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Lethal Weapon (1987) | Ranked Top 4% · CriticCrunch

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Lethal Weapon

Movie1987·110 min

Lethal Weapon

Directed by Richard Donner

Action Thriller Crime

A action thriller film directed by Richard Donner.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 4%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

7.3/10

5K ratings

About Lethal Weapon

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.

Pacing: Gripping (8 of 9)
Tone: Bittersweet (4 of 9)
Intensity: Intense (7 of 9)
Complexity: Easy to follow (2 of 9)
Humor: Funny (6 of 9)
Scale: Broad (6 of 9)
Spirit: Heartfelt (7 of 9)
Texture: Gritty, Tense
Story Tags: grief and loss, trauma recovery, sacrifice duty, action combat, holiday seasonal, los angeles, colleagues, close friendship, action hero, detective investigator, cat and mouse, undercover infiltration, drug trade

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Details

Director: Richard Donner
Language: English

Cast

Mel Gibson, Danny Glover, Gary Busey

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How Lethal Weapon Ranks

All movies

Top 4%

1980s movies

Top 4%

Action movies

Top 5%

★1980s Action movies

Top 5%

Richard Donner films#3 of 17

Top 5% in every cohort we track — a consistent classic.

the vibe

Lethal Weapon Vibe

What it feels like

grippingbittersweetintenseeasy to followfunnybroadheartfelt

gritty

tense

What it's about

cat & mouseundercover infiltrationgrief & losstrauma recoverysacrifice dutyaction herodetective investigatorcolleaguesclose friendshipaction combatholiday seasonaldrug tradeLos Angeles

pacing

gripping 8/9gripping 8/9

tone

bittersweet 4/9wistful 4/9

intensity

intense 7/9intense 7/9

complexity

easy to follow 2/9easy 2/9

humor

funny 6/9funny 6/9

scale

broad 6/9broad 6/9

spirit

heartfelt 7/9heartfelt 7/9

texture

grittygritty