Action Movies · 1990s Ranked
Best Action Movies of the 1990s, Ranked by IQ Score
The decade John Woo's Hong Kong choreography met Hollywood. Ranked by IQ Score.
The 1990s in action cinema is the decade John Woo's Hong Kong choreographic register met Hollywood at scale. The Matrix (1999) reset the genre's visual-effects ambition. Heat (1995) is Michael Mann's canonical entry. Hard Boiled (1992) is the canonical pre-Hollywood John Woo work.
Anchor picks: The Matrix (1999) at Masterclass is the decade's canonical action entry. Heat is the canonical heist-thriller. Hard Boiled is the canonical Hong Kong action entry. Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) extended the franchise.
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