Universal Soldier: The Return (1999)

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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.

• Released: 1999-08-05
• Genres: Action, Science Fiction
• Runtime: 1h 22m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 5.9/10 from 1,391 votes

Directed by Mic Rodgers.

Top cast

• 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

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Universal Soldier: The Return

• United States: stream on fuboTV; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: stream on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Sky Store; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Sky Store
• India: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store
• Canada: stream on Crave, Crave Amazon Channel; rent on Apple TV Store, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
• Australia: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video

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