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Most Popular Action Films of the 1990s

by IMDb-Editors • Created 10 months ago • Modified 10 months ago
How many of these iconic '90s action movies have you seen?
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  • Independence Day (1996)

    1. Independence Day

    19962h 25mPG-1359Metascore
    7.0 (627K)
    The aliens are coming and their goal is to invade and destroy Earth. Fighting superior technology, mankind's best weapon is the will to survive.
    DirectorRoland EmmerichStarsWill SmithBill PullmanJeff Goldblum
  • Helen Hunt and Bill Paxton in Twister (1996)

    2. Twister

    19961h 53mPG-1368Metascore
    6.6 (245K)
    Two storm chasers on the brink of divorce must work together to create an advanced weather alert system by putting themselves in the cross-hairs of extremely violent tornadoes.
    DirectorJan de BontStarsHelen HuntBill PaxtonJami Gertz
  • Beverly Hills Cop III (1994)

    3. Beverly Hills Cop III

    19941h 44mR16Metascore
    5.5 (98K)
    Axel Foley, while investigating a car theft ring, comes across something much bigger than that: the same men who killed his boss are running a counterfeit money ring out of a theme park in Los Angeles.
    DirectorJohn LandisStarsEddie MurphyJon TenneyJoey Travolta
  • Jeff Goldblum, Richard Attenborough, Laura Dern, Sam Neill, Ariana Richards, BD Wong, Joseph Mazzello, Martin Ferrero, and Bob Peck in Jurassic Park (1993)

    4. Jurassic Park

    19932h 7mPG-1368Metascore
    8.2 (1.1M)
    An industrialist invites some experts to visit his theme park of cloned dinosaurs. After a power failure, the creatures run loose, putting everyone's lives, including his grandchildren's, in danger.
    DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsSam NeillLaura DernJeff Goldblum
  • Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Joe Pantoliano, and Carrie-Anne Moss in The Matrix (1999)

    5. The Matrix

    19992h 16mR73Metascore
    8.7 (2.2M)
    When a beautiful stranger leads computer hacker Neo to a forbidding underworld, he discovers the shocking truth--the life he knows is the elaborate deception of an evil cyber-intelligence.
    DirectorsLana WachowskiLilly WachowskiStarsKeanu ReevesLaurence FishburneCarrie-Anne Moss
  • Will Smith, Téa Leoni, and Martin Lawrence in Bad Boys (1995)

    6. Bad Boys

    19951h 59mR41Metascore
    6.8 (306K)
    Two hip detectives protect a witness to a murder while investigating a case of stolen heroin from the evidence storage room from their police precinct.
    DirectorMichael BayStarsWill SmithMartin LawrenceLisa Boyle
  • Natalie Portman and Jean Reno in Léon: The Professional (1994)

    7. Léon: The Professional

    19941h 50mR64Metascore
    8.5 (1.3M)
    An Italian hit man protects a New York orphan.
    DirectorLuc BessonStarsJean RenoGary OldmanNatalie Portman
  • Robert De Niro, Val Kilmer, Al Pacino, Ted Levine, Wes Studi, Jerry Trimble, and Mykelti Williamson in Heat (1995)

    8. Heat

    19952h 50mR76Metascore
    8.3 (760K)
    A group of high-end professional thieves start to feel the heat from the LAPD when they unknowingly leave a verbal clue at their latest heist.
    DirectorMichael MannStarsAl PacinoRobert De NiroVal Kilmer
  • The Mummy (1999)

    9. The Mummy

    19992h 4mPG-1348Metascore
    7.1 (483K)
    At an archaeological dig in the ancient city of Hamunaptra, an American serving in the French Foreign Legion accidentally awakens a mummy who begins to wreak havoc as he searches for the reincarnation of his long-lost love.
    DirectorStephen SommersStarsBrendan FraserRachel WeiszJohn Hannah
  • Arnold Schwarzenegger in Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)

    10. Terminator 2: Judgment Day

    19912h 17mR75Metascore
    8.6 (1.2M)
    A cyborg, identical to the one who failed to kill Sarah Connor, must now protect her ten year old son John from an even more advanced and powerful cyborg.
    DirectorJames CameronStarsArnold SchwarzeneggerLinda HamiltonEdward Furlong
  • Dina Meyer and Casper Van Dien in Starship Troopers (1997)

