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Starring: Michael B. Jordan, Tessa Thompson, Jonathan Majors, Florian Munteanu, Wood Harris, Phylicia Rashad
OUR RATING: ★★★★☆
Story:
Sports drama sequel directed and co-written by Michael B. Jordan. Creed III (2023) centers on Adonis Creed (Michael B. Jordan), who after after dominating the boxing world, has been thriving in both his career and family life. When a childhood friend, and former boxing prodigy, Damian Anderson (Jonathan Majors), resurfaces after serving a long sentence in prison, he is eager to prove that he deserves his shot in the ring. The face off between former friends is more than just a fight. To settle the score, Adonis must put his future on the line to battle Damian, a fighter who has nothing to lose.
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'The higher you get, the harder it gets. That's life.' - Tony 'Little Duke' Burton (Creed III) Click To Tweet
Best Quotes
Damian Anderson (18): [to young Adonis] I’m going to get there one day. Yeah, I’m going to get there. I’m going to win nationals, taking home the gold at the Olympics, and then I’m turning pro.
Adonis Creed: I ain’t never been scared of a little contact. I’m going out how I came in.
DAZN Broadcaster Todd Grisham: And that means we’ve got a new, undisputed heavyweight champion of the world for the first time in two decades, and his name is Adonis Creed.
Tony ‘Little Duke’ Burton: Efficiency over power, baby. Give it to him.
Adonis Creed: It’s not only about power. It’s timing, speed.
Adonis Creed: Listen to Duke.
Tony ‘Little Duke’ Burton: Did you hear that? “Listen to Duke.” Those three words. Not “I love you”. Not “take it easy”. None of that. “Listen to Duke.”
Adonis Creed: Hey, my man. Can I help you?
Damian Anderson: Let me get an autograph?
Adonis Creed: No, I ain’t signing no autographs. Would you get off my car?
Damian Anderson: Oh, homie. You don’t remember me, huh? You come along way from bumming rides from your mom.
Adonis Creed: Dame! Boy, you had me. You had me. Damian.
Adonis Creed: Dame. It’s…
Damian Anderson: It’s been a minute.
Adonis Creed: Been a minute.
'It's not always about how hard you can hit. It's about control and focus.' - Adonis Creed (Creed III) Click To Tweet
Damian Anderson: I’m surprised you still come here and eat with the common folk.
Adonis Creed: I mean, when I can. There’s a lot of things I used to do that I can’t do anymore.
Damian Anderson: Busy living that high life, huh?
Adonis Creed: Yeah. Guess it comes with the job.
Damian Anderson: Eighteen years, bro.
Adonis Creed: You’ve been down this whole time?
Damian Anderson: Had a few years tacked on. But, yeah. Just got out last week.
Damian Anderson: [to Adonis] Made me proud how you ended your run. Look like you still remember some of them moves I taught you.
Adonis Creed: You know what I remember? You knocking my a** out.
Damian Anderson: You know what I remember? Helping your big a** back up. Remember that?
Adonis Creed: Yeah, you did.
Damian Anderson: I want to be champ.
Adonis Creed: You still want to box?
Damian Anderson: Hey, I know I’ve been away a long time. I kept myself in shape. And I got some moves you ain’t seen yet.
'The only solution to every problem is not a punch in the face.' - Bianca Creed, 'Yeah, you're right. And sometimes it is.' - Adonis Creed (Creed III) Click To Tweet
Damian Anderson: I’m ready. I still got gas in the tank. And I got to get me that chain. Can’t be “Diamond” Dame looking bummy.
Mary-Anne Creed: [signing] Who’s the real champ in this family?
Amara Creed: [signing] You are.
Mary-Anne Creed: [signing] No. You.
Mary-Anne Creed: You’re going to have your hands full with that one.
Bianca Creed: [referring to Amara] We already do.
Adonis Creed: Yes, we do.
Mary-Anne Creed: No. She’s the best.
Mary-Anne Creed: I promise you, I am not going to have another stroke tonight. Okay? Have it tomorrow night.
Adonis Creed: Mom. That’s not funny.
Bianca Creed: It’s a little funny.
Adonis Creed: And you’re not helping.
'It take work to look at the past.' - Damian Anderson (Creed III) Click To Tweet
Tony ‘Little Duke’ Burton: [referring to Damian] I know what you doing, Donnie. You don’t owe this dude s**t. Nothing.
