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Rolling Thunder (1977)

6.8 IMDb 82% RT 66/100 MC
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A Vietnam veteran, Charles Rane, returns home after years in a POW camp and is treated as a hero. He has a hard time adjusting, and things go badly. A movie about the walking dead, before that meant just flesh-eating zombies.

Best Release

Shout! Factory · 4K + Blu-ray

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Director

John Flynn

Genre

Action, Drama, Crime

Sub-Genre

Crime Thriller

Runtime

1 hour and 40 minutes (100 minutes)

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Editor's Notes

Note

Shout Factory announced the 4K and multiple people joked they had just bought the Blu-ray. That's the Shout Factory cycle at this point. Tarantino named his production company after this film, which gives it perennial collector relevance. The revenge thriller pairs well with other Vietnam vet films if you're building that section of your shelf.

noted Apr 9, 2026

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Why did it take me so long to see this? Rolling Thunder was incredible! 24 What Martin Scorsese movie would you like to see get a Criterion Blu-Ray release? 90 My first B&N sale! I think I did well 2 Shout Factory releasing Rolling Thunder (1977) in 4K 8 A Night Of Revenge 7 Criterion releases of streamer movies. 76

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