5 90s Action Movies That Remain Timeless

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The 90s was a decade filled with action blockbusters and huge action stars. Hollywood budget increases only meant that action movies got bigger, louder, and more spectacular with explosive set pieces and larger-than-life plots to accompany them. There was no shortage of thrilling cinematic offerings, but which ones have survived the ensuing years?

Spies, aliens, and speeding public transport are just some things in the spotlight of some of the best action films of the 90s. Some of these titles have endured long enough to garner sequels over 20 years later. Others work best as standalone titles. Either way, they are all as thrilling and fun to watch as they were way back when.

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The first installment in the Mission: Impossible film series was released in 1996 and the series is still going strong today with the seventh installment on its way. Starring Tom Cruise as Ethan Hunt, a spy framed for the murders of his team that is part of the IMF (Impossible Missions Force). Hunt has to track down the mole responsible for the murders while evading his former employers.

Cruise was already a major star by the time Mission: Impossible was released, but the film catapulted him into the stratosphere. Iconic scenes in the film such as the scene where Hunt lowers himself into a vault using wires are still referenced and homaged today. Smart writing, tense stunts, and a likable main character have led to the film and its sequels becoming one of the biggest action franchises of all time.

Also released in 1996, Will Smith starring blockbuster Independence Day showed audiences what it would be like if aliens came to Earth and were hostile. Smith plays U.S Marine