First Blood
This time he's fighting for his life.
This time he's fighting for his life.
Action, Drama, Thriller
-
1982
Available on
Country
When former Green Beret John Rambo is harassed by local law enforcement and arrested for vagrancy, he is forced to flee into the mountains and wage an escalating one-man war against his pursuers.
Director:
Cast:
Similar
Same Director
Details
Runtime:
93 min
Release date:
22 Oct 1982
Country:
US, AN
Languages:
English
Budget:
$15,000,000
Revenue:
$125,212,904
Awards:
1 win & 4 nominations total
Top Critics Reviews
fresh:
The darker tone, somber subtext, and generally non-exploitative violence allow viewers to enjoy the film not only as an action/thriller but as something with a degree of intelligence and substance.
– James Berardinelli,
ReelViews,
30 Apr 2009
fresh:
This action film hangs on an interesting reversal, taking the crazed-killer-in-the-woods theme from Friday the 13th and turning it inside out-- the psychopath is now our hero, a maladjusted ex-Green Beret played by Sylvester Stallone.
– Dave Kehr,
Chicago Reader,
1 Mar 2007
fresh:
Sylvester Stallone is one of the great physical actors in the movies, with a gift for throwing himself so fearlessly into an action scene that we can't understand why somebody doesn't really get hurt.
– Roger Ebert,
Chicago Sun-Times,
23 Oct 2004
fresh:
First Blood is ragged and flashy; it ought to be a big success with audiences that value action for its own sake.
– Janet Maslin,
New York Times,
30 Aug 2004
rotten:
Director Ted Kotcheff has all sorts of trouble with this mess, aside from credibility.
– ,
Variety,
1 Mar 2007