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First Blood (1982) | Ranked Top 2% · CriticCrunch

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First Blood

Movie1982·93 min

First Blood

Directed by Ted Kotcheff

Action Thriller Drama

A action thriller film directed by Ted Kotcheff.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 2%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

7.5/10

7K ratings

About First Blood

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.

Pacing: Gripping (8 of 9)
Tone: Dark (2 of 9)
Intensity: Intense (7 of 9)
Complexity: Approachable (4 of 9)
Humor: Serious (1 of 9)
Scale: Personal (4 of 9)
Spirit: Heartfelt (7 of 9)
Texture: Gritty, Tense
Story Tags: trauma recovery, freedom rebellion, social injustice, late 20th century, action combat, small town, wilderness, rivals, military thriller, anti hero, action hero, escape chase, survival, cat and mouse, corruption

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Details

Director: Ted Kotcheff
Language: English

Cast

Sylvester Stallone, Richard Crenna, Brian Dennehy

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How First Blood Ranks

All movies

Top 2%

1980s movies

Top 2%

Action movies

Top 3%

★1980s Action movies

Top 3%

Ted Kotcheff films#1 of 4

Top 5% in every cohort we track — a consistent classic.

the vibe

First Blood Vibe

What it feels like

grippingdarkintenseapproachableseriouspersonalheartfelt

gritty

tense

What it's about

escape chasesurvivalcat & mousetrauma recoveryfreedom rebellionsocial injusticeanti-heroaction herorivalsaction combatmilitary thrillercorruptionsmall townwildernesslate 20th century

pacing

gripping 8/9gripping 8/9

tone

dark 2/9dark 2/9

intensity

intense 7/9intense 7/9

complexity

approachable 4/9clear 4/9

humor

serious 1/9serious 1/9

scale

personal 4/9personal 4/9

spirit

heartfelt 7/9heartfelt 7/9

texture

grittygritty