Rambo III

R

Released May 25, 1988

1h 41m

Action

Adventure

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Col. Sam Trautman (Richard Crenna) travels to Thailand, hoping to convince veteran John Rambo (Sylvester Stallone) to accompany him on a training mission in Afghanistan. When Rambo refuses, Trautman decides to go alone -- but, while trying to help the mujahideen, Trautman is captured by a ruthless Russian colonel (Marc de Jonge) who submits him to torture. Hearing the news, Rambo volunteers for a top secret undercover mission to rescue his longtime friend.

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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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Tomy J

Writing in for this movie took a nose dive compared to the first 2. More of a properganda movie and mindless action over telling a great action story movie. Worst movie in the Series by far, an easy skip unless your a full on Rambo/First Blood Fan

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/26/24

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Dinos K

John Rambo on a training mission in Afghanistan. The movie tells the ugly truth, US Army was behind Mujahideen's terrorist attacks in 9/11 because the made the monster. Karma, ladies and gentlemen, Karma

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

01/30/24

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Alec B

However problematic the second one is, at least it was never this boring. An entirely perfunctory and unimaginative action film. The ending is memorable for reasons they obviously didn't intend at the time.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

12/13/23

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Petar P

I like this movie. Stalone performance was alsome! One of my Favarite moveis in the 80!

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

11/07/23

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Erik H

I like this movie all of yall hate it this is just weird no reason to hate it

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

09/26/23

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Petros T

Even weaker than the already average part two, the unsurprisingly Americentric "Rambo III" is essentially a collection of explosions and rapid gunfire on top of a predictable, basic storyline. The acting is mediocre, the dialogues cringy and the closeups really ridiculous, while Rambo himself has been degraded to a cartoonish video game character. The only good part is the attack on the village, which, positioned right after the game sequence, does a decent job at conveying the brutality of war.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

05/29/23

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Peter MacDonald

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Sylvester Stallone

John J. Rambo

Richard Crenna

Colonel Samuel Trautman

Marc de Jonge

Zaysen

Kurtwood Smith

Robert Griggs, Embassy Field Officer

Spiros Focas

Masoud

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Synopsis

Col. Sam Trautman (Richard Crenna) travels to Thailand, hoping to convince veteran John Rambo (Sylvester Stallone) to accompany him on a training mission in Afghanistan. When Rambo refuses, Trautman decides to go alone -- but, while trying to help the mujahideen, Trautman is captured by a ruthless Russian colonel (Marc de Jonge) who submits him to torture. Hearing the news, Rambo volunteers for a top secret undercover mission to rescue his longtime friend.

Director: Peter MacDonald
Screenwriter: David Morrell, Sylvester Stallone, Sheldon Lettich
Distributor: Artisan Entertainment, TriStar Pictures
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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