A Lot or a Little?
What you will—and won't—find in this movie.
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Positive Messages
none
The movie is essentially a gun owner's revenge fantasy; the story justifies owning many weapons by including an actual invasion on a family. It's extremely one-note and one-dimensional, with no room for discussion.
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Positive Role Models
very little
Rambo has served his country honorably, which is deserving of admiration and respect. He also never attacks first and only defends himself. But he defends himself with such extraordinary violence and with such a trail of dead bodies that it's hard to argue for him as a role model.
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Violence & Scariness
a lot
Extreme blood and gore, lots of guns/shooting, and multiple deaths. Explosions. Knives and stabbing. Severed head and foot. Characters bashed with a hammer. Heart cut out of chest. Bow and arrows, characters pierced with arrows. Characters killed or maimed by traps. Knives used to carve characters' faces. Characters set on fire. Character run through by steel pole. Characters fall on spikes. Teen girls are kidnapped into a human trafficking ring and used as prostitutes. They're treated roughly, drugged, shown to be bruised and cut. A group of thugs gangs up on the main character, beating him to a pulp (bloody face, swollen eyelids). Brief, violent Vietnam flashbacks. Verbal description of a man beating his wife.
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Sex, Romance & Nudity
very little
One teen tries to kiss another at a party. An adult looks a teen up and down at a club. Scenes of prostitutes alone in rooms with men (no nudity, nothing graphic).
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Language
a lot
Multiple uses of "f--k," "s--t," "bitch," "ass," "hell," "whor*," and "oh God."
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Drinking, Drugs & Smoking
some
Villains drink alcohol and snort cocaine in nightclubs. Character says she "drank too much" in one scene. Main character briefly takes prescription meds. Background characters smoke.
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Parents Need to Know
Parents need to know that Rambo: Last Blood is the fifth installment in the Rambo series starring Sylvester Stallone. Like all the sequels since the soulful first movie, it elevates intense gore over character. Violence is extremely graphic, with heavy guns and shooting, knives and stabbing, and tons of gore. Characters are killed, caught in traps, and burned. Body parts are severed and sliced out, and there are violent flashbacks to Vietnam. Plus, teen girls are kidnapped into a sex trafficking ring; they're shown to have been punched and cut and are given drugs. Language is also strong, with several uses of "f--k," "s--t," and more. Sexual content is mild; one teen tries to kiss another at a party, and a teen girl is ogled in a club. Villains drink alcohol and snort cocaine in nightclubs, there's a reference to drinking too much, the main character briefly takes prescription meds, and background characters smoke. To stay in the loop on more movies like this, you can sign up for weekly Family Movie Night emails.
What's the Story?
In RAMBO: LAST BLOOD, John Rambo (Sylvester Stallone) is finally enjoying a quiet life, living on a horse ranch in Arizona alongside Maria (Adriana Barraza) and her teen granddaughter, Gabrielle (Yvette Monreal), whom he's helped raise and whom he considers family. When Gabrielle learns the whereabouts of her biological father (who left long ago), she heads to Mexico, without permission, to find him. Unfortunately, she's kidnapped and taken into a human trafficking ring. Rambo goes to Mexico to retrieve her but finds himself outnumbered and badly beaten. Journalist Carmen Delgado (Paz Vega) nurses him back to health, and he enters the den of thieves once more. This time, though, he's brought a war to his own front yard. Fortunately, he's ready.
Talk to Your Kids About ...
Families can talk about Rambo: Last Blood's violence. How intense/extreme is it? How did it make you feel, and how did the filmmakers achieve this feeling? What's the impact of media violence on kids?
Why are stories about revenge popular in the media? Is revenge ever justified?
What does the movie have to say about guns? Do you agree?
How does this movie compare with the rest of the Rambo films? How has the main character changed or evolved?
Movie Details
- In theaters: September 20, 2019
- On DVD or streaming: December 17, 2019
- Cast: Sylvester Stallone, Paz Vega, Adriana Barraza
- Director: Adrian Grunberg
- Inclusion Information: Female actors, Latino actors
- Studio: Lionsgate
- Genre: Action/Adventure
- Run time: 89 minutes
- MPAA rating: R
- MPAA explanation: strong graphic violence, grisly images, drug use and language
- Last updated: March 2, 2023
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