Darkness of Man

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Darkness of Man

R

2024

1h 48m

Action

Mystery & Thriller

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Russell Hatch (Jean Claude Van Damme) is a washed up, former Interpol operative who vowed to protect the son of an informant killed years earlier in a raid gone wrong. When merciless street gangs start an all-out turf war and the kid is caught in the middle, Hatch will stop at nothing to keep him safe and fight anyone who gets in his way.

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Luke Buckmaster

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06/23/2024

Former muscle men like JCVD and Sylvester Stallone certainly look like they’ve big mistakes, insinuations of hard-earned wisdom written in their wrinkles.

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Bobby LePire

Film Threat

06/13/2024

8/10

Darkness Of Man may start off confusing, but once it settles down, the thrills come fast and furious.

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Martin Unsworth

Starburst

06/03/2024

3/5

The stylish direction from Bressack gives what could have been a throwback action flick a fresh feel and while it might not be up there with JCVD’s best, it provides the actor a chance to show off more than his famous muscles.

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Matt Lynch

In Review Online

05/24/2024

Darkness of Man simply doesn't offer substantive enough material to support much of anything from JCVD, despite his best efforts. The film lands as little more than a somber, self-serious shrug in the DTV sphere.

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Josh Bell

Crooked Marquee

05/21/2024

C

Van Damme immerses himself in his world-weary character, but the rest of the movie is just another assembly-line DTV product.

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Brian Orndorf

Blu-ray.com

05/21/2024

D+

“Darkness of Man” is stuck with cliched writing and flat visuals, going through the motions, unable to find the depths of gravitas Van Damme imagines himself reaching at times.

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Michael A

@Kinich61 Jun 16

Good premise but terrible screenplay and direction on top of horrible acting by Van Damme. Don't waste your time.

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Jeffrey P

@vanillavoodoo1 03/20/2025

Nothing groundbreaking or new, and the villains and their subplots could have been fleshed out more, but the dramatic plot points are steady and simple and it doesn’t trip over itself while trying to be an action movie.

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Charlie R

@RT02126720 03/02/2025

Just a confusing all over the place mess of a film. I would never recommend this film to anyone nor would I ever watch it again. JCVD is the best actor in the film and that's pretty much all you need to know.

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James S

@RT80127549 01/29/2025

Garbage movie, overly verbose. Very Kamala Harris written script that was just word salad to fill in the blank spots.

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Liam D

@Mediawatcher2003 01/04/2025

Despite having some cheesy lines. This movie proves that even with his trademark action and kicks JCVD can actually act

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lisa P

@RT45107094 12/03/2024

I absolutely love Jean-Claude Van Damme HE IS A LEGEND!!!!!! He is timeless. Anything that he plays in I’m always gonna watch several times. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

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Synopsis

Russell Hatch (Jean Claude Van Damme) is a washed up, former Interpol operative who vowed to protect the son of an informant killed years earlier in a raid gone wrong. When merciless street gangs start an all-out turf war and the kid is caught in the middle, Hatch will stop at nothing to keep him safe and fight anyone who gets in his way.

Director: James Cullen Bressack
Producer: Jessica Bennett, James Cullen Bressack, Jarrett Furst, Andre Relis
Screenwriter: Alethea Cho, James Cullen Bressack
Distributor: Saban Films
Production Co: Robotic Donut, VMI Worldwide, JCB Pictures, Sandaled Kid Productions
Rating: R (Language Throughout|Drug Content|Some Sexual References|Strong Violence)
Genre: Action, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): May 21, 2024
Runtime: 1h 48m
Aspect Ratio: Digital 2.39:1