Movies like First Blood

First Blood (1982) is a action movie directed by Ted Kotcheff. The list below collects the movies that people who loved it enjoyed most, best known first.

1. Equilibrium (2002)
★ 7.1 · 5,269 votes · Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
In a dystopian future, a totalitarian regime maintains peace by subduing the populace with a drug, and displays of emotion are punishable by death. A man in charge of enforcing the law rises to overthrow the system.
Movies like Equilibrium →
2. We Were Soldiers (2002)
★ 7.1 · 2,393 votes · Action, History, War
The year is 1965 and America is at war with North Vietnam. Commanding the air cavalry is Lt. Col. Hal Moore (Gibson), a born leader committed to his troops. His target: the Ia Drang Valley, called "The Valley of Death." As Moore prepares for one of the most violent battles in U.S. history, he delivers a stirring promise to his soldiers and their families: "I will leave no man behind...dead or alive. We will all come home together."
Movies like We Were Soldiers →
3. No Country for Old Men (2007)
★ 8.0 · 13,914 votes · Crime, Thriller, Western
Llewelyn Moss stumbles upon dead bodies, $2 million and a hoard of heroin in a Texas desert, but methodical killer Anton Chigurh comes looking for it, with local sheriff Ed Tom Bell hot on his trail. The roles of prey and predator blur as the violent pursuit of money and justice collide.
Movies like No Country for Old Men →
4. Platoon (1986)
★ 7.7 · 5,336 votes · Drama, War, Action
As a young and naive recruit in Vietnam, Chris Taylor faces a moral crisis when confronted with the horrors of war and the duality of man.
Movies like Platoon →
5. Venom: Let There Be Carnage (2021)
★ 6.7 · 11,485 votes · Sci-Fi, Action, Adventure
After finding a host body in investigative reporter Eddie Brock, the alien symbiote must face a new enemy, Carnage, the alter ego of serial killer Cletus Kasady.
Movies like Venom: Let There Be Carnage →
6. Deadpool & Wolverine (2024)
★ 7.6 · 9,634 votes · Action, Comedy, Sci-Fi
A listless Wade Wilson toils away in civilian life with his days as the morally flexible mercenary, Deadpool, behind him. But when his homeworld faces an existential threat, Wade must reluctantly suit-up again with an even more reluctant Wolverine.
Movies like Deadpool & Wolverine →
7. The Devil All the Time (2020)
★ 7.2 · 3,805 votes · Crime, Drama, Thriller
In Knockemstiff, Ohio and its neighboring backwoods, sinister characters converge around young Arvin Russell as he fights the evil forces that threaten him and his family.
Movies like The Devil All the Time →
8. The Matrix Reloaded (2003)
★ 7.1 · 12,419 votes · Adventure, Action, Thriller
The Resistance builds in numbers as humans are freed from the Matrix and brought to the city of Zion. Neo discovers his superpowers, including the ability to see the code inside the Matrix. With machine sentinels digging to Zion in 72 hours, Neo, Morpheus and Trinity must find the Keymaker to ultimately reach the Source.
Movies like The Matrix Reloaded →
9. Blind Fury (1989)
★ 6.5 · 527 votes · Action, Thriller, Drama
A blind Vietnam vet, trained as a swordfighter, comes to America and helps to rescue the son of a fellow soldier.
Movies like Blind Fury →
10. Memories of Murder (2003)
★ 8.1 · 4,872 votes · Crime, Drama, Thriller
A sadistic serial rapist and murderer of young women terrorizes a small province in 1980s South Korea. To prevent further crimes, three increasingly desperate detectives with conflicting methods race against time to unravel the violent mind of the killer in a futile effort to solve the case.
Movies like Memories of Murder →
11. The Chronicles of Riddick (2004)
★ 6.6 · 4,673 votes · Action, Sci-Fi
After years of outrunning ruthless bounty hunters, escaped convict Riddick suddenly finds himself caught between opposing forces in a fight for the future of the human race. Now, waging incredible battles on fantastic and deadly worlds, this lone, reluctant hero will emerge as humanity's champion - and the last hope for a universe on the edge of annihilation.
Movies like The Chronicles of Riddick →
12. Harry Brown (2009)
★ 6.8 · 1,219 votes · Thriller, Crime, Drama
An elderly ex-serviceman and widower looks to avenge his best friend's murder by doling out his own form of justice.
Movies like Harry Brown →
13. Walking Tall (2004)
★ 6.3 · 1,750 votes · Adventure, Drama, Action
A former U.S. soldier returns to his hometown to find it overrun by crime and corruption, which prompts him to clean house.
Movies like Walking Tall →
14. Citizen Vigilante (2026)
★ 6.5 · 432 votes · Thriller, Action, Crime
A man takes justice into his own hands, hunting down criminals. His vigilante crusade makes him a social media star but puts him at odds with the local police chief.
Movies like Citizen Vigilante →
15. Hamburger Hill (1987)
★ 6.6 · 533 votes · War, Action, Drama
The men of Bravo Company are facing a battle that's all uphill… up Hamburger Hill. Fourteen war-weary soldiers are battling for a mud-covered mound of earth so named because it chews up soldiers like chopped meat. They are fighting for their country, their fellow soldiers and their lives. War is hell, but this is worse. Hamburger Hill tells it the way it was, the way it really was. It's a raw, gritty and totally unrelenting dramatic depiction of one of the fiercest battles of America's bloodiest war. This happened. Hamburger Hill - war at its worst, men at their best.
Movies like Hamburger Hill →
16. Magnum Force (1973)
★ 7.1 · 1,268 votes · Drama, Crime, Action
"Dirty" Harry Callahan is a San Francisco Police Inspector on the trail of a group of rogue cops who have taken justice into their own hands. When shady characters are murdered one after another in grisly fashion, only Dirty Harry can stop them.
Movies like Magnum Force →
17. Black and Blue (2019)
★ 6.8 · 1,010 votes · Action, Thriller, Crime
Rookie cop Alicia West, an Army veteran, inadvertently captures the murder of a young drug dealer on her body cam. After realizing that the murder was committed by corrupt cops, she teams up with the one person from her community who is willing to help her as she tries to escape both the criminals out for revenge and the police who are desperate to destroy the incriminating footage.
Movies like Black and Blue →
18. Nowhere to Run (1993)
★ 6.6 · 865 votes · Action, Drama, Thriller
Escaped convict Sam Gillen single-handedly takes on ruthless developers who are determined to evict a widow with two young children.
Movies like Nowhere to Run →

