Best Rambo Movies, Ranked
All 5 Rambo films with enough votes to rank, ordered by TMDB audience score. First Blood leads at 7.5; the franchise averages 6.7. This is audience opinion, not a critics' list.
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When former Green Beret John Rambo is harassed by local law enforcement and arrested for vagrancy, he is forced to flee into the mountains and wage an escalating one-man war against his pursuers.
7.57,007 votes - 2
John Rambo is released from prison by the government for a top-secret covert mission to the last place on Earth he'd want to return - the jungles of Vietnam.
6.74,402 votes - 3
Rambo2008In Thailand, ex-Green Beret John James Rambo joins a group of mercenaries to venture into war-torn neighboring Myanmar to rescue a group of Christian aid workers who have been kidnapped by a ruthless local infantry unit.
6.74,344 votes - 4
After fighting his demons for decades, John Rambo now lives in peace on his family ranch in Arizona, but his rest is interrupted when Gabriela, the granddaughter of his housekeeper María, disappears after crossing the border into Mexico to meet her biological father. Rambo, who has become a true father figure for Gabriela over the years, undertakes a desperate and dangerous journey to find her.
6.54,288 votes - 5
Rambo III1988Combat has taken its toll on Rambo, but he's finally begun to find inner peace in a monastery. When Rambo's friend and mentor Col. Trautman asks for his help on a top secret mission to Afghanistan, Rambo declines but must reconsider when Trautman is captured.
6.23,542 votes
Frequently asked questions
What is the best Rambo film?
First Blood (1982) rates highest at 7.5 out of 10 from 7,007 TMDB votes.
How are these Rambo films ranked?
By TMDB audience score — the average rating from every user who has scored the film. Only films with at least 50 votes are included, so a handful of ratings cannot skew the order. This is audience opinion, not a critics' list.
Which Rambo film is rated lowest?
Rambo III (1988) sits last at 6.2. The franchise averages 6.7 across 5 rated films.