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Cobra

1986Movie1 h 27 minR

40

WeakGoodWatch score

40

WeakGoodWatch score

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Summary

A tough-on-crime street cop must protect the only surviving witness to a strange murderous cult with far reaching plans.

Good for

Friends night
Party vibe
Teens

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Gets your pulse racing.

Not for warmth, big ideas or tears.

The whole fingerprint· the print and its 12 scales

At a glance

Critics vs audiences
Audiences like it more than critics (+31)
Critics 25Audiences 56GoodWatch 41
Metascore25
Tomatometer24%
User score6.2
Letterboxd · 72 K ratings3.0/5
IMDb5.8
Audience score44%
Box office
2.0×its budget
Budget
$25 M
Worldwide
$49 M
Worldwide it earned $24 M more than it cost.
Running time
1 h 27 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 action movies, −21 min on the typical 108
typical 10887
Half of all action movies run 96–127 min.
Reach
Streams in 38 countries, rent or buy in 35 more
+28
Released
1986
May 22, 1986
40 years ago
Genres
ActionCrimeThriller
Language
English
Original language
Made in
United States
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
ViolenceStrong
Gore, disturbing imagesModerate
Frightening scenesMild
Sex, nudityLittle or none
Dark themesMild
Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightParty VibePublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensComfort WatchDrop-in FriendlyPure Escapism
Not listed for kids or family movie night.
24 of 33
Directing · 8
George P. Cosmatos Director
Sylvester Stallone Co-Director, Screenplay
Terry Leonard Second Unit Director, Stunt Coordinator
Duncan Henderson First Assistant Director
Janet Knutsen Second Assistant Director
Hope Williams Script Supervisor
Writing · 1
Paula Gosling Novel
Production · 17
James D. Brubaker Executive Producer
Yoram Globus Producer
Tony Munafo Producer
Menahem Golan Producer
Joy Todd Casting
Barbara Harris ADR Voice Casting
Camera · 15
Ric Waite Director of Photography
Richard A. Mention First Assistant Camera
Nick McLean Additional Photography
Michael St. Hilaire Camera Operator
Larry Hezzelwood Second Assistant Camera
Dave Friedman Still Photographer
Editing · 8
Don Zimmerman Editor
James R. Symons Editor
Donah Bassett Negative Cutter
Gregory M. Gerlich Assistant Editor
Paul Cichocki Assistant Editor
Robert Raring Color Timer
Sound · 24
Sylvester Levay Original Music Composer
Fred J. Brown Supervising Sound Editor
Margie O'Malley Foley Artist
Gladys Knight Songs
Michael Minkler Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Gregg Landaker Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Art · 14
Bill Kenney Production Design
David F. Klassen Set Designer
Louis S. Fleming Property Master
William Ladd Skinner Art Direction
Jane Stewart Standby Painter
Gayle Simon Assistant Art Director
Costume & Make-Up · 9
Tom Bronson Costume Design
Stephen Abrums Makeup Artist
Leonard Engelman Makeup Artist
Murray Lantz Costumer
Linda Henrikson Costumer
Michael J. Long Costumer
Lighting · 6
Carl Boles Lighting Technician, Chief Lighting Technician
Eddie Taylor Electrician
Keith Pallant Electrician
Richard L. Jordan Electrician
Jeff Stanman Electrician
Ken Tosic Best Boy Electric
Other crew · 29
Branscombe Richmond Stunts
Terry Jackson Stunts
Corey Michael Eubanks Stunts
Gary McLarty Stunts
Kerry Rossall Stunts
Ben Scott Stunts

Tropes

Crime of Self-Defensein 118 titlesThe people in this verse seem to think that killing someone in self-defense to protect oneself or others is against the law.Impossibly Cool Weaponin 89 titlesDirector Cosmatos had the Night Slasher's bizarre knife◊ custom-made, his only reasoning being that he wanted "a knife the audience would never forget".All 98 tropes

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