Damian Anderson: We back to ground zero.
Adonis Creed: Champs got to start somewhere, right?
Bianca Creed: [referring to Amara] You want her to never talk about her feelings to anyone? Not even to us, and all she can do about them is to hit somebody? Look, I know that you think that that has worked for you, but now that you don’t have an outlet anymore, you should think about maybe talking about how you feel. If not to me, to somebody. Or, I don’t know, D. Get a hobby.
Bianca Creed: [referring to Amara] Look, I know that you think that you are protecting her, baby. But she has got to know why she wants to fight, not just how to do it. And the only solution to every problem is not a punch in the face.
Adonis Creed: Yeah, you’re right. And sometimes it is.
Bianca Creed: I don’t really perform like that these days. Yeah. I took a break because I was having some issues with my hearing on stage. And now, I’m trying to be careful and preserve what I got left. So, I’m producing. Yeah. Not anytime soon.
Damian Anderson: Still hard to give that part up though. Right?
Bianca Creed: Yeah. It’s not the only thing I love. But it takes work.
'Pain is temporary.' - Tony 'Little Duke' Burton (Creed III) Click To Tweet
Bianca Creed: [to Adonis and Damian] So, how long have you known each other?
Damian Anderson: I mean, we go back. Way back. We was like brothers.
Adonis Creed: The women run this household. I just live here. That’s what happens, man. You get married, a family. It’s crazy.
Damian Anderson: Can’t believe you traded it in for a monkey suit.
Adonis Creed: Oh, you know, a suit has some advantages.
Damian Anderson: Okay, I see. The champ’s still got some pepper in him.
Adonis Creed: All I’m saying is, I left boxing, but boxing didn’t leave me.
'It was really hard to accept that my dreams didn't turn out the way that I imagined that they would. But I just made a choice to try to move on and be happy about what I do have. But it's not easy. I just try.' - Bianca Creed Click To Tweet
Damian Anderson: I did eighteen years the hard way, bro. Maybe I ain’t make myself clear. I want a title shot.
Adonis Creed: Dame. I don’t know what you think, but it don’t work like that.
Adonis Creed: What, you think I can just snap my fingers and make you a contender overnight?
Damian Anderson: Ain’t that what happened to you?
Damian Anderson: It’s like this, bro. I respect you, but my clock ticking. It’s now or never for me.
Adonis Creed: And I want to help you, like I said I would. But, man, what you asking me, it’s kind of impossible.
'We can't turn back the clock. We can't hide all your flaws. But we can make them strengths.' - Tony 'Little Duke' Burton (Creed III) Click To Tweet
Damian Anderson: You don’t know what it’s like, bro. All that time in them in them walls. Impossible? They take your name. And they give you a number. That’s how it start. I was the best though.
Adonis Creed: Yeah, you were.
Damian Anderson: I was, bro. But I never got the chance to prove that. Look, all I’m saying, bro, if Apollo Creed could take a chance on some underdog, why can’t you?
Adonis Creed: [referring to Damian] Heavyweight champion of the world, and he wants a shot.
Bianca Creed: So what did you say?
Adonis Creed: I said no. It’s impossible, you know? People wait their whole lives for a shot like that. And he’s not even a pro.
Bianca Creed: Yeah. Why does it look like you’re still considering it?
'You got to block out everything and be in the moment. Not the past. Not the future. Right now.' - Tony 'Little Duke' Burton (Creed III) Click To Tweet
Tony ‘Little Duke’ Burton: [to Adonis, referring to Damian] He’s telling you who he is, right? Believe him.
Adonis Creed: [signing] Who taught you that?
Amara Creed: [signing] You.
Adonis Creed: [signing] You watched that fight?
Amara Creed: [signing] I’ve watched all your fights.
Damian Anderson: [referring to Adonis] Look at him over there. Getting his Don King on.
Bianca Creed: Minus the hair.
Damian Anderson: Thank God.
'Let go of whatever was and walk into what is.' - Tony 'Little Duke' Burton (Creed III) Click To Tweet
Damian Anderson: How does it feel?
Bianca Creed: What’s that?
Damian Anderson: Having somebody else sing your song?
Bianca Creed: It feels good. I mean, if it’s got to be anybody, not bad.
Damian Anderson: Yeah, I almost believe you.
Damian Anderson: How about Donnie? You think he misses boxing?
Bianca Creed: No. Not that he tells me.
Damian Anderson: But would he?
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