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Lethal Weapon 2

Movie · 1989 · 114 min

A fast, funny, surprisingly brutal buddy-cop ride that swings from banter to raw grief and back again.

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1989 film directed by Richard Donner
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Year
1989
Runtime
114 min
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Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • revenge
  • friendship
  • corruption
  • grief
  • justice
Places
  • big city
  • home
  • sea
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action8
Horror3
Humour6
Realism6
Romance4
Tension7
Darkness6
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

Details

Genres
action, buddy, thriller, buddy cop
Directed by
Richard Donner
Written by
Jeffrey Boam
Starring
Mel Gibson, Joe Pesci, Danny Glover, Patsy Kensit, Dean Norris, Joss Ackland, Jenette Goldstein, Mark Rolston
Music
Michael Kamen
Cinematography
Stephen Goldblatt
Runtime
114 min
Country
United States
Languages
English

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