Rambo

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Rambo

R

2008

1h 31m

Action

Adventure

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Having long-since abandoned his life as a lethal soldier, John Rambo (Sylvester Stallone) lives a solitary life near the Thai border. Two weeks after guiding a missionary (Julie Benz) and her comrades into Burma, he gets an urgent call for help. The missionaries have not returned, and although he is reluctant to embrace violence again, Rambo sets out to rescue the captives from the Burmese army.

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Critics Consensus

Sylvester Stallone knows how to stage action sequences, but the movie's uneven pacing and excessive violence (even for the franchise) is more nauseating than entertaining.

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J. R. Jones

Chicago Reader

Dec 16, 2008

The orgy of violence, as ghastly as in any video game, should go a long way toward erasing whatever goodwill Stallone earned with his sentimental Rocky Balboa.

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Keith Uhlich

UGO

Jun 14, 2008

Now we are no longer observing the icon... we are the icon.

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Alonso Duralde

MSNBC

May 1, 2008

2/5

The film does for the Myanmar genocide what I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry did for same-sex marriage...

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Eddie Harrison

film-authority.com

Mar 10, 2022

3/5

lets rip with endless action that looks like a slow-mo fire-fight in a fireworks factory made of raw excrement.'

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Mike Massie

Gone With The Twins

Nov 28, 2020

8/10

Most definitely for those who want to see heads roll and the body count reach unspeakable proportions in a most exhilarating fashion.

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Toni Vall

Cinemanía (Spain)

Nov 2, 2020

2.5/5

A macabre ceremony... in which Stallone recreates himself. [Full review in Spanish]

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Robert P

@Superbad 16 min ago

Rambo is a *3.5* star Movie!!!

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Kevin A

@RT33389141 3 days ago

Holy origin story of rambo. I actually enjoyed this and am glad I went through the beginning to the end of rambos story.

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Abdullah N

@RT19884846 Oct 24, 2026

An excellent, epic action film that builds upon the two preceding installments (the second and third); it is more violent than any of its predecessors, and the action sequences are also superior to those in the earlier films. It occasionally touches upon emotional themes, while an aging John Rambo possesses a distinct, commanding presence compared to his previous iterations—and the ending is satisfying.

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Brandon D

@RT69664071 Sep 13, 2026

Rambo 4 is severely unrated. "It's too violent." It's a film about a broken Vietnam vet saving a group mercs and mercenaries from a hyper violent regime of mass murdering gang grapists. It's like saying Fields of Dreams has too much baseball. Idiotic. It's is THE BEST RAMBO SINCE FIRST BLOOD.

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Mike M

@mikemallard Sep 6, 2026

Awesome- start to finish

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diogo13 T

@Tua_mera Jul 12, 2026

Probably the most action-packed movie of all time, but I found it strangely too fast-paced. (Esta em Inglês porque causa da IA)

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Synopsis

Having long-since abandoned his life as a lethal soldier, John Rambo (Sylvester Stallone) lives a solitary life near the Thai border. Two weeks after guiding a missionary (Julie Benz) and her comrades into Burma, he gets an urgent call for help. The missionaries have not returned, and although he is reluctant to embrace violence again, Rambo sets out to rescue the captives from the Burmese army.

Director: Sylvester Stallone
Producer: Sylvester Stallone, Avi Lerner, John Thompson, Kevin King Templeton
Screenwriter: Art Monterastelli, Sylvester Stallone
Distributor: Lionsgate Films
Production Co: Lionsgate Films, Millennium Films
Rating: R (Language|Grisly Images|Sexual Assaults|Strong Graphic Bloody Violence)
Genre: Action, Adventure
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 25, 2008, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 26, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $42.7M
Runtime: 1h 31m
Sound Mix: Dolby SRD, DTS, SDDS
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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