SummaryAn international spy teams up with an arms dealer to escape from a penal colony and rescue his family from a terrorist.
Directed By:Hark Tsui
Written By:Don Jakoby, Paul Mones
Double Team
Metascore
Mixed or Average
44
User score
Generally Favorable
6.3
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
44
18% Positive
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
45% Mixed
10 Reviews
10 Reviews
36% Negative
8 Reviews
8 Reviews
80
This is one slam-banger that looks to connect with action fans at home as well as abroad.
60
It's a mad whirl, and Rodman his hair changing color like a traffic light seems right at home in it. [4 Apr 1997, p.49]
User score
Generally Favorable
6.3
45% Positive
5 Ratings
5 Ratings
36% Mixed
4 Ratings
4 Ratings
18% Negative
2 Ratings
2 Ratings
Jul 16, 2025
8
**** PACKED with action from the very start until the finish! High pace movie as well. Offcourse not a lot of debt, but very interesting characters I must say. The villain played his role very well and convincing. The "double-man" was an intersting type of a fellow and it was clear that the I myself learned how to play a role and character compared to one of my first movies. Difference of night and day. The movie was well written as well with all the twists occuring. Enjoyed this one a lot. Can't understand why this movie has mixed reviews.
Apr 7, 2023
6
Awfull movie but its the classic so bad its godd movie just watch and have some fun!
50
Rodman is more fun to watch here than either co-star, given his array of earrings and nose rings, plus hair that changes color more frequently than the first lady changes her do.
42
Hark's visual style occasionally strays from standard operating procedure with an arty camera effect or an odd angle. Those flashes of inspiration only serve to make the cliches - such as a coliseum showdown complete with land mines, snipers and a tiger - clunk a little louder. In the big game of entertainment, Double Team barely gets off the bench. [5 Apr 1997, p.2B]
38
Instead of story or suspense, Double Team offers a busy sampling of eye candy. [4 Apr 1997, p.C6]
25
I could tell you what Double Team is about, but life is short. Instead, I'll tell you that Van Damme and Rodman play the good guys, and that they trade lines like "You're crazier than my hairstylist!" and "You look like a carrot with earrings!" [5 Apr 1997, p.1G]
0
Oddly, for such a terrible movie, it looks fabulous. [4 Apr 1997]
Production Company:
- Mandalay Entertainment
- One Story Pictures
- Columbia Pictures
- Film Workshop
Release Date:Apr 4, 1997
Duration:1 h 33 m
Rating:R
Tagline:He's a one-man arsenal... with enough voltage to rock the free world.
Awards
Razzie Awards
• 3 Wins & 3 Nominations
The Stinkers Bad Movie Awards
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
