And that’s also the year audiences met the legendary John Rambo for the first time.

In a way, you could say thatthe entire franchise is the journey of Rambos life and his evolution.

The first three movies are somewhat connected, each taking off from where the previous one ended.

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But the last two movies are more standalone stories.

Fortunately,the storys chronology and the movie releases coincide.

Buckle up, soldier, because its going to be a bloody ride.

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A veteran Green Beret is forced by a cruel Sheriff and his deputies to flee into the mountains and wage an escalating one-man war against his pursuers.

Rambo agrees to go through with the mission in exchange for a pardon.

John Rambo is now living in Thailand.

Col. Trautman visits him again with another mission.

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This time,the CIA wants Rambo to go to Afghanistan and investigate the Soviet Army.

When Rambo refuses, Col. Trautman goes himself but soon gets captured by the Soviets.

When Rambo hears about this, he heads to Afghanistan to save the colonel.

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But Rambo refuses and fails to stop her from going.

As expected,Rambo heads to Mexico to rescue Gabriela whilefighting off the local cartel.

This movie wraps up the entire storyline of John Rambo with flashbacks from the previous installments.

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