Get Shorty vs Lethal Weapon
Lethal Weapon has the higher audience score (7.3/10 against 6.5/10 for Get Shorty). Get Shorty is the shorter watch at 1h 45m compared with 1h 50m. Lethal Weapon is the older of the two (1987 against 1995). Both are comedy, crime, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Get Shorty
Lethal Weapon| Get Shorty | Lethal Weapon | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.5/10 | ★ 7.3/10 |
| Year | 1995 | 1987 |
| Length | 1h 45m | 1h 50m |
| Genres | Comedy, Crime, Thriller | Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Barry Sonnenfeld | Richard Donner |
| Main cast | Miguel Sandoval, Danny DeVito, Dennis Farina, Delroy Lindo, Gene Hackman | Mel Gibson, Jimmie F. Skaggs, Tom Atkins, Gary Busey, Danny Glover |
Synopsis
Get Shorty
Chili Palmer is a Miami mobster who gets sent to L.A. to collect a bad debt from Harry Zimm, a Hollywood producer who specializes in cheesy horror films. When Chili meets Harry's leading lady, the romantic sparks fly. After pitching his own life story as a movie idea, Chili learns that being a mobster and being a Hollywood producer really aren't all that different.
Lethal Weapon
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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