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Movies like First Blood

First Blood (1982) is a action movie directed by Ted Kotcheff. The list below collects the movies that people who loved it enjoyed most, best known first.

1. Equilibrium (2002)
★ 7.1 · 5,269 votes · Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
In a dystopian future, a totalitarian regime maintains peace by subduing the populace with a drug, and displays of emotion are punishable by death. A man in charge of enforcing the law rises to overthrow the system.
Movies like Equilibrium →
2. We Were Soldiers (2002)
★ 7.1 · 2,393 votes · Action, History, War
The year is 1965 and America is at war with North Vietnam. Commanding the air cavalry is Lt. Col. Hal Moore (Gibson), a born leader committed to his troops. His target: the Ia Drang Valley, called "The Valley of Death." As Moore prepares for one of the most violent battles in U.S. history, he delivers a stirring promise to his soldiers and their families: "I will leave no man behind...dead or alive. We will all come home together."
Movies like We Were Soldiers →
3. No Country for Old Men (2007)
★ 8.0 · 13,914 votes · Crime, Thriller, Western
Llewelyn Moss stumbles upon dead bodies, $2 million and a hoard of heroin in a Texas desert, but methodical killer Anton Chigurh comes looking for it, with local sheriff Ed Tom Bell hot on his trail. The roles of prey and predator blur as the violent pursuit of money and justice collide.
Movies like No Country for Old Men →
4. Platoon (1986)
★ 7.7 · 5,336 votes · Drama, War, Action
As a young and naive recruit in Vietnam, Chris Taylor faces a moral crisis when confronted with the horrors of war and the duality of man.
Movies like Platoon →
5. Venom: Let There Be Carnage (2021)
★ 6.7 · 11,485 votes · Sci-Fi, Action, Adventure
After finding a host body in investigative reporter Eddie Brock, the alien symbiote must face a new enemy, Carnage, the alter ego of serial killer Cletus Kasady.
Movies like Venom: Let There Be Carnage →
6. Deadpool & Wolverine (2024)
★ 7.6 · 9,634 votes · Action, Comedy, Sci-Fi
A listless Wade Wilson toils away in civilian life with his days as the morally flexible mercenary, Deadpool, behind him. But when his homeworld faces an existential threat, Wade must reluctantly suit-up again with an even more reluctant Wolverine.
Movies like Deadpool & Wolverine →
7. The Devil All the Time (2020)
★ 7.2 · 3,805 votes · Crime, Drama, Thriller
In Knockemstiff, Ohio and its neighboring backwoods, sinister characters converge around young Arvin Russell as he fights the evil forces that threaten him and his family.
Movies like The Devil All the Time →
8. The Matrix Reloaded (2003)
★ 7.1 · 12,419 votes · Adventure, Action, Thriller
The Resistance builds in numbers as humans are freed from the Matrix and brought to the city of Zion. Neo discovers his superpowers, including the ability to see the code inside the Matrix. With machine sentinels digging to Zion in 72 hours, Neo, Morpheus and Trinity must find the Keymaker to ultimately reach the Source.
Movies like The Matrix Reloaded →
9. Blind Fury (1989)
★ 6.5 · 527 votes · Action, Thriller, Drama
A blind Vietnam vet, trained as a swordfighter, comes to America and helps to rescue the son of a fellow soldier.
Movies like Blind Fury →
10. Memories of Murder (2003)
★ 8.1 · 4,872 votes · Crime, Drama, Thriller
A sadistic serial rapist and murderer of young women terrorizes a small province in 1980s South Korea. To prevent further crimes, three increasingly desperate detectives with conflicting methods race against time to unravel the violent mind of the killer in a futile effort to solve the case.
Movies like Memories of Murder →
11. The Chronicles of Riddick (2004)
★ 6.6 · 4,673 votes · Action, Sci-Fi
