Why are audiences today so fascinated by some of the best things the 1990s offered?

There’s no mention of the best action movies of the ’90s without talking about this undeniable masterpiece.

2’Armageddon' (1998)

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Did you think Michael Bay was done appearing on this list afterThe Rock?Not just yet.

Next, he returns with his mega-hit blockbusterArmageddon, released in 1998 and forever enduring in cinematic notoriety.

It’s a popcorn delight that’s mindlessly fun and thrills audiences with its ridiculous story and lovable performances.

Wesley Snipes as Simon Phoenix in Demolition Man.

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006 and 007 crouching behind and looking ahead in GoldenEye

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Soldiers firing at Neo, who doing a cartwheel in The Matrix

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Bruce Willis as John McClane pointing his gun at a person offscreen in Die Hard with a Vengeance.

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Samuel L. Jackson headshot

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The bus tilts to the side as it akes a fast turn while accoampnied by a police escort in ‘Speed’

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Anakin and Sebulba racing in ‘Star Wars: The Phantom Menace’

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Image of an explosion from the LA River Chase scene in Terminator 2.

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Image of the Paris Destruction scene from ‘Armageddon’ (1998).

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Image from the final battle scene from ‘Independence Day’ (1996).

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Independence Day