'Rambo Meets The Fugitive' 94-Minute Action Thriller Punches Its Way Up Streaming Charts

Published Aug 11, 2026, 11:42 AM EDT Ryan Northrup is a Senior Staff Writer on ScreenRant's Movie & TV News team, where he has authored nearly 5,000 articles, including features and reviews. A graduate of McMaster University, Ryan began his career in public relations before attending Vancouver Film School. There, he built lasting industry connections and optioned a feature film screenplay. A movie that feels like a combination of Rambo and The Fugitive has become a streaming hit. Sylvester Stallone made his debut as John Rambo in 1982's First Blood, launching a franchise that now consists of five movies in total. A prequel called John Rambo is now on the way, with Noah Centineo set to take on the role of the tortured Vietnam War veteran. The Fugitive, on the other hand, was released in 1993 and features Harrison Ford as Dr. Richard Kimble, a surgeon who goes on the run after being wrongly accused of killing his wife. Tommy Lee Jones costars in the film as Samuel Gerard, the U.S. Marshal tasked with catching him. A few years after Lee won an Oscar for his role in The Fugitive, he starred in The Hunted, a film that is now a top 10 hit on Paramount+ in the U.S. The action thriller currently ranks in eighth place, falling behind titles like Get Hard (2015), Extract (2009), all three Hangover movies, and Rocky's Cat-astrophe (2026). Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender (2026) is currently the top-ranking title. The Hunted Is Quickly Climbing Up Streaming Charts 23 Years Later The Film Is Competing With A Record-Breaking 2022 Hit Although The Hunted hit theaters more than two decades ago, it's currently just ahead of a major blockbuster title. Top Gun: Maverick, which was released in 2022, currently occupies ninth place ahead of The Contractor (2022). Maverick was a huge success, earning glowing reviews and grossing $1.495 billion worldwide. It currently stands as the highest-grossing Tom Cruise movie. The Hunted, by contrast, was a significant box office disappointment. The R-rated film, which hails from director William Friedkin, grossed only $46 million worldwide on an estimated budget of $55 million. The Hunted also fared worse than Maverick with critics. Where the Cruise movie has a 96% on Rotten Tomatoes, Jones' film has a lackluster 30%. The Hunted Is The Ultimate Mixture Of Rambo & The Fugitive Having Tommy Lee Jones As A Star Adds To The Proceedings The Hunted features a compelling premise. Jones stars in the movie as L.T. Bonham, a retired civilian contractor and special forces trainer tasked with stopping a former student who is hunting people for sport. Benicio del Toro costars as the villain, Aaron Hallam, with a supporting cast that includes Connie Nielsen, Leslie Stefanson, José Zúñiga, and John Finn, among others. The film's similarities to both Rambo and The Fugitive were noted in a number of reviews. Del Toro's character is a traumatized war veteran with exceptional survival abilities who faces off against police deep in the woods, not unlike the premise of First Blood. Jones, meanwhile, plays someone law-enforcement-adjacent determined to take Hallam down, evoking Gerard in The Fugitive. Though both First Blood and The Fugitive are beloved films, The Hunted's mix of these two classics didn't quite come together critically or commercially. Still, it's newfound streaming success speaks to how streaming services can help underseen movies connect with audiences years later. Release Date March 11, 2003 Runtime 94 minutes Director William Friedkin Writers Art Monterastelli, David Griffiths Producers James Jacks, Marcus Viscidi, Ricardo Mestres Cast Leslie Stefanson Irene Kravitz