

G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra
When all else fails, they don't.
From the Egyptian desert to deep below the polar ice caps, the elite G.I. JOE team uses the latest in next-generation spy and military equipment to fight the corrupt arms dealer Destro and the growing threat of the mysterious Cobra organization to prevent them from plunging the world into chaos.
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5.8/10
5,061 votes
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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $175M
- Box office
- $302.5M
- Language
- English
- government
- technology
- hostage
- laser
- warhead
- president
- revenge
- murder
- attack
- terrorism
- explosion
- scientist
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Behind the camera
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Produced in
United States of America, Czech Republic, France, Japan
Where to watch
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- TheatricalPG-137 Aug 2009
United KingdomGB
- Theatrical12A7 Aug 2009
AustraliaAU
- TheatricalM6 Aug 2009
CanadaCA
- TheatricalPG5 Aug 2009
BelgiumBE
- Theatrical163 Aug 2009
BrazilBR
- Theatrical147 Aug 2009
BulgariaBG
- TheatricalC14 Aug 2009
CzechiaCZ
- Theatrical15+13 Aug 2009
DenmarkDK
- Theatrical1114 Aug 2009
FranceFR
- Theatrical125 Aug 2009
- TVRTL916 Jan 2026
- TVTPAction9 Sept 2026
- TVTPRTL911 Sept 2026
GermanyDE
- Theatrical1613 Aug 2009
- Physical16DvD14 Dec 2009
Hong KongHK
- Theatrical6 Aug 2009
Frequently asked questions
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra was released on 3 August 2009.
Audience reviews
3- J5/10
JPV852
7/23/2021
Entertaining in parts but a mess of a plot with some shoddy visual effects even by 2009 standards. Some stunt work was alright but nothing that really stands out and none of the cast really were all that memorable. Did appreciate some of the nods to the cartoons but otherwise just very forgettable. **2.75/5**
- G1/10
GenerationofSwine
1/12/2023
People like me were waiting for a GI Joe movie for decades. It was instead kind of a hack that could have been any other movie. I don't think that the distaste came from the fact that the movie could never live up to memories of childhood play. I think that the distaste came from the knoweldge that Larry Hama had decades of fun and wonderful stories to tell, he had written an entire little universe... and the movi…
- T2/10
TkA
7/30/2026
**Poor excuse for a movie.** Well i watched this movie last night. And i think i'm developing a bit of esp, because this junk is getting easier to spot as it appears on the horizon. For example, when i first heard of this movie i though "oh no, another America movie, by some American company, trying to make as much money as they can, over-using cgi, and totally destroying a good thing, that being the original …
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