The　pollution　of　heavy　metal　ions　has　long　been　a　big　concern　to　the　society.　The　development　and　utilization　of　porous　materials　for　the　adsorptive　removal　of　heavy　metal　ions　in　water　represents　one　of　the　hottest　research　subjects　in　related　areas,　such　as　materials　science　and　environmental　science.　Due　to　their　structural　variety,　large　specific　surface　area,　adjustable　pore　size,　and　tailorable　pore　surface　characteristics,　metal-organic　frameworks　(MOFs)　show　great　potential　in　many　applications,　such　as　gas　separation,　catalysis,　and　sensing.　In　the　past　few　years,　many　major　breakthroughs　have　been　made　in　the　construction　of　highly　stable　MOFs.　A　lot　of　research　works　have　been　explored　for　the　applications　of　MOFs　in　water　systems,　including　the　adsorptive　removal　of　heavy　metal　ions　in　water.　Cr(VI)　ions　are　a　kind　of　wide-distributed　heavy　metal　ions　with　high　toxicity,　existing　in　water　in　various　forms　under　different　conditions.　The　study　on　the　removal　of　Cr(VI)　ions　from　water　is　of　significance　academically　and　practically.　Herein,　the　published　research　works　about　adsorptive　removal　of　Cr(VI)　ions　with　MOFs　or　MOF-based　materials　are　reviewed.　These　materials　are　classified　into　four　classes:　(1)　highly　stable　zirconium-based　MOF,　(2)　cationic　MOF,　(3)　post-modified　MOF,　and　(4)　MOF-based　composite　materials.　The　adsorption　mechanism,　adsorption　capacity,　and　regenerability　of　these　materials　for　Cr(VI)　ions　are　also　discussed.　The　existing　problems　and　the　trend　of　future　works　for　the　practical　application　of　MOFs　in　the　removal　of　heavy　metal　ions　are　analyzed　at　last.