Timecop (1994): Almost a Cult Classic

What do you get when you hand Jean-Claude Van Damme a time machine? Ninety minutes of flying kicks, bad science, and a plot that folds in on itself faster than spacetime after a paradox. Timecop (1994) had everything it needed to become a cult classic, but somewhere between the sparks and the synth, it lost the plot.

The movie teases a smart idea about policing time travel, then dodges its own consequences. The result? A film that can kick down a door but can’t open one into deeper storytelling. Still, there’s charm in the chaos. Between the goofy science, solid effects, and Van Damme’s half-heroic, half-melancholic glare, Timecop remains one of those rare near misses, a movie that almost makes you believe it could have been legendary.