We Die Young is a 2019 American direct-to-video action film directed by Lior Geller, and starring Jean-Claude Van Damme, David Castañeda, and Elijah Rodriguez.

Lucas, a 14-year-old boy inducted into the gang life in Washington, D.C., is determined that his 10-year-old brother will not follow the same path. When an Afghanistan war veteran comes into the neighborhood, an opportunity arises.

Common Sense Media rated the film 2 out of 5 stars.^[1]

Simon Abrams of Roger Ebert.com rated it 2 stars, saying "We Die Young follows a poorly defined audience surrogate, one who does what he's told without ever really standing apart from his guardians."^[2]

James Lindorf of Red Carpet Crash praised the direction and the performance of lead actor Jean-Claude Van Damme.^[3]

John Delia of Aced Magazine gave the film 4 out of 5 stars calling the film “Shocking, violent and emotional…” stating of director Lior Geller's work, “Geller… sets up the audience for a front row seat on a Godfather resembling movie.”^[4] "