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15 Movies Like Lethal Weapon

Loved Lethal Weapon? These are the films we’d put on next — matched by genre, themes, tone, era and the things that make the movie feel the way it does.

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Lethal Weapon 2

1989

Lethal Weapon 2 shares important genre DNA with Lethal Weapon and comes from the same director, making it a particularly strong follow-up.

✓ They share Action, Thriller, Buddy genres✓ Directed by Richard Donner✓ They share themes of family, friendship✓ Both come from the 1980s

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94%

Lethal Weapon 3

1992

Lethal Weapon 3 shares important genre DNA with Lethal Weapon and comes from the same director, making it a particularly strong follow-up.

✓ They share Crime, Action, Thriller genres✓ Directed by Richard Donner✓ They share themes of family, friendship✓ Shares cast including Mel Gibson and Danny Glover

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86%

48 Hrs.

1982

48 Hrs. shares both genre DNA and cast connections with Lethal Weapon, giving the two films a strong natural relationship.

✓ They share Action, Buddy, Thriller genres✓ Both come from the 1980s✓ They share comic and violent tones✓ Both explore friendship

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71%

Bad Boys

1995

Bad Boys shares key genre characteristics with Lethal Weapon and comes from a similar filmmaking era.

✓ They share Thriller, Action, Buddy genres✓ They share themes of family, friendship✓ They share comic and violent tones✓ Very similar runtime

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65%

Shoot to Kill

1988

Shoot to Kill shares key genre characteristics with Lethal Weapon and comes from a similar filmmaking era.

✓ They share Action, Buddy Cop, Crime genres✓ Both come from the 1980s✓ Both explore family✓ Both have a violent tone

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64%

Raw Deal

1986

Raw Deal shares both genre DNA and cast connections with Lethal Weapon, giving the two films a strong natural relationship.

✓ They share Crime, Action, Thriller genres✓ Both come from the 1980s✓ Both explore family✓ Also stars Sven-Ole Thorsen

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59%

Running Scared

1986

Running Scared shares key genre characteristics with Lethal Weapon and comes from a similar filmmaking era.

✓ They share Crime, Action, Buddy genres✓ Both come from the 1980s✓ Both have a comic tone✓ Very similar runtime

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59%

Tequila Sunrise

1988

Tequila Sunrise shares both genre DNA and cast connections with Lethal Weapon, giving the two films a strong natural relationship.

✓ They share Action, Crime, Thriller genres✓ Both come from the 1980s✓ Both explore family✓ Also stars Mel Gibson

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59%

Miller's Crossing

1990

Miller's Crossing shares key genre characteristics with Lethal Weapon and comes from a similar filmmaking era.

✓ They share Crime, Action, Thriller genres✓ They share comic and violent tones✓ Released only 3 years apart✓ Both explore technology

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59%

Sharky's Machine

1981

Sharky's Machine shares key genre characteristics with Lethal Weapon and comes from a similar filmmaking era.

✓ They share Action, Thriller, Crime genres✓ They share themes of family, technology✓ Both come from the 1980s✓ Very similar runtime

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59%

The Untouchables

1987

The Untouchables shares key genre characteristics with Lethal Weapon and comes from a similar filmmaking era.

✓ They share Action, Crime, Thriller genres✓ Both come from the 1980s✓ Both explore technology✓ Both have a violent tone

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58%

Murphy's Law

1986

Murphy's Law shares key genre characteristics with Lethal Weapon and comes from a similar filmmaking era.

✓ They share Crime, Action, Thriller genres✓ Both come from the 1980s✓ Both explore family✓ Similar movie-night length

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58%

Lock Up

1989

Lock Up shares key genre characteristics with Lethal Weapon and comes from a similar filmmaking era.

✓ They share Thriller, Action, Crime genres✓ Both come from the 1980s✓ Both explore friendship✓ Both have a violent tone

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58%

Raising Arizona

1987

Raising Arizona shares key genre characteristics with Lethal Weapon and comes from a similar filmmaking era.

✓ They share Action, Crime, Thriller genres✓ Both come from the 1980s✓ Both explore family✓ Both have a comic tone

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56%

The Goonies

1985

The Goonies shares important genre DNA with Lethal Weapon and comes from the same director, making it a particularly strong follow-up.

✓ Directed by Richard Donner✓ Both are Action movies✓ They share themes of family, friendship✓ Both come from the 1980s

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56%

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