Lethal Weapon vs Showdown in Little Tokyo

Lethal Weapon has the higher audience score (7.3/10 against 6.4/10 for Showdown in Little Tokyo). Showdown in Little Tokyo is the shorter watch at 1h 19m compared with 1h 50m. Lethal Weapon is the older of the two (1987 against 1991). Both are action, comedy, crime movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Lethal Weapon posterLethal Weapon1987 VS Showdown in Little Tokyo posterShowdown in Little Tokyo1991
Lethal WeaponShowdown in Little Tokyo
Audience score★ 7.3/10★ 6.4/10
Year19871991
Length1h 50m1h 19m
GenresAction, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, ThrillerAction, Comedy, Crime
CountryUnited States of AmericaUnited States of America
DirectorRichard DonnerMark L. Lester
Main castMel Gibson, Jimmie F. Skaggs, Tom Atkins, Gary Busey, Danny GloverPhilip Tan, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Vernee Watson-Johnson, Dolph Lundgren, Roger Yuan

Synopsis

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.

Showdown in Little Tokyo

An American with a Japanese upbringing, Chris Kenner is a police officer assigned to the Little Tokyo section of Los Angeles. Kenner is partnered with Johnny Murata, a Japanese-American who isn't in touch with his roots. Despite their differences, both men excel at martial arts, and utilize their formidable skills when they go up against Yoshida, a vicious yakuza drug dealer with ties to Kenner's past.

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