First Blood (1982)

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This time he's fighting for his life.

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.

• Released: 1982-10-22
• Genres: Action, Thriller, Drama
• Runtime: 1h 33m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 7.5/10 from 7,220 votes

Directed by Ted Kotcheff.

Top cast

• Sylvester Stallone as John Rambo
• Richard Crenna as Col. Samuel Trautman
• Brian Dennehy as Hope Sheriff Will Teasle
• Bill McKinney as State Police Capt. Dave Kern
• Jack Starrett as Deputy Sgt. Arthur Galt
• Michael Talbott as Deputy Balford
• Chris Mulkey as Deputy Ward
• John McLiam as Orval the Dog Man
• Alf Humphreys as Deputy Lester
• David Caruso as Deputy Mitch

Full cast & crew

Where to watch First Blood

• United States: stream on fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, AMC+ Roku Premium Channel, YouTube TV; watch free on Kanopy, YouTube Free; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Paramount Plus, Sky Go, STUDIOCANAL PRESENTS Apple TV Channel, Now TV Cinema, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Basic with Ads; rent on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, JustWatch TV Store, Amazon Video, Sky Store; buy on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Sky Store, YouTube
• India: stream on Lionsgate Play, Lionsgate Play Apple TV Channel, Lionsgate Play Amazon Channel; rent on Amazon Video
• Canada: stream on Crave, Crave Amazon Channel, Lionsgate+ Amazon Channel; rent on Apple TV Store, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video, Plex; buy on Apple TV Store, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
• Australia: stream on BINGE, Stan, Binge Amazon Channel; rent on JustWatch TV Store, Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, YouTube, Fetch TV; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, YouTube, Fetch TV

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