Cobra

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Cobra

R

1986

1h 27m

Action

Mystery & Thriller

Crime

Drama

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27%

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22 Reviews

44%

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25,000+ Ratings

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...

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Variety Staff

Variety

May 6, 2008

Cobra is a sleek, extremely violent and exciting police thriller.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Robert P

@Superbad Oct 6, 2026

Cobra is a *2* star Movie!!

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Mickey B

@Mickerdoo Sep 21, 2026

So it’s just a murder cult? No benefits, just murder? What’s the motivation? Didn’t quite line up for me. Sunglasses and soundtrack bust.

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Daniel B

@DANIEL2004 Sep 5, 2026

"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.

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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.

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Alex W

@RT58233088 Jun 19, 2026

If you look at the poster and think you'll like it, you'll like it.

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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.

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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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