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== Legacy ==
=== Modern reception ===
{{RT prose|{{RT data|score}}|{{RT data|average}}|{{RT data|count}}|''Ronin'' earns comparisons to ''The French Connection'' with strong action, dynamic road chase scenes, and solid performances.|ref=yes|access-date=2023-02-07}} In 2019, Rotten Tomatoes' Alex Vo  ranked ''Ronin'' No. 101 on his list of the "140 Essential Action Movies To Watch Now".<ref>{{cite web |title=140 Essential Action Movies To Watch Now |first=Alex |last=Vo |date=June 2019 |website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] |publisher=[[Fandango Media]] |url=https://editorial.rottentomatoes.com/guide/140-essential-action-movies-to-watch-now/ |access-date=July 27, 2019 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190609045857/https://editorial.rottentomatoes.com/guide/140-essential-action-movies-to-watch-now/ |archive-date=2019-06-09}}</ref> {{MC film|67|23|ref=yes|access-date=2023-02-07}}

''Ronin''{{'s}} car chases were included on several media outlets' lists of the best depicted on film, including [[CNN]] (No. 2),<ref>{{cite news|last1=Howie|first1=Craig|title=Top 10 movie car chase scenes|url=http://edition.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/wayoflife/03/27/aa.top.ten.movie.car.chases/|access-date=January 5, 2018|website=[[CNN]]|date=March 27, 2009|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151221150629/http://edition.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/wayoflife/03/27/aa.top.ten.movie.car.chases/|archive-date=December 21, 2015}}</ref> ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' (No. 12),<ref>{{cite magazine|last1=Cruz|first1=Gilbert|title=The 15 Greatest Movie Car Chases of All Time|url=https://entertainment.time.com/2011/05/05/the-15-greatest-movie-car-chases-of-all-time/slide/ronin-1998/|access-date=September 29, 2017|magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]]|date=May 1, 2011|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150907050159/http://entertainment.time.com/2011/05/05/the-15-greatest-movie-car-chases-of-all-time/slide/ronin-1998/|archive-date=September 7, 2015}}</ref> [[Fandango Media|Fandango]] (No. 6),<ref>{{cite web |title=The All-Time Top 10 Movie Car Chases |url=https://www.fandango.com/movie-photos/the-all-time-top-10-movie-car-chases-65 |publisher=[[Fandango Media|Fandango]] |year=2012 |access-date=March 5, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190305120107/https://www.fandango.com/movie-photos/the-all-time-top-10-movie-car-chases-65 |archive-date=March 5, 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref> ''[[Complex (magazine)|Complex]]'' (No. 25),<ref>{{cite web |last1=Z |first1=Alex |title=The 50 Craziest Car Chase Scenes In Movie History |url=https://www.complex.com/sports/2012/03/the-50-craziest-car-chase-scenes-in-movie-history/ |website=Complex |date=March 4, 2012 |access-date=March 5, 2019}}</ref> ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]'' (No. 10),<ref>{{cite news|last1=Billson|first1=Anne|title=The 13 best car chases in film|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/11000985/The-13-ultimate-car-chases-in-film.html|access-date=December 24, 2017|work=[[The Daily Telegraph]]|date=August 1, 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171203222710/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/11000985/The-13-ultimate-car-chases-in-film.html|archive-date=December 3, 2017}}</ref> ''[[PopMatters]]'' (No. 9),<ref>{{cite news|last1=Gibron|first1=Bill|title=The 10 Best Car Chase Films|url=https://www.popmatters.com/191950-the-10-best-car-chase-films-2495544680.html|page=1|access-date=January 5, 2018|work=[[PopMatters]]|date=April 2, 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180105140958/https://www.popmatters.com/191950-the-10-best-car-chase-films-2495544680.html|archive-date=January 5, 2018}}</ref> [[IGN]] (No. 9),<ref>{{cite web|last1=Vejvoda|first1=Jim|title=Best Car Chases in Movies|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2016/09/29/best-car-chases-in-movies?page=2|page=2|access-date=February 24, 2021|website=IGN|date=September 30, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170420195942/http://www.ign.com/articles/2016/09/29/best-car-chases-in-movies?page=2|archive-date=April 20, 2017}}</ref> [[Screen Rant]] (No. 8),<ref>{{cite news|last1=Browne|first1=Ben|title=15 Best Chase Movies Of All Time|url=https://screenrant.com/best-chase-movies-sequences-ever-all-time/|access-date=December 24, 2017|website=[[Screen Rant]]|date=March 3, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170617132409/http://screenrant.com/best-chase-movies-sequences-ever-all-time/|archive-date=June 17, 2017}}</ref> ''[[Business Insider]]'' (No. 3),<ref>{{cite news|last1=Guerrasio|first1=Jason|title=Ranked: The 28 best car chases in movie history|url=https://www.insider.com/best-car-chases-in-movie-history-ranked#28-the-rock-1996-1|access-date=January 5, 2018|work=[[Business Insider]]|date=April 4, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171211192452/http://www.businessinsider.com/best-car-chase-scenes-movies-2017-3/|archive-date=December 11, 2017}}</ref> ''[[Consequence of Sound]]'' (No. 6),<ref>{{cite web |last1=Suzanne-Mayer |first1=Dominick |last2=Goble |first2=Blake |title=The 50 Greatest Car Chases in Film History |url=https://consequenceofsound.net/2018/10/the-50-best-car-chases-in-film-history/6/ |website=[[Consequence of Sound]] |date=October 25, 2018 |access-date=March 5, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190305120317/https://consequenceofsound.net/2018/10/the-50-best-car-chases-in-film-history/6/ |archive-date=March 5, 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref> and [[Collider (website)|Collider]].