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The Best Action Movies of 1992

Updated January 2, 2020 331 votes 41 voters 2.0k views51 items

List of the best 1992 action movies, ranked by how many upvotes they've received by other fans of the genre. These movies give you car crashes, explosions, gun fights and everything else you could hope for in a good action flick. These are all the action movies that defined the year 1992, so vote for your favorites and help them rise to the top. This poll is also a great resource for finding new movies that you haven't already seen, especially since you can watch trailers for each film right on this page. To make sure this list is as accurate as possible, please don't downvote a movie if you haven't seen it.

List is made up of many different movies, including Army of Darkness and Batman Returns. This isn't necessarily a list of all action movies from 1992, but it does contain all the ones worth watching.

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Batman Returns
Michelle Pfeiffer, Christopher Walken
Released: 1992
Directed by: Tim Burton
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Under Siege
Steven Seagal, Tommy Lee Jones
Released: 1992
Directed by: Andrew Davis
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Army of Darkness
Bridget Fonda, Bruce Campbell
Released: 1992
Directed by: Sam Raimi
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Patriot Games
Harrison Ford, Samuel L. Jackson
Released: 1992
Directed by: Phillip Noyce
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Universal Soldier
Jean-Claude Van Damme, Dolph Lundren
Released: 1992
Directed by: Roland Emmerich
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Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Ben Affleck, Hilary Swank
Released: 1992
Directed by: Fran Rubel Kuzui
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Passenger 57
Elizabeth Hurley, Wesley Snipes
Released: 1992
Directed by: Kevin Hooks
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El Mariachi
Carlos Gallardo, Juan García
Released: 1992
Directed by: Robert Rodriguez
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Police Story 3: Super Cop
Jackie Chan, Michelle Yeoh
Released: 1992
Directed by: Stanley Tong
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Lethal Weapon 3
Mel Gibson, Joe Pesci
Released: 1992
Directed by: Richard Donner
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Romper Stomper
Russell Crowe, Jacqueline McKenzie
Released: 1992
Directed by: Geoffrey Wright
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Sneakers
Robert Redford, Dan Aykroyd
Released: 1992
Directed by: Phil Alden Robinson
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3 Ninjas
Clifton Powell, Patrick Labyorteaux
Released: 1992
Directed by: Jon Turteltaub
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Mo' Money
Stacey Dash, Bernie Mac
Released: 1992
Directed by: Peter MacDonald
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Twin Dragons
Jackie Chan, Maggie Cheung
Released: 1992
Directed by: Tsui Hark, Ringo Lam
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Sidekicks
Chuck Norris, Danica McKellar
Released: 1992
Directed by: Aaron Norris
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Once Upon a Time in China II
Jet Li, Donnie Yen
Released: 1992
Directed by: Tsui Hark
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Captain Ron
Kurt Russell, Roselyn Sánchez
Released: 1992
Directed by: Thom Eberhardt
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Juice
Tupac Shakur, Samuel L. Jackson
Released: 1992
Directed by: Ernest R. Dickerson
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Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth
Terry Farrell, Paula Marshall
Released: 1992
Directed by: Anthony Hickox
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The Lawnmower Man
Pierce Brosnan, Dean Norris
Released: 1992
Directed by: Brett Leonard
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Cool World
Brad Pitt, Kim Basinger
Released: 1992
Directed by: Ralph Bakshi
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Alien 3
Sigourney Weaver, Charles Dance
Released: 1992
Directed by: David Fincher
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Hard Boiled
Chow Yun-Fat, Tony Leung Chiu Wai
Released: 1992
Directed by: John Woo
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The Last of the Mohicans
Daniel Day-Lewis, Madeleine Stowe
Released: 1992
Directed by: Michael Mann
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