The Gardener

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The Gardener

Released Jun 6

1h 50m

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Comedy

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Every year, the Prime Minister keeps a secret list of his political enemies to be removed. Serge Shuster, a senior official close to the presidency, finds himself named on the list -- meaning he will be assassinated within 48 hours by a team of elite government hitmen. Condemned to a certain death, Serge, his wife, and his children only have one hope left: their strange gardener, Léo.

Simon Abrams

RogerEbert.com

“The Gardener” suggests that Van Damme still doesn’t know how to both give his audience what they want and show off his range.

Rated: 2/4

Jun 7, 2025

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Alan Ng

Film Threat

In the end, The Gardener is a ridiculous blend of political thriller and action comedy that somehow manages to entertain despite its many flaws.

Rated: 6/10

Jun 9, 2025

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Luke Y. Thompson

ill LYTeracy (Substack)

...after 90 minutes watching Serge, you'll probably want him dead too, for far more superficial reasons.

Jun 6, 2025

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Josh Bell

Crooked Marquee

The fight scenes are relatively sparse in the interminable 110-minute movie, which spends far more time on Youn's mugging than on Van Damme's still-formidable roundhouse kicks.

Rated: C

Jun 3, 2025

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Shikhar Verma

High on Films

Even though the film suddenly wants it to be taken seriously, the charm of Van Damme’s screen presence, coupled with Youn’s dedication to commit to the wackiness of his character, makes “The Gardener” a fun time.

Rated: 2.5/5

Jun 2, 2025

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Brian Orndorf

Blu-ray.com

“The Gardener” seems like a farce for the taking, but Charhon doesn’t lean into the comedic possibilities of the premise, and the small-scale endeavor just isn’t funny, fumbling gags while Van Damme rises up every now and then to take out bad guys.

Rated: D+

May 9, 2025

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Lukas S

I grew up a huge Van Damme fan, still a fan and I gave this a chance due to the re teaming from the director of "The Last Mercenary" and Van Damme for this film and I had a blast watching this one, yes the movie had it's flaws and all but if your a Van Damme fan and you want to watch a movie to where he looks to be having the time of his life making this film, give it a chance as it may surprise you, or it may not. If your looking for that next Oscar winning film then turn away now, if your looking for a fun watch then give it a go. Bravo to Mr. Van Damme, it is still nice to see that he is still making movies regardless.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

06/17/25

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Stephen C

Funny in 1 hour and 50 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! In French (France) and English versions, each with English subtitles!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/07/25

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David Charhon

Director

Jean-Claude Van Damme

Léo le jardinier

Michaël Youn

Serge Shuster

Nawell Madani

Mia

Kaaris

Quasimodo

Matthias Quiviger

Actor

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Every year, the Prime Minister keeps a secret list of his political enemies to be removed. Serge Shuster, a senior official close to the presidency, finds himself named on the list -- meaning he will be assassinated within 48 hours by a team of elite government hitmen. Condemned to a certain death, Serge, his wife, and his children only have one hope left: their strange gardener, Léo.

Director: David Charhon
Producer: Sebastien Fechner
Screenwriter: David Charhon, Vincent de Brus, Sebastien Fechner
Distributor: Blue Fox Entertainment
Production Co: Rose Productions
Genre: Action, Comedy
Original Language: French (France)
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 6, 2025, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 6, 2025
Runtime: 1h 50m

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