Balboa in the first film of the successful Rocky franchise, which he also wrote. In 1977, he became the third actor in history to be nominated for two Academy Awards for Best Original Screenplay and Best Actor. He portrayed the PTSD-plagued soldier John Rambo in First Blood (1982), a role he would play across five Rambo films (1982–2019). He received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1984. From the mid-1980s to the late 1990s, Stallone would go on to become one of Hollywood's highest-paid actors, acting in action films such as Cobra (1986), Tango and Cash (1989), Cliffhanger (1993), Demolition Man (1993), and The Specialist (1994). At the height of his career, Stallone was known for his rivalry with Arnold Schwarzenegger. Stallone continued his established roles in Rocky Balboa (2006) and Rambo (2008) before launching The Expendables film franchise (2010–present), in which he starred as the mercenary Barney Ross. In 2013, he starred in the successful film Escape Plan and appeared in its sequels. In 2015, he returned to Rocky again with Creed, in which a retired Rocky mentors former rival Apollo Creed's son Donnie Creed. The film brought Stallone widespread praise and his first Golden Globe Award, as well as a third Academy Award nomination, having been first nominated for the same role 40 years prior. He also starred in the sequel Creed II (2018) and portrayed Stakar Ogord in the Marvel Cinematic Universe films Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017) and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023). Regarded as an icon of action cinema, Stallone is credited with helping redefine the Hollywood action hero. He has occasionally ventured from the action genre, with mixed results. He starred in the comedies Oscar (1991) and Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot (1992), both of which had modest success. He also starred in the 1997 drama Cop Land, for which he temporarily shed his sculpted physique and gained weight for his role as a powerless sheriff. In television, he has starred in the Paramount+ crime series Tulsa King (2022-present). In addition to his film work, Stallone is a noted art collector and painter and has written books on fitness.

Biography from TMDB.

Born: July 6, 1946 (80)
From: New York City, New York, USA
Works as: Actor, writer and producer, also director
Titles: 105 on MovieCove · 139 credits in all
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Up 9% in 30 days

What are Sylvester Stallone's films like?

Across their 95 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Action41 titles43^rd

Documentary16 titles82^nd

Drama11 titles70^th

Comedy7 titles17^th

Crime6 titles55^th

Animation3 titles38^th

Biography3 titles40^th

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight

Self

26%

Bonds

25%

Morality

22%

Survival

12%

Society

Power

Ideas

Family bonds22 Loyalty21 Ambition22 Justice18 Purpose13 Identity12 Redemption16 Survival13

What they feel like to watch

their average across 88 films

ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

Earnest

Tone · Sincerity

ironicearnest

Ironic 5 · Wry 2 · Earnest 80

Serious

Tone · Weight

lightdark

Light 32 · Serious 32 · Dark 24

Stylized

Tone · Style

naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 42 · Stylized 37 · Heightened 9

Charged

Feel · Intensity

gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 17 · Charged 28 · Intense 43

Shifting

Feel · Swings

steadyswings

Steady 33 · Shifting 47 · Whiplash 8

Some laughs

Feel · Humor

noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 53 · Some laughs 24 · Funny 11

Even-paced

Demand · Pace

slowrelentless

Slow burn 24 · Even-paced 45 · Relentless 19

Casual

Demand · Attention

casualfull focus

Casual 50 · Engaged 36 · Full focus 2

Affecting

Demand · Emotional cost

easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 42 · Affecting 34 · Heavy 12

Resolved

Demand · Resolution

resolvedambiguous

Resolved 83 · Open-ended 5 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

66 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 40 of 66 analyzed roles.

