Rocky was ranked the second-best sports film by the American Film Institute.
On the television show Ebert & Roeper, both Richard Roeper and guest reviewer Aisha Tyler gave the film a "thumbs up" rating
 100 Movies (10th Anniversary Edition) (2007)  #57AFI's 10 Top 10 (2008)  #2 Sports Film== Other media ===== Sequels ===The film's success led to eight sequels, Beginning with Rocky II in 1979

