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Rambo: Last Blood
Rambo: Last Blood is Sylvester Stallone's last outing as the unstoppable Vietnam veteran John Rambo. Coming out of retirement for one final battle, Rambo wages war on a Mexican cartel that has kidnapped his friend's granddaughter. The fifth installment in the franchise wraps up the iconic hero's journey after four decades' of lone-wolf fighting.
Rambo: Last Blood
- Studio(s)
- Lionsgate
- Distributor(s)
- Lionsgate
- Franchise(s)
- Rambo
- prequel(s)
- Rambo III , Rambo: First Blood , Rambo
- Budget
- 50 million
Summary
Rambo: Last Blood is Sylvester Stallone's last outing as the unstoppable Vietnam veteran John Rambo. Coming out of retirement for one final battle, Rambo wages war on a Mexican cartel that has kidnapped his friend's granddaughter. The fifth installment in the franchise wraps up the iconic hero's journey after four decades' of lone-wolf fighting.
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