Lethal Weapon
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1987 · Action / Thriller / Crime

Lethal Weapon

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An absolute cinematic disaster.

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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RELEASE DATE
1987
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Action / Thriller / Crime
PLOT SUMMARY

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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@TRAILER_TROLL2026-01-27 11:00 UTC

Even the popcorn looked bored during Lethal Weapon.

@AISLE_GHOUL2026-01-28 19:00 UTC

I've seen screen savers with more depth and fewer unnecessary lens flares than Lethal Weapon.

@POPCORN_CRITIC2026-01-29 05:00 UTC

Lethal Weapon: where physics filed for emotional distress and lost.

@CREDITS_FLEE2026-01-14 05:00 UTC

If Lethal Weapon was a meal, it'd be unsalted rice with extra ego.

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r/boxoffice · u/PopcornPhilosopher🔥 1.5k points

Unpopular opinion: Lethal Weapon is the most overrated film of the decade

Look, I wanted to love Lethal Weapon. The trailer had me hyped. But sitting through the second hour felt like a homework assignment. The dialogue is exposition stacked on exposition and the score keeps telling me how to feel.

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r/TrueFilm · u/FrameByFrameFred🔥 1.7k points

[Serious Discussion] Is anyone else completely checked out by the pacing in Lethal Weapon?

Honestly, Lethal Weapon would be a tight 95-minute movie. Instead we got a bloated runtime padded with B-roll and lingering shots that add nothing.

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r/TrueFilm · u/MidnightMatinee🔥 4.2k points

Hot Take: Lethal Weapon's third act ruined what could have been a masterpiece

Rewatched Lethal Weapon last night and noticed even more plot holes than the first time. The motivations don't track at all once you stop and think about act two.

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