After years of outrunning ruthless bounty hunters, escaped convict Riddick suddenly finds himself caught between opposing forces in a fight for the future of the human race. Now, waging incredible battles on fantastic and deadly worlds, this lone, reluctant hero will emerge as humanity's champion - and the last hope for a universe on the edge of annihilation.
Movies like The Chronicles of Riddick →
12. Harry Brown (2009)
★ 6.8 · 1,219 votes · Thriller, Crime, Drama
An elderly ex-serviceman and widower looks to avenge his best friend's murder by doling out his own form of justice.
Movies like Harry Brown →
13. Walking Tall (2004)
★ 6.3 · 1,750 votes · Adventure, Drama, Action
A former U.S. soldier returns to his hometown to find it overrun by crime and corruption, which prompts him to clean house.
Movies like Walking Tall →
14. Citizen Vigilante (2026)
★ 6.5 · 432 votes · Thriller, Action, Crime
A man takes justice into his own hands, hunting down criminals. His vigilante crusade makes him a social media star but puts him at odds with the local police chief.
Movies like Citizen Vigilante →
15. Hamburger Hill (1987)
★ 6.6 · 533 votes · War, Action, Drama
The men of Bravo Company are facing a battle that's all uphill… up Hamburger Hill. Fourteen war-weary soldiers are battling for a mud-covered mound of earth so named because it chews up soldiers like chopped meat. They are fighting for their country, their fellow soldiers and their lives. War is hell, but this is worse. Hamburger Hill tells it the way it was, the way it really was. It's a raw, gritty and totally unrelenting dramatic depiction of one of the fiercest battles of America's bloodiest war. This happened. Hamburger Hill - war at its worst, men at their best.
Movies like Hamburger Hill →
16. Magnum Force (1973)
★ 7.1 · 1,268 votes · Drama, Crime, Action
"Dirty" Harry Callahan is a San Francisco Police Inspector on the trail of a group of rogue cops who have taken justice into their own hands. When shady characters are murdered one after another in grisly fashion, only Dirty Harry can stop them.
Movies like Magnum Force →
17. Black and Blue (2019)
★ 6.8 · 1,010 votes · Action, Thriller, Crime
Rookie cop Alicia West, an Army veteran, inadvertently captures the murder of a young drug dealer on her body cam. After realizing that the murder was committed by corrupt cops, she teams up with the one person from her community who is willing to help her as she tries to escape both the criminals out for revenge and the police who are desperate to destroy the incriminating footage.
Movies like Black and Blue →
18. Nowhere to Run (1993)
★ 6.6 · 865 votes · Action, Drama, Thriller
Escaped convict Sam Gillen single-handedly takes on ruthless developers who are determined to evict a widow with two young children.
Movies like Nowhere to Run →

1. Equilibrium (2002)

2. We Were Soldiers (2002)

3. No Country for Old Men (2007)

4. Platoon (1986)

5. Venom: Let There Be Carnage (2021)

6. Deadpool & Wolverine (2024)

7. The Devil All the Time (2020)

8. The Matrix Reloaded (2003)

9. Blind Fury (1989)

10. Memories of Murder (2003)

11. The Chronicles of Riddick (2004)

12. Harry Brown (2009)

13. Walking Tall (2004)

14. Citizen Vigilante (2026)

15. Hamburger Hill (1987)

16. Magnum Force (1973)

17. Black and Blue (2019)

18. Nowhere to Run (1993)

Related lists

1. Equilibrium (2002)

2. We Were Soldiers (2002)

3. No Country for Old Men (2007)

4. Platoon (1986)

5. Venom: Let There Be Carnage (2021)

6. Deadpool & Wolverine (2024)

7. The Devil All the Time (2020)

8. The Matrix Reloaded (2003)

9. Blind Fury (1989)

10. Memories of Murder (2003)

11. The Chronicles of Riddick (2004)

12. Harry Brown (2009)

13. Walking Tall (2004)

14. Citizen Vigilante (2026)

15. Hamburger Hill (1987)

16. Magnum Force (1973)

17. Black and Blue (2019)

18. Nowhere to Run (1993)

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