Rambo III

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Rambo III

R

Released May 25, 1988

1h 41m

Action

Adventure

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Former Special Forces agent John Rambo blasts through Soviet-occupied Afghanistan in search of his captive mentor.

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Critics Consensus

Rambo III finds its justice-dispensing hero far from the thoughtful drama that marked the franchise's beginning -- and just as far from quality action thriller entertainment.

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Keith Uhlich

UGO

Engages the plight of the Mujahideen with a humanizing, doc-like approach (fascinating to witness, all these years later, when the ally/enemy tables have turned so drastically).

Jun 14, 2008

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Kim Newman

Empire Magazine

Strays slightly from the formula and therefore loses some of its mindless fun credentials.

Rated: 2/5

Jan 14, 2008

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Variety Staff

Variety

Always at ground zero in the chaos is Rambo -- gloriously, inhumanly impervious to fear and danger -- whose character is inhabited by Stallone with messianic intensity.

Jan 14, 2008

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Keith Garlington

Keith & the Movies

It’s lighter, the action is energetic, and the cheese adds to the experience.

Rated: 4/5

Aug 24, 2022

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Rene Jordan

El Nuevo Herald (Miami)

Rambo III is not a movie. It is a trading company… such a monotonous rumble was putting me to sleep. [Full review in Spanish]

Jun 27, 2022

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Mike Massie

Gone With The Twins

If critics were to rate a film based on how sensational the main antagonist's death is, along with the main henchman, then this film would rank quite high indeed.

Rated: 7/10

Sep 7, 2020

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BRITO E

Um dos melhores filmes de todos os tempos; filme espetacular e o Stallone é o melhor!!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/26/25

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Stephen C

Failure in 1 hour and 41 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The USA grossed over $53,700,000.00!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

07/04/25

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Pablo S

Tercera vez que Sylvester Stallone interpreta al veterano de guerra ( que ya no parece serlo ). Si la primera sangre y la Segunda fueron para él y para su país respectivamente esta tercera tendría que ser por el Coronel Trautman interpretado por última vez por Richard Crenna. La película más violenta en esa época (221 actos violentos en toda la película) preparan al público para que supieran que Rambo: First Blood Part II no fue una excepción y el traumatizado veterano de guerra ha pasado ha ser el enésimo héroe de acción inmortal de la época acompañando a John Mclane y a John Matrix (Die Hard Y Comando)

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

06/15/25

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John R

The scene with the horse was top teir

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

04/14/25

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thiago s

Filme legalzinho, o roteiro é bacana, o silvester stallone continua bom como rambo, as cenas de ação são bacanas, o vilão é mais ou menos.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/12/25

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Shaun R

If you can’t enjoy a film where Rambo is quite happy literally taking on an entire army, then don’t watch this. Stallone’s ego is in full show and it’s great.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/10/25

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Synopsis

Former Special Forces agent John Rambo blasts through Soviet-occupied Afghanistan in search of his captive mentor.

Director: Peter MacDonald
Producer: Buzz Feitshans
Screenwriter: David Morrell, Sylvester Stallone, Sheldon Lettich
Distributor: TriStar Pictures, Artisan Entertainment
Production Co: Carolco Pictures Inc.
Rating: R
Genre: Action, Adventure
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): May 25, 1988, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 26, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $53.7M
Runtime: 1h 41m
Sound Mix: Surround

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