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Cobra

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Los Angeles policeman Lt. Marion "Cobra" Cobretti (Sylvester Stallone) finds himself at the center of a spate of murders carried out by a secret society called New Order: killers who select "weak" members of society for extermination. As the murder rate rises, Cobra takes model Ingrid (Brigitte Nielsen) into protective custody after she witnesses New Order's leader in action. As Cobra falls for Ingrid, they find shelter in a small town, but must soon fight for survival.
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A disengaged Sylvester Stallone plays the titular Cobra with no bite in this leaden action thriller, queasily fixated on wanton carnage and nothing else.

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Paul Attanasio Washington Post The movie is such a textbook example of an exploitation cop movie that you can outline it like a schoolboy for easy reference... Jan 3, 2018 Full Review Variety Staff Variety Cobra is a sleek, extremely violent and exciting police thriller. May 6, 2008 Full Review Dave Kehr Chicago Reader It's fast-paced and full of gaudy action, yet it's thoroughly unsatisfying, largely because it's so lazy. May 6, 2008 Full Review Mike Massie Gone With The Twins At least the picture builds to a rip-roaring showdown, like something out of a high-powered, bullet-laden, casualty-strewn neo-Western. Rated: 4/10 Aug 25, 2024 Full Review Peter Sobczynski The Spool It is such an exercise in pure unchecked and misplaced testosterone run amuck... that it exerts strange but undeniable fascination. May 24, 2021 Full Review David Bax Battleship Pretension Cobra is the dumbest, most indulgent possible iteration of the "America has become a cesspool of crime" subgenre popularized by Death Wish and executed with an actual brain by RoboCop. Feb 7, 2019 Full Review Read all reviews

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Steven D Awesome 80's action slasher. One of Stallone's best and most violent movies. The body count ramps up in this one. Some of his best 1 liners of all time. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 04/20/25 Full Review Luis S Good 80s cop movie. Don't understand the hate. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 03/21/25 Full Review thiago s Filme bacaninha, o roteiro é mais ou menos, stallone é bom como protagonista, e as cenas são boas, mas a história é fraca, o elenco não ajuda a melhorar o filme, e o vilão é ruim. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 02/16/25 Full Review Adam's g I really enjoy this morning still till this day I know it might not be everyone choice for a action movie but I do enjoy watching it over and over Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/09/25 Full Review Audience Member Classic Stallone movie. Watch with your family on Christmas. Does not deserve the hate it gets. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 12/21/24 Full Review Carson P Seriously why does this only have a 17 critics rating this is how you make a classic 80s action movie with impressive car chases and gunfights, Stallone was great in this film as the protagonist and I thought the villain was convincing enough to make me root against him. Critics need to understand better that this was a popcorn film that delivered what it promises and it’s still one of the better action films of the last three decades if not one of the critically acclaimed ones but it should be both and it isn’t no fair at all. This is one of my favorites of Stallone and it deserves a solid 8/10 Rated 4 out of 5 stars 10/01/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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George P. Cosmatos

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Sylvester Stallone

Lieutenant Marion "Cobra" Cobretti

Brigitte Nielsen

Ingrid

Reni Santoni

Sergeant Gonzales

Andrew Robinson

Detective Monte

Lee Garlington

Nancy Stalk

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Synopsis Los Angeles policeman Lt. Marion "Cobra" Cobretti (Sylvester Stallone) finds himself at the center of a spate of murders carried out by a secret society called New Order: killers who select "weak" members of society for extermination. As the murder rate rises, Cobra takes model Ingrid (Brigitte Nielsen) into protective custody after she witnesses New Order's leader in action. As Cobra falls for Ingrid, they find shelter in a small town, but must soon fight for survival.
Director
George P. Cosmatos
Producer
Menahem Golan, Yoram Globus
Screenwriter
Sylvester Stallone
Production Co
Warner Brothers/Seven Arts, The Cannon Group
Rating
R
Genre
Action, Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Sep 1, 2008
Box Office (Gross USA)
$47.5M
Runtime
1h 23m
Sound Mix
Surround, Stereo
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