Often compared to Die Hard at a hockey stadium, proving his staying power in the "one man army" subgenre. 2. The Late 90s & Direct-to-Video Transition

This period saw Van Damme become a rental-store king and a genuine box office draw.

Van Damme played a U.S. Navy SEAL defending an Eastern European embassy from insurgent rebels.

A gritty crime thriller where Van Damme played a corrupt, drug-addicted detective who falls into a coma, wakes up, and attempts to right his past wrongs.

Van Damme’s first appearances were small roles or films made in his native Belgium before he moved to the US.

A revenge thriller tracking a man who wakes up the day before a vital kidney donation to find his kidney has been harvested by organ thieves.