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Lethal Weapon 3

1992Movie1 h 58 minR

58

DecentGoodWatch score

58

DecentGoodWatch score

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Rotten Tomatoes

Summary

Riggs and Murtaugh pursue a former officer who uses his knowledge of police procedure and policies to steal and sell confiscated guns and ammunition to local street gangs.

Good for

Date night
Friends night
Party vibe

Skip it if

Graphic violence bothers you
You want something quiet and calm

Where to watch

Set your services

Fingerprint

Gets your pulse racing.
Puts you inside a crime.
Feels like real life.
Makes you laugh.

Not for scares or big ideas.

The whole fingerprint· the print and its 12 scales

At a glance

Critics vs audiences
Audiences like it more than critics (+13)
Critics 52Audiences 65GoodWatch 59
Tomatometer64%
Metascore40
User score6.8
IMDb6.7
Letterboxd · 89 K ratings3.3/5
Audience score61%
Box office
9.2×its budget
Budget
$35 M
Worldwide
$322 M
Worldwide it earned $287 M more than it cost.
Running time
1 h 58 min
A typical length for action movies, +10 min on the typical 108
typical 108118
Half of all action movies run 96–127 min.
Reach
Streams in 40 countries, rent or buy in 54 more
+30
Released
1992
May 15, 1992
34 years ago
Genres
ActionThrillerCrime
Language
English
Original language
Made in
United States
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
ViolenceStrong
Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
Frightening scenesMild
Sex, nudityLittle or none
Dark themesMild
Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightParty VibeIntergenerationalPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensBinge-FriendlyComfort WatchDrop-in FriendlyPure Escapism
Not listed for kids or family movie night.
24 of 67
Directing · 6
Richard Donner Director, Producer
Gregory Kent Simmons Second Assistant Director
Steve Perry Second Unit Director, Co-Producer, Unit Production Manager
Michael Alan Kahn First Assistant Director
Trudy Ramirez Script Supervisor
Warren Gray Second Second Assistant Director
Writing · 4
Jeffrey Boam Screenplay
Robert Mark Kamen Screenplay
Carrie Fisher Script Consultant
Shane Black Characters
Production · 12
Joel Silver Producer
Marion Dougherty Casting
Alexander B. Collett Associate Producer
Michael Klastorin Associate Producer
Cynthia Neber Executive Assistant
Owens Hill Casting Associate
Camera · 11
Jan de Bont Director of Photography
Alexander Witt Second Unit Director of Photography
Stephen Vaughan Still Photographer
Christopher Blauvelt Second Assistant Camera
Gregory Lundsgaard Steadicam Operator
Cal Roberts First Assistant Camera
Editing · 2
Battle Davis Editor
Robert Brown Editor
Sound · 15
Eric Clapton Original Music Composer
Michael Kamen Original Music Composer, Orchestrator, Conductor
David Sanborn Original Music Composer
Robert G. Henderson Supervising Sound Editor
Sting Theme Song Performance
Stephen McLaughlin Music Producer
Art · 10
James H. Spencer Production Design
Richard C. Goddard Set Decoration
Michael Papac Property Master
Rick Chavez Assistant Property Master
John Schacht Leadman
Ciro Vuoso Construction Foreman
Costume & Make-Up · 5
Scott H. Eddo Makeup Supervisor
Nick Scarano Costume Supervisor
Richard Snell Makeup Artist
Dino Ganziano Hairstylist
Paul Abascal Key Hair Stylist
Visual Effects · 1
Matt Sweeney Special Effects Supervisor
Lighting · 4
Kenny Schneider Lighting Technician
Benny McNulty Assistant Chief Lighting Technician
Leslie J. Kovacs Chief Lighting Technician
E. Christopher Reed Rigging Gaffer
Other crew · 51
Charlie Picerni Stunt Coordinator
Mic Rodgers Stunt Coordinator
Kane Hodder Stunts
Buddy Joe Hooker Stunts
Paul Picerni Stunts
Shane Dixon Stunts

Tropes

Guns Do Not Work That Wayin 296 titlesThin plastic porta-potties stop armor piercing bullets while normal bullets go right through metal sheds.Bulletproof Vestin 231 titlesThe plot revolves around the sale of "cop killer" bullets that pierce through police armor.All 106 tropes

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Watch order

The Lethal Weapon series

Film 3 of 5 · after Lethal Weapon 2 · then Lethal Weapon 4

Lethal Weapon (1987)
GoodWatch score 75
Film 1
Lethal Weapon 2 (1989)
GoodWatch score 75
Film 2
Lethal Weapon 3 (1992)
GoodWatch score 58
You're here
Lethal Weapon 4 (1998)
GoodWatch score 55
Film 4
Lethal Weapon 5
Film 5

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