It’s hard to argue that movies go through trends.

Westerns have risen and fallen in popularity, and the superhero craze is currently beginning to wane.

Enter the Dragonwas Lee’s last movie, airing around a month after his death.

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This added a greater feeling of enjoyment and melancholy to the film.

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9’Kill Bill: Vol.

The film follows the Bride after her four-year coma at the hands of her vindictive ex-husband.

Bruce Lee in a defensive position in ‘Enter the Dragon’

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It’s clear that other movies on this list helped serve as inspiration forKill Bill.

The film itself also earned multiple Oscar nominations.

With a long buildup and an incredible story, Seven Samurai is a tension-fueled, beautiful masterpiece.

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As the oldest film on this list,Seven Samuraiis also the most influentialand groundbreaking.

The Bride wielding a katana in Kill Bill vol. I

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Ellen Ripley (Sigourney Weaver) points a gun while holding Newt (Carrie Henn) in Aliens

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Inspector Tequila sliding across a table while firing a gun in Hard-Boiled

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Neo freezes flying bullets with his hand outstretched

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The Terminator aiming a shotgun while he rides a motorbike with a young John Connor

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Michelle Yeoh in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

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Max aand Furiosa pointing guns in opposite directions in the ‘Mad Max: Fury Road’ Poster

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John McClane (Bruce Willis) leaping off a roof right before something explodes in Die Hard

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