Hero

40 of 66

Mentor

12 of 66

Ally

5 of 66

Shadow

4 of 66

Trickster

2 of 66

Threshold guardian

1 of 66

Shapeshifter

1 of 66

Herald

1 of 66

Show the 66 roles

Heroas Jerry Savage in Rebel (1973)
Allyas Stanley Rosiello in The Lords of Flatbush (1974)
Allyas Frank Nitti in Capone (1975)
Shadowas Machine Gun Joe Viterbo in Death Race 2000 (1975)
Heroas Rocky in Rocky (1976)
Heroas Johnny Kovak in F.I.S.T. (1978)
Shadowas Cosmo Carboni in Paradise Alley (1978)
Tricksteras Cosmo Carboni in Paradise Alley (1978)
Heroas Rocky Balboa in Rocky II (1979)
Heroas DaSilva in Nighthawks (1981)
Allyas Captain Robert Hatch in Victory (1981)
Tricksteras Captain Robert Hatch in Victory (1981)
Threshold guardianas Colonel Waldron in Victory (1981)
Shapeshifteras Major Karl Von Steiner in Victory (1981)
Heroas Rambo in First Blood (1982)
Heroas Rocky Balboa in Rocky III (1982)
Heroas Nick in Rhinestone (1984)
Heroas Rambo in Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985)
Heroas Rocky Balboa in Rocky IV (1985)
Heroas Marion Cobretti in Cobra (1986)
Heroas Lincoln Hawk in Over the Top (1987)
Heroas Rambo in Rambo III (1988)
Heroas Frank in Lock Up (1989)
Heroas Ray Tango in Tango & Cash (1989)
Heroas Rocky in Rocky V (1990)
Mentoras Rocky in Rocky V (1990)
Heraldas Host in Two Rooms: A Tribute to Elton John & Bernie Taupin (1991)
Heroas Angelo 'Snaps' Provolone in Oscar (1991)
Heroas Joe Bomowski in Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot (1992)
Heroas Gabe Walker in Cliffhanger (1993)
Heroas John Spartan in Demolition Man (1993)
Heroas Ray Quick in The Specialist (1994)
Heroas Robert Rath in Assassins (1995)
Heroas Judge Dredd in Judge Dredd (1995)
Heroas Kit Latura in Daylight (1996)
Heroas Freddy Heflin in Cop Land (1997)
Mentoras Weaver in Antz (1998)
Heroas Jack Carter in Get Carter (2000)
Mentoras Joe Tanto in Driven (2001)
Heroas Jake Malloy in D-Tox (2002)
Mentoras Frankie Delano in Avenging Angelo (2002)
Shadowas Toymaker in Spy Kids 3: Game Over (2003)
Heroas Rocky Balboa in Rocky Balboa (2006)
Heroas John Rambo in Rambo (2008)
Mentoras Sylvester Stallone in Kambakkht Ishq (2009)
Heroas Barney Ross in The Expendables (2010)
Heroas James Bonomo in Bullet to the Head (2012)
Heroas Barney Ross in The Expendables 2 (2012)
Mentoras Breslin in Escape Plan (2013)
Heroas Breslin in Escape Plan (2013)
Heroas Henry 'Razor' Sharp in Grudge Match (2013)
Heroas Barney Ross in The Expendables 3 (2014)
Allyas Gerald in Reach Me (2014)
Mentoras Teddy Raymond in Reach Me (2014)
Mentoras Rocky Balboa in Creed (2015)
Shadowas Det. Sykes in Backtrace (2018)
Heroas Ray Breslin in Escape Plan 2: Hades (2018)
Mentoras Rocky Balboa in Creed II (2018)
Heroas John Rambo in Rambo: Last Blood (2019)
Heroas Ray Breslin in Escape Plan: The Extractors (2019)
Heroas Joe Smith / Nemesis in Samaritan (2022)
Mentoras Joe Smith / Nemesis in Samaritan (2022)
Heroas Dwight 'The General' Manfredi in Tulsa King (2022)
Mentoras Barney in The Expendables 4 (2023)
Allyas Rook in Armor (2024)
Mentoras Chester in Alarum (2025)

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense

Thrilling

Hopeful

Triumphant

Melancholic

Other

How their films linger

Rousing35 Hopeful34 Fun27 Feel-good23 Cathartic21 Bittersweet18

How their films end · 10 with a twist

Happy43
Bittersweet39
Tragic2
Ambiguous9
Cyclical2

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Sylvester Stallone's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 74 of their 105 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (27).

