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Cobra

Play trailer 1:27 Poster for Cobra R 1986 1h 27m Action Mystery & Thriller Crime Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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Los Angeles policeman Lt. Marion "Cobra" Cobretti (Sylvester Stallone) finds himself at the center of a spate of murders carried out by a secret society called New Order: killers who select "weak" members of society for extermination. As the murder rate rises, Cobra takes model Ingrid (Brigitte Nielsen) into protective custody after she witnesses New Order's leader in action. As Cobra falls for Ingrid, they find shelter in a small town, but must soon fight for survival.
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Critics Consensus

A disengaged Sylvester Stallone plays the titular Cobra with no bite in this leaden action thriller, queasily fixated on wanton carnage and nothing else.

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Paul Attanasio Washington Post Jan 3, 2018
The movie is such a textbook example of an exploitation cop movie that you can outline it like a schoolboy for easy reference... Go to Full Review Variety Staff Variety May 6, 2008
Cobra is a sleek, extremely violent and exciting police thriller. Go to Full Review Dave Kehr Chicago Reader May 6, 2008
It's fast-paced and full of gaudy action, yet it's thoroughly unsatisfying, largely because it's so lazy. Go to Full Review Justin LaLiberty Screen Slate Aug 21, 2026
What sets Cobra apart from the aforementioned Raw Deal, however, is how director George P. Cosmatos indulges horror conventions alongside the more obvious crime elements. Go to Full Review Nick Rogers Midwest Film Journal May 22, 2026
3/5
Essentially Sylvester Stallone's take on Batman, "Cobra" remains an empty-calorie watch you regret as you shovel it down. Even when sliced into funny shapes with likely unsanitary shears, cold pizza is still cold pizza. Go to Full Review Mike Massie Gone With The Twins Aug 25, 2024
4/10
At least the picture builds to a rip-roaring showdown, like something out of a high-powered, bullet-laden, casualty-strewn neo-Western. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Daniel B @DANIEL2004 6 days ago "Cobra" es un cliché gigantesco de los años 80, y precisamente ahí radica su magia y lo que la hace tan especial. Es una propuesta descaradamente exagerada, visualmente brusca, con un product placement tan evidente como cómico y una trama tan lineal que prescinde por completo de cualquier subtexto. Y sin embargo, funciona a la perfección. Es de esas joyas donde el cine de la época —y muy especialmente el sello de Sly— se permitía el lujo de detener la narrativa a mitad de metraje para encajar un videoclip totalmente gratuito que terminaba siendo absoluto oro puro, algo que aquí vuelve a repetirse por todo lo alto. Más que una narrativa tradicional, la película funciona como un desfile de Sylvester Stallone regalando algunos de los planos y secuencias más emblemáticos de toda la década, usando la historia apenas como un pretexto funcional para unirlos. See more Arne Otto @RT41236313 Aug 14, 2026 80s cheesy action with Sylvester Stallone in his Mercury Monterey coupe, what's not to like. Just got the blu-ray. See more Alex W @RT58233088 Jun 19, 2026 If you look at the poster and think you'll like it, you'll like it. See more Kau M @KauaMiguel May 23, 2026 Stupidly funny, obviously cheesy and nonsensical, but what does it matter? The criticism of this film really impresses me, because I genuinely enjoyed watching this movie that makes absolutely no sense but is still very memorable. See more Mirko V @RT57975596 May 16, 2026 People that writes comments like this is eeee stupid eeee movie eeee dont like this cause i only watch eeeee love island are mentaly from another galaxy. This movie is really good and the villian is scary and just good at the role See more Timothy P @timop1919 May 8, 2026 I can't think of anything nice to say about this See more Read all reviews
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George P. Cosmatos

Director

Sylvester Stallone

Lieutenant Marion "Cobra" Cobretti

Brigitte Nielsen

Ingrid

Reni Santoni

Sergeant Gonzales

Andrew Robinson

Detective Monte

Lee Garlington

Nancy Stalk

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Synopsis Los Angeles policeman Lt. Marion "Cobra" Cobretti (Sylvester Stallone) finds himself at the center of a spate of murders carried out by a secret society called New Order: killers who select "weak" members of society for extermination. As the murder rate rises, Cobra takes model Ingrid (Brigitte Nielsen) into protective custody after she witnesses New Order's leader in action. As Cobra falls for Ingrid, they find shelter in a small town, but must soon fight for survival.
Director
George P. Cosmatos
Producer
Menahem Golan, Yoram Globus
Screenwriter
Sylvester Stallone
Production Co
Warner Brothers/Seven Arts, The Cannon Group
Rating
R
Genre
Action, Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Sep 1, 2008
Box Office (Gross USA)
$47.5M
Runtime
1h 27m
Sound Mix
Surround, Stereo
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.85:1)
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