Rambo III

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Rambo III

R

1988

1h 42m

Action

Adventure

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Reluctant one-man army Rambo goes into action against Soviet invaders in Afghanistan. Sought out in a Buddhist monastery retreat, Rambo declines his former commander's request for help to deliver missiles to the mujahideen, but when his superior is captured and imprisoned, the hulking hero brings out the big guns.

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Critics Consensus

Rambo III finds its justice-dispensing hero far from the thoughtful drama that marked the franchise's beginning -- and just as far from quality action thriller entertainment.

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Keith Uhlich

UGO

06/14/2008

Engages the plight of the Mujahideen with a humanizing, doc-like approach (fascinating to witness, all these years later, when the ally/enemy tables have turned so drastically).

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Kim Newman

Empire Magazine

01/14/2008

2/5

Strays slightly from the formula and therefore loses some of its mindless fun credentials.

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Variety Staff

Variety

01/14/2008

Always at ground zero in the chaos is Rambo -- gloriously, inhumanly impervious to fear and danger -- whose character is inhabited by Stallone with messianic intensity.

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Richard Freedman

Newark Star-Ledger

Jan 14

2.5/4

As Rambo himself observes, even before the opening credits have unrolled: "I don't believe this."

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Keith Garlington

Keith & the Movies

08/24/2022

4/5

It’s lighter, the action is energetic, and the cheese adds to the experience.

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Rene Jordan

El Nuevo Herald (Miami)

06/27/2022

Rambo III is not a movie. It is a trading company… such a monotonous rumble was putting me to sleep. [Full review in Spanish]

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Ry N.

@RyGuy Jun 9

Rambo goes to Afghanistan when his mentor, Colonel Trautman, is captured by Soviets. Every movie has the same “You don’t need to find him, he’ll find you” speech in a different battleground but this one is arguably the best of the original trilogy.

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Veerendra A

@VeerAgale Jun 4

Entertaining From Start To Finish The movie focused heavily on large scale action and adventurous sequences. The desert setting and battle scenes gave the film a different feeling compared to the earlier movies. Some parts felt over the top, but the action still stayed exciting and easy to enjoy. Overcall, it was a fun action movie that continued the Rambo series in an entertaining way.

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Chris H.

@cdheard365 Apr 18

I thought this movie was fun and action packed. It's not as good as the first two movies and definitely not as good as the 4th one, but it's worth checking out for any 80s action fans/Stallone fans out there.

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Carson P

@Parkerdean Mar 10

Seriously this is why Rambo movies are supposed to be action packed and violent you cat criticise it for that it’s one of the best 80s widely acclaimed action trilogies in fact the second film had a more memorable action and setting than the first and this third film is the most action packed so that’s why is could be the best the action is exciting and the plot is interesting the charachter development of Rambo and his colonel trautman is amazing it has enough heart and human interaction for a prestige blockbuster in vein of Indian jokes and terminator one of th best Stallone is a great actor and action movie star and he deserves praise for his performance as Rambo this movie is a profound spectacle with realistic and practical violence that serves the purpose of the trilogy and I was mind blown the entire time watching it 10/10

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Horror fan 4

@Horrorfan4life Feb 7

A perfect way to end a trilogy. Although I know we get 2 more movies,nothing will ever touch these original 3. Tim Treakle

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Dane L.

@PhobeIt3107 Nov 14

Just doing my part, hopefully it qualifies soon

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Peter MacDonald

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Sylvester Stallone

John J. Rambo

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Colonel Samuel Trautman

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Synopsis

Reluctant one-man army Rambo goes into action against Soviet invaders in Afghanistan. Sought out in a Buddhist monastery retreat, Rambo declines his former commander's request for help to deliver missiles to the mujahideen, but when his superior is captured and imprisoned, the hulking hero brings out the big guns.

Director: Peter MacDonald
Producer: Buzz Feitshans
Screenwriter: David Morrell, Sylvester Stallone, Sheldon Lettich
Distributor: TriStar Pictures, Artisan Entertainment
Production Co: Carolco Pictures Inc.
Rating: R
Genre: Action, Adventure
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): May 25, 1988, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 26, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $53.7M
Runtime: 1h 42m
Sound Mix: Surround