Jeanclaude Van Damme All Movies Info

Van Damme embraced his legacy, parodied himself, and returned to more prestigious projects.

| Year | Movie Title | Role | Notes | |------|-------------|------|-------| | 2008 | JCVD | Himself (as Jean-Claude Van Damme) | Critically acclaimed masterpiece. Meta-drama where he plays a fictionalized version of himself caught in a post office heist. Includes a legendary 6-minute single-take monologue. | | 2012 | Dragon Eyes | Tiano | Low-budget but solid. A mysterious drifter takes on a corrupt police force. | | 2012 | The Expendables 2 | Jean Vilain | Blockbuster return. Plays the main villain opposite Stallone, Schwarzenegger, Willis. Memorable death scene. | | 2012 | Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning | Luc Deveraux | Artistically respected sequel. Dark, hallucinatory, gritty reboot of the franchise. | | 2013 | Welcome to the Jungle | Storm Rothchild | Action-comedy. Van Damme plays a crazed, power-hungry fitness trainer. | | 2013 | Enemies Closer | Xander | Directed by Peter Hyams (who also directed Timecop). Set in a US-Canada border forest. | | 2015 | Pound of Flesh | Deacon | A man wakes up in a Manila hotel room missing a kidney. | | 2016 | Kickboxer: Vengeance | Master Durand | Remake of his 1989 classic (he co-starred, not the lead). | | 2016–2018 | Jean-Claude Van Johnson (TV series) | Himself / Johnson | Amazon Prime comedy-drama. He’s a retired secret agent/spy returning to action. Cancelled after one season, but excellent. | | 2017 | Kill ‘Em All | Philip | A mysterious wounded man in a hospital is targeted by assassins. | | 2018 | Black Water | Wheeler | A CIA agent trapped on a submarine with a sleeper agent. | | 2018 | The Bouncer (aka Lukas) | Lukas | French-language return to drama. A nightclub bouncer trying to protect his daughter. Excellent performance. | | 2019 | We Die Young | Daniel | A veteran with PTSD protects two young boys from a gang. | | 2021 | The Last Mercenary | Richard Brumère (The Mist) | French action-comedy for Netflix. A mysterious former secret agent returns to help his estranged son. | | 2022 | Minions: The Rise of Gru | Jean-Clawed (voice) | Animated. Voiced a large, French-accented Minion. | | 2023 | Darkness of Man | Russell Hatch | Directed by and co-starring his son, Kris Van Damme. An Interpol operative protecting a witness’s son. |

After Knock Off and Universal Soldier: The Return (a financial flop), Van Damme lost his Hollywood status. He faced personal issues, drug problems, and a bankruptcy. Filmmaking became survival.

24. Universal Soldier: The Return (1999)
A desperate attempt to reboot the franchise. Van Damme’s Luc Deveraux now fights an evil supercomputer (SETH). It has good stunts but a terrible script. It was his last theatrical release for nearly a decade.

25. Inferno (1999) (aka Desert Heat)
A weird Western set in the Nevada desert. Van Damme’s character has his motorcycle stolen and gets into bar brawls. Extremely low budget.

26. Replicant (2001)
Directed by Ringo Lam. One of his better DTV films. Van Damme plays both a serial killer (The Torch) and a cloned "replicant" made to catch him. The concept is clever, and Van Damme’s performance as a slow-learning clone is surprisingly touching. jeanclaude van damme all movies

27. The Order (2001) (aka The Shadow of the Vampire)
A bizarre action-horror hybrid. Van Damme plays an excommunicated priest who fights a demonic cult in Jerusalem. He wears a leather duster and uses a crossbow. Cult favorite.

28. Derailed (2002)
A low-budget Euro-thriller. Van Damme plays a thief on a train carrying biological weapons. Forgettable.

29. In Hell (2003)
Hidden Gem. Directed by Ringo Lam. Van Damme goes full Prison Break before the show existed. He plays an American contractor sentenced to a Russian prison where inmates fight to the death. It is dark, gritty, and features a completely bald, brutal Van Damme. His best performance of the early 2000s.

30. Wake of Death (2004)
A revenge film with genuine emotional weight. Van Damme plays a mob enforcer whose wife is killed by a Chinese gang. The final half-hour is shockingly violent and nihilistic.

31. The Hard Corps (2006)
Van Damme plays a bodyguard protecting a former heavyweight champion. Standard DTV fare with okay fight choreography. Van Damme embraced his legacy, parodied himself, and

32. Second in Command (2006)
Van Damme is the deputy ambassador in a fictional Eastern European country that gets overrun by rebels. He barricades the embassy. Solid.

33. Until Death (2007)
Van Damme plays a corrupt, heroin-addicted cop who is shot and left for dead, then has to redeem himself. He shows real acting chops, especially in the scenes of withdrawal.

34. The Shepherd: Border Patrol (2008)
Set in New Mexico, Van Damme plays a disgraced cop hunting a drug lord. Competent but generic.

| Year | Movie | Notes | |------|-------|-------| | 2021 | The Last Mercenary | French Netflix action-comedy | | 2022 | Minions: The Rise of Gru | Voice cameo as Jean-Clawed | | 2023 | Darkness of Man | Neo-noir action | | 2024 | Kill ‘Em All 2 | Announced |

This is Van Damme establishing his brand: tournaments, splits, and revenge. | Year | Movie | Notes | |------|-------|-------|

1. Bloodsport (1988)

2. Kickboxer (1989)

3. Death Warrant (1990)

4. Double Impact (1991)