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Once Upon a Time in China IV (黄飞鸿之四:王者之风)

Once Upon a Time in China IV (黄飞鸿之四:王者之风, Wong je ji fung) is a 1993 Hong Kong kung fu film directed by Yuen Bun, with Vincent Zhao replacing Jet Li as Wong Fei-hung against the Eight Nation Alliance and the Red Lantern Sect.

Once Upon a Time in China V (黄飞鸿之四:龙城歼霸)

Once Upon a Time in China V (黃飛鴻之五龍城殲霸, 1994) is the fifth Wong Fei-hung film, directed by Tsui Hark with Vincent Zhao replacing Jet Li, battling pirates led by Cheung Po-tsai; it grossed HK$4,902,426 in Hong Kong.

Patriot Games (film)

Patriot Games (1992) is a Phillip Noyce action thriller starring Harrison Ford as Jack Ryan, the second Jack Ryan film after The Hunt for Red October, with Sean Bean as IRA-splinter terrorist Sean Miller; it grossed $178 million worldwide.

Poison Ivy (1992 film)

Poison Ivy (1992) is a Katt Shea erotic thriller starring Drew Barrymore, Sara Gilbert, Tom Skerritt, and Cheryl Ladd; released by New Line Cinema May 8, 1992, grossing $1,829,804 and spawning three sequels.

Police Academy: Mission to Moscow

Police Academy: Mission to Moscow (1994), also Police Academy 7, is Alan Metter's final theatrical Police Academy comedy, in which Gaynes, Winslow, Graf, Easterbrook, and Bailey join Ron Perlman and Christopher Lee in Moscow; it grossed $126,247.

Police Story 3: Supercop

Police Story 3: Supercop is a 1992 Hong Kong action film directed by Stanley Tong, starring Jackie Chan and Michelle Yeoh as police officers infiltrating a drug syndicate.

Police Story 4: First Strike

Police Story 4: First Strike (警察故事4之简单任务), aka Jackie Chan's First Strike, is a 1996 Stanley Tong action film, the fourth Police Story entry, about Chan Ka-Kui tracking a stolen nuclear warhead from Ukraine to Australia; it topped Hong Kong's 1996 box office.

Predator 2

Predator 2 (1990), directed by Stephen Hopkins, is the sequel to Predator, moving the alien hunter to 1997 Los Angeles amid a heat wave and drug war, with Danny Glover as Lt. Mike Harrigan; it underperformed critically but gained a cult following.

Prison on Fire II (监狱风云II逃犯)

Prison on Fire II (监狱风云II逃犯, Gam yuk fung wan II: To fan) is a 1991 Hong Kong prison drama directed by Ringo Lam, starring Chow Yun-fat as inmate Chung Tin-ching, who escapes jail to see his orphaned son.

Pusher (film series)

Pusher film series: Danish crime trilogy by Nicolas Winding Refn, Pusher (1996), Pusher II (2004), Pusher III (2005), set in Copenhagen's underworld with Kim Bodnia, Mads Mikkelsen, and Zlatko Burić.

RoboCop 2

RoboCop 2, also known as Robocop II, is a 1990 American science fiction action film directed by Irvin Kershner and the sequel to 1987's RoboCop.

RoboCop 3

RoboCop 3 (1993), third RoboCop film directed by Fred Dekker, written with Frank Miller, starring Robert John Burke. Orion shelved it during bankruptcy; released November 5, 1993, grossed $8.9 million, 18% on Rotten Tomatoes.

Rocky V

Rocky V is a 1990 American sports drama film, the fifth in the Rocky series, directed by John G. Avildsen and written by and starring Sylvester Stallone.

Rush Hour (1998 film)

Rush Hour is a 1998 American buddy-cop action comedy directed by Brett Ratner, starring Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker as detectives rescuing the Chinese consul's kidnapped daughter.

Sabse Bada Khiladi (सबसे बड़ा खिलाड़ी)

Sabse Bada Khiladi (सबसे बड़ा खिलाड़ी, The Biggest Player) is a 1995 Hindi action thriller directed by Umesh Mehra, third in the Khiladi series, starring Akshay Kumar as twin brothers Vijay and Lallu; a box office hit released 9 June 1995.

Sniper (1993 film)

Sniper is a 1993 American action film directed by Luis Llosa, starring Tom Berenger and Billy Zane as a Marine sniper and his spotter in Panama.

