Quick answer
I Play Rocky is 2 hr 8 min long (128 minutes).
I Play Rocky opened in U.S. theaters on Friday, November 6, 2026. A streaming or digital release date has not been announced yet.
Outside the U.S.: UK, Friday, November 6, 2026 (in cinemas, Entertainment Film Distributors) (Entertainment Film Distributors via The Fan Carpet); Ireland, Friday, November 6, 2026 (in cinemas) (Entertainment Film Distributors via The Fan Carpet).
- U.S. release
- November 6, 2026
- Where
- Theaters
- Streaming / digital
- Not announced
- Runtime
- 128 min
- Rating
- Not yet rated
Watch the I Play Rocky trailer
Official trailer, played through YouTube's embedded player.
About I Play Rocky
I Play Rocky tells the story behind the 1976 boxing classic: a broke, little-known Sylvester Stallone (Anthony Ippolito) writes Rocky and refuses to sell the script unless he gets to play the lead. Peter Farrelly directs from a screenplay by Peter Gamble, with AnnaSophia Robb as Stallone's wife Sasha, Matt Dillon as his father and Stephan James as Carl Weathers. Amazon MGM Studios opens it in select U.S. theaters on Friday, November 6, 2026, ahead of a nationwide expansion on November 20.
- Directed by: Peter Farrelly
- Cast: Anthony Ippolito, AnnaSophia Robb, Matt Dillon, Stephan James, P.J. Byrne, Toby Kebbell, Jay Duplass
- Distributor (per Wikidata): Amazon MGM Studios
How to watch I Play Rocky
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Common questions
When does I Play Rocky come out in the UK?
I Play Rocky came out in the UK on Friday, November 6, 2026 (in cinemas, Entertainment Film Distributors), per Entertainment Film Distributors via The Fan Carpet.
When does I Play Rocky come out in Ireland?
I Play Rocky came out in Ireland on Friday, November 6, 2026 (in cinemas), per Entertainment Film Distributors via The Fan Carpet.
When does I Play Rocky come out?
Amazon MGM Studios opens I Play Rocky in select U.S. theaters on Friday, November 6, 2026. It expands to theaters nationwide on November 20.
Is I Play Rocky streaming?
Not yet. It opens in theaters first, and Amazon MGM has not announced a streaming or digital release date.
Who plays Sylvester Stallone in I Play Rocky?
Anthony Ippolito, who previously played Al Pacino in the series The Offer.
How long is I Play Rocky?
128 minutes (2 h 8 min), according to the British Board of Film Classification listing.
Is I Play Rocky a true story?
Yes, it dramatises how Stallone wrote Rocky and fought to star in it, and how the 1976 film was made. Like most biopics, it is a dramatisation rather than a documentary.
Sources
Update history
- Corrected the U.S. date: Amazon MGM moved the limited opening up a week to November 6, 2026 (Wikidata still lists November 13); nationwide expansion November 20. Runtime confirmed from the BBFC listing via Wikipedia; unverified PG-13 rating removed. Original summary and FAQs written, page marked editor reviewed.
- Release details imported from Wikidata.