
Rambo
2008 · Movie · R · 92 min · ★ 6.7 · 42% critics
In Southeast Asia, a reclusive former soldier is drawn into a dangerous mission when a group of aid workers disappears across the border in a brutal conflict zone. Teaming up with hired fighters, he heads into hostile territory where survival depends on hard choices, swift action, and a willingness to face extreme violence.
Also known as Rambo IV · John Rambo · Rambo 4 · Rambo: First Blood Part IV
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Details
- Years
- 2008
- Release date
- 2008-01-24
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 92 min
- Critic score
- 42/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.7/10 (4,272 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a fast, brutal rescue thriller with nonstop violence and a bleak war-zone backdrop, similar in spirit to The Expendables; Not for you if graphic gore and harsh atrocities are dealbreakers.
Pros: relentless action; grim intensity; straightforward rescue setup | Cons: extreme gore; thin story; rushed pacing
Themes
- snake
- fight
- missionary
- boat
- river
- pastor
- border
- mercenary
- thailand
- burma
- sequel
- disturbed
Cast & crew

Sylvester Stallone
as John Rambo

Julie Benz
as Sarah

Matthew Marsden
as School Boy

Graham McTavish
as Lewis

Reynaldo Gallegos
as Diaz

Tim Kang
as En-Joo

Jake La Botz
as Reese

Maung Maung Khin
as Tint

Paul Schulze
as Michael Burnett
- CP
Cameron Pearson
as Jeff
Directed by Sylvester Stallone