During an extended performance, several female dancers wear revealing outfits, including thong-type bottoms in which one of their butts has a close-up shot.

Paulie Pennino was given a birthday gift called Sico the Robot, at first it spoke with a robotic voice, and he later made it talk with the voice of a woman who is a breathy and seductive bombshell to fit his ideal love-interest.

The boxers Rocky Balboa, Apollo Creed, Ivan Drago, and Clubber Lang (opening scene only) are usually seen shirtless and greased up.

Several flashbacks to Rocky and Adrian kissing.

Each boxing match, there is always bruises, little blood and sweat throughout.

Many flashbacks to brutal punches and knockouts during during a montage.

A man lifts up another man by the throat and throws him to the ground.

People make threats to each other on several occasions.

'Hell' is said twice.

'Damn' is said once.

'God' is said once as an exclamation.

'Goddamn' is said once.

Several people drink champagne while talking. A man pours a can of beer into a champagne glass and drinks it.

Paulie smokes a few cigars.

A brief close-up of an injection, implied to be a performance enhancer.

The first boxing match includes many hard punches, causing cuts and bruises. A fighter is seriously injured.

The funeral scene is emotional.

The final boxing match is brutal, with many painful punches and knockdowns.

The boxing matches are very brutal which may be unsettling.

A very loose theme about conflict between between USA and the Soviet Union, with the film is set during the peak of the Cold War. Accordingly, the crowds at both fights are very hostile.