K-9 vs Lethal Weapon
Lethal Weapon has the higher audience score (7.3/10 against 6.2/10 for K-9). K-9 is the shorter watch at 1h 41m compared with 1h 50m. Lethal Weapon is the older of the two (1987 against 1989). Both are action, comedy, crime movies, so they suit a similar mood.
K-9
Lethal Weapon| K-9 | Lethal Weapon | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.2/10 | ★ 7.3/10 |
| Year | 1989 | 1987 |
| Length | 1h 41m | 1h 50m |
| Genres | Action, Comedy, Crime | Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Rod Daniel | Richard Donner |
| Main cast | William Sadler, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Jim Belushi, Ed O'Neill, Sherman Howard | Mel Gibson, Jimmie F. Skaggs, Tom Atkins, Gary Busey, Danny Glover |
Synopsis
K-9
The extravagant cop Michael Dooley needs some help to fight a drug dealer who has tried to kill him. A "friend" gives him a dog named Jerry Lee (Officer Lewis), who has been trained to smell drugs. With his help, Dooley sets out to put his enemy behind the bars, but Jerry Lee has a personality of his own and works only when he wants to. On the other hand, the dog is quite good at destroying Dooley's car, house and sex-life...
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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