Death Warrant

Death Warrant (1990)

  • 41% of users liked it
    (13,103 ratings)

Canadian Mountie Louis Burke (Jean-Claude Van Damme) is assigned to a bizarre case where prison inmates are being murdered. Sent to the jail to investigate while undercover as a prisoner, Burke is hot on the trail until one of his former busts, the Sandman (Patrick Kilpatrick), is transferred to the… More

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Art House & International, Action & Adventure
In Theaters
Sep 14, 1990 Wide
MGM Home Entertainment

Critic Reviews

  • Alex Sandell, Juicy Cerebellum

    If you like Jean-Claude's movies, this might be tolerable. If not, stay away ... stay far, far away!

  • Clint Morris, Moviehole

    Van Damme should have stuck to the martial-arts flicks

  • Scott Weinberg, eFilmCritic.com

    Also known as "The One with Van Damme in Jail."

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Tim S


    Van Damme goodness.

  • Derek A


    Death Warrant is another typical 80's- early 90's action flick. It's cliche to a fault. The dialog is beyond campy, the action is a bit cheesy, and the plot is fairly predictable. Jean Claude Van Dame is one pretty cool dude. I wish he could've done more work… More

  • danny d


    this old van damme stuff is always good

  • Dean M


    Jean-Claude Van Damme faces his biggest challenge in a maximum security prison with great death-defying stunts and non-stop martial arts wizardry.

  • Barry L


    I actually liked it despite my best attempts..

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