Dolph Lundgren Movies
Highly intelligent and extremely well educated -- earning an M.A. at Stockholm's Royal Institute of Technology and a Fulbright Fellowship at M.I.T. --
Dolph Lundgren is better known for his athletic achievements than his intellectual pursuits. An internationally recognized kick-boxing champion, the 6' 6", 250-pound
Lundgren was working as a doorman at a trendy New York disco when his personally produced exercise video Maximum Potential caught the eye of movie producers. His 1984 cinematic debut was a bit part in the
James Bond opus A View to a Kill, which co-starred
Lundgren's then-lover
Grace Jones. (Earlier reports that
Lundgren appeared in 1970's
The Out-of-Towners were really out of town.) His breakthrough film role was as Drago, the automaton-like Russian ring opponent of
Sylvester Stallone in
Rocky IV (1985). The content of
Lundgren's subsequent films is implicit in their titles:
Masters of the Universe (in which
Lundgren played bulging-biceped cartoon character He-Man),
Universal Soldier (sharing the screen with fellow bodybuilder
Jean-Claude Van Damme),
Red Scorpion,
Showdown in Little Tokyo,
Army of One, etc. When
Lundgren showed up as a street preacher in the futuristic
Johnny Mnemonic (1995), one got the feeling that he was not going to be advocating peace on earth for long. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

- 2012
- R
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The Expendables return with a vengeance in this follow-up to the 2010 surprise hit. Con Air's Simon West directed from a script by Sylvester Stallone and David Agosto. This time, Barney Ross (Stallone) and his merry band of mercentaries (including Jason Statham, Randy Couture, Dolph Lundgren, and Terry Crews) take on a mission from Mr. Church (Bruce Willis) to clear Ross' record. The mission in question involves acquiring a black box from a downed airplane, with the caveat that they bring along Maggie (Yu Nan), a military-trained soldier who throws a gendered wrench into the team's manly ranks. When another mercenary, Jean Vilain (Jean Claude Van Damme), ambushes the team and mess up their newest member (The Hunger Games' Liam Hemsworth), it's hunt and kill time for the Expendables. Jet Li returns in an extended cameo, as does Arnold Schwarzenegger, with fellow '80s action star Chuck Norris coming along for the ride. Undisputed III's Scott Adkins co-stars as Vilain's henchman, Hector. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
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- Starring:
- Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, (more)

- 2012
- R
A young couple gets a great deal on a foreclosed home, but winds up fighting for their lives after a gang of heavily armed drug dealers turn up determined to recover a fortune in heroin they had left hidden in the walls. Dave Nash wanted to give his wife Emma the perfect birthday gift. When he found a gorgeous home in a gated neighborhood, he knew it was the one. But shortly after moving in, Dave and Emma make a shocking discovery. The walls of the home are lined with heroin, and the men who hid it there have come to get it back. Outnumbered and outgunned yet determined to stand his ground, David decides that if he can't escape, he'll just have to fight back with everything he's got. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
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- 2010
- R
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An all-star cast of action-movie icons headline Sylvester Stallone's explosive action thriller about a group of hard-nosed mercenaries who are double-crossed during a treacherous mission. Approached by the shadowy Church (Bruce Willis) to overthrow tyrannical South American dictator General Gaza (David Zayas) and restore order to the troubled island country of Vilena, stoic soldier of fortune Barney Ross (Stallone) rounds up an unstoppable team that includes former SAS soldier and blade specialist Lee Christmas (Jason Statham); martial arts expert Yin (Jet Li); trigger-happy Hale Caesar (Terry Crews); and cerebral demolitions expert Toll Road (Randy Couture). Traveling to Vilena on a reconnaissance mission with his old pal Christmas, Barney meets their local contact, a cagey guerrilla fighter named Sandra (Giselle Itie), and together the trio scopes out the landscape.. It isn't long before Barney and Christmas have discovered that their actual target is not General Gaza but James Monroe (Eric Roberts), a former CIA operative who has recently gone rogue. Monroe won't be easy to get to either, because his hulking bodyguard Paine (Steve Austin) is a force to be reckoned with. When their mission is compromised, Barney and Christmas are forced to flee, leaving Sandra behind to face almost certain death. But Barney isn't the kind of soldier to abandon a mission, or a hostage, and now in order to get the job done he'll need the help of his old crew. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
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- Starring:
- Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, (more)

