Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Extreme
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Graphic
- brooding
- bleak
- visceral
- action movie night
- franchise marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film's graphic action excessive and generic, arguing that bloody violence overwhelms its potentially poignant portrait of Rambo's trauma.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Rambo crosses the border and revives his combat abilities after Gabriela is taken by a cartel.
Rambo's post-traumatic stress and history of combat shape his isolation, protectiveness, and violent response.
Rambo's southern Arizona horse ranch becomes both a fragile family home and a prepared defensive trap.
The finale emphasizes traps, explosions, gunfire, and graphic close-quarters carnage.
Films like Rambo: Last Blood, and why
Rambo: First Blood Part II
shares a traumatized veteran protagonist, brutal vigilante action, and a revenge-driven rescue mission
Taken
shares late-career action-star intensity, personal vengeance, and graphic close-quarters combat
The Equalizer 2
shares an aging warrior confronting violent criminals to protect a vulnerable young person
Sicario: Day of the Soldado
shares a bleak rescue operation, human trafficking threat, and relentless vigilante violence
Movie Details
- Director
- Adrian Grünberg
- Release Date
- 2019-09-18
- Runtime
- 89 min
- Rating
- 6.5 / 10 (4353)
Cast
- Sylvester Stallone
- Paz Vega
- Sergio Peris-Mencheta
- Adriana Barraza
- Yvette Monreal
- Joaquín Cosío
- Pascacio López
- Óscar Jaenada
- Nicholas Wittman
- Jessica Madsen
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Peacock Premium, Philo, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+, YouTube TV, AMC, Lionsgate+ Amazon Channel, Peacock Premium Plus
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand, Plex
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Rambo: Last Blood about?
- An aging veteran leaves his Arizona refuge for a savage cross-border rescue mission that becomes a final reckoning with the violence haunting him.
- What is Rambo: Last Blood like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Rambo: Last Blood as brisk, its intensity as extreme and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Rambo: Last Blood violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Rambo: Last Blood as graphic.
- What did critics think of Rambo: Last Blood?
- Critics broadly found the film's graphic action excessive and generic, arguing that bloody violence overwhelms its potentially poignant portrait of Rambo's trauma.
- Which films are like Rambo: Last Blood?
- Films with a similar feel include Rambo: First Blood Part II, Taken, The Equalizer 2, and Sicario: Day of the Soldado.
- How long is Rambo: Last Blood?
- Rambo: Last Blood runs 89 minutes.
- Where can I watch Rambo: Last Blood?
- In United States, Rambo: Last Blood streams on Peacock Premium, Philo, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+, YouTube TV, AMC, Lionsgate+ Amazon Channel, Peacock Premium Plus.