    11. Starship Troopers

    19972h 9mR52Metascore
    7.3 (336K)
    Humans, in a fascist militaristic future, wage war with giant alien bugs.
    DirectorPaul VerhoevenStarsCasper Van DienDenise RichardsDina Meyer
  • Milla Jovovich, Gary Oldman, and Bruce Willis in The Fifth Element (1997)

    12. The Fifth Element

    19972h 6mPG-1352Metascore
    7.6 (528K)
    In the colorful future, a cab driver unwittingly becomes the central figure in the search for a legendary cosmic weapon to keep Evil and Mr. Zorg at bay.
    DirectorLuc BessonStarsBruce WillisMilla JovovichGary Oldman
  • Liv Tyler, Bruce Willis, and Ben Affleck in Armageddon (1998)

    13. Armageddon

    19982h 31mPG-1342Metascore
    6.7 (467K)
    After discovering that an asteroid the size of Texas will impact Earth in less than a month, NASA recruits a misfit team of deep-core drillers to save the planet.
    DirectorMichael BayStarsBruce WillisBilly Bob ThorntonBen Affleck
  • Tommy Lee Jones and Will Smith in Men in Black (1997)

    14. Men in Black

    19971h 38mPG-1372Metascore
    7.3 (641K)
    James, an NYC cop, is hired by Agent K of a secret government agency that monitors extraterrestrial life on Earth. Together, they must recover an item that has been stolen by an intergalactic villain.
    DirectorBarry SonnenfeldStarsTommy Lee JonesWill SmithLinda Fiorentino
  • Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, Anthony Daniels, Liam Neeson, Jake Lloyd, Kenny Baker, Ahmed Best, Keira Knightley, Ray Park, and Peter Serafinowicz in Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)

    15. Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace

    19992h 16mPG51Metascore
    6.5 (894K)
    Two Jedi escape a hostile blockade to find allies and come across a young boy who may bring balance to the Force, but the long-dormant Sith resurface to claim their former glory.
    DirectorGeorge LucasStarsEwan McGregorLiam NeesonNatalie Portman
  • George Clooney and Quentin Tarantino in From Dusk Till Dawn (1996)

    16. From Dusk Till Dawn

    19961h 48mR48Metascore
    7.2 (356K)
    Two criminals and their hostages unknowingly seek temporary refuge in a truck stop populated by vampires, with chaotic results.
    DirectorRobert RodriguezStarsHarvey KeitelGeorge ClooneyJuliette Lewis
  • Brandon Lee in The Crow (1994)

    17. The Crow

    19941h 42mR72Metascore
    7.5 (223K)
    The night before his wedding, musician Eric Draven and his fiancée are brutally murdered by members of a violent gang. On the anniversary of their death, Eric rises from the grave and assumes the mantle of the Crow, a supernatural avenger.
    DirectorAlex ProyasStarsBrandon LeeMichael WincottRochelle Davis
  • Keanu Reeves, Patrick Swayze, James Le Gros, and John Philbin in Point Break (1991)

    18. Point Break

    19912h 2mR60Metascore
    7.3 (214K)
    An F.B.I. Agent goes undercover to catch a gang of surfers who may be bank robbers.
    DirectorKathryn BigelowStarsPatrick SwayzeKeanu ReevesGary Busey
  • Arnold Schwarzenegger in Total Recall (1990)

    19. Total Recall

    19901h 53mR60Metascore
    7.5 (369K)
    When a man goes in to have virtual vacation memories of the planet Mars implanted in his mind, an unexpected and harrowing series of events forces him to go to the planet for real - or is he?
    DirectorPaul VerhoevenStarsArnold SchwarzeneggerSharon StoneMichael Ironside
  • Tom Cruise in Mission: Impossible (1996)

    20. Mission: Impossible

    19961h 50mPG-1359Metascore
    7.2 (495K)
    An American agent, under false suspicion of disloyalty, must discover and expose the real spy without the help of his organization.
    DirectorBrian De PalmaStarsTom CruiseJon VoightEmmanuelle Béart

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