- 2009
- R
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A former KGB assassin finds his attempt to start a new life in Vancouver complicated after his identity is exposed, and the Russian Mafia targets his family for death. To his family and friends, Edward Genn (Dolph Lundgren) was a shrewd investment broker and devoted father; to Russian gangsters he always remained "Icarus," the one assassin who never missed a mark. When Icarus' former enemies make the fatal mistake of kidnapping his family, his killer instincts take over once again. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
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- 2009
- R
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Action icon Dolph Lundgre directs and stars in this film that finds the actor cast as a drummer who must become a hero. As the openers for a chart-topping singer at a Moscow show, Joe and his band think fame is just within reach. However, a group of terrorist has something else in mind for the concert and capture the singer -- as well as the Russian president and his daughters. Joe might be used to pounding drums, but now he has to pound the bad guys in order to save the ruler and the three women. ~ Kimber Myers, Rovi
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- Starring:
- Dolph Lundgren, Melissa Smith, (more)

- 2009
- R
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Reactivated to do battle with terrorists who have taken over the Chernobyl nuclear reactor, Universal Soldier Luc Deveraux (Jean-Claude Van Damme) comes face to face with a more powerful upgrade of his former adversary Andrew Scott (Dolph Lundgren) in this action packed sequel from director Peter Hyams. Using stolen technology to transform a fearless fighter (Andrei "The Pit Bull" Arlovski) into an unstoppable force of destruction, a rogue militia holds the world hostage by threatening to blow up Chernobyl. The prospect of a peaceful resolution to the ordeal fading, the decision is made to reactivate Luc Deveraux, and send him in. But Deveraux isn't the only decommissioned Universal Soldier to be resurrected; his old nemesis Scott is back in action, too - and stronger than ever before. Now faced with the prospect of battling not one but two powerful Universal Soldiers, Deveraux braces himself for a fight he might not walk away from. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
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- Starring:
- Jean-Claude Van Damme, Dolph Lundgren, (more)

- 2008
- R
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An incarcerated ex-US Special Forces operative in Russia discovers his second shot at freedom was actually an elaborate ruse in this explosive action thriller starring Dolph Lundgren. Mike Riggins was rotting in a Russian prison when he is offered immediate release if he will rescue abducted American Ana. Though Mike makes quick work of his mission, he discovers that the kidnapping story was a lie when the government, the paramilitary, and the mafia all come gunning for him. Now, as his enemies close in from all sides, Mike attempts to uncover the truth about Ana and keep her out of harm's way. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
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- Starring:
- Dolph Lundgren, Gina May, (more)

- 2007
- R
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A Bible-toting angel of vengeance descends upon a small-town determined to deliver the frightened residents from a ruthless tyrant in this explosive action thriller from writer/director/star Dolph Lundgren. Ryder (Lundgren) is a mysterious wanderer with a thundering motorcycle, plenty of firepower, and ammunition to spare. Upon arriving in a small town that is currently caught under the thumb of an oppressive despot, Ryder immediately recognizes just how desperate the people who live there have become. Now, as the bullets start to fly and the bodies start to drop, this relentless vigilante refuses to stop shooting until his plan for regime change has been fully executed. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
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- Starring:
- Dolph Lundgren, John Enos III, (more)

- 2007
- PG13
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A Roman warrior on a quest to uncover the truth about Jesus of Nazareth becomes enamored with an Israeli beauty after rescuing the woman from a violent mugger in this Biblical-themed period drama starring Dolph Lundgren, F. Murray Abraham, Max Von Sydow, and Mónica Cruz. A solar eclipse has cast darkness over the Roman Empire, and as the frightened population cowers in fear the earth beneath their feet begins to violently tremble. Having recently heard rumors about a mysterious Jewish savior who apparently transcended death, Emperor Tiberius sends fierce warrior Tauro to Jerusalem to solve a mystery that threatens to dissolve their empire. Upon arriving in Jerusalem, Tauro rescues a young beauty named Tabitha and her frail grandmother from a menacing street criminal. But Tabitha is forbidden to look at Romans - much less speak to them - and now after entering into a forbidden romance with Tauro the end of an era fast approaches. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
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- Starring:
- Dolph Lundgren, Daniele Liotti, (more)

