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2023
R
Netflix
1 h 35 m

2023
R
Netflix
1 h 35 m

Summary For nearly 50 years Sylvester Stallone has entertained millions with iconic characters and blockbuster franchises, from Rocky to Rambo to The Expendables. This retrospective documentary offers an intimate look at the Oscar-nominated actor-writer-director-producer, paralleling his inspirational underdog-story with the indelible characters...

Directed By: Thom Zimny

Written By: Aidin Sayar Sarie

2023
R
Netflix
1 h 35 m

2023
R
Netflix
1 h 35 m

Sly

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 17 Critic Reviews

62

User Score Generally Favorable Based on 6 User Ratings

6.3

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Summary For nearly 50 years Sylvester Stallone has entertained millions with iconic characters and blockbuster franchises, from Rocky to Rambo to The Expendables. This retrospective documentary offers an intimate look at the Oscar-nominated actor-writer-director-producer, paralleling his inspirational underdog-story with the indelible characters...

Directed By: Thom Zimny

Written By: Aidin Sayar Sarie

Critic Reviews

Metascore

Generally Favorable Based on 17 Critic Reviews

59% Positive
10 Reviews

41% Mixed
7 Reviews

0% Negative
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Critic Reviews

Metascore

Generally Favorable Based on 17 Critic Reviews

59% Positive
10 Reviews

41% Mixed
7 Reviews

0% Negative
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Sep 18, 2023

Throughout the film, he’s so calmly but blazingly articulate, so candid about the processes of moviemaking and his strengths (and weaknesses) as an actor, so wise about the meaning of his own stardom, that I realized, with a touch of embarrassment, a prejudice I’ve been carrying around for 47 years. Deep in my reptile brain, I still think Sylvester Stallone is Rocky.

By Owen Gleiberman FULL REVIEW

Nov 2, 2023

While there is certainly still much that you feel like you want to know about Stallone at the end when it all neatly wraps up, Sly manages to be a documentary befitting of its subject with unexpected poignancy and just enough revelations to land some key punches before dancing away with a one-of-a-kind smile.

By Chase Hutchinson FULL REVIEW

Sep 17, 2023

Mostly, it’s Stallone who impresses here, as a disarmingly open and self-aware icon whose hardest lessons have left a mark on him.

By Kate Erbland FULL REVIEW

Nov 3, 2023

There are a few talking heads, including some sincerely powerful stuff from Sly's brother Frank, but Zimny wisely lets Sly be the focus. His control of the narrative might mean the film is narrow in its scope, but by the time the credits roll, like a "Rocky" movie, you'll be begging for a sequel.

By BJ Colangelo FULL REVIEW

New York Magazine (Vulture)

Nov 3, 2023

As a movie, Sly is something of a mess. But as a portrait of a messy man, it can be quite moving.

By Bilge Ebiri FULL REVIEW

Nov 3, 2023

Sly possesses value as a pop-culture record, letting an influential talent tell their story to those weaned on their work. Compared to the best of that fertile genre, though, it’s more of a lightweight than a genuine contender.

By Brian Lowry FULL REVIEW

Oct 30, 2023

Zimny could have mined some more intimate profundity from Stallone’s determined political fence-sitting, the reluctance of a born entertainer to alienate any faction of his fandom with vocal partisanship.

By Charles Bramesco FULL REVIEW

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User Reviews

User Score

Generally Favorable Based on 6 User Ratings

67% Positive
4 Ratings

17% Mixed
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Generally Favorable Based on 6 User Ratings

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17% Mixed
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Details

Production Company Netflix

Release Date Nov 3, 2023

Duration 1 h 35 m

Rating R

Genres

Tagline Meet the man behind the hero.

Website https://www.netflix.com/title/81450717/

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Awards

Critics' Choice Documentary Awards

• 1 Nomination

Michigan Movie Critics Guild Awards

• 1 Nomination

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