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Directed by John HyamsOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Thriller,
Martial arts,
Action,
Crime,
Martial artsThemes Sports films,
Martial arts filmsActors Jean-Claude Van Damme,
Peter Weller,
Luis Da Silva,
Kristopher Van Varenberg,
Crystal Mantecón,
Jason MitchellRating44%
St. Jude Square is a neighborhood living in fear and despair. The dueling gangs of local kingpins, Dash and Antoine, terrorize the streets, and the citizens live without a shred of hope until mysterious stranger, Ryan Hong (Cung Le) arrives. He begins to play one gang against the other, by calling on the teachings of his mentor, Tiano (Jean-Claude Van Damme), to find the strength to battle back. However, just as he begins to bring the community under control, Hong is confronted by Mr. V (Peter Weller), the town's corrupt police chief. At first Mr. V is impressed by Hong's skill, but soon sees Hong as a threat to his regime and the two are locked in a head to head battle, pitting the fear and corruption of Mr. V's regime against the new beginning Hong represents for the people of St. Jude Square., 1h37
Directed by Jean-Claude Van Damme,
Mark DiSalleOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Thriller,
Martial arts,
Action,
Martial artsThemes Films about sexuality,
Sports films,
Rape in fiction,
Martial arts films,
Rape and revenge filmsActors Jean-Claude Van Damme,
Mohamed Qissi,
Mark DiSalle,
Lau Kar WingRating64%
Kurt Sloane (Jean-Claude Van Damme) is the cornerman for his brother Eric (Dennis Alexio), an American kickboxing champion. Kurt and Eric travel to Bangkok to challenge Tong Po (Michel Qissi), Thailand's undefeated champion. After a brutal first round, Kurt realizes that they are outmatched by Tong Po and tries to convince his brother to stop the fight. Unwilling to give up, Eric returns for the second round and continues to take a vicious beating, finally prompting Kurt to throw in the towel. Tong Po ignores him and continues the assault, which ultimately leaves Eric paralyzed from the waist down. Eric is then carried outside and left on the street without any help, until Winston Taylor (Haskell Anderson), a retired US Army special forces member, intervenes and agrees to take the brothers to the hospital. After several hours of surgery, the doctor informs Kurt that Eric will never walk again., 1h45
Directed by Sheldon LettichOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Thriller,
Martial arts,
Action,
Martial artsThemes French war films,
Sports films,
Martial arts filmsActors Jean-Claude Van Damme,
Harrison Page,
Deborah Rennard,
Brian Thompson,
Lisa Pelikan,
Ashley JohnsonRating62%
Lyon Gaultier is a paratrooper in the French Foreign Legion, stationed in Djibouti, North Africa. His brother, who is married to an American woman in Los Angeles, is burned alive during a deal gone wrong and suffers third-degree burns, dying shortly afterward. Lyon deserts his legion when they withhold letters from his brother's wife and ultimately refuse to let him see his brother. He steals a jeep and escapes through the desert, finding work on a tramp steamer headed for the U.S. Meanwhile, the Legion commanding officer also travels to the States, arriving at the French Embassy, where he is told that Lyon's desertion is ranked at low importance with the LAPD, so he orders two of his own Legionnaires to do the job., 1h47
Directed by Sheldon LettichOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Thriller,
Martial arts,
Action,
Adventure,
Crime,
Martial artsThemes Sports films,
Martial arts filmsActors Jean-Claude Van Damme,
Geoffrey Lewis,
Alan Scarfe,
Philip Chan,
Bolo Yeung,
Philip ChanRating56%
The story begins with the opening of the Hong Kong Victoria Harbour tunnel by business partners Paul Wagner and Nigel Griffith (Alan Scarfe). Paul attends with his twin infant sons, Chad and Alex. However, after the celebrations, the family is followed home by a Triad hit squad on orders from Griffith and crime lord Raymond Zhang (Philip Chan). A shootout ensues, in which Paul and his wife are killed by Moon (Bolo Yeung), Griffith's henchman. Chad is rescued by the family bodyguard, Frank Avery (Geoffrey Lewis), and raised abroad. Alex is dropped off on the doorstep of a Hong Kong orphanage., 1h46
Directed by John SingletonOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Thriller,
Action,
CrimeThemes Spy filmsActors Taylor Lautner,
Lily Collins,
Will Peltz,
Alfred Molina,
Jason Isaacs,
Maria BelloRating51%
Nathan Harper (Taylor Lautner) is an 18-year-old high school senior living in the suburbs of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania with his parents Kevin (Jason Isaacs) and Mara (Maria Bello). He has been troubled by recurring nightmares and has been seeing psychiatrist Dr. Geraldine "Geri" Bennett (Sigourney Weaver) to diagnose them., 1h45
