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The Best Action Movies of 1995

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List of the best 1995 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 1995, 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 movies like Braveheart and Heat. This isn't necessarily a list of all action movies from 1995, but it does contain all the ones worth watching.

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Judge Dredd
Sylvester Stallone, Diane Lane
Released: 1995
Directed by: Danny Cannon
Judge Dredd is a 1995 American science fiction action film directed by Danny Cannon, and... more on Wikipedia
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Die Hard with a Vengeance
Bruce Willis, Samuel L. Jackson
Released: 1995
Directed by: John McTiernan
This film is a 1995 American action film and the third in the film series. It was produced and... more on Wikipedia
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GoldenEye
Pierce Brosnan, Famke Janssen
Released: 1995
Directed by: Martin Campbell
GoldenEye is the seventeenth spy film in the James Bond series, and the first to star Pierce... more on Wikipedia
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Bad Boys
Will Smith, Téa Leoni
Released: 1995
Directed by: Michael Bay
Bad Boys is a 1995 American action comedy film produced by Don Simpson and Jerry Bruckheimer,... more on Wikipedia
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Dead Presidents
Martin Sheen, Terrence Howard
Released: 1995
Directed by: Albert Hughes, Allen Hughes
This film is a 1995 American film written by Michael Henry Brown, also written, produced and... more on Wikipedia
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Rumble in the Bronx
Jackie Chan, Anita Mui
Released: 1995
Directed by: Stanley Tong
Rumble in the Bronx, is a 1995 Hong Kong martial arts action comedy film starring Jackie Chan... more on Wikipedia
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Waterworld
Kevin Costner, Jack Black
Released: 1995
Directed by: Kevin Costner, Kevin Reynolds
Waterworld is a 1995 American post-apocalyptic science fiction action film directed by Kevin... more on Wikipedia

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Braveheart
Mel Gibson, Sophie Marceau
Released: 1995
Directed by: Mel Gibson
Braveheart is a 1995 epic historical medieval war drama film directed by and starring Mel... more on Wikipedia
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Just Cause
Scarlett Johansson, Sean Connery
Released: 1995
Directed by: Arne Glimcher
Just Cause is a 1995 suspense thriller film directed by Arne Glimcher and starring Sean... more on Wikipedia
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Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers: The Movie
Amy Jo Johnson, Jason David Frank
Released: 1995
Directed by: Bryan Spicer
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Hackers
Angelina Jolie, Felicity Huffman
Released: 1995
Directed by: Iain Softley
This film is a 1995 American science fiction thriller film directed by Iain Softley and... more on Wikipedia
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Johnny Mnemonic
Keanu Reeves, Ice-T
Released: 1995
Directed by: Robert Longo
Johnny Mnemonic is a 1995 Canadian-American cyberpunk action thriller film directed by Robert... more on Wikipedia
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Assassins
Sylvester Stallone, Julianne Moore
Released: 1995
Directed by: Richard Donner
Assassins is a 1995 American action thriller film directed and produced by Richard Donner,... more on Wikipedia
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Desperado
Salma Hayek, Quentin Tarantino
Released: 1995
Directed by: Robert Rodriguez
Desperado is a 1995 American action film written, produced, and directed by Robert Rodriguez.... more on Wikipedia
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Sudden Death
Jean-Claude Van Damme, Markus Näslund
Released: 1995
Directed by: Peter Hyams
Sudden Death is a 1995 American action film directed by Peter Hyams, and starring Jean-Claude... more on Wikipedia
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Under Siege 2: Dark Territory
Katherine Heigl, Steven Seagal
Released: 1995
Directed by: Geoff Murphy
Under Siege 2: Dark Territory is a 1995 American action film set on board a train traveling... more on Wikipedia
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Batman Forever
Nicole Kidman, Drew Barrymore
Released: 1995
Directed by: Joel Schumacher
Batman Forever is a 1995 American superhero film directed by Joel Schumacher and produced by... more on Wikipedia
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The Tuskegee Airmen
John Lithgow, Cuba Gooding Jr.
Released: 1995
Directed by: Robert Markowitz
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The Glass Shield
Ice Cube, Ice-T
Released: 1994
Directed by: Charles Burnett
The Glass Shield is a 1995 crime drama film starring Ice Cube, Michael Boatman and Lori Petty,... more on Wikipedia
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Heat
Natalie Portman, Al Pacino
Released: 1995
Directed by: Michael Mann
Heat is a 1995 American crime thriller film written, produced and directed by Michael Mann,... more on Wikipedia
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Rob Roy
Liam Neeson, Jessica Lange
Released: 1995
Directed by: Michael Caton-Jones
Rob Roy is a 1995 adventure film directed by Michael Caton-Jones. Liam Neeson stars as Rob Roy... more on Wikipedia
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The Quick and the Dead
Leonardo DiCaprio, Sharon Stone
Released: 1995
Directed by: Sam Raimi
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Tank Girl
Naomi Watts, Ice-T
Released: 1995
Directed by: Rachel Talalay
Tank Girl is a 1995 American science fiction action comedy film directed by Rachel Talalay,... more on Wikipedia
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Dead Man
Johnny Depp, Steve Buscemi
Released: 1995
Directed by: Jim Jarmusch
This film is a 1995 American Western film written and directed by Jim Jarmusch. It stars... more on Wikipedia
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Hathkadi
Shilpa Shetty, Shakti Kapoor
Released: 1995
Directed by: Tatineni Rama Rao
Hathkadi is a 1995 Bollywood action film directed by Rama Rao Tatineni starring Govinda,... more on Wikipedia

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