Here are the ten best action thrillers of the 1990s, ranked.

DirectorWolfgang Petersoncrafted a realistic depiction of the American political landscape that madeIn the Line of Firefeel even more exciting.

While its worth appreciating for its thrilling action alone,Roninalso features a stacked cast of great actors.

Jack Ryan looks intently beyond the camera next to Admiral James Greer in The Hunt for Red October

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The romantic bond between the two characters makes the emotional stakes ofSpeedeven greater.

That being said,Gary Oldmans terrifying performance as a corrupt copis certainly one of his scariest.

Leon: The Professionalinspired a new wave of French action filmsthat drew from its hyper-kinetic, eccentric style.

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The now iconic bank heist sequence has inspired many other robbery movies, includingThe Dark KnightandThe Town.

Kimble is forced to run from the authorities to get to clear his name.

While Jones returned for the underwhelming sequel,U.S.

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Marshalls, the originalThe Fugitiveis still one of the most entertaining and rewatchable mystery thrillers of all time.

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Brandon Lee as Eric Draven in the black costume and black coat with the white face makeup in The Crow

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Jon Voight holding his hand on Tom Cruise’s neck in Mission Impossible

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John Malkovich as Mitch Leary holding the ghost gun in In the Line of Fire

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Sean Bean as Spence looking intently ahead in Ronin

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Keanu Reeves as Jack on a bus, pointing a gun at a target offscreen, in Speed

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Jean Reno and Natalie Portman in Leon The Professional

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Robert De Niro as Neil McCauley point a gun at a taget off camera in 1995’s Heat

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Tommy Lee Jones as Samuel Gerard, dripping with water and holding his hands up in surrender in The Fugitive

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