Jean-Claude Van Damme is an action icon, and these are the seven movies of his that you have to see.
If you grew up loving great action movies from the 1980s and 1990s, there’s a good chance you’ve seen a fair number of Jean-Claude Van Damme movies. While he never quite managed to become the kind of A-lister that Schwarzenegger and Stallone were, JCVD was a major star through the early 1990s and has continued to make compelling action movies even up until today.
As we look back at his long career, we’ve identified seven of his very best movies that you should definitely check out.7. The Expendables 2 (2012)
JCVD joined the universe of The Expendables for this sequel and helped make it every bit a worthy successor to the first installment. Here, he plays Jean Vilain (get it?), the leader of a rival group of mercenaries who are tasked with taking on the Expendables.
The movie climaxes with a final showdown between Stallone and JCVD, which seems like exactly what fans were hoping this series would be able to deliver. When the moment finally came, both actors seemed primed and ready.6. Bloodsport (1988)
The movie that really kickstarted JCVD’s career as an action icon, Bloodsport follows a U.S. soldier who has come to Hong Kong to be accepted into a deeply dangerous martial arts competition. Even as he tries to gain access to the fight, he also has to evade military officers who consider him to be AWOL.
Of course, what makes Bloodsport so worthy of this list is that it offers a full showcase of what JCVD had to offer.
