Over the Top

Over the Top (1986)

  • 36% of critics liked it
    (11 reviews)

  • 51% of users liked it
    (44,017 ratings)

After winning the heavyweight boxing championship and single-handedly winning the war in Vietnam for America, Sylvester Stallone moves on to a real challenge -- arm wrestling -- in this action drama with a family undercurrent. Lincoln Hawk (Stallone) is a long-haul truck driver who years ago… More

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PG, 1 hr. 34 min.
Directed By
Menahem Golan
Genres
Drama, Action & Adventure
In Theaters
Feb 13, 1987 Wide
On DVD
May 31, 2005
Warner Home Video

Critic Reviews

  • Phil Villarreal, Arizona Daily Star

    Why draw the line between "so bad it's good" and a pedigreed artistic success?

  • Clint Morris, Moviehole

    Stallone gives an impressive performance

  • Michael A. Smith, Nolan's Pop Culture Review

    Poor Sly! He doesn't even know if his last name is Hawk or Hawks!

  • Pablo Villaca, Cinema em Cena

    Mesmo que o roteiro insista em soluções fáceis e pouco verossímeis e que o clímax seja prejudicado pelo pouco potencial cinematográfico de um campeonato de queda-de-braço, Stallone envolve o espectador com seu carisma habitual.

  • Frank Ochieng, TheWorldJournal.com

    Stallone, for whatever inexplicable reason, continues to pile on the dramatic dribble in yet another pointless movie mishap

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Conner R


    Sly wins the hearts of everyone again as the underdog arm-wrestling champion Lincoln Hawk. It's more a father and son movie than anything else, but no one should downgrade it for being family friendly. It's so good at what it is and Sly gets to cause enough destruction even… More

  • Jason O


    Stallone's one of my favorite actors of all time, and this is a good movie, but not one of my favorites from the Stallone library. I prefer more action.

  • Cassie H


    Great movie. Stallone is a excellent actor never mind what the stupid critics say. Stallone proves he's champion wheather he's saving pow's from Vietnam, competing for the heavyweight championship of the world for boxing, and in this case arm wrestling.… More

  • Tsubaki S


    The title just barely begins to describe this.

  • Justin Y


    Arm Wrestling. Here is one of those topics where you don't see movies on everyday. Just like <i>Balls of Fury</i> did with ping pong.<p>The story is actually pretty lame and somewhat corny. Basically it comes down to Sylvester Stallone arm wrestling for the… More

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