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The Best Jean-Claude Van Damme Movies, Ranked

29 credits from 1986 to 2025, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. The Bouncer (2019) comes out on top with a score of 70. The biggest box office hit is Minions: The Rise of Gru (2022) with $940M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.

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Ranked by Movie Echo Score

Top Rated Jean-Claude Van Damme Movies

The 9 highest-rated films Jean-Claude Van Damme is credited on. The Bouncer (2019) leads with 70, followed by Minions: The Rise of Gru (2022) at 68. The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings, cultural impact and how well a film holds up.

Worldwide gross

Biggest Jean-Claude Van Damme Box Office Hits

Jean-Claude Van Damme's films have made $1.78B worldwide in total. Minions: The Rise of Gru (2022) is the biggest hit at $940M, ahead of The Expendables 2 (2012) ($315M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.

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  1. 1 Minions: The Rise of Gru (2022) movie poster Minions: The Rise of Gru 2022 · Adventure $940M $371M dom.
  2. 2 The Expendables 2 (2012) movie poster The Expendables 2 2012 · Action $315M $85M dom.
  3. 3 Timecop (1994) movie poster Timecop 1994 · Action $102M $44.9M dom.
  4. 4 Street Fighter (1994) movie poster Street Fighter 1994 · Action $99.4M $33.4M dom.
  5. 5 Hard Target (1993) movie poster Hard Target 1993 · Action $74.2M $32.6M dom.
  6. 6 Universal Soldier (1992) movie poster Universal Soldier 1992 · Action $36.3M $36.3M dom.
  7. 7 The Last Mercenary (2021) movie poster The Last Mercenary 2021 · Action $30.6M $10.9M dom.
  8. 8 Double Impact (1991) movie poster Double Impact 1991 · Action $30.1M $30.1M dom.
  9. 9 Lionheart (1991) movie poster Lionheart 1991 · Action $24.3M $24.1M dom.
  10. 10 Nowhere to Run (1993) movie poster Nowhere to Run 1993 · Action $22.2M $22.2M dom.
One pick per genre

The Best Jean-Claude Van Damme Movie in Every Genre

The best-rated film in each genre Jean-Claude Van Damme has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Action leads with 27 films, and The Bouncer (2019) is the pick of them.

One pick per decade

The Best Jean-Claude Van Damme Movie of Each Decade

One pick per decade of Jean-Claude Van Damme's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1980s to 2020s.

Newest first

The Latest Jean-Claude Van Damme Movies

The most recent films Jean-Claude Van Damme is credited on, newest first — starting with The Gardener (2025). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.

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The Best Jean-Claude Van Damme Movies: Questions & Answers

The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Jean-Claude Van Damme films, answered from the rankings on this page.

What is the best Jean-Claude Van Damme movie?

The Bouncer (2019) is the best-rated Jean-Claude Van Damme film, with a Movie Echo Score of 70, ahead of Minions: The Rise of Gru (2022) (68) and Kickboxer: Retaliation (2018) (65). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.

The Bouncer: cast, ratings & box office

What is the highest-grossing Jean-Claude Van Damme movie?

Minions: The Rise of Gru (2022) made the most at the box office, with $940M worldwide, followed by The Expendables 2 (2012) with $315M. Together, Jean-Claude Van Damme's films with box office figures have made $1.78B.

Which Jean-Claude Van Damme movie won the most awards?

Hard Target (1993) is the most decorated Jean-Claude Van Damme film, with 1 win from 1 nomination across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.

What is the best Jean-Claude Van Damme action movie?

The Bouncer (2019) is the best-rated of Jean-Claude Van Damme's action films, with a score of 70. In other genres: Minions: The Rise of Gru (adventure) and We Die Young (drama).

What is the newest Jean-Claude Van Damme movie?

The newest film on Jean-Claude Van Damme's filmography is The Gardener (2025), with Jean-Claude Van Damme as Leo.

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