Movies like Lethal Weapon
If Lethal Weapon's mix of showdown, police and self-destruction stayed with you, start here. Each film below was picked from what Lethal Weapon's fans love most, with the reason it belongs on this list.
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Lethal Weapon 2
1989 · Directed by Richard Donner · 114 min7.0
Why you'll like itAlso directed by Richard Donner · With Mel Gibson and Danny Glover · Shares: showdown, police, mixed martial arts (mma) · Also action and thriller · From the same decade (1980s)
Riggs and Murtaugh are on the trail of South African diplomats using their immunity to engage in criminal activities.
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Lethal Weapon 3
1992 · Directed by Richard Donner · 118 min6.7
Why you'll like itAlso directed by Richard Donner · With Mel Gibson and Danny Glover · Shares: showdown, police, mixed martial arts (mma) · Also action and thriller
Riggs and Murtaugh pursue a former officer who uses his knowledge of police procedure and policies to steal and sell confiscated guns and ammunition to local street gangs.
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Lethal Weapon 4
1998 · Directed by Richard Donner · 127 min6.6
Why you'll like itAlso directed by Richard Donner · With Mel Gibson and Danny Glover · Shares: showdown, police, mixed martial arts (mma) · Also action and crime
With personal crises and age weighing in on them, LAPD officers Riggs and Murtaugh must contend with a deadly Chinese crime lord trying to get his brother out of prison.
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Die Hard
1988 · Directed by John McTiernan · 132 min7.8
Why you'll like itShares: christmas party, lapd, action hero · Also action and thriller · From the same decade (1980s)
High above the city of L.A. a team of terrorists has seized a building, taken hostages, and declared war. One man has manages to escape... An off-duty cop hiding somewhere inside. He's alone, tired...
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Hot Fuzz
2007 · Directed by Edgar Wright · 121 min7.6
Why you'll like itShares: police, buddy cop, buddy comedy · Also crime and action
Former London constable Nicholas Angel finds it difficult to adapt to his new assignment in the sleepy British village of Sandford. Not only does he miss the excitement of the big city, but he also has a well-meaning…
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Beverly Hills Cop
1984 · Directed by Martin Brest · 105 min7.2
Why you'll like itShares: showdown, buddy cop, buddy comedy · Also crime and action · From the same decade (1980s)
Fast-talking, quick-thinking Detroit street cop Axel Foley has bent more than a few rules and regs in his time, but when his best friend is murdered, he heads to sunny Beverly Hills to work the case like only he can.
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Beverly Hills Cop II
1987 · Directed by Tony Scott · 103 min6.5
Why you'll like itShares: police, buddy cop · Also action and crime · From the same decade (1980s)
Axel Foley returns to the land of sunshine and palm trees to investigate the near-fatal shooting of police Captain Andrew Bogomil. With the help of Sgt. Taggart and Det.
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Hard Target
1993 · Directed by John Woo · 99 min6.5
Why you'll like itShares: showdown, action hero · Also action and thriller
When a woman's father goes missing, she enlists a local to aid in her search. The pair soon discover that her father has died at the hands of a wealthy sportsman who hunts homeless men as a form of recreation.
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The Little Things
2021 · Directed by John Lee Hancock · 128 min6.4
Why you'll like itShares: lapd, homicide detective · Also crime and thriller
Deputy Sheriff Joe "Deke" Deacon joins forces with Sgt. Jim Baxter to search for a serial killer who's terrorizing Los Angeles. As they track the culprit, Baxter is unaware that the investigation is dredging up echoes…
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Death Warrant
1990 · Directed by Deran Sarafian · 89 min6.3
Why you'll like itShares: showdown, action hero · Also action and crime
Canadian policeman Louis Burke is assigned in a jail to investigate the murders of prisoners and jailors. While there, Louis, using his outstanding martial arts skills, is able to save his life and make himself…
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The Departed
2006 · Directed by Martin Scorsese · 151 min8.2
Why you'll like itShares: police, intense · Also thriller and crime
To take down South Boston's Irish Mafia, the police send in one of their own to infiltrate the underworld, not realizing the syndicate has done likewise.
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48 Hrs.
1982 · Directed by Walter Hill · 96 min6.7
Why you'll like itShares: buddy cop · Also crime and action · From the same decade (1980s)
A hard-nosed cop reluctantly teams up with a wise-cracking criminal temporarily paroled to him, in order to track down a killer.