Prepare to become obsolete.
Luc Deveraux, the heroic former Universal Soldier, is about to be thrown into action once again. When SETH, the supercomputer-controlled ultra-warrior, decides to take revenge and destroy its creators, only Luc can stop it. All hell breaks loose as Luc battles SETH and a deadly team of perfect soldiers in a struggle that pits man against machine and good against evil.
Universal Soldier: The Return (1999) is a action and science fiction film directed by Mic Rodgers, released on August 5, 1999 with a runtime of 1h 22m. It stars Jean-Claude Van Damme, Kiana Tom, Bill Goldberg and Michael Jai White. Viewers rate it 5.9 out of 10 across 1,366 ratings.
Watch the official trailer for Universal Soldier: The Return before you stream it.
Jean-Claude Van Damme
as Luc Deveraux
Kiana Tom
as Maggie
Bill Goldberg
as Romeo
Michael Jai White
as SETH
Heidi Schanz
as Erin Young, KTXD
Xander Berkeley
as Dr. Dylan Cotner
Justin Lazard
as Captain Blackburn
Daniel von Bargen
as General Radford
James Black
as Sergeant Morrow
Karis Paige Bryant
as Hillary Deveraux
Brent Hinkley
as Squid
Brent Anderson
as Technician #2
Directed by Mic Rodgers, written by John Fasano, William Malone and Christopher Leitch, produced by Daniel Melnick, Jean-Claude Van Damme and Allen Shapiro.
Average viewer score of 5.9/10 from 1,366 ratings.
This might be the last of these that is a "movie" A TV-movie, sure, but still an actual movie. The ones after this are just shlock coasting on the name and the fact that Jean-Claude and Dolph can make money by visiting the set for a few days. This movie, is in fact a movie. Not a very good one, mind you, but still a movie. It has a plot, nonsense, characters, progression and a ticking clock. It isn't altogether…
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Universal Soldier: The Return (1999) is available to stream on Sony Pictures Core Amazon Channel, and to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube and Fandango At Home. Streaming availability is checked against JustWatch data and can change by region.
The main cast of Universal Soldier: The Return (1999) includes Jean-Claude Van Damme, Kiana Tom, Bill Goldberg, Michael Jai White and Heidi Schanz. The film was directed by Mic Rodgers. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Universal Soldier: The Return was released on August 5, 1999 and runs for 1h 22m.
Universal Soldier: The Return (1999) holds an average rating of 5.9 out of 10 from 1,366 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy action and science fiction films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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