# Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985)

> A betrayed Vietnam veteran turns a covert POW reconnaissance mission into a ferocious one-man war against enemy forces and the officials who abandoned him.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/909

## Facts

- Runtime: 96 min
- Genres: Action, Adventure, Thriller, War
- Director: George P. Cosmatos
- Cast: Sylvester Stallone, Richard Crenna, Charles Napier, Steven Berkoff, Julia Nickson, Martin Kove, George Cheung, Andy Wood
- TMDB rating: 6.7/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0089880/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: breakneck
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: propulsive, patriotic, violent, action movie night, 1980s nostalgia

## Synopsis

A battle-hardened veteran returns to the jungle for one last mission, but the stakes are deadly high.

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- [Missing in Action 2: The Beginning (1985)](https://ember.film/movie/7353)
- [Rambo III (1988)](https://ember.film/movie/910)
- [The Expendables (2010)](https://ember.film/movie/16649)

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