# The best action movies of the 90s

From Terminator 2 to The Matrix: the milestones of 90s action cinema (Moviepilot, TV-Media, Popkultur.de).

- 28 votes · 12 items
- Aug 26, 2025 · M. Steiner
- https://even.best/en/l/2010/the-best-action-movies-of-the-90s

## Top 12

1. **The Matrix (1999)** (4 · ▲4 ▼0) — Bullet time and kung fu in the simulation.
2. **Speed (1994)** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — A bus that can't go below 50 mph.
3. **Face/Off (1997)** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — John Woo, Travolta and Cage swap faces.
4. **Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)** (2 · ▲3 ▼1) — Not just one of the best 90s action films, but one of the best films ever.
5. **Heat (1995)** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Al Pacino against Robert De Niro and the downtown L.A. shootout.
6. **Mission: Impossible (1996)** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Tom Cruise hanging in the CIA vault.
7. **True Lies (1994)** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Schwarzenegger as a spy with a double life.
8. **Point Break (1991)** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Keanu Reeves undercover among surfing bank robbers.
9. **Hard Boiled (1992)** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — John Woo's hospital finale with Chow Yun-fat.
10. **Léon: The Professional (1994)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Luc Besson, Jean Reno and a young Natalie Portman.
11. **The Rock (1996)** (0 · ▲1 ▼1) — Michael Bay's best 90s action film, on Alcatraz.
12. **Con Air (1997)** (-1 · ▲0 ▼1) — Nicolas Cage on a prison plane full of dangerous convicts.

How is this ranking ordered? By people's votes: each ▲ adds a point and each ▼ takes one away. Anyone can vote and add what is missing.