All Movies: Jeanclaude Van Damme

His highest-grossing film, combining science fiction with his martial arts expertise.

A dark assassin thriller co-starring Scott Adkins.

A softer, more dramatic action-romance where he played an escaped convict protecting a lonely widow (Rosanna Arquette) and her children from corrupt developers. jeanclaude van damme all movies

: The film that launched his career as a leading man. Based on the alleged exploits of Frank Dux, it became a cult classic for its tournament-style action and trademark splits.

A bleak, violent mob-revenge thriller widely considered one of his best modern direct-to-video films. : The film that launched his career as a leading man

A surprisingly decent spy thriller. Van Damme plays a deep-cover CIA agent who is betrayed and imprisoned.

Netflix Hit. A return to big-budget silliness. Van Damme plays Richard Brumère, a legendary secret agent (The Mist) who must save his estranged son. The film is fast, funny, and features a 60-year-old Van Damme doing the splits and flying through the air. It’s a perfect celebration of his legacy. A surprisingly decent spy thriller

The definitive breakthrough. Playing underground fighter Frank Dux, Van Damme propelled this low-budget film into a massive cult hit, solidifying his status as a martial arts superstar.

In 2024, the Wanderer wakes up in Darkness of Man . He is Russell Hatch, an aging Interpol agent with a failing body but a perfect spinning heel kick. He fights a dozen men in a single take. Afterward, he sits in the rain, breathing hard.

(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.

After Timecop , Van Damme's salary increased, but his films began to see diminishing returns. He starred in Sudden Death (1995) with Peter Hyams, The Quest (1996) which he also directed, and Maximum Risk (1996). The late 1990s saw a series of commercial disappointments: Double Team (1997) with Dennis Rodman, Knock Off (1998), and Legionnaire (1998). Universal Soldier: The Return (1999) failed to recapture the success of the original.