First Blood

1h 33m · 1982 · Directed by Ted Kotcheff · 3.8 / 5 on Letterboxd

First Blood (1982) runs 1h 33m, directed by Ted Kotcheff. It is one of 3,647 films in the 100 Minute Movies catalog — every one rated 3.0 or higher by Letterboxd members and short enough to finish in an evening.

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.

Genres: War, Action, Adventure, Thriller

No US streaming listed when we last checked (9 July 2026). Availability changes often.