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Lethal Weapon

Play trailer Poster for Lethal Weapon R Released Mar 6, 1987 1h 49m Action Mystery & Thriller Play Trailer Watchlist
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Following the death of his wife, Los Angeles police detective Martin Riggs (Mel Gibson) becomes reckless and suicidal. When he is reassigned and partnered with Roger Murtaugh (Danny Glover), Riggs immediately clashes with the older officer. Together they uncover a massive drug-trafficking ring. As they encounter increasingly dangerous situations, Riggs and Murtaugh begin to form a bond. Riggs' volatile behavior might just help them apprehend the criminals -- if it doesn't kill them both first.
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The most successful installment in a phenomenally successful series, Lethal Weapon helped redefine action movies for the 1980s and 1990s.

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Bob Thomas Associated Press Richard Donner directed with an expert eye for action but impaired vision for logic. Jul 25, 2019 Full Review Duane Byrge The Hollywood Reporter Unfortunately, while Black's assembled all the parts, he's not locked in the conflict early enough, and the good scenes simply aren't enough good to make up for the plot's too-late lock. Mar 6, 2017 Full Review Gene Siskel Chicago Tribune [Gibson and Glover] make a great team, and some of their early adventures are exciting. But the film runs out of gas as it turns into an extended chase sequence. Rated: 3/4 Dec 13, 2014 Full Review Mike Massie Gone With The Twins An enduring buddy film, brilliantly combining drama, comedy, adventure, bloodshed, machine gun showdowns in the middle of busy highways, and excessive property destruction. Rated: 8/10 Sep 6, 2020 Full Review Rachel Wagner rachelsreviews.net My problem with Lethal Weapon is I did not love the script or the action Rated: 4/10 May 25, 2020 Full Review David Nusair Reel Film Reviews ...it's not difficult to see why Riggs and Murtaugh became downright iconic figures after the release of this picture... Rated: 3/4 Dec 24, 2019 Full Review Read all reviews

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Markus S Let's be honest, I hoped more from Glover's action stunts, but ofc he's gotta play a cop who's tired of intense criminal chase! If it wasn't for the chemistry between him and Gibson, this movie wouldn't be the same. Thanks to that idea, we've got the best policemen duo in cinema and it's pretty great to watch. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 12/19/24 Full Review Eye C A Christmas movie, with a great happy ending, the beginning of a beautiful family. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 12/07/24 Full Review alan g A fun movie. Good Buddy plot, great action. Unfortunately sequels suck. Each attempt worse than previous. Shmoe Pecky ruins the whole francise as usual. He should stick to mob roles. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 11/05/24 Full Review Chris K Definitely a movie all guys should watch at least one time in their life. They just don't make movies like this anymore Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 10/24/24 Full Review Sauron A The movie was tense right from the beginning all the way to the end.Mel Gibson did an awesome job in this movie.Everyone must see this movie before they die. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/22/24 Full Review Elvis D Protagonizada por Danny Glover y Mel Gibson, Lethal Weapon es una película policial que ofrece humor y acción que incrementa de a poco a medida que la historia avanza. Aunque no hay una historia muy desarrollada y profunda que digamos, la pareja de Glover y Gibson se roban bastante la película y se vuelven un dúo entrañable. Al principio mucho no coinciden por tener vidas diferentes. Danny Glover es un policía prodigioso con una familia feliz y tiene la vida perfecta. Mel Gibson es un policía con problemas psicológicos debido a la muerte de su esposa. Cuando ambos tienen que trabajar juntos, pronto se vuelven una muy buena compañía. Aprenden a trabajar juntos para poder resolver el caso que se les ha asignado. Aunque no dan detalles sobre la muerte de la esposa de Gibson, la compañía de Glover compensa su pérdida. A Glover le cuesta soportar el comportamiento de Gibson, pero se vuelven inseparables. Hay una buena química entre ambos personajes y hacen que esta película policial se vuelva una encantadora historia de amistad. Lethal Weapon es otra recomendable película de acción que destaca bastaste junto a otras de las filmografías de Glover y Gibson. Mi calificación final para esta película es un 8/10. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 08/16/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Following the death of his wife, Los Angeles police detective Martin Riggs (Mel Gibson) becomes reckless and suicidal. When he is reassigned and partnered with Roger Murtaugh (Danny Glover), Riggs immediately clashes with the older officer. Together they uncover a massive drug-trafficking ring. As they encounter increasingly dangerous situations, Riggs and Murtaugh begin to form a bond. Riggs' volatile behavior might just help them apprehend the criminals -- if it doesn't kill them both first.
Director
Richard Donner
Producer
Joel Silver, Richard Donner
Screenwriter
Shane Black
Distributor
Warner Home Vídeo, Warner Bros.
Production Co
Warner Brothers, Silver Pictures
Rating
R
Genre
Action, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Mar 6, 1987, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Aug 15, 2008
Box Office (Gross USA)
$61.0M
Runtime
1h 49m
Sound Mix
Surround
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