Directed by Olivier MegatonOrigin FranceGenres Drama,
Thriller,
Action,
CrimeActors Zoe Saldana,
Michael Vartan,
Amandla Stenberg,
Cliff Curtis,
Lennie James,
Callum BlueRating64%
In 1992, Bogota, Colombia, Fabio Restrepo (Jesse Borrego) has key information about drug lord Don Luis Sandoval (Beto Benites). However, Don Luis fears that Fabio will be putting a hit on them, so he sends his henchman Marco (Jordi Mollà) to kill him. Fabio gives his nine-year-old daughter Cataleya (Amandla Stenberg) the information Don Luis wants and tells her it's her "passport"; he also gives her the address of her Uncle Emilio (Cliff Curtis), a criminal in Chicago, who will take care of her if she finds herself alone. The last thing he gives her is something that will keep her safe: his mom's necklace, the cataleya orchid. Fabio tells her to sit at the kitchen table and not move no matter what. After saying their goodbyes, Fabio and his wife Alicia (Cynthia Addai-Robinson) leave to battle Marco and his men but both of them are gunned down as Cataleya listens from the kitchen. Marco tries to manipulate her into giving the information. When he asks what she wants, she stabs him in the hand with a kitchen knife, saying "To kill Don Luis", and escapes. She safely makes it to the U.S. Embassy and gives the Embassy the information in exchange for a passport and passage to the United States. She escapes to the airport, where she makes it to the US and takes a bus to Chicago. Once she finds Emilio, Cataleya asks him to train her as an assassin., 1h41
Directed by Ernie BarbarashOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Thriller,
Action,
CrimeActors Jean-Claude Van Damme,
Scott Adkins,
Kevin Chapman,
Ivan Kaye,
Kristopher Van Varenberg,
Michael HiggsRating61%
After a drug dealer puts his wife in a coma, assassin Flint retires. When a contract is put out on the drug dealer, Flint comes out of retirement, only to find that another assassin, Brazil, is also on the job due to the money. The two assassins reluctantly partner in order to combat corrupt Interpol agents and gangsters., 1h43
Directed by Roland EmmerichOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Science fiction,
War,
Thriller,
Action,
Adventure,
CrimeThemes Films about computing,
Sports films,
Martial arts films,
Cyberpunk filmsActors Jean-Claude Van Damme,
Dolph Lundgren,
Ally Walker,
Leon Rippy,
Ed O'Ross,
Jerry OrbachRating61%
In 1969, an American US Army Special Forces team receives orders to secure a village against North Vietnamese forces. Private Luc Deveraux (Jean-Claude Van Damme) discovers members of his squad and various villagers dead, all with their ears removed. Deveraux finds Sergeant Andrew Scott (Dolph Lundgren), who has gone insane, with a string of severed ears and holding a young boy and girl hostage. Devereaux, who is near the end of his tour of duty, tries to reason with Scott, who shoots the boy and orders Devereaux to shoot the girl to prove his loyalty. Deveraux refuses and tries to save the girl, but Scott kills her with a grenade. The two soldiers shoot each other to death. Deveraux and Scott's corpses are recovered and iced by a second U.S. Special Forces squad, their deaths covered up as "missing in action., 2h10
Directed by Jean-Claude Van DammeOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Thriller,
Action,
CrimeActors Jean-Claude Van Damme,
Kristopher Van Varenberg,
Claudia Bassols,
Bianca BreeRating73%
A military veteran and former mercenary named Frenchy (JCVD) is haunted by his childhood, as well as his past in the military. Now living in Eastern Asia, he is hiding, working as a taxi driver. He soon picks up a beautiful female passenger that will change him forever, with a dark look back into memories of his childhood past. He has become determined to better her life, and without her knowing, takes her on the most dangerous ride of her life., 1h37
Directed by John WooOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Thriller,
Martial arts,
Action,
Adventure,
Crime,
Martial artsThemes Sports films,
Transport films,
Films about automobiles,
Martial arts films,
Road movies,
Chase filmsActors Jean-Claude Van Damme,
Lance Henriksen,
Yancy Butler,
Arnold Vosloo,
Wilford Brimley,
Willie C. CarpenterRating62%
In New Orleans, a homeless veteran named Douglas Binder is the target of a hunt. He is given a belt containing $10,000 and told that he must reach the other side of town where he would then win the money and his life. Hunting him are the hunt organizer Emil Fouchon, a businessman named Mr. Lopaki who has paid $500,000 for the opportunity to hunt a human, Fouchon's lieutenant Pik Van Cleaf, and mercenaries including Stephan and Peterson. Binder fails to reach his destination and is shot by three crossbow bolts. Van Cleaf retrieves the money belt.