- 2007
- R
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A group of American fortune hunters enlist the aid of an American ex-patriot and ex-Army officer in seeking out a priceless treasure in the mountains of China, only to find their mission complicated by forces beyond their comprehension. The story begins in the 1930s, when the Soviets were cracking down on religion. A Buddhist artifact known as the Tangka was smuggled across the border into China, and secretly hidden deep in the mountains. The diamonds decorating the gold-inlaid textile alone are rumored to be worth $50 million, prompting a team of fearless fortune hunters to travel halfway around the world for an adventure that could make them rich beyond their wildest dreams. But these adventurers are going to need some help if they hope to recover the Tangka and make it back home alive, so they travel to inner-Mongolia in search of an experienced American ex-patriot named Xander Ronson (Dolph Lundgren). Ronson has served his time in the military, and now all he wants is to fade into obscurity while indulging in drink and women, and participating in the occasional bare-knuckle brawl. But Ronson is no fool; he realizes that if her were to find the Tangka he would never have to work another day, and he aggress to help the mercenaries track down their treasure for a healthy finder's fee. What the treasure hunters have failed to realize, however, is that Ronson is being tracked by a group of violent Russian mercenaries, and that the Tangka is protected by a sinister force with seemingly unlimited power. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
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- 2005
- R
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The muscle-bound Swedish screen icon Dolph Lundgren, who rose to fame as boxer Ivan Drago in Rocky IV and held the title role in The Punisher, makes his sophomore directorial effort with the straight-to-video actioner The Russian Specialist (aka The Mechanik), a U.S./German co-production. Nick Cherenko (Lundgren), a Soviet Special Forces agent living and working in Russia, must flee the country when bloodthirsty gangsters massacre his wife and child. On the lam with his safety on the line, Cherenko escapes to Los Angeles, where he slips into a quiet, nonchalant life as an auto mechanic -- that is, until he is offered a massive amount of blood money to hunt down a kidnapper who abducted a young Russian heiress and to bring the girl back to the arms of her parents unscathed. Cherenko refuses -- until he discovers, by wild coincidence, that the kidnapper is the same Mafioso who rubbed out his next of kin. Packing heat, Cherenko does an about-face and hightails it to Russia to see that justice is served. ~ Nathan Southern, Rovi
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- Starring:
- Dolph Lundgren, Ben Cross, (more)

- 2004
- R
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Rocky IV villain and B-movie leading-man Dolph Lundgren takes his first stab behind the camera with this 2004 action flick. Lundgren is Lace Rockford, an expert security agent heading up a team tasked with protecting the United States' National Security Advisor. When the most diabolic terrorist leader in the world kidnaps the NSA head, it's up to Rockford and company to get her back before it's too late. The Defender also stars talk-show host Jerry Springer as the President of the United States. ~ Matthew Tobey, Rovi
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- 2004
- R
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When you blow the whistle on police corruption, you'd better be ready to fight for your life, as honest cop Frank Gannon (Dolph Lundgren) learns in this action-packed effort from veteran director Sidney J. Furie. Though years of service on the Direct Action Task Force have earned honest cop Gannon the respect of his peers, it's every man for himself when Gannon reveals corruption that leads to the highest ranks and the Feds implicate him in a dangerous drug scam. With only rookie cop Billy Ross (Polly Shannon) to back him and less than 24 hours to prove his innocence, Gannon must survive the most grueling day of his life if he is to clear his name and make the guilty pay for their crimes. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
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- Dolph Lundgren, Polly Shannon, (more)

- 2002
- R
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Call it "Die Hard in a School," director Sidney J. Furie's Detention stars Dolph Lundgren as Sam Decker, a teacher who gets more than he bargained for on his last day on the job. Monitoring an after-school detention class filled with a ragtag bunch of young ruffians, Decker suddenly discovers that the school has been taken over by a gang of terrorists. Little do they know, Decker is a former Marine. With the odds stacked against them, Decker and his students attempt to thwart the bad guys' plans and make it out of the school alive. ~ Matthew Tobey, Rovi
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- Dolph Lundgren

- 2001
- R
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Former government agent Jason Price (Dolph Lundgren) is at odds with the FBI hierarchy. He suspects he can't trust anyone, particularly after an important witness is slain by a sniper while on the witness stand during a secret grand jury session. He takes it upon himself to track down the sniper, find out who was behind the order for the assassination, and then take them down. Little does Price know just how deeply into the Bureau the conspiracy goes. He learns the hard way -- as do those who choose to help him -- just how deadly his mission is. ~ Buzz McClain, Rovi
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- Dolph Lundgren, Maxim Roy, (more)

