Name: 6 Bullets
Director: Ernie Barbarash
Genre: Action, Thriller, Crime
Released: 2012-09-11
Duration: 115 min
Rating: 6.3
Cast: Jean-Claude Van Damme, Joe Flanigan, Kris Van Damme, Bianca Bree, Anna-Louise Plowman

JCVD trades splits for scowls in this grimy kid-rescue rampage nobody asked for but nobody hates.

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Direct-to-video gritDad rage fuel2000s action hangover

Overview

Action Thriller Crime

An ex-mercenary known for finding missing children is hired by a mixed martial arts fighter whose daughter has been kidnapped.

Content warning

Redemption through violenceParental failure and absolutionThe cost of a past life

Standout Aspects

Acting

Van Damme actually tries here, and it's weirdly compelling.

Practical Effects

Real fights, real stunts, zero CGI nonsense.

Best for:Solo·Binge

Heads up:Violence·Disturbing

Director

Ernie Barbarash

ReleasedSep 11, 2012

Runtime1h 55m

StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacesteady

Intensitymedium

Tonedark

Feelmedium

Budget$10M

Top Cast

Jean-Claude Van Damme

Samson Gaul

Joe Flanigan

Andrew Fayden

Kris Van Damme

Selwyn Gaul

Bianca Bree

Amalia

Anna-Louise Plowman

Monica Fayden

Charlotte Beaumont

Becky Fayden

Uriel Emil Pollack

Vlad

Louis Dempsey

Cosmin Stelu

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Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Trivia

JCVD's real-life son Kris Van Damme plays his on-screen son in flashbacks, making the dead-kid scenes actually uncomfortable.

Cultural

This was part of Van Damme's 2010s 'respectability' phase after JCVD (2008) proved he could emote—studios kept throwing him grim dramas nobody watched.