<ref>{{cite web|title=12 Best Car Chases from 'Bullitt' to 'Mad Max: Fury Road'|url=https://collider.com/best-car-chases/|access-date=March 5, 2019|website=[[Collider (website)|Collider]]|date=February 21, 2019|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190305115459/http://collider.com/best-car-chases/|archive-date=March 5, 2019}}</ref> Some critics have said the chase scenes in ''[[Mission: Impossible – Fallout]]'' (2018) were influenced by those in ''Ronin''.<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Nashawaty |first1=Chris |title=''Mission: Impossible — Fallout'' is insanely great: EW review |url=https://ew.com/movies/2018/07/12/mission-impossible-fallout-review/ |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |date=July 12, 2018 |access-date=December 16, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181216125919/https://ew.com/movies/2018/07/12/mission-impossible-fallout-review/ |archive-date=December 16, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Lambie |first1=Ryan |title=Mission: Impossible - Fallout review - the best action-thriller of the year so far |url=https://www.denofgeek.com/uk/movies/mission-impossible-fallout/59069/mission-impossible-fallout-review-the-best-action-thriller-of-the-year-so-far |website=Den of Geek! |publisher=Dennis Publishing |location=United Kingdom |date=July 24, 2018 |access-date=December 16, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181216130035/https://www.denofgeek.com/uk/movies/mission-impossible-fallout/59069/mission-impossible-fallout-review-the-best-action-thriller-of-the-year-so-far |archive-date=December 16, 2018}}</ref> Screen Rant ranked ''Ronin'' No. 1 on its list of the "12 Best Action Movies You've Never Heard Of".<ref>{{cite news|last1=DiGiulio|first1=Matt|title=12 Best Action Movies You've Never Heard Of|url=https://screenrant.com/best-underrated-action-movies/|access-date=September 29, 2017|website=Screen Rant|date=January 20, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170116000737/http://screenrant.com/best-underrated-action-movies/|archive-date=January 16, 2017}}</ref> In 2014, ''[[Time Out (magazine)|Time Out]]'' polled several film critics, directors, actors, and stunt actors about their top action films;<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.timeout.com/newyork/film/best-action-movies|work=[[Time Out (magazine)|Time Out]]|title=The 100 best action movies|access-date=November 7, 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141106142045/http://www.timeout.com/newyork/film/best-action-movies |archive-date=November 6, 2014}}</ref> ''Ronin'' was 72nd on the list.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.timeout.com/newyork/film/the-100-best-action-movies-80-71|work=Time Out|access-date=November 7, 2014|title=The 100 best action movies: 80–71|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141107152229/http://www.timeout.com/newyork/film/the-100-best-action-movies-80-71|archive-date=November 7, 2014}}</ref> ''[[Paste (magazine)|Paste]]'' magazine ranked the film at No. 10 on its list of the "25 Best Movies of 1998".<ref>{{cite web |title=The 25 Best Movies of 1998 |url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2018/09/the-25-best-movies-of-1998.html |website=Paste |date=September 22, 2018 |access-date=September 23, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180923101706/https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2018/09/the-25-best-movies-of-1998.html |archive-date=September 23, 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> ''Ronin'' was included in the film reference book ''101 Action Movies You Must See Before You Die''.<ref>{{cite book |editor1-last=Schneider |editor1-first=Steven Jay |title=101 Action Movies You Must See Before You Die |date=2010 |publisher=[[Cassell (publisher)|Cassell]] |location=London |isbn=978-1-84403-688-2 |pages=[https://archive.org/details/101actionmoviesy0000schn/page/328 328–331] |url=https://archive.org/details/101actionmoviesy0000schn |access-date=2023-02-08 |via=[[Internet Archive#Text collection|Internet Archive Book Reader]]}}</ref>

=== {{anchor|Cultural impact}} Video games ===
''Ronin'' influenced the conception of the action video games ''[[Burnout (video game)|Burnout]]''{{efn|Alex Ward, the creator of ''Burnout'', said the inspiration for the [[racing game]] was the DVD version's 15th chapter,<ref>{{cite magazine|last1=Davison|first1=John|title='Burnout' Series Creator Talks Remaking Crash Mode for 'Danger Zone'|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/glixel/interviews/burnout-creator-on-remaking-crash-mode-for-danger-zone-w478902|access-date=January 22, 2018|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=April 26, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180122044434/https://www.rollingstone.com/glixel/interviews/burnout-creator-on-remaking-crash-mode-for-danger-zone-w478902|archive-date=January 22, 2018}}</ref> which is titled "Crashing the Case," and shows a crash between two opposing cars.<ref>{{cite AV media |title=Ronin |publisher=MGM Home Entertainment |date=May 7, 2013 |medium=DVD}}</ref>}} and ''[[Alpha Protocol]]''.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Aihoshi|first1=Richard|title=Alpha Protocol Interview – Part 2|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2008/11/15/alpha-protocol-interview-part-2?page=3|access-date=January 22, 2018|page=3|website=IGN|date=November 14, 2008|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180122044037/http://www.ign.com/articles/2008/11/15/alpha-protocol-interview-part-2?page=3|archive-date=January 22, 2018}}</ref>