Also on these channels

MovieSphere+7 titles, show their 7 titles on MovieSphere+
Howdy6 titles, show their 6 titles on Howdy
Lionsgate+3 titles, show their 3 titles on Lionsgate+
Shout! TV2 titles, show their 2 titles on Shout! TV
Sony Pictures Core2 titles, show their 2 titles on Sony Pictures Core
Ameba1 title, show their title on Ameba
Best of British Television1 title, show their title on Best of British Television
Cinemax1 title, show their title on Cinemax
Cineverse1 title, show their title on Cineverse
Eros Now1 title, show their title on Eros Now
FOX One1 title, show their title on FOX One
Full Moon1 title, show their title on Full Moon
Hi-YAH!1 title, show their title on Hi-YAH!
Midnight Pulp1 title, show their title on Midnight Pulp
Minno1 title, show their title on Minno

Subscription and free streaming for Sylvester Stallone's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

139 credits, 105 with a MovieCove page; 102 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

John Rambo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2027)
Producer
Norwood, Where Legends Were Born (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)
as Archive / Himself
Giant(2025)
Executive Producer
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films
A Working Man(2025)
Producer · Screenplay
Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films
Extracted(2025)
Show 20 episodes · Executive Producer
Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows
Alarum(2025)
as Chester
Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films
Lost on a Mountain in Maine(2024)
Producer
Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
Armor(2024)
as Rook
Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films
Mr. McMahon(2024)
Show 1 episode · as Rocky Balboa (archive footage)
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows
Sly(2023)
Executive Producer · as Self
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
The Expendables 4(2023)
as Barney Ross
Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3(2023)
as Stakar Ogord
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films
Creed III(2023)
Characters · Producer
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
Tulsa King(2022)
Show 39 episodes · Executive Producer · Writer · as Dwight 'The General' Manfredi
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows
MVP(2022)
Executive Producer
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films
Samaritan(2022)
Producer · as Joe Smith
Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films
The Making of 'Rocky vs. Drago'(2021)
Producer · as Self
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
The Suicide Squad(2021)
as King Shark (voice)
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
Marvel Studios: Legends(2021)
Show 1 episode · as Stakar Ogord (archive footage) (uncredited)
Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all shows
40 Years of Rocky: The Birth of a Classic (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
as Narrator/Self (archive footage)
One Night: Joshua vs. Ruiz (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
Executive Producer · as Self
Rambo: Last Blood(2019)
Screenplay · Screenstory · as John Rambo
Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
Escape Plan: The Extractors(2019)
as Ray Breslin
Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films
The Gangster, the Cop, the Devil(2019)
Producer
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films
Backtrace(2018)
as Sykes
Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films
Creed II(2018)
Characters · Producer · Screenplay · as Rocky Balboa
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
Animal Crackers(2017)
as Bullet-Man (voice)
Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
Escape Plan 2: Hades(2018)
as Ray Breslin
Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films
Guardians of the Galaxy: Vol. 2(2017)
as Stakar Ogord
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films
Ultimate Beastmaster(2017)
Show 10 episodes · Creator · Producer
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows
Andy Warhol, Fluorescent (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
Actor
This Is Us(2016)
Show 1 episode · as Sylvester Stallone
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows
Ratchet & Clank(2016)
as Victor Von Ion (voice)
Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films
S.T.R.O.N.G.(2016)
Show Producer
Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)
Creed(2015)
Characters · Producer · as Rocky Balboa
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films
The Expendables 3(2014)
Screenplay · Story · as Barney Ross
Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films
Reach Me(2014)
as Gerald
Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films
Grudge Match(2013)
as Henry 'Razor' Sharp
Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
Homefront(2013)
Producer · Screenplay
Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
Escape Plan(2013)
as Ray Breslin
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
Bullet to the Head(2012)
as James Bonomo
Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films
The Expendables 2(2012)
Screenplay · as Barney Ross
Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films
Plaga Zombie: Zona Mutante: Revolución Tóxica(2011)
Thanks
Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen(2012)
as (archive footage)
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films
Zookeeper(2011)
as Joe the Lion (voice)
Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films
Inferno: The Making of 'The Expendables' (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
Producer · as Self
The Expendables(2010)
Director · Screenplay · as Barney Ross
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
Kambakkht Ishq(2009)
as Sylvester Stallone
Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films
Rambo(2008)
Director · Screenplay · as John Rambo
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
Rocky Balboa(2006)
Director · Characters · Writer · as Robert 'Rocky' Balboa
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
Hogan Knows Best(2005)
Show 1 episode · Actor
Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all shows
The Contender(2005)
Show 67 episodes · Producer · as Self - Boxing Mentor
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows
Sir! No Sir!(2005)
as John J. Rambo
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
Taboo: The Beginning of Erotic Cinema (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
Actor
Las Vegas(2003)
Show 2 episodes · as Frank the Repairman
Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all shows
Spy Kids 3: Game Over(2003)
as Toymaker
Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films
Shade(2003)
as Dean 'The Dean' Stevens
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
Taxi 3(2003)
as L'espion (caméo non crédité)
Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films
Liberty's Kids(2002)
Show 40 episodes · as Paul Revere (voice)
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows
Avenging Angelo(2002)
as Frankie Delano
Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films
D-Tox(2002)
as Jake Malloy
Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films
Driven(2001)
Producer · Screenplay · as Joe Tanto
Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films
CyberWorld (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
as Weaver (voice)
Get Carter(2000)
as Jack Carter
Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films
