Movies like Lethal Weapon 3
If Lethal Weapon 3's mix of showdown, police and dark comedy stayed with you, start here. Each film below was picked from what Lethal Weapon 3'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
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 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
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 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 · From the same decade (1990s)
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
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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Hot Fuzz
2007 · Directed by Edgar Wright · 121 min7.6
Why you'll like itShares: police, buddy cop · 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 II
1987 · Directed by Tony Scott · 103 min6.5
Why you'll like itShares: police, buddy cop · Also action and crime
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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Bad Boys: Ride or Die
2024 · Directed by Adil El Arbi · 116 min7.3
Why you'll like itShares: 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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22 Jump Street
2014 · Directed by Phil Lord · 112 min6.8
Why you'll like itShares: buddy cop · Also crime and action
After making their way through high school (twice), big changes are in store for officers Schmidt and Jenko when they go deep undercover at a local college.
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Zootopia
2016 · Directed by Byron Howard · 109 min7.8
Why you'll like itShares: rookie cop, buddy cop
Determined to prove herself, Officer Judy Hopps, the first bunny on Zootopia's police force, jumps at the chance to crack her first case - even if it means partnering with scam-artist fox Nick Wilde to solve the mystery.
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Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F
2024 · Directed by Mark Molloy · 118 min6.6
Why you'll like itShares: buddy cop · Also action and crime
Forty years after his unforgettable first case in Beverly Hills, Detroit cop Axel Foley returns to do what he does best: solve crimes and cause chaos.
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Tango & Cash
1989 · Directed by Andrei Konchalovsky · 104 min6.5
Why you'll like itShares: buddy cop · Also action and crime
Ray Tango and Gabriel Cash are two successful narcotics detectives who can't stand each other. Crime lord Yves Perret, furious at the loss of income they have caused him, plots an elaborate revenge against them.
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Spenser Confidential
2020 · Directed by Peter Berg · 110 min6.5
Why you'll like itShares: police · Also action and thriller
Spenser, a former Boston patrolman who just got out from prison, teams up with Hawk, an aspiring fighter, to unravel the truth behind the death of two police officers.