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1The Piano1993 · 31 awards2Mad Max: Fury Road2015 · 16 awards3The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King2003 · 15 awards4The Great Gatsby2013 · 14 awards5Lion2015 · 14 awards6Somersault2004 · 13 awards7Hacksaw Ridge2016 · 12 awards8Animal Kingdom2010 · 12 awards9Moulin Rouge!2001 · 11 awards10Shine1996 · 11 awards
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Action films of the 1990s

20 action films from Australia and New Zealand released 1990–1999, in order of release.

Films per year

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19932
19942
19952
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19972
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19991

Directors

More action by decade

1970s · 161980s · 392000s · 352010s · 392020s · 24All 176

Other genres of the 1990s

Drama · 99Documentary · 15Comedy · 48Horror · 14Thriller · 27Adventure · 10Science fiction · 15Crime · 13Romance · 13Romantic comedy · 17LGBTQ · 10Children's music · 15All 1990s films
TitleYearDirectorGenreMinAwards
The Blood of Heroes 1990 David Peoples Action, Science fiction 90
Rose Against the Odds Miniseries 1991 John Dixon Action, Biographical —
Braindead 1992 Peter Jackson Drama, Comedy 104
Fortress 1992 Stuart Gordon Action, Science fiction 91
Hurricane Smith 1992 Colin Budds Action 85
Resistance 1992 Hugh Keays-Byrne Action 111
Wind 1992 Carroll Ballard Action, Romance 124
Black River 1993 — Action —
Irresistible Force 1993 Kevin Hooks Action 80
Metal Skin 1994 Geoffrey Wright Drama, Action — 2
Police Rescue 1994 Michael Carson Action, Police procedural 92
The Last Bullet TV film 1995 Michael Pattinson Drama, Action 90
Under the Gun 1995 Matthew George Action —
Romeo + Juliet 1996 Baz Luhrmann Drama, Action 113
The Phantom 1996 Simon Wincer Fantasy, Action 96
Heaven's Burning 1997 Craig Lahiff Drama, Action 94
Time Under Fire 1997 Scott P. Levy Action, Science fiction 92
Hard Rain 1998 Mikael Salomon Drama, Action 92
Tarzan and the Lost City 1998 Carl Schenkel Action, Adventure 90
The Matrix 1999 Lilly Wachowski, Lana Wachowski Cyberpunk, Film noir 136 8