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Movies that feel likeLethal Weapon 3 (1992)

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.

If you loved Lethal Weapon 3, the closest films we have are Headhunters (2011), Natural Born Killers (1994) and The Long Kiss Goodnight (1996). All three share Lethal Weapon 3's tense and gritty feel, which is what we rank on before quality.

Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is Police Story 2 (1988).

πŸ… 63% 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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Headhunters
2011 Β· dir. Morten Tyldum
πŸ… 93%β˜… 7.5thriller Β· crime Β· action

The same preoccupation in both: dark comedy

The difference: Reviewed even better

An accomplished headhunter risks everything to obtain a valuable painting owned by a former mercenary.

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Natural Born Killers
1994 Β· dir. Oliver Stone
πŸ… 52%β˜… 7.2crime Β· thriller Β· drama

Tense where it counts, gritty underneath

The difference: Takes it somewhere less kinetic than Lethal Weapon 3 does

Two victims of traumatized childhoods become lovers and serial murderers irresponsibly glorified by the mass media.

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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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Cop Car
2015 Β· dir. Jon Watts
πŸ… 82%β˜… 6.3crime Β· thrillerPrime Video

Darkly funny thriller in both cases

The difference: Trades the momentum of Lethal Weapon 3 for an angle of its own

Two kids find themselves in the centre of a deadly game of cat and mouse after taking a sheriff's cruiser for a joy ride.

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Police Story 2
1988 Β· dir. Jackie Chan
πŸ… 84%β˜… 7action Β· crime Β· thrillerMax

Both are working the same pair: showdown, police

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

Both are built on the same subject: police

Jerry Lundegaard is a small-town Minnesota car salesman deeply in debt and willing to do almost anything to get out. Police chief Marge Gunderson discovers a string of violent crimes as Jerry's schemes spiral out of control.

Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) poster
πŸ… 79%β˜… 6action Β· crimeMax

Action built on momentum, twice over

The difference: Made in the 2020s, in a different era of the craft

Harley Quinn joins forces with a singer, an assassin and a police detective to help a young girl who had a hit placed on her after she stole a rare diamond from a crime lord.

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Kick-Ass
2010 Β· dir. Matthew Vaughn
πŸ… 78%β˜… 7.6action Β· crime

Kinetic crime, and it commits to that

Dave Lizewski is an unnoticed high school student and comic book fan who one day decides to become a super-hero, even though he has no powers, training or meaningful reason to do so.

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

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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Uncut Gems
2019 Β· dir. Benny Safdie
πŸ… 91%β˜… 7.4drama Β· thriller Β· crimeRent or buy

Thriller with a pulse of tension, in both cases

A charismatic New York City jeweler always on the lookout for the next big score makes a series of high-stakes bets that could lead to the windfall of a lifetime. Howard must perform a precarious high-wire act, balancing business, family, and encroaching adversaries on all sides in his relentless pursuit of the ultimate win.

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Kickboxer
1989 Β· dir. Mark DiSalle
πŸ… 36%β˜… 6.4action Β· thriller

Both lean on grit more than on action

If your enemy refuses to be humbled... Destroy him. Accompanied by his brother Kurt, American kickboxing champion Eric Sloane, arrives in Thailand to defeat the Eastern warriors at their own sport. His opponent: ruthless fighter and Thai champion, Tong Po. Tong not only defeats Eric, he paralyzes him for life. Crazed with anger, Kurt vows revenge.

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

Crime with a pulse of momentum, 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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