Do you want to watch Rambo Movies in order? You see, the timeline of the Rambo Movie franchise spans 37 years. The Rambo Movie series is also known as Blood Series. Featuring Sylvester Stallone as the lead cast, the story of all Rambo movies is about John Rambo and is inspired by the novel ‘First Blood’, written by David Morrel. So, here are all the Rambo movies in order.
- First Blood (1982)
- Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985)
- Rambo III (1988)
- Rambo (2008)
- Rambo: Last Blood (2019)
Since the release of the first movie, it has become one of the most iconic action-thriller movie series around the world.
As mentioned earlier, the story of all the Rambo Movies revolves around a Vietnam War veteran, John Rambo. John Rambo is a killing machine. The story begins when Rambo meets one of his friends but ends up hunting the police. All Rambo movies are connected to each other. So, the best way to watch Rambo Movies is to start by watching the first movie First Blood.
- Director: Ted Kotcheff
- Writers: David Morell, Micheal Kozoll
- Stars: Sylvester Stallone, Richard Crenna, Brian Dennehy
- Runtime: 1 hour 33 minutes
John Rambo goes to meet his friend after the Vietnam War. but, he comes to know that his friend died one year ago. After that, Rambo goes to a small town, called Hope in Washington but there he is arrested by the police. Now, the entire story revolves around how Rambo manages to escape from the clutches of Sheriff Will.
- Director: George P. Cosmatos
- Writers: David Morell, Kevin Jerre
- Stars: Sylvester Stallone, Charles Naiper, Richard Crenna
- Runtime: 1 hour 36 minutes
The story of the 2nd film starts when Rambo is sent to prison. Colonel Sam meets Rambo after 3 years and wants to send him on a secret mission. Rambo has to go to Vietnam and take photos of US soldiers who remain prisoners. Rambo agrees and begins his mission.
- Director: Peter MacDonald
- Writers: David Morell, Sylvester Stallone
- Stars: Sylvester Stallone, Marc de Jonge, Richard Crenna
- Runtime: 1 hour 42 minutes
Upon finishing his secret mission in Vietnam, Rambo starts to live in Thailand. When Rambo heads towards Bangkok to take part in a local fight to earn money, Colonel Sam again meets Rambo. He introduces Robert to Rambo and tells him about the issues in Afganistan, created by the Soviet Army.
Sam wants Rambo to go to Afghanistan and collects information about the Soviet Army. but, Rambo refuses this time. However, Rambo is destined to go to Afghanistan after Sam was captured by the Soviet Army.
- Director: Sylvester Stallone
- Writers: Sylvester Stallone, Art Monterastelli
- Stars: Sylvester Stallone, Matthew Marsden, Julie Benz
- Runtime: 1 hour 32 minutes
This film is all about the adventures of Rambo in Burma. Sara is attacked by a group of Amry in Burma. When Rambo comes to know about this, he immediately heads toward Burma to protect the lady and her group.
- Director: Adrian Grunberg
- Writers: Matthew Cirunick, Sylvester Stallone
- Stars: Sylvester Stallone, Sergio Peris-Mencheta, Paz Vega
- Runtime: 1 hour 29 minutes
Rambo: Last Blood is the story of Rambo and Gabrielle. We see in this movie that Gabrielle and Rambo live happily together. Also, Gabrielle is now a full-grown lady and ready to go to college. One day, Gabrielle was informed by her friend about her father. After that, she asks Rambo to take her to Mexico. But, again, Rambo refuses.
Finding no way, Gabrielle starts her journey to Mexico without letting Gabrielle know. Gabrielle meets her father in Mexico. When she goes to a bar, some criminals, involved in human trafficking kidnap Gabrielle. The moment Rambo comes to know about this incident, he immediately goes to Mexico for his new mission.
Q1. Why are the Rambo movies so popular?
Ans. Rambo Movies are so popular for their excellent action sequences and unflinching brutality. Another reason for its popularity is its concept of the One Man Army.
Q2. Will they make more Rambo Movies?
Ans. Sylvester Stallone said in an interview that they would make another Rambo movie. But, it will not be a prequel or sequel to the original movie. Instead, they are going to launch a new and modern-day Rambo.
Q3. Which Rambo Movie is the best?
Ans. Actually, you can’t consider any one Rambo movie best. Each of the movies in the franchise is equally good and people love it.