- 2000
- PG13
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In the near future, a devastating earthquake turns Southern California into a desert island populated by a small band of survivors. Green Beret Nick Preston (Dolph Lundgren) assumes command of the unpredictable characters and leads daily patrols into the desert to find civilization. While he's away, the other castaways find it impossible to stay out of trouble at the camp. What Preston and the others don't know is that a maximum security prison close by has been taken over by convicted murder Jesus(Juliano Mer), who was saved from the electric chair by the earthquake and now leads a violent gang of convicts bent on ruling the new world. Jesus' men capture the lovely, if naïve, Candy (Rebecca Cross), and Preston and the others have to break inside the prison to save her and a school bus full of innocent children.
~ Buzz McClain, Rovi
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- Dolph Lundgren, Sherri Alexander, (more)

- 2000
- R
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A group of renegades who hold the fate of the world in their hands meet their match in an army of one in this action thriller. Matt Hendricks (Dolph Lundgren) is a Special Forces officer with the United States Marines whose significant other, Dr. Lynda Christian (Meilani Paul), is a scientist specializing in virus research. Lynda, on a high security assignment with the government, is travelling from Russia to the United States via a U.S. Navy submarine; she and Matt have had a serious argument, and in hopes of patching things up, Matt arranges to come back to America on the same sub. However, their romantic problems soon take a back seat to more pressing concerns. Lynda is helping to escort a cache of Agent Red back to the States; Agent Red is a powerful biological weapon, with no known antidote, that could kill the population of a major city in a matter of hours. Word of the deadly cargo has leaked out to a group of fanatical Russian terrorists, who have ambushed the sub and stolen the powerful virus. The terrorists have threatened to release Agent Red in New York and Moscow via the sub's missile system if their demands aren't met, and Matt becomes the world's last defense against destruction as he takes on the invaders. Agent Red was also released under the title Captured. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
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- Dolph Lundgren, Meilani Paul, (more)

- 1999
- R
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In this actioner, Dolph Lundgren stars as Christian Erickson, the leader of a crew of demolition experts trained to disarm mine fields. After his young son dies in a minefield during a rebel attack, Erickson drops out of sight and later resurfaces in war-torn Angola. There he meets Michelle Wyatt (Claire Stansfield), another bomb specialist who recruits Erickson to help expose a group of international terrorists. The two aren't quite prepared for the surprising opponent their investigation uncovers. ~ MaryAnn Henry, Rovi
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- Dolph Lundgren, Claire Stansfield, (more)

- 1999
- R
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In this action thriller, Dolph Lundgren plays an high ranking test pilot who suddenly becomes an enemy of the state when false information is uncovered that claims he's part of a plot to overthrow the government of the United States. The pilot must find out who fabricated these lies and restore his good name before the real terrorists can do their damage. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
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- Dolph Lundgren, Mystro Clark, (more)

- 1998
- R
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Dolph Lundgren stars in this futuristic action story as a member of a group of heavily armed holy men who guard a gateway to Hell that, if opened, will permit Satanic forces to run loose in New York City. The evil spirits end up getting loose and the monks must do battle for the soul of the city. Also shown under the titles The Minion and Knight of the Apocalypse. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
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- Dolph Lundgren, Francoise Robertson, (more)

- 1998
- R
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Made especially for the USA Network, this action adventure centers on freelance bodyguard and former U.S. Marshal Jack Devlin (Dolph Lundgren and his attempts to protect a young woman from vicious gangsters. Unfortunately, Devlin's ability to do his job is severely restricted after an explosion temporarily blinds him. Suddenly faced with new situations and new fears, Devlin finds his courage tested to its limits as he struggles to protect another innocent mob victim. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
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- Dolph Lundgren, Kate Vernon, (more)

- 1997
- R
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This well-wrought Canadian direct-to-video actioner (in large part a knock-off of the Die Hard series) stars Dolph Lundgren as a maverick American Air Force pilot who during a flight disobeys orders and drops a large shipment of food for a starving group of Middle Eastern refugees. Too embarrassed by the publicity to discipline him formally, the Air Force gives him a new assignment: he is to carry the President's black bag, a special briefcase loaded with a computer that the Executive in Chief can use to launch a nuclear war. Following a press conference, the former pilot and the president (Roy Scheider) return to their hotel. Later, the floor on which they stay is overrun by terrorists who want to use the black bag to launch an attack on Washington D.C. During the scuffle, the pilot manages to escape, but not before the bag is grabbed by the terrorists. Later the hostage takers demand that the President commit suicide on television. If he refuses, then they will blow up the capitol city. Assisted by the only other man to survive the terrorist's initial attack, the pilot must somehow stop them. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
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- Dolph Lundgren, Michael Sarrazin, (more)