Lethal Weapon vs The Expendables

Lethal Weapon has the higher audience score (7.3/10 against 6.2/10 for The Expendables). The Expendables is the shorter watch at 1h 43m compared with 1h 50m. Lethal Weapon is the older of the two (1987 against 2010). Both are action, adventure, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Lethal Weapon posterLethal Weapon1987 VS The Expendables posterThe Expendables2010
Lethal WeaponThe Expendables
Audience score★ 7.3/10★ 6.2/10
Year19872010
Length1h 50m1h 43m
GenresAction, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, ThrillerAction, Adventure, Thriller
Country––
DirectorRichard DonnerSylvester Stallone
Main castMel Gibson, Jimmie F. Skaggs, Tom Atkins, Gary Busey, Danny GloverDavid Zayas, Amin Joseph, Sylvester Stallone, Terry Crews, Jason Statham

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.

The Expendables

Barney Ross leads a band of highly skilled mercenaries including knife enthusiast Lee Christmas, a martial arts expert Yin Yang, heavy weapons specialist Hale Caesar, demolitionist Toll Road, and a loose-cannon sniper Gunner Jensen. When the group is commissioned by the mysterious Mr. Church to assassinate the dictator of a small South American island, Barney and Lee visit the remote locale to scout out their opposition and discover the true…

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