Movies like First Blood

Key Features:: Survival, Manhunt, War veteran, PTSD, One man army, Escalating conflict, Revenge, Police brutality, Action, Anti-establishment, Social commentary, Trauma, Violence-high
Tone:: serious, gritty, suspense-driven
Target Audience:: Action fans, Fans of survival stories, Those interested in military themes, Viewers seeking intense and suspenseful films
Emotional Arc:: Harassment → Rage → Retaliation

First Blood

1982-10-22

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.

Genres

Action, Adventure, Thriller, War

Cast

Sylvester Stallone, Richard Crenna, Brian Dennehy, Bill McKinney, Jack Starrett, Michael Talbott, Chris Mulkey, John McLiam, Alf Humphreys, David Caruso

Crew

Ted Kotcheff, Michael Kozoll, William Sackheim, Sylvester Stallone

Rating

★7.5(6641 votes)