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Rambo

edited 2026-06-18

A complete watch and read order for the Rambo franchise, covering all five mainline theatrical films from First Blood (1982) through Rambo: Last Blood (2019), the 1986 animated series Rambo: The Force of Freedom, and the David Morrell novels and novelizations that originated and expanded the story. The five films follow Vietnam veteran John Rambo in release order, which is also the correct in-universe chronological order.

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01FILM
1982The 1982 film directed by Ted Kotcheff that launched the franchise, starring Sylvester Stallone as John Rambo, a decorated Vietnam War veter…
1h 33m
02FILM
1985The 1985 sequel directed by George P. Cosmatos, set approximately three years after the events of First Blood, with Rambo released from pris…
1h 36m
03FILM
1988The 1988 film directed by Peter MacDonald, set after the events of First Blood Part II, with Rambo living a quiet life at a monastery in Tha…
1h 41m
04FILM
2008The 2008 film written and directed by Sylvester Stallone, set approximately twenty years after Rambo III, with an aging Rambo living as a sn…
1h 31m
05FILM
2019The 2019 film directed by Adrian Grunberg, the fifth and final mainline entry starring Sylvester Stallone, with Rambo now retired on his fam…
1h 29m