Sniper (film series)

Sniper is an American action film franchise begun in 1993 with Tom Berenger as Marine sniper Thomas Beckett; twelve films by 2026, mostly direct-to-video, later centered on his son Brandon Beckett (Chad Michael Collins).

Speed 2: Cruise Control

Speed 2: Cruise Control (スピード2) is a 1997 American action thriller sequel to Speed, directed by Jan de Bont, starring Sandra Bullock, Jason Patric, and Willem Dafoe; a hijacker sets a cruise ship on a collision course, and the film earned a 4% Tomatometer.

Swordsman II (笑傲江湖II东方不败)

Swordsman II (笑傲江湖II東方不敗), aka The Legend of the Swordsman, is a 1992 Hong Kong wuxia film by Ching Siu-tung and Tsui Hark, starring Jet Li and Brigitte Lin as Dongfang Bubai, adapted from Jin Yong's novel.

Taxi (1998 film)

Taxi (1998) is a French action comedy directed by Gérard Pirès, written and produced by Luc Besson, starring Samy Naceri and Frédéric Diefenthal as a Marseille taxi driver and a cop chasing Mercedes bank robbers; it drew about 6.5 million French admissions and spawned a five-film franchise.

Terminator 2: Judgment Day

Terminator 2: Judgment Day (T2) is James Cameron's 1991 sci-fi action sequel starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Linda Hamilton, Edward Furlong, and Robert Patrick; its ILM liquid-metal T-1000 CGI and four Academy Awards made it a landmark blockbuster.

The Bride with White Hair 2 (白发魔女2)

The Bride with White Hair 2 (白髮魔女2, Bai Fa Mo Nu Zhuan II) is a 1993 Hong Kong wuxia sequel directed by David Wu and Ronny Yu, starring Brigitte Lin and Leslie Cheung as Lien Ni-Chang and Cho Yi-Hang, released December 22, 1993.

The East Is Red (东方不败之风云再起)

The East Is Red (东方不败之风云再起), also released as Swordsman III, is a 1993 Hong Kong wuxia film starring Brigitte Lin, the third and final entry in the Swordsman trilogy.

The Fugitive (1993 film)

The Fugitive (1993) is an Andrew Davis action thriller for Warner Bros., starring Harrison Ford as wrongly convicted Dr. Richard Kimble and Tommy Lee Jones as Marshal Samuel Gerard, adapted from Roy Huggins' 1963-1967 ABC series; it earned seven Oscar nominations and Jones won Best Supporting Actor.

The General's Son II (장군의 아들 2)

The General's Son II (장군의 아들 2, Janggunui adeul II, Son of a General II) is Im Kwon-taek's 1991 Korean action film, second in the Kim Du-han trilogy, released July 20, 1991, 103 minutes, Taehung Pictures, 357,697 admissions.

The General's Son III (장군의 아들 3)

The General's Son III (장군의 아들 3) is Im Kwon-taek's 1992 Korean action film, the final chapter of his trilogy about colonial-era gang leader Kim Du-han, starring Park Sang-min, Oh Yeon-soo, and Shin Hyun-jun, released July 11, 1992 with 162,600 admissions.

The God of Gamblers' Return (赌神2)

The God of Gamblers' Return (赌神2) is a 1994 Hong Kong action-comedy film directed by Wong Jing, with Chow Yun-fat reprising his role as Ko Chun.

The Godfather Part III

The Godfather Part III is a 1990 American crime drama directed by Francis Ford Coppola, starring Al Pacino, Diane Keaton, and Andy Garcia as the final film of the Godfather trilogy.

The Hunt for Red October (film)

The Hunt for Red October (1990) is a Paramount submarine thriller directed by John McTiernan, starring Sean Connery as defecting Soviet captain Marko Ramius and Alec Baldwin as Jack Ryan, adapted from Tom Clancy's 1984 novel; it grossed $119.1 million and won an Oscar for Sound Effects Editing.

The Next Karate Kid

The Next Karate Kid (1994, working title Karate Kid IV) is the fourth Karate Kid film, directed by Christopher Cain for Columbia Pictures, starring Pat Morita as Mr. Miyagi training Hilary Swank's Julie Pierce in Boston; it grossed about $8.9 million.