Lethal Weapon

  • Rated R
  • 1hr 49m
  • 68

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Movie Info & Cast

Director:

Richard Donner

Producer:

Joel Silver, Richard Donner

Release Date:

Mar 6, 1987

Runtime:

1hr 49m

Synopsis

Two newly paired cops who are complete opposites must put aside their differences in order to catch a gang of drug smugglers.

Cast

  • Mel Gibson
  • Danny Glover
  • Gary Busey
  • Mitchell Ryan
  • Tom Atkins
  • Darlene Love
  • Traci Wolfe
  • Jackie Swanson

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Metacritic

68
metacritic
Based on 23 Critics
8.2

USER SCORE (199)

Universal acclaim based on 199 Reviews
90

Lethal Weapon opens with a shot of Mel Gibson in his birthday suit and just gets better. Likewise we meet costar Danny Glover in the bathtub, fêted by his family on his 50th birthday. This endearing double exposure introduces us to the vulnerabilities of these superduper heroes, an odd couple of cops who mature into friends as they quell crime.

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Metacritic review by Rita Kempley
Rita Kempley
Washington Post
88

This is one of the best of the subgenre, an action-packed movie that delivers adrenaline jolts with both barrels while not skimping on character development and wry humor.

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Metacritic review by James Berardinelli
James Berardinelli
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