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Lethal Weapon

edited 2026-06-18

A complete viewing order for the Lethal Weapon franchise, covering all four theatrical films from 1987 to 1998 and the three-season Fox television reboot from 2016 to 2019. The films and TV series are separate continuities — the TV series reimagines the Riggs and Murtaugh partnership with a new cast and is not a sequel to the movies.

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01FILM
1987The 1987 action-comedy film directed by Richard Donner and written by Shane Black that launched the franchise, pairing suicidal, reckless LA…
1h 52m
02FILM
1989The 1989 sequel directed by Richard Donner, set two years after the original, in which Riggs and Murtaugh are assigned to protect an obnoxio…
1h 54m
03FILM
1992The 1992 installment directed by Richard Donner, in which Murtaugh is now just days from retirement while Riggs and Murtaugh investigate a w…
1h 58m
04FILM
1998The 1998 fourth film directed by Richard Donner, in which Riggs and Murtaugh, now both senior detectives with personal milestones looming, i…
2h 7m