Movies like Lethal Weapon 2
If Lethal Weapon 2's mix of showdown, police and loss of loved one stayed with you, start here. Each film below was picked from what Lethal Weapon 2's fans love most, with the reason it belongs on this list.
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Lethal Weapon
1987 · Directed by Richard Donner · 110 min7.3
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)
A veteran cop and an unstable detective become partners who must put their differences aside in order to bring down a heroin-smuggling ring run by ex-Special Forces.
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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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Beverly Hills Cop
1984 · Directed by Martin Brest · 105 min7.2
Why you'll like itShares: showdown, buddy cop, maverick cop · 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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Bad Boys for Life
2020 · Directed by Adil El Arbi · 124 min7.1
Why you'll like itShares: police detective, buddy cop, action hero · Also thriller and action
Marcus and Mike are forced to confront new threats, career changes, and midlife crises as they join the newly created elite team AMMO of the Miami police department to take down the ruthless Armando Armas, the vicious…
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Bad Boys: Ride or Die
2024 · Directed by Adil El Arbi · 116 min7.3
Why you'll like itShares: police detective, buddy cop · Also action and crime
After their late former Captain is framed, Lowrey and Burnett try to clear his name, only to end up on the run themselves.
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Bad Boys
1995 · Directed by Michael Bay · 119 min6.8
Why you'll like itShares: buddy cop, action hero · Also action and thriller
Marcus Burnett is a henpecked family man. Mike Lowrey is a footloose and fancy free ladies' man. Both Miami policemen, they have 72 hours to reclaim a consignment of drugs stolen from under their station's nose.
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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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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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End of Watch
2012 · Directed by David Ayer · 109 min7.4
Why you'll like itShares: buddy cop · Also crime and thriller
Two young officers are marked for death after confiscating a small cache of money and firearms from the members of a notorious cartel during a routine traffic stop.
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Spider-Man: No Way Home
2021 · Directed by Jon Watts · 148 min7.9
Why you'll like itShares: showdown, loss of loved one
Peter Parker is unmasked and no longer able to separate his normal life from the high-stakes of being a super-hero. When he asks for help from Doctor Strange the stakes become even more dangerous, forcing him to…
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Street Kings
2008 · Directed by David Ayer · 109 min6.7
Why you'll like itShares: police · Also action and crime
Tom Ludlow is a disillusioned L.A. Police Officer, rarely playing by the rules and haunted by the death of his wife. When evidence implicates him in the execution of a fellow officer, he is forced to go up against the…