Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Slow
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Brutal
- tense
- heightened
- romantic
- action movie night
- jean-claude van damme marathon
What critics said
Critics found a few effective action moments but broadly considered the film too slow and insufficiently compelling for its direct-to-video audience.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Phillippe Sauvage is a combat veteran returning from Afghanistan and Iraq who becomes a bodyguard.
Sauvage assembles a team called The Hard Corps to protect Wayne Barclay and his family.
A rap music mogul threatens the former heavyweight boxing champion and his family.
Wayne Barclay suspects that his sister Tamara may be falling in love with Sauvage.
Films like The Hard Corps, and why
The Bodyguard
shared bodyguard premise, martial arts action, and protective lone-hero protagonist
The Marksman
shared retired combatant theme, hired protection, and straightforward action-thriller structure
Wake of Death
shared professional protector, criminal intimidation, and 2000s direct-to-video action tone
Movie Details
- Director
- Sheldon Lettich
- Release Date
- 2005-07-29
- Runtime
- 110 min
- Rating
- 6.1 / 10 (274)
Cast
- Jean-Claude Van Damme
- Razaaq Adoti
- Vivica A. Fox
- Peter Bryant
- Ron Bottitta
- Viv Leacock
- Adrian Holmes
- Mark Griffin
- Ron Selmour
- Aaron Au
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Sony Pictures Core Amazon Channel, Howdy Amazon Channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is The Hard Corps about?
- A battle-scarred veteran builds a private protection team when a former boxing champion and his family become targets of a ruthless music mogul.
- What is The Hard Corps like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Hard Corps as slow, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as simple.
- Is The Hard Corps violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in The Hard Corps as brutal.
- What did critics think of The Hard Corps?
- Critics found a few effective action moments but broadly considered the film too slow and insufficiently compelling for its direct-to-video audience.
- Which films are like The Hard Corps?
- Films with a similar feel include The Bodyguard, The Marksman, and Wake of Death.
- How long is The Hard Corps?
- The Hard Corps runs 110 minutes.
- Where can I watch The Hard Corps?
- In United States, The Hard Corps streams on Sony Pictures Core Amazon Channel, Howdy Amazon Channel.