Antz(1998)
as Weaver (voice)
Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
Jackie Chan: My Story(1998)
Thanks · as Self - Jackie's Pal
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
An Alan Smithee Film: Burn Hollywood Burn(1997)
as Sylvester Stallone
Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films
Cop Land(1997)
as Sheriff Freddy Heflin
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films
Men in Black(1997)
as Alien on TV Monitor (uncredited)
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
The Good Life(1997)
as Boss
Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films
Daylight(1996)
as Kit Latura
Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films
E! True Hollywood Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)
Show 1 episode · Actor
Assassins(1995)
as Robert Rath
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
Judge Dredd(1995)
as Judge Joseph Dredd
Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films
Your Studio and You (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)
as Sylvester Stallone
The Specialist(1994)
as Ray Quick
Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films
Demolition Man(1993)
as John Spartan
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films
Cliffhanger(1993)
Screenplay · as Gabe Walker
Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films
HBO First Look (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)
Show 1 episode · Actor
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)
Show 4 episodes · Actor
Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot(1992)
as Joe Bomowski
Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films
Siskel & Ebert 1991 Holiday Video Gift Guide (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)
Actor
Oscar(1991)
as Angelo "Snaps" Provolone
Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films
Rocky V(1990)
Characters · Writer · as Robert 'Rocky' Balboa
Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films
The Word (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)
Show 1 episode · Actor
A Man Called... Rainbo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)
as Jim Ramroc / Jim Rainbo (archive footage) (uncredited)
Rocky Special: Burning Youth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)
Director · Writer · as Rocky Balboa (archive footage)
Tango & Cash(1989)
as Raymond 'Ray' Tango
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
Lock Up(1989)
as Frank Leone
Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films
Rambo III(1988)
Screenplay · as John Rambo
Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films
Over the Top(1987)
Screenplay · as Lincoln Hawk
Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films
Cobra(1986)
Co-Director · Screenplay · as Marion 'Cobra' Cobretti
Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
Rocky IV(1985)
Director · Writer · as Robert "Rocky" Balboa
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films
Rambo: First Blood Part II(1985)
Screenplay · as John J. Rambo
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
Heart of a Champion: The Ray Mancini Story(1985)
Executive Producer
Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Rhinestone(1984)
Screenplay · as Nick
Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films
Staying Alive(1983)
Director · Producer · Screenplay · as Man on Street (uncredited)
Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films
First Blood(1982)
Screenplay · as John Rambo
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films
Rocky III(1982)
Director · Writer · as Robert 'Rocky' Balboa
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
Victory(1981)
as Captain Robert Hatch
Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
Nighthawks(1981)
as Deke DaSilva
Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films
Rocky II(1979)
Director · Screenplay · as Robert 'Rocky' Balboa
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
Paradise Alley(1978)
Director · Writer · as Cosmo Carboni
Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films
F.I.S.T.(1978)
Screenplay · as John D. 'Johnny' Kovak
Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
Rocky(1976)
Choreographer · Writer · as Robert 'Rocky' Balboa
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
The Muppet Show(1976)
Show 1 episode · as Sylvester Stallone - Special Guest Star
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows
Cannonball!(1976)
as Mafioso
Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films
Farewell, My Lovely(1975)
as Jonnie
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films
Mandingo(1975)
as Lynching Witness (uncredited)
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
Death Race 2000(1975)
as Machine Gun Joe Viterbo
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
Capone(1975)
as Frank Nitti
Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films
The Prisoner of Second Avenue(1975)
as Youth in Park
Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
Rebel(1973)
as Jerry Savage
Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films
The Lords of Flatbush(1974)
Writer · as Stanley Rosiello
Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films
Kojak(1973)
Show 1 episode · as Det. Rick Daly
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all shows
The Evil Touch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)
Show 1 episode · Writer
Police Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)
Show 1 episode · Actor
What's Up, Doc?(1972)
as Hotel Guest (uncredited)
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films
Klute(1971)
as Club Patron (uncredited)
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films
Bananas(1971)
as Subway Thug #1 (uncredited)
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
The Sidelong Glances of a Pigeon Kicker (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)
as Party Guest
Lovers and Other Strangers(1970)
as Groomsman (uncredited)
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
M*A*S*H(1970)
as Soldier (uncredited)
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films
The Party at Kitty and Stud's (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)
as Stud
Downhill Racer(1969)
as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films
The Square Root (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)
Actor
4MK (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Show 1 episode · Adaptation · Creator · Producer
Blood Aces (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Show 1 episode · Executive Producer
Delphi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Show Characters
Frisco King (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Show 8 episodes · Executive Producer
Hunter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
as Nathaniel Hunter
Never Too Old to Die (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Producer · Actor
Samaritan 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Producer · as Joe Smith
Scarpa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
as Gregory Scarpa
Scavenger Hunt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Producer · Actor
The Epiphany (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Producer · Actor
The Gangster, the Cop, the Devil (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Producer
Untitled Amazon MGM action project (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Actor
Untitled NAVY Seal Film (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Producer

Career shape

Star power in the 99^th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 136 titles, 122 of them dated from 1969 to 2026; peak year 2013.

Biggest box office

Guardians of the Galaxy: Vol. 2 (2017)

$864M worldwide

Highest rated

Rocky (1976)

Midcredits 99^th

Film career

MilestoneBreakout

19692026

Peak 2013 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 58 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

1969Screen debut· Downhill Racer
1974First top-billed film· No Place to Hide
1976Breakout· Rocky
1976Career best· Rocky
2022Career best· Tulsa King

By role

only this rolewith another role

Acting111 of 136 · 55^thDirecting10 of 136 · 76^thWriting32 of 136 · 60^thProducing31 of 136 · 59^thOther crew5 of 136

136 titles, 36 with more than one role — acting and writing overlap on 26 of them.

By decade

1960s2 · acting1970s23 · 22 acting · 5 crew1980s14 · 13 acting · 10 crew1990s22 · 21 acting · 4 crew2000s16 · 15 acting · 4 crew2010s26 · 20 acting · 12 crew2020s19 · 11 acting · 10 crew

Billing

usually 1st · top billed in 59% of 73 roles

44%

100%

63%

67%

33%

69747984899499041419

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Sylvester Stallone's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 54^th percentile, the median of all 92; across their 88 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 53^rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

53^rdpercentile

Typical film, the median of 88

Approval · how many liked their films

52^ndpercentile

Typical film, the median of 88

Reach · how many have seen their films

93^rdpercentile

Typical film, the median of 88

Midcredits score across 105 titles, by percentile

75^th and up30
50^th to 74^th27
25^th to 49^th25
Below 25^th23

Shape of the crowd

47 of their 105 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

Universally Loved9
Universally Panned4
Divisive2
Cult Classic3
Crowd Pleaser47
Broadly Agreed11
Mixed29

Most divisive · actor

The Good Life (1997)

96^th percentile spread · 44% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor, writer

Rocky (1976)

Midcredits 99^th · 90% liked

Reviewers score the acting 60/100 in their films, across 71 reviewed titles; fans 72, detractors 37. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Sylvester Stallone's work okay for kids?

Across up to 63 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles

Violence & Gore58 titles36–89 · median 70 · intenseheavier than most films

Sex & Nudity63 titles7–58 · median 24 · mildnear the median of all films

Profanity60 titles31–85 · median 57 · moderateheavier than most films

Alcohol & Drugs54 titles12–57 · median 33 · mildnear the median of all films

Frightening / Intense54 titles28–72 · median 58 · moderateheavier than most films

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.