Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Mild
- colorful
- energetic
- heroic
- family movie night
- 1980s nostalgia viewing
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The Joe team functions as a coordinated unit, with Duke, Lady Jaye, Shipwreck, and other members opposing Cobra.
Cobra's Weather Dominator controls the world's weather and turns elemental forces into a devastating weapon.
The film's colorful Joe-versus-Cobra premise, ensemble character roster, and straightforward conflict reflect its toy-line adventure origins.
The Weather Dominator is the central plot-driving device that forces the Joes to devise a counterstrategy.
Films like G.I. Joe: The Revenge of Cobra, and why
Transformers: The Movie
animated action adventure with colorful heroes confronting a villainous scheme involving fantastical technology
The Care Bears Movie
1980s animated action spectacle built around an ensemble team, toyetic characters, and a world-threatening superweapon
He-Man and She-Ra: The Secret of the Sword
serialized television-style animated adventure featuring heroic teams, comic-book villains, and high-stakes battles
Movie Details
- Director
- Dan Thompson
- Release Date
- 1984-09-10
- Runtime
- 100 min
- Rating
- 8.1 / 10 (12)
Cast
- Frank Welker
- Michael Bell
- Neil Ross
- Mary McDonald-Lewis
- Gregg Berger
- Arthur Burghardt
- Bill Ratner
- Jackson Beck
- Zack Hoffman
- B.J. Ward
Common questions
- What is G.I. Joe: The Revenge of Cobra about?
- A colorful 1980s animated battle pits the G.I. Joe team against Cobra's globe-threatening machine for control of the elements.
- What is G.I. Joe: The Revenge of Cobra like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of G.I. Joe: The Revenge of Cobra as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as simple.
- Is G.I. Joe: The Revenge of Cobra violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in G.I. Joe: The Revenge of Cobra as mild.
- Which films are like G.I. Joe: The Revenge of Cobra?
- Films with a similar feel include Transformers: The Movie, The Care Bears Movie, and He-Man and She-Ra: The Secret of the Sword.
- How long is G.I. Joe: The Revenge of Cobra?
- G.I. Joe: The Revenge of Cobra runs 100 minutes.
In Ember's collections
Movies like G.I. Joe: The Revenge of Cobra
- The Transformers: The Movie1986
- Lupin the Third: Dead or Alive1996
- Justice League: The New Frontier2008
- G.I. Joe: Arise, Serpentor, Arise!1986
- American Ninja1985
- Lupin the Third: Bye Bye, Lady Liberty1989
- Airwolf: The Movie1984
- Iron Eagle II1988
- American Ninja 2: The Confrontation1987
- Starchaser: The Legend of Orin1985
