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Movies that feel like Lethal Weapon 3 (1992)

If you loved Lethal Weapon 3, the closest films we have are Police Story 2 (1988), The Long Kiss Goodnight (1996) and Hard Target (1993). All three share Lethal Weapon 3's kinetic and tense feel, which is what we rank on before quality. 11 of the 12 picks below are included with a subscription right now on Netflix, HBO Max and Amazon Prime Video and others, checked against today's data.

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.

πŸ… 61% Rotten Tomatoesβ˜… 6.7 IMDb β†—TMDB β†—dir. Richard Donnerkinetictensegrittydarkly funny
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If Lethal Weapon 3 hit the spot, these will too

Looking for the series itself? Also in this series: Lethal Weapon (1987) Β· Lethal Weapon 2 (1989) Β· Lethal Weapon 4 (1998)

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Police Story 2
1988 Β· dir. Jackie Chan
πŸ… 84%β˜… 7.1action Β· crime Β· thriller

Both are working the same pair: showdown, police

The difference: None of the dark humor Lethal Weapon 3 is built on

The Hong Kong super-cop must stop a group of blackmailing bombers at the same time that the villains of the first Police Story are out for revenge.

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The Long Kiss Goodnight
1996 Β· dir. Renny Harlin
πŸ… 67%β˜… 6.8crime Β· action Β· mystery

Common ground: dark comedy

The difference: Leans harder into mystery than Lethal Weapon 3 does

Samantha Caine is a small-town schoolteacher and mom with no memory of her life before washing up on a beach eight years ago. After a car accident and a violent home invasion trigger flashes of her past, she discovers she used to be a deadly CIA assassin. Teaming up with a wisecracking private investigator, Samantha must return to her old ways to take down the people who tried to erase her.

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Hard Target
1993 Β· dir. John Woo
πŸ… 63%β˜… 6.2action Β· thriller Β· crime

One thread runs through both: showdown

When a woman's father goes missing, she enlists a local to aid in her search. The pair soon discover that her father has died at the hands of a wealthy sportsman who hunts homeless men as a form of recreation.

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Police Story 3: Super Cop
1992 Β· dir. Stanley Tong Gwai-Lai
πŸ… 93%β˜… 7action Β· crime Β· thriller

The same preoccupation in both: police

The difference: Critics rated this one higher still

A Hong Kong detective teams up with his female Red Chinese counterpart to stop a Chinese drug czar.

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Fargo
1996 Β· dir. Joel Coen
πŸ… 95%β˜… 8.1crime Β· drama Β· thriller

Both are built on the same subject: dark comedy

The difference: Sits closer to drama than Lethal Weapon 3 does

Jerry, a small-town Minnesota car salesman is bursting at the seams with debt... but he's got a plan. He's going to hire two thugs to kidnap his wife in a scheme to collect a hefty ransom from his wealthy father-in-law. It's going to be a snap and nobody's going to get hurt... until people start dying. Enter Police Chief Marge, a coffee-drinking, parka-wearing - and extremely pregnant - investigator who'll stop at nothing to get her man. And if you think her small-time investigative skills will give the crooks a run for their ransom... you betcha!

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Assault on Precinct 13
1976 Β· dir. John Carpenter
πŸ… 94%β˜… 7.3thriller Β· action Β· crime

The same city underneath both: Los Angeles

A highway patrol officer, two criminals, and a station secretary form an unlikely alliance to defend a defunct Los Angeles precinct against a siege by a bloodthirsty street gang.

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Infernal Affairs II
2003 Β· dir. Andrew Lau Wai-Keung
πŸ… 75%β˜… 7.2action Β· thriller Β· crime

Kinetic and tense in the same breath

In this prequel to the original, a bloody power struggle among the Triads coincides with the 1997 handover of Hong Kong, setting up the events of the first film.

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Point Break
1991 Β· dir. Kathryn Bigelow
πŸ… 68%β˜… 7.3action Β· thriller Β· crime

Action with a pulse of grit, in both cases

In Los Angeles, a gang of bank robbers who call themselves The Ex-Presidents commit their crimes while wearing masks of Reagan, Carter, Nixon and Johnson. Believing that the members of the gang could be surfers, the F.B.I. sends young agent Johnny Utah to the beach undercover to mix with the surfers and gather information.

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πŸ… 88%β˜… 7.6comedy Β· crime

Both keep coming back to the same thing: buddy cop

When the bumbling Lieutenant Frank Drebin investigates events following the shooting of his partner, he stumbles upon an attempt to assassinate Queen Elizabeth II.

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In China They Eat Dogs
1999 Β· dir. Lasse Spang Olsen
β˜… 7.3action Β· comedy Β· crime

Darkly funny crime in both cases

Arvid is an ordinary bank clerk who lives a rather unassuming life with his dear girlfriend. But his life is turned completely upside down when he bravely manages to avert a robbery against the bank where he works.

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Transporter 3
2008 Β· dir. Olivier Megaton
πŸ… 40%β˜… 6.1action Β· thriller Β· crime

One thread runs through both: action hero

Frank Martin puts the driving gloves on to deliver Valentina, the kidnapped daughter of a Ukrainian government official, from Marseilles to Odessa on the Black Sea. En route, he has to contend with thugs who want to intercept Valentina's safe delivery and not let his personal feelings get in the way of his dangerous objective.

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The Killer
1989 Β· dir. John Woo
πŸ… 96%β˜… 7.7action Β· crime Β· drama

Thriller built on momentum, twice over

Mob assassin Jeffrey is no ordinary hired gun; the best in his business, he views his chosen profession as a calling rather than simply a job. So, when beautiful nightclub chanteuse Jennie is blinded in the crossfire of his most recent hit, Jeffrey chooses to retire after one last job to pay for his unintended victim's sight-restoring operation. But when Jeffrey is double-crossed, he reluctantly joins forces with a rogue